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6 which they were reported or presented for consideration; and, at all times when the Senate is sitting, when no motion is un- der consideration, the President shall, without any motion, take up said Bills, Resolutions and Motions, in the above or- der, and propose them for the consideration of the Senate and they shall then be considered and acted upon, unless postponed by order of the Senate. XXV. Whenever any Bill, Resolution, Report or other proposition shall have been read through a second time, with or without amendment, the President shall propound the question :— "Shall this Bill, (Resolution, Report, or other proposition,) be engrossed for a third reading ?" If decided in the nega- tive, the Bill, &c., shall be rejected; if in the affirmative, it shall be engrossed and read a third time, according to the rules of the Senate. XXVI. No amendment shall be received at the third reading of any Bill, Resolution, Report or other proposition originating in the Senate, unless by consent of two-thirds of the members present; bit it shall at all times be in order before the final passage of any such Bill, Resolution, Report, or other propo- sition, to move its re-commitment; and should such commit- ment take place, and any amendment be reported by the com- mittee, the said Bill, Resolution, Report, or other proposition, as amended, shall be read, and such reading be considered a second reading; and then the question shall be put, whether it shall be engrossed and read a third time; and, if decided in the negative, the Bill, &c., shall be rejected; if the affir- mative, it shall be engrossed and read a third time according to the rules of the Senate. XXVII. The following Standing Committees, who shall have leave to report by Bill or otherwise, shall be appointed at the corn- mencement of each session by the President, unless other- wise ordered, to wit: A Committee on Finance, to consist of five Senators. A Committee on Judicial Proceedings, to consist of five Senators. A Committee on Internal Improvements, to consist of five Senators. |
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