The North American Review, Volume 151Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1890 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 91
... present ; but rule Fifteenth permits any member who is present to refrain from voting if he prefers to remain silent . Instead of voting because present , the Fifteenth rule regards mere presence as a valid excuse for not vot- ing . Was ...
... present ; but rule Fifteenth permits any member who is present to refrain from voting if he prefers to remain silent . Instead of voting because present , the Fifteenth rule regards mere presence as a valid excuse for not vot- ing . Was ...
Page 230
... present when all other methods of deter- mining the question were used , but a majority voting when yeas and nays were called ? Was there to be one quorum required in one case and another quorum in another ? Does it require any ...
... present when all other methods of deter- mining the question were used , but a majority voting when yeas and nays were called ? Was there to be one quorum required in one case and another quorum in another ? Does it require any ...
Page 249
... present are presumptively present to do business . The method of ascertaining the presence of members under this rule is , however , entirely reprehensible . Under a parliamentary system which requires a majority to constitute a quorum ...
... present are presumptively present to do business . The method of ascertaining the presence of members under this rule is , however , entirely reprehensible . Under a parliamentary system which requires a majority to constitute a quorum ...
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