mittee.

While acting informally, every member can speak as many times as he
pleases, and as long each time as permitted in the assembly [Sec. 34], and
the informal action may be rejected or altered by the assembly. While
the clerk should keep a memorandum of the informal proceedings, it
should not be entered on the minutes, being only for temporary use. The
Chairman's report to the assembly of the informal action, should be
entered on the minutes, as it belongs to the assembly's proceedings.

Art. V. Debate and Decorum.

[Sec.Sec. 34-37.]

34. Debate.* [In connection with this section read Sec.Sec. 1-5.] When a
motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the Chairman before
being debated [see Sec. 3]. When any member is about to speak in debate,
he shall rise and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Chairman."
["Mr. President" is used where that is the designated title of the
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officer; "Brother Moderator" is more common in religious meetings.] The
Chairman shall then announce his name [see Sec. 2]. By parliamentary
courtesy, the member upon whose motion a subject is brought before the
assembly is first entitled to the floor, even though another member has
risen first and addressed the Chair; [in case of a report of a
committee, it is the member who presents the report] ; and this member
is also entitled to close the debate, but not until every member
choosing to speak, has spoken. This right to make the last speech upon
the question, is not taken away by the Previous Question [Sec. 20] being
ordered, or in any other way. With this exception, no member shall
speak more than twice to the same question (only once to a question of
order, Sec. 14), nor longer than ten minutes at one time, without leave of
the assembly, and the question upon granting the leave shall be decided
by a majority vote without debate.* [The limit in time should vary to
suit circumstances, but the limit of two speeches of ten minutes each
will usually answer in ordinary assemblies, and it can be increased,
when desirable, by a majority vote as shown above, or diminished as
shown in Sec. 37. In the U. S. House of Representatives no member can
speak more than once to the same question, nor longer than one hour.
The fourth rule of the Senate is as follows: "No Senator shall speak
more than twice in any one debate on the same day, without leave of th