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adopted affirmative American parliamentary law appeal be laid appointed assem assembly bers chair was sustained chairman church clerk committee Congress constitutional debate decision definite number deliberative bodies direct vote disposed division election English Parliament forms of question House of Peers incidental questions indefinite postponement insert interrupted latter legislative bodies main motion main question majority meeting motion to adjourn motion to amend motion to lie motion to postpone motion to reconsider motion to strike moved to amend moved to strike mover negative obtain the floor paper paragraph pending permanent organization point of order presiding officer previous question principal motion principle privileged questions proposed proposition ques question is put question of privilege questions of order quorum recommit rise SECT session Southern Baptist convention Speaker decided special rules subsidiary questions suppress taken tion UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA usage words yeas and nays