vided for, shall be determined by a majority of the members
present and voting; those dividing in the affirmative rising
in their places, those in the negative continuing in their seats,
and so vice versa, until a decision by the Speaker.

RULE XXV.

The question on the final passage of a bill, shall always
be determined by the yeas and nays, which shall be recorded
on the Journal; and unless it shall thus appear that a majority
of the whole number of members elected to the House have
voted in the affirmative, the bill shall be declared rejected.

RULE XXVI.

When a question has once been decided in the affirmative
or negative, a motion of reconsideration shall be in order, if
made by one member and seconded by two others who voted
in the majority on the name day or within the next two days
of actual session after the decision, which motion shall be
disposed of within three days of actual session; provided,
that such motion, if made during the last six days of the
session, shall be disposed of on the day on which made; but
should a bill, on its final passage, be declared rejected merely
for want of a Constitutional majority, motion for reconsider-
ation may be made by one member and seconded by two
others who voted in either the affirmative or negative. The
motion to reconsider shall not be made more than once
touching the same subject-matter. The motion to reconsider,
and the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider,
may be made by a member at the same time, and when the
motion to has been laid upon the table the subject-
matter shall not be again considered during the sesaion.

RULE XXVll.

Petitions, memorials and other papers, addressed to the
House, shall be presented by the Speaker, or by a member in
his place; and the object of all petitions and memorials shall
be endorsed on the back and entered on the Journal,