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tions. Bills on their third reading, and all other matters on
their second reading, shall, if required by five members, be
committed to a Committee on the Whole House.

XLVIII.

In forming a Committee of the Whole House, the Speaker
shall leave his Chair, and a Chairman to preside in Commit-
tee, shall be appointed by the Speaker.

XLIX.

Upon bills, resolutions, reports, orders or other matters,
committed to a committee of the Whole House, the same
shall be first read throughout, by the Clerk, and then again
read and debated by clauses, leaving the title and preamble
to be last considered. The body of the bill, resolution, report,
order or other matter, shall not be defaced or interlined, but
all amendments, noting the page and line, shall be duly en-
tered by the Clerk, on a separate paper, as the same shall be
agreed to by the committee, and so report to the House.
After report, the bill, resolution, report, order, or other mat-
ter, shall again be subject to be debated and amended by
clauses.

                                   L.

The Rules of Proceedings in the House shall be observed
in a committee of the Whole House, as far as applicable.

LI.

No Standing Rule or Order shall be rescinded or changed
without one day's notice being given of the motion therefor.
Nor shall any rule be suspended, except by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the members present.

LII.

Reports of committees on subjects of a private or local na-
ture shall not, in future, be entered in extenso, on the journal;
but the favorable or unfavorable character only, of such re-
ports, shall be placed on the Journal.