 | Parliamentary practice - 1826 - 220 pages
...a negative on important modifications, and suppress, instead of subserving, the legislative will. 1 Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the...the movers, so that they vote against it themselves. 2 Hats. 79, 4, 82, 84. A new bill may be ingrafted by way of amendment, on the words " Be it enacted,... | |
 | Joel Barlow Sutherland - Parliamentary practice - 1830 - 404 pages
...usurp a negative on important modifications, and suppress instead of subserve the legislative will. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the nature of the propotion : and it is a way of getting rid of a proposition by making it bear a sense different from... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1836 - 496 pages
...congress, denotes an alteration made in the original draught of u bill, whilst it is passing through the houses. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the nature of the proposition ; and it is a wuy of getting rid of a proposition, by making it bear a sense different from what was intended by... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1837 - 202 pages
...usurp a negative on important modifications, and suppress instead of subserving the legislative will. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the...the movers, so that they vote against it themselves. — 2 Hats. 79. 4. 82. 84. A new bill may be ingrafted, by way of amendment, on the words " Be it enacted,"... | |
 | Constitutions - 1837 - 240 pages
...usurp a negative on important modifications, and suppress, instead of subserving, the legislative will. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the...proposition, by making it bear a sense different from what it was intended by the movers, so that they vote against it themselves. 2 Hats. 79. 4, 82, 84. A new... | |
 | Joel Barlow Sutherland - Parliamentary practice - 1838 - 456 pages
...usurp a negative on important modifications, and suppress instead of subserve the legislative will. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the...the movers, so that they vote against it themselves. 2 Hats. 79. 4, 82, 84. A new bill may be engrafted by way of amendment on the words, "Be it enacted,"... | |
 | Joel Barlow Sutherland - 1841 - 560 pages
...usurp a negative on important modifications, and suppress, instead of subserving, the legislative will. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the...proposition by making it bear a sense different from what it was intended by the movers, so that they vote against it themselves. 2 Hats. 79, 4, 82, 84. A new... | |
 | William Latta McCalla - Texas - 1841 - 202 pages
...admitted under colour of amendment, as a substitute for the motion or proposition under debate. Yet amendments may be made so as totally to alter the nature of the proposition, as from an affirmative to a negative, or the converse. 50. Striking Out and Amending. When a motion... | |
 | Benjamin Matthias - Parliamentary practice - 1846 - 128 pages
...certainly be adopted in all Societies, although contrary to Parliamentary practice. In Parliament, amendments may be made so as totally to alter the nature of the original proposition, and, to get rid of a resolution, the expedient is frequently resorted to of making... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 372 pages
...sums or times are proposed, the question shall first be put on the largest sum and longest time. 12. Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the nature of thi> proposition. A new proposition may be engrafted, by way of amendment on the record, " Resolved,"... | |
| |
Amendments may be made so as totally to alter the nature of the proposition ; and it is a way of getting rid of a proposition, by making it bear a sense different from what was intended by the movers, so that they vote against it themselves. 
