Pres. The motion is adopted. Will Mr. Leslie please step to the platform? [Mr. Leslie comes forward.] The chair has the pleasure of introducing Mr. Leslie. [The president takes his seat. Mr. Leslie begins his address by turning towards the president, bowing, and saying, "Mr. President," and then bowing to the audience and saying, "Ladies and Gentlemen." When his address is finished the president rises and says a few words of appreciation and the business it resumed. Sometimes a vote of thanks is given, in which case a rising vote is taken, the negative never being put when the vote is simply an act of appreciation and the recipient is present.]
Mr. I. I move to take from the table the motion "that a reading room for juniors should be a part of our public library." [Seconded, stated, put, and adopted.]
Pres. The ayes have it and the question is taken from the table. The pending questions are as follows: first, a motion "that a reading room," etc. [repeating the motion]; second, a motion to refer this motion to a committee of five to be appointed by the chair; and third, a motion for the previous question on all pending questions.[1] As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question on all pending questions will
- ↑ The pending business should always be clearly stated to the assembly whenever the business has been interrupted. It will be noticed that all the questions that were pending when the main motion was laid on the table went to the table with it, and when taken from the table they are in the same condition as they were just previous to being laid on the table.
