The Speaker announced that Frank B. Clemmens, having received a majority of all votes cast for the office of Sergeant-at-Arms, was duly elected Sergeant-atArms of the House of Representatives.

By unanimous consent the House took up the order of

Motions and Resolutions.

Mr. Osborn offered the following concurrent resolution:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 1.

A resolution providing for a joint convention of the House and the Senate. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That_the Senate and House of Representatives meet in joint convention, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, January 6, 1927, at 1:00 o'clock p. m., Eastern Standard time, to receive the message of the Governor.

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. Holland offered the following concurrent resolution:
House Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

A resolution providing for the mailing of the daily Journals.

Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), That copies of the daily Journals of the Senate and House be mailed as follows:

1. By the Secretary of the Senate, to not more than twenty-five persons designated by each Senator.

2. By the Clerk of the House of Representatives, to not more than fifteen persons designated by each Representative.

3. By the Secretary of the Senate and by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in their discretion, to Granges, Local Arbors of Gleaners, Farmers' Clubs, public officials, newspapers, State Institutions, public schools, and citizens, on request therefor.

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. Armstrong offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 1.

Resolved, That the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. (eastern standard time), unless otherwise ordered, be fixed as the time at which the House shall convene in daily session.

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. D. F. Morrison offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 2.

Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby authorized to appoint a stenographer, a messenger, an assistant to the Journal Clerk, an assistant to the Bill Clerk, a mailing clerk, an assistant to the mailing clerk, and a messenger for the proof room. The resolution was adopted.

The Sergeant-at-Arms announced at the bar of the House the special committee appointed by the Senate to notify the House that the Senate was organized and ready to proceed with the business of the session.

The committee delivered its message to the House and retired.

Mr. J. Herbert Read offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 3.

Resolved, That the Speaker appoint twelve clerks, to be designated by the Speaker as committee clerks, or for such other duties as the Speaker may prescribe; a document room keeper; two assistant document room keepers; a cloak room keeper, an assistant cloak room keeper; thirteen assistant janitors, who shall respectively be designated by the Speaker to act as chief and assistant janitors and as assistants to the Sergeant-at-Arms in the performance of his duties; a janitress for the gallery; a Speaker's clerk; a Speaker's messenger, and ten floor messengers.

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. McEachron offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 4.

Resolved, That a Special Committee of three be appointed by the Speaker, on the part of the House, to join a committee on the part of the Senate, the two committees to wait on the Governor and notify him that the two houses have completed their organizations and will be pleased to meet in joint convention at such time as he may designate to receive his message and such other communications as he may desire to make to the Legislature.

The resolution was adopted.

The Speaker appointed Messrs. McEachron, Darin and MacDonald as the committee to wait on the Governor.

Mr. MacDonald offered the following resolution:

House Resolution No. 5.

Resolved, That the following be and are adopted as the standing rules of this House:

Quorum.

CHAPTER I.
General Provisions.

Rule 1. A majority of the members elected to the House shall constitute a quorum.

Admission to Floor.

Rule 2. No person, unless introduced by a member, shall be admitted within the bar of the House, except the Governor, Members of the Senate, heads of the Departments of the State Government, Judges, Members of Congress, those who have been Members of Congress, of the constitutional convention of the State and of the State Legislature and correspondents of daily papers. All persons provided for as above shall be known to the Sergeant-at-Arms, and persons introduced shall be admitted within the bar only upon the personal request of a Member each time such courtesy is granted.

Bar of the House.

Rule 3. The words "within the bar of the House," when used in these rules, shall mean the space on the main floor of Representative Hall, together with the cloak, document and toilet rooms.

CHAPTER II.
Officers.

Speaker.

Duties as Presiding Officer.

Rule 4. The Speaker shall take the chair each day at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned. He shall call the House to order, and, except in the absence of a quorum, shall proceed to business in the manner prescribed by these rules.

Rule 5. He shall preserve order and decorum; may speak to points of order, rising from his seat for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House. When two or more Members rise at once, the Speaker shall name the Member who is first to speak.

Appointment of Committees.

Rule 6. He shall appoint all committees, except where the House shall otherwise order.

Naming of Acting Speaker.

Rule 7. He may substitute any Member to perform the duties of the Chair, but not for a longer time than one day without leave of the House.

Naming of Chairman Committee of the Whole.

Rule 8. When the House shall have decided to go into the committee of the whole, he shall name a Chairman to preside therein.

Voting.

Rule 9. He shall vote on all elections, on all divisions called for by any Member and on all questions taken by yeas and nays, except on appeals from his decisions.

Putting the Question.

"As many

Rule 10. He shall distinctly put all questions in this form, to-wit: as are in favor of (as the question may be), say 'aye,'" and after the affirmative voice is expressed, "as many as are opposed, say 'no.'" If the Speaker doubt or division be called for, the House shall divide-those voting in the affirmative shall rise first, then those in the negative.

Recognition During Roll Call.

Rule 11. After a question has been stated by the Speaker, and the calling of the roll has been begun by the clerk, the Speaker shall not recognize a Member for any purpose, except to demand the vote of another Member or upon points of order, until after the announcement of the vote by the Clerk; but he shall preserve order and direct Members who are not in their seats to resume them and vote when their names are called.

Rule 12. In the absence of the Speaker, the Speaker pro tem shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of Speaker and shall preside over the House unless the Speaker shall have designated a Member to preside for any day.

Roll Call.

Clerk.

Rule 13. The Clerk shall call the roll at the opening of each session of the House and announce whether or not a quorum is present. He shall announce the names of the Members absent with leave of the house and the names of the Members absent without leave and enter the names of all absentees upon the journal.

Conduct of Religious Exercises.

Rule 14. He shall arrange for the conduct of religious exercises at the opening of each session of the House.

Publication and Correction of Journal.

Rule 15. He shall make up and complete the journal of the House in conformity with the rules, supervise the daily publication thereof and make such corrections therein from day to day as may be necessary.

Order of Business.

Rule 16. He shall keep the several orders of business separate and distinct, and shall prepare and place on the desk of each Member each day a list of the business on his desk under each order of business.

Printing, Announcement of Printing and Enrollment of Bills.

Rule 17. He shall attend to the printing of all bills, acts or documents ordered printed by the House. He shall announce each day the numbers and titles of all

bills, both House and Senate, which have been printed and placed upon the files of the Members and the numbers and titles of bills which have been enrolled and presented to the Governor.

Responsibility for Care of Bills; Presentation of Enrolled Bills to Governor.

Rule 18. He shall be responsible to the House for the care and preservation of each bill introduced into the House and for each bill received from the Senate up to the time of its return to that body, which responsibility shall only be relieved by a receipt from a proper person when the bill passes from his possession. When a bill has been finally passed by the two Houses he shall present to the Governor an enrolled copy thereof printed in accordance with the statute relating thereto, taking a receipt therefor showing the day and hour at which such copy was deposited in the executive office.

Appointment of Assistants.

Rule 19. The Clerk shall appoint as assistants in the performance of the duties required of him a journal clerk, bill clerk, three proofreaders, a reading clerk, financial clerk, and such other assistants as the House may by resolution authorize, who shall be subject to his orders and to summary removal by him on failure to properly perform the duties assigned them, the reason for such removal to be reported forthwith to the House.

Incapacity of Clerk.

Rule 20. In case of the inability of the Clerk, from sickness or other cause, to perform the duties of his office, temporarily, the journal clerk shall be charged with the responsibility of the Clerk and shall perform his duties.

Notices in Cases of Extra Sessions.

Rule 21. Whenever the Legislature shall be called to meet in extraordinary session, the Clerk of the House shall notify to be present at the opening of the session such of the clerks and employes of the House as the Speaker of the House shall designate.

Powers and Duties.

Sergeant-at-Arms.

Rule 22. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall be the chief police officer of the House. He shall have charge of the keepers of the cloak and committee rooms, janitors and messengers, and control of all police regulations. He shall attend to the heating, lighting and ventilation of the hall of representatives, committee rooms and connecting corridors. He shall serve all subpoenas and warrants issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee.

Conduct in Debate.

CHAPTER III.
Members.

Rule 23. When any Member is about to speak in debate, or present any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker;" he shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personalities.

Members Called to Order.

Rule 24. If any Member in speaking transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any Member may, call him to order; in which case the Member so called to order shall immediately sit down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in order.

Times Members May Speak.

Rule 25. No Member shall speak more than once on the same question without leave of the House, unless he be the mover of the matter pending or Chairman of the Committee who reported it, in which case he shall be privileged to speak twice.

Voting.

Rule 26. Every Member who shall be within the bar of the House when the question is stated from the Chair shall vote thereon, unless he be directly interested in the question, and no Member shall be obliged to vote on any question unless he be within the bar when the question is so stated.

Recording of Votes; Demands for Votes.

Rule 27. The vote of no Member shall be recorded by the Clerk, unless such Member shall be in his seat when he gives his vote; and, if the vote of any Member be demanded during the calling of the roll on any question, it shall be the duty of the Speaker to direct such Member who may be away from his seat but within the bar of the House to return to his seat and announce his vote. If a Member shall refuse to vote after being directed so to do by the Speaker he shall be deemed to be in contempt of the House and shall suffer such punishment as the House may direct, and a statement of the contempt and the determination of the House shall be entered on the journal.

Conduct During Roll Call.

Rule 28. While the Speaker is putting any question, or while the roll is being called by the Clerk, no Member shall walk out of or cross the House; nor in such case or when a Member is speaking, shall entertain private discourse or pass between him and the Chair.

Conduct on Adjournment.

Rule 29. When the House adjourns, the Members shall keep their seats until the Speaker announces the adjournment.

CHAPTER IV.
Committees.

Standing Committees.

Names and Number of Members.

Rule 30. All standing committees shall be appointed at the commencement of the session.

The committees on agriculture, city corporations, conservation, education, elections, fish and fisheries, general taxation, labor, private corporations, judiciary, public utilities, revision and amendment of the constitution, roads and bridges, state affairs, transportation and ways and means shall consist of nine members each. The committee on apportionment shall consist of thirteen members. other committees shail consist of five members each.

The standing committees of the House shall be as follows:

All