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fixing some particular business to be taken up, then the president, on call 

 of a member, puts the question whether the association will proceed to 

 the order of the day. If it is decided in the negative, that is, in effect, a 

 reversal of the former order, and the association decides to proceed to other 

 business. 



COMMITTEES. 



1. Standing committees are appointed under the constitution or by- 

 laws of the association, or by resolution, and sit permanently, while special 

 committees are usually appointed by resolution to attend to some particu- 

 lar business, which being done, they are usually discharged. 



2. The first-named person acts as chairman of any committee. It is 

 true that the committee possesses the inherent power to choose its own 

 chairman ; but custom prevents this power from being used. Should a 

 committee select some other than the first-named as chairman, it would 

 be considered a wanton insult. 



3. It is always proper to place the mover of a successful motion on any 

 committee arising through his resolution, and to name him first ; but if the 

 committee is upon an inquiry into his conduct, or where its deliberation 

 concerns himself personally, or his manifest interest, the rule is not 

 followed. 



4. As near as they will apply, the rules of order of the main body govern 

 the deliberations of committees. 



5. A committee to whom a resolution or affirmative proposition is com- 

 mitted should always have a majority of members, if they can be had, 

 favourable to such resolution or proposition. 



C. Unless otherwise ordered, the chair appoints all committees. 



7. When there is a standing committee on any subject, anything refer- 

 ring to such subject should be referred to that committee alone ; but it 

 may be given to a special committee, if the association think proper. 



8. Standing committees require no order to report. They are always 

 in session, and should report at every meeting, if only to report progress. 



9. A committee cannot sit while the main body is in session, unless so 

 ordered to do. 



10. A majority of a committee must concur in a report ; but the min- 

 ority are never refused leave to bring in a counter report. 



11. Sometimes a majority cannot be found, when the committee should 

 report the fact of their disagreement, and ask leave to be discharged j 

 they are then to be discharged, and either a new committee raised, or the 

 subject brought before a committee of the whole, or before the main body. 



