OF DECORUM, DEBATE, &c.

RULE VII.

Every member shall take his seat when the Speaker takes
the Chair.

RULE VIII.

No member shall absent himself from the service of the
House unless he have leave, or be sick and unable to attend.

RULE IX.
When a member is about to speak in debate, or deliver
any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat uncovered
and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker." He shall
confine himself to the question under debate, shall avoid
personality, and shall use some other distinction than the
proper name of any other member to whom he may refer in
debate.

RULE X.
If two or more members shall rise to speak at the same
time, the Speaker shall determine which shall speak first;
and no member shall speak more than twice to the same
question, nor more than once until every member choosing to
speak shall have spoken.

RULE XI.
If any member shall in any manner transgress the Rules of
the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may call him to
order, in which case the member called to order shall imme-
diately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House
shall, if appealed to, decide on the case without debate. If
there be no appeal, the decision of the Chair shall be submit-
ted to. If the decision be in favor of the member called to
order, he shall be at liberty to proceed; if otherwise, be shall
not be permitted to proceed without leave of the House, and
if the case require it, he shall be liable to the censure of the
House. If a member be called to order for words spoken in
debate, the person calling him to order shall repeat the words
excepted to, and they shall be taken down in writing by the