Approval of Governor:

RULE 28. When the bill has been signed, as provided for in the preceding rule, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate, if the bill originated in the Senate to present the same in person, on the same day on which it was signed as aforesaid, to the Governor, take this receipt therefor, and enter the fact of such delivery and the time thereof upon the journal. Every bill presented to the Governor, and returned within ten days to the House in which the same originated, with the approval of the Governor, shall become a law, unless it be in violation of some provision of the Constitution.-(Const., art. 4, sec. 38.)

Governor's Veto:

RULE 29. Bills vetoed by the Governor and returned to the Senate by the Governor, or by the House, shall stand as reconsidered, and such action shall be taken thereon as is prescribed by the Constitution and by the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.(Const., art. 4, sec. 39.)

Printing Bills:

RULE 30. Seventy-five copies of all bills and joint and concurrent resolutions shall be printed after their first reading and before a second reading shall be permitted. Bills and resolutions printed for the Senate shall be printed in pamphlet form, and those for information shall so state by conspicuous heading; and all such bills and resolutions introduced in the Senate shall be printed and distributed in the order in which they are numbered, unless otherwise ordered by the Senate.

Emergency Clause:

RULE 31. On all bills containing an emergency clause, the vote shall first be taken on the bill, excluding the emergency clause, and if the bill receive the votes of a majority of all the Senators elect, then a vote shall be taken on the emergency clause, and if two-thirds of all the Senators elected vote in favor of it, the bill shall take effect at the time designated in the preamble or emergency clause thereof.-(Const., art. 4, sec. 36.)

Division of question:

RULE 32. If the question in debate contain several points, any Senator may have the same divided, if it comprehend propositions in substance so distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the Senate; but on motion to

strike out and insert, it shall not be in order to move for a division of the question; but a rejection of the motion to strike out and insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different proposition, nor prevent a subsequent motion simply to strike. out; nor shall the rejection of a motion, simply to strike out, prevent a subsequent motion to strike out and insert.

AMENDMENTS.

RULE 33. All amendments adopted by the Senate to a bill pending and originating in the same, shall be incorporated with the bill by engrossment, and the bill as thus engrossed, shall be printed for the use of the Senators before its final passage. The engrossing and printing shall be under the supervision of a committee, whose report to the Senate shall set forth, in writing, that they find the bill truly engrossed and that the printed copy furnished to the Senators is correct.—(Const. art. 4, sec. 29.)

RULE 34. If a bill passed by the Senate be returned thereto amended by the House, the Senate shall cause the amendment or amendments so received to be printed, under the same supervision as provided in the next preceding section, for the use of the Senators, before final action on such amendments.-(Const., art. 4, sec. 30.)

RULE 35. No amendment to bills by the House shall be concurred in by the Senate, except by a vote of a majority of the Senators elected thereto, taken by yeas and nays, and the names of those voting for and against recorded upon the journal thereof; and reports of committees of conference shall be adopted in the Senate only by the vote of a majority of the Senators elected thereto, taken by yeas and nays, and the names of those voting recorded upon the journal.-(Const., art. 4, sec. 32.)

RULE 36. No act shall be amended by providing that designated words thereof be stricken out, or that designated words be inserted, or that designated words be stricken out and others inserted in lieu thereof; but the words to be stricken out, or the words to be inserted, or the words to be stricken out and those inserted in lieu thereof, together with the act or section amended, shall be set forth in full, as amended. -(Const., art. 4, sec. 34.)

FINAL PASSAGE-AYES AND NAYS.

RULE 37. To effect the passage of a bill on the final reading thereof, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and the names of the Senators voting for and against the same shall be entered and recorded

on the journal; and if a majority of the Senators elect shall have voted in favor thereof the bill shall be declared passed.-(Const., art. 4, sec. 31.)

Motion to reconsider:

RULE 38. When a bill is put upon its final passage, and, failing to pass, a motion is made to reconsider the vote by which it was defeated, the vote upon such motion to reconsider shall be immediately taken, and the subject finally disposed of before the Senate proceeds to any other business.--(Const., art. 4, sec. 35.)

Acts set forth at length:

RULE 39. No act shall be revived or re-enacted by mere reference to the title thereof, but the same shall be set forth at length, as if it were an original act.-(Const., art. 4, sec. 33.)

OF DECORUM AND DEBATE.

RULE 40. When a Senator is about to speak, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to the President, standing at his seat, and wait until his name or designation is announced, when he shall proceed.

RULE 41. If two or more Senators rise at once, the President shall name the Senator who is to speak first, the other rising having the preference next to speak.

RULE 42. The President shall preserve decorum; and if any Senator transgress the rules of the Senate, the President shall, or any Senator may, call him to order, in which case the Senator called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide on the case. If there be no appeal, the decision of the chair shall be submitted to. If the decision shall be in favor of the Senator called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed; if otherwise, he shall not be permitted to proceed.

RULE 43. If a Senator be called to order for words spoken in debate, the Senator calling him to order shall repeat the words excepted to, and they shall be taken down in writing at the Secretary's table; and no Senator shall be held to answer, or be subject to the censure of the Senate, for words spoken in debate, if any other Senator has spoken, or other business has intervened after the words spoken, and before exception to them has been taken.

RULE 44. No Senator shall speak more than once to the same question without leave of the Senate, unless he be the mover, pro

poser or introducer of the matter pending, in which case he shall be permitted to speak in reply, but not until every Senator choosing to speak shall have spoken.

RULE 45. In proceedings and debates of the Senate, the Senators shall not be spoken of or addressed by each other by their individual

names.

Smoking prohibited:

RULE 46. No smoking shall be allowed in the Senate chamber between 9 o'clock in the morning and the final adjournment of the Senate for the day.

Previous question:

RULE 47. the previous question shall be in this form: "Shall the main question be now put?" It shall only be admitted on demand of two Senators, and sustained by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present; and its effects shall put an end to all debate, and bring the Senate to a direct vote upon a motion to commit, if such motion shall have been made; and if this motion does not prevail, then upon amendments reported by a committee, if any; then upon pending amendments, and then upon the main question. On the demand for the previous question, a call of the Senate shall be in order; but after twothirds shall have sustained such motion, no call shall be in order prior to the decision of the main question.

RULE 48. On motion for the previous question, no debate shall be allowed, and all incidental questions of order arising after the motion is made for the previous question, and pending such motion, shall be decided, whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate. If, on a vote for the previous question, a majority, but less than two-thirds, of the Senators present shall vote in the affirmative, the effect of such voteshall in nowise interfere with the consideration of the subject then pending; but if a majority of the Senators vote in the negative, then the further consideration of the subject matter before the Senate shall be postponed for that day.

Motions-how put:

RULE 49. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the President, or being in writing, it shall be handed to the Chair, and read aloud by the President or Secretary before debated.

RULE 50. After a motion is stated by the President, or read by the Secretary, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Senate, but

may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment; but afterward, only with the consent of the Senate.

Privileged motions:

RULE 51. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, to postpone indefinitely; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged; and pending the motion to lay on the table, the merits of the question shall not be discussed; and no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to postpone indefinitely, being decided, shall again be allowed on the same day, at the same stage of the bill or proposition.

RULS 52. A motion to adjourn, and a motion to fix the day to which the Senate shall adjourn, shall always be in order, unless a Senator is speaking, or the yeas and nays are being taken, or a call is being made, and shall be decided without debate; and no Senator shall leave his seat until the result is declared.

Privileged persons;

RULE 53. No persons, except members of the House of Representatives, their clerks, the Governor, the Secretary of State, Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts, Attorney-General and members of Congress, shall be admitted within the bar of the Senate during the sitting of the same, unless invited by the Senate.

Questions, how voted on:

RULE 54. All questions, whether in committee or Senate, shall be propounded in the order in which they were moved, except privileged questions, which shall be propounded as stated in rule 51, and in filling up blanks, the largest sum and longest time shall be first put.

Bills, petitions, etc.-purport to be stated:

RULE 55. When any bill, petition, memorial, or remonstrance is presented to the Senate, the Senator presenting the same shall give a concise statement of the purport thereof, and it shall be disposed of according to its character, without reading, unless the reading thereof, if a bill, be required by one or more Senators, or if a petition, memorial, or remonstrance, by two or more Senators.

Secret session:

RULE 56. On the discussion of any business which may, in the opinion of a Senator, require secrecy, the President shall order the