[Deschler's Precedents]
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CHAPTER 30
Voting
D. DIVISION OF THE QUESTION FOR VOTING
Sec. 50. Propositions Considered Under a Motion To Suspend the Rules
Sec. 50.1 It is not in order to demand a division of the question on a
proposition considered under a motion to suspend the rules.
On Sept. 20, 1943,(1) Mr. John W. McCormack, of
Massachusetts,
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moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following resolution:
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1. 89 Cong. Rec. 7646, 7655, 78th Cong. 1st Sess.
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Resolved, That the time for debate on a motion to suspend the
rules and pass House Concurrent Resolution 25 shall be extended to
4 hours, such time to be equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs: and said motion to suspend the rules shall be the
continuing order of business of the House until finally disposed
of.
A discussion of the resolution ensued after which the following
exchange took place:
Mr. [Everett M.] Dirksen [of Illinois]: Mr. Speaker, a further
parliamentary inquiry.
The Speaker: (2) The gentleman will state it.
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2. Sam Rayburn (Tex.).
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Mr. Dirksen: The resolution contains two substantive proposals.
Is it by reason of this fact divisible?
The Speaker: Not under a suspension of the rules, because the
first proposal suspends all the rules.