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ing their decision; nor shall any motion for reconsideration
be in order, unless made on the same day on which the vote
was taken, or within the next two days of actual session of
the Senate thereafter.

XXVII.

Petitions, Memorials and other papers addressed to the
Senate shall be presented by the President, 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.

xxviii.

The unfinished business in which the Senate was engaged,
at the preceeding adjournment, shall have preference in the
Orders of the Day; and no motion or any other business
shall be received without the special leave of the Senate, un-
til the former is disposed of.

XXIX.

When a blank is not filled up, and different sums, numbers
or times shall be proposed, the question shall be taken on tho
largest sum or number, and on the longest time.

XXX.

Every member who shall be in the Senate when the ques-
tion is put, shall give his vote, unless the Senate for special
reasons shall excuse him, and the refusal of any member
present to vote on calling the yeas and nays, shall be noted
on the Journal, at the request of any member.

XXXI.

The Reading Clerk of the Senate shall lay upon the desk
of the President, every morning all bills, resolutions and mo-
tions, depending before the Senate in the order of time in
which they were reported or presented for consideration; and
at all times while the Senate is sitting, when no motion is
under 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.

XXXII.

Whenever any Senate bill, resolution report or other pro-
position shall have been read through a second time, with
or without amendment, the President shall propound the
question: "Shall this bill, (report or other proposition,) be
engrossed for a third reading ?" If decided in the negative,