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without amendment, the President shall propound the ques-
tion: "Shall this Bill, (Report or other proposition,) be en-
grossed for a third reading ?" If decided in the negative, 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.

XXXIV.

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; but it shall at all times be in order before the final
passage of any such Bill, Resolution, Report or other proper
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 proposi-
tion, as amended, shall be read, and such reading be consid-
ered 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 in
the affirmative, it shall be engrossed and read a third time,
according to the rules of the Senate.

XXXV.

Every resolution originating in the Senate or received from
the House, shall be read on two several days, with the inter-
mission of one day at least, during which time it shall lie on
the table for the perusal of members, unless the Senate, by
special order two-thirds of the members present agreeing, dis-
pense with the rule, which order shall be entered on the
Journal.

XXXVI.

Any member on motion, or in debate, may call for the read-
ing of any law, Journal, Record, or other public proceedings,
which may relate to the subject matter under consideration.

XXXVII.

The special Orders of the Day shall not be called up before
unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, unless all

ordinary business shall have been previously disposed of; and
shall, after that hour, have preference over all ordinary busi-
ness.

XXXVIII.

No committtee shall sit during the sitting of the Senate,
without special leave.

XXXIX.

Bills and resolutions from the House, shall be open to
amendment on their second reading, and not on their third