A manual of parliamentary practice, composed originally for the use of the Senate of the United States. By Thomas Jefferson. With references to the practice and rules of the House of representatives. The whole brought down to the practice of the present time; to which are added the rules and orders, together with the joint rules of both houses of Congress. And accompanied with copious indices.

84 TIIE QUESTION.
SECTION XXXIX.
THE QUESTION.
TIE question is to be put first on the affirmative,
and then on the negative side.
After the Speaker has put the affirmative part of the
question, any member who has not spoken before the
question, may rise and speak before the negative be
put. Because it is no full question till the negative
part be put.-Scob. 23; Hats. 73.
But in small matters, and which are of course, such
as receiving petitions, reports, withdrawing motions,
reading papers, &c., the Speaker most commonly supposes the consent of the House, where no objection
is expressed, and does not give them the trouble of
putting the question formally. —Scob. 22; 2 Ftats.
87. 2. 87; 5 Grey, 129; 9 Grey, 301.
SECTION XL.
BILL, THIRD READING.
To prevent bills from being passed by surprise, the
Itouse, by a standing order, directs that they shall not
be put on their passage before a fixed hour, naming
one at which the House is commonly full. -- akew.
153.
The usage of the Senate is, not to put bills on their passage till
noon.
A bill reported and passed to the third reading, cannot on that day be read the third time and passed. Be.