Chapter 3

Art. I.—Introduction of Business § 1. How introduced § 2. Obtaining the floor § 3. What precedes debate on a question § 4. What motions to be in writing, and how they shall be divided § 5. Modification of a motion by the mover

Art. II.—General Classification of Motions § 6. Principal or Main motions § 7. Subsidiary or Secondary motions § 8. Incidental motions § 9. Privileged motions

Art. III.—Motions and their Order of Precedence Privileged Motions § 10. To fix the time to which to adjourn § 11. Adjourn § 12. Questions of privilege § 13. Orders of the day Incidental Motions § 14. Appeal [Questions of Order] § 15. Objection to the consideration of a question § 16. Reading papers § 17. Withdrawal of a motion § 18. Suspension of the Rules Subsidiary Motions § 19. Lie on the table § 20. Previous Question § 21. Postpone to a certain day § 22. Commit [or Re-commit] § 23. Amend § 24. Postpone indefinitely Miscellaneous Motions § 25. Filling blanks, and Nominations § 26. Renewal of a motion § 27. Reconsideration

Art. IV.—Committees and Informal Action § 28. Committees § 29. Form of their Reports § 30. Reception of their Reports § 31. Adoption of their Reports § 32. Committee of the Whole § 33. Informal consideration of a question

Art. V.—Debate and Decorum § 34. Debate § 35. Undebatable questions and those opening the main question to debate § 36. Decorum in debate § 37. Closing debate, methods of

Art. Art. VI.—Vote § 38. Voting, various modes of § 39. Motions requiring more than a majority vote

Art. VII.—Officers and the Minutes § 40. Chairman or President § 41. Clerk, or Secretary, and the Minutes

Art. VIII.—Miscellaneous § 42. Session § 43. Quorum § 44. Order of business § 45. Amendment of the Rules of Order