fecting any other motions pending. It allows of very limited debate
[Sec. 35], and that must not go into the merits of the subject matter any
further than is necessary to enable the

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assembly to judge the propriety of the postponement.

The Effect of this motion is to postpone the entire subject to the time
specified, until which time it cannot be taken up except by a two-thirds
vote [Sec. 13]. When that time arrives it is entitled to be taken up in
preference to every thing except Privileged questions. Where several
questions are postponed to different times and are not reached then,
they shall be considered in the order of the times to which they were
postponed. It is not in order to postpone to a time beyond that session
[Sec. 42] of the assembly, except* [In Congress a motion cannot be
postponed to the next session, but it is customary in ordinary
societies.] to the day of the next session when it comes up with the
unfinished business, and consequently takes precedence of new business
[Sec. 44]. If it is desired to hold an adjourned meeting to consider a
special subject, the time to which the assembly shall adjourn [Sec. 10]
should be first fixed before making the motion to postpone the subject
to that day.

22. To Commit [or Recommit as it is called when the subject has been
previously committed]. This motion takes precedence of the motions to
Amend or Indefinitely Postpone, and yields to any Privileged [Sec. 9] or
Incidental

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[Sec. 8] Question, and also to the motion to Lie on the Table, or for the
Previous Question, or to Postpone to a certain day. It can be amended
by altering the committee, or giving it instructions. It is debatable,
and opens to debate [Sec. 35] the merits of the question it is proposed to
commit.

The Form of this motion is "to refer the subject to a committee." When
different committees are proposed they should he voted in the following
order: (1) Committee the whole [Sec. 32], (2) a standing committee, and
(3) a special (or select) committee. The number of a committee is
usually decided without the formality of a motion, as in filling blanks
[Sec. 25]: the Chairman asks "of how many shall the committee consist?"
and a question is then put upon each number suggested, beginning with
the largest. The number and kind of the commi