SEC. 25.

No bill shall pass the House until it shall have been read three several times, the last of which shall be at least twentyfour hours after the first reading, and the third reading of all bills of a public nature shall be ordered for some particular day.

SEC. 26.

Every bill originating in the House shall be engrossed before it is read a third time, and at the third reading it shall not be amended in the House, unless by unanimous consent; but it may be committed to a member for amendment.

SEC. 27.

All bills shall be read a second time by their titles only, unless the reading shall be demanded by a member; and all bills after the second reading, and all petitions, memorials, remonstrances, resolutions, and other papers, calling for legislative action (except such as have been reported by a committee), no objection being made, shall be referred by the Speaker to appropriate committees.

SEC. 28.

No bill for the charter, re-charter, or increase of capital of any bank, or for the alteration of county or town lines, or the removal or alteration of shires, shall be entertained by the House, upon its being made to appear to the committee, to which it may have been referred, that the required notice has not been given.

SEC. 29.

The subject matter of each and every bill shall be briefly indicated in the title by the mover, at the time of its introduction; and every bill and resolution shall be properly folded, and the name of the mover, and the town he represents, shall be legibly written on the bottom of the same before it shall be offered.

SEC. 30.

A two-thirds vote of all present shall be required for the suspension of any rule of the House.

MOTIONS.

SEC. 31.

A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and shall be determined without debate.

SEC. 32.

Motions on bills and resolutions shall be sustained in the following order:

1. To dismiss.

2. To postpone to a day certain.

3. To lay on the table.

4. To commit.

5. To amend.

SEC. 33.

If the question in debate contain several points, the same shall be divided on the demand of a member. A motion to strike out and insert shall not be divided, but the rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition shall not preclude a motion to strike out and insert a different one, or a motion simply to strike out prevent a subsequent one to strike out and insert.

SEC. 34.

In filling blanks, the largest sum and the longest time shall be the first in order.

The first hour of each morning's sitting may be devoted to the reception and disposal of petitions, memorials, remonstrances, motions, resolutions, and the introduction of bills; after which the orders of the day, or other proper business, shall be announced, always commencing with the unfinished business of the last sitting. The first hour of the afternoon's sitting may be occupied in the receiving and disposing of reports of committees, and in completing the business of the morning hour; at the expiration of which, the House will again take up the orders of the day.

REPORTS.

SEC. 36.

Reports of committees may be signed by any member in behalf of the committee, and may be made to the House by any member of the committee in person, or by laying the same on the Speaker's table during the afternoon hour. The signer of such report shall be held responsible for the accuracy of its statements, and the propriety of its language, and when the same shall be under consideration, he shall be

further liable to answer all proper calls of any member of the House for additional statements of facts.

SEC. 37.

All bills and other matters reported to the House by com-mittees, requiring the action of the House, shall be taken up and considered in the same order in which they are reported, unless the House should otherwise direct.

SEC. 38.

All incidental questions of order, arising after a motion i made for the previous question, and pending such motion, shall be decided, whether on appeal, or otherwise, without debate.

PRINTING.
SEC. 39.

After the second reading of all bills of a public character, the Clerk shall cause not less than three hundred copies of the same to be forthwith printed for the use of the members of the General Assembly.

SEC. 40.

All messages from the House of Representatives to the Senate, shall be transmitted by its Clerk, or one of his Assistants.

SEC. 41.

Each and every member shall, immediately after the elec-tion of Speaker and Clerk, and taking the oath required by the Constitution, subscribe to the same in a book provided for that purpose, unless said member shall have previously subscribed to said oath at some former session of the Legislature.

The question being, Shall the report of the committee be adopted? it was decided in the affirmative.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Clark, their Secre tary, as follows:

MR. SPEAKER: The Senate have considered a joint resa-lution providing for a joint committee to canvass the votes for county officers, judges of probate and justices of the peace :also,

A joint resolution inviting the senators and members of Congress to address the Legislature ;

And have adopted the same in concurrence.

The Senate have adopted a joint resolution tendering the se of the Representatives' Hall to the Congregational Society of Montpelier;

In the adoption of which the concurrence of the House is requested.

The Senate have appointed the following named senators to canvass the votes for county officers, judges of probate, and justices of the peace:

They have also appointed the following committee, on the part of the Senate, to visit the State Reform School:

Mr. Porter of Addison,

66 Skinner of Orleans,

Joint resolution from the Senate, as follows:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the use of the Hall of the House of Representatives during the present session, be tendered to the Congregational Church of Montpelier, of which Rev. Dr. Lord is pastor,. for public worship on the Sabbath ;

Was read and adopted in concurrence.

The Clerk appointed as his assistants for the present sea-

sion :

Albert Clarke of Rochester,

Eldin J. Hartshorn of Rutland,

D. Webster Dixon of Grand Isle.

He also appointed as Clerks to make up the abstracts of the Grand List:

Isaac W. Sanborn of Lyndon,

Joel H. Lucia of Vergennes.

Bills of the following titles were severally introduced, read the first and second time, and referred, to wit: By Mr. Shedd, of Hardwick,

H. 3. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Hardwick, for the year 1864;

To the General Committee.

By Mr. Wheelock,

H. 4. At act to incorporate the Cambridge Mount Mans-field Turnpike Road Company;

To the Committee on Roads.

By Mr. Gilson,

H. 5. An act to legalize the action of the selectmen of Cavendish ;

To the General Committee.

By Mr. Benton, of Guildhall,

H. 6. An act in amendment of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Essex County Railroad Company," ap-proved November 1, 1864;

To the Committee on Roads.

By Mr. Jones,

H. 7. An act to incorporate the Northfield South Village Slate and Tile Company;

To the Committee on Corporations.