Clarke's text-book on embalming : illustrating and describing the anatomy of the human body as is needed by the professional or expert embalmer.

  • Clarke, John Henry, 1852-1931.
Date:
[1885], ©1885
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Credit: Clarke's text-book on embalming : illustrating and describing the anatomy of the human body as is needed by the professional or expert embalmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    this country, ordinarily takes place in virtue of a special rule. Where this is the case, the member so named becomes the chairman of the committee. But, where there is no such rule, some member is called upon by one or more of the mem- bers of tlie committee to take the chair; and if no objection is made, or no other member called to the chair, the member so designated becomes the chairman. If objection is made, or any other member is called to the chair, the chairman must be regularly chosen. But, in order to do this, the presiding officer should resume the chair, and the choice be made by the assembly, acting as such, and not in committee. The state- ment in I 278, that, where a chairman is to be appointed by vote, the question is to be put by some member in the com- mittee, though laid down by Mr. Jefferson on the authority of an old writer on parliamentary proceedings, is not sanctioned by Hatsell, or borne out by the modern practice of the British Parliament, in both houses of which the practice as above stated prevails. •27'). The same number of members is necessary to consti- tute a quorum of a committee of the whole, as of the assem- bly ; and, if the members present fall below a quorum at any time in the course of the proceedings, the chairman on a mo tion and question rises; the presiding officer thereupon re- sumes the chair; and the chairman informs the assembly (lie can make no other report) of the cause of the dissolution of the committee. 27(i. When the assembly is in committee of the whole, it is the duty of the presiding officer to remain in the assembly- room, in order to be at hand to resume the chair in case the committee should be broken up by some disorder or for want of a quorum, or should rise, either to report progress, or to make their final report upon the matter committed to them. 277. The clerk of the assembly does not act as clerk of the committee (this is the duty of the assistant clerk in legislative bodies), or record in his journal any of the proceedings or votes of the committee, but only their report as made to the assembly. 278. The proceedings in a committee of (he whole, though in general similar to those in the assembly itself and in other committees, are yet different in some respects, the principal of which are the following: 279. First. The previous question cannot be moved in a