The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 496
ommittee of thewhole. While waiting for the report of a committee, or previous to adjourn-ment, it is customary for the delegates to call upon various distinguished gentle-men present to address the convention. Upon the adjournment of the convention it is customary for a member tooffer a resolution… … It is the general custom of conventions and similar bodies in this country toadopt for their government the Rules of the House of Representatives of theUnited States as far as said rules may be applicable to their purposes, the appli-cation in disputed cases to be decided by the chair or by the…
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