As a general rule the introduction
of any motion that alters the state of affairs makes it admissible to
renew any Privileged or Incidental motion (excepting Suspension of the
Rules as provided in Sec. 18), or Subsidiary motion (excepting an
amendment), as in such a case the real question before the assembly is a
different one.

To illustrate: a motion that a question lie on the table having failed,
suppose afterwards it be moved to refer the matter to a committee, it is
now in order to move again that the subject lie on the table; but such a
motion would not be in order, if it were not made till after the failure
of the motion to commit, as

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the question then resumes its previous condition.

When a subject has been referred to a committee which reports at the
same meeting, the matter stands before the assembly as if it had been
introduced for the first time. A motion which has been withdrawn has
not been acted upon, and therefore can be renewed.

27. Reconsider. It is in order at any time, even when another member
has the floor, or while the assembly is voting on the motion to Adjourn,
during the day* [In Congress any one can move a reconsideration,
excepting where the vote is taken by yeas and nays [Sec. 38], when the rule
above applies. The motion can be made on the same or succeeding day.]
on which a motion has been acted upon, to move to "Reconsider the vote"
and have such motion "entered on the record," but it cannot be
considered while another question is before the assembly. It must be
made, excepting when the vote is by ballot, by a member who voted with
the prevailing side; for instance, in case a motion fails to pass for
lack of a two-thirds vote, a reconsideration must be moved by one who
voted against the motion.

A motion to reconsider the vote on a Subsidiary [Sec. 7] motion takes
precedence of the main question. It yields to Privileged [Sec. 9]

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questions (except for the Orders of the Day), and Incidental [Sec. 8]
questions.

This motion can be applied* [It is not the practice to reconsider an
affirmative vote on the motion to lie on the table, as the same result
can be more easily reached by the motion to take from the table. For a
similar reason, an affirmative vote on the motion to take from the table
cannot be reconsidered.] to every ques