A treatise on the law [&c.].

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Authorities in opposition
57
Right of Commons in voting supplies
61
GENERAL VIEW OF THE PRIVILEGES OF PARLIAMENT
64
533
95
Committee of Supply
101
Tampering with witnesses
102
Temporary Laws
109
Petition of the Commons for freedom of speech
114
Publication of Parliamentary papers authorised by statute
120
Modification of privilege by statute
128
After a Dissolution
137
Consideration of Lords Amendments
143
Privilege does not extend to Criminal Cases
146
Members fined for contempt of Court
153
Protection to counsel
160
Adverse Judgments
170
Consequential Amendments
177
Her Majestys pleasure signified that they elect their Speaker
188
Refusal to take Oaths
198
Subscription of Oath
204
Presentation of the Address
210
Leave of Absence
218
Time of Meeting of both Houses
227
Committee of Ways and Means
232
CHAPTER VIII
255
Amendments on going into Committee
268
Precedence given to Motion for a New Writ
273
Motions by leave withdrawn
280
Casual interruptions of Debate
286
When a Members vote is contrary to his voice
292
Amendments to proposed Amendments
300
Motions withdrawn or superseded may be repeated
309
Proposals for suspending or resuming Bills
315
Members to speak to the Question
327
Or in Committee or on a new Question
335
Reflections upon Votes of the House
338
Authority of Speaker in both Houses
357
CHAPTER XII
363
When voices equal Question negatived
369
Where Votes equal Mr Speaker gives Casting Voice
375
When Standing Orders not complied with
379
Publication of Division Lists
382
Casting Voice of Chairman
394
Mr Speaker resumes the Chair in certain cases
400
Grand Committees
406
Regulations regarding the Commons Select Committees
414
Other Morning Sittings
425
By the Judges
449
Conferences in regard to Bills
455
Business of the House
459
CHAPTER XVII
462
Royal Approbation of the Speaker Elect
467
Amendments in Committee affecting the Crown
468
And separate Addresses
474
General nature of a Bill
479
542
483
Members appointed to bring in Bills and Members added
485
Other Bills originating in Committee
496
Second Reading
502
Admission of Strangers to Committees
542
Private Bills brought in otherwise than upon Petition
548
When absent from the Realm
551
CHAPTER XIX
559
193
569
ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS
576
Deposited with the Clerk of the House
582
CHAPTER XXI
588
Aids and Supplies not to be altered by the Lords
594
Financial inquiries by the Lords
600
Motions for grant of Money
606
Functions of Committee of Supply
611
Annual Budget
618
Vote in Committee cannot be postponed
628
Debates on restrained
638
Vacancies by Acceptance of Office under the Crown
652
Cumulative Offices
658
325
661
The present System
664
Proceedings of House upon determination of Election Trials
672
Bills founded on Reports of Commissioners
678
The Managers and Trial
684
Mr Speaker reports his approval and his claim of privileges
685
Bills of Attainder and of Pains and Penalties
691
THE MANNER OF PASSING PRIVATE BILLS
692
Origin of Private Bills
700
General Acts enumerated
706
CHAPTER XXV
713
Decision and Report of Examiners
724
Petition for Bill presented
731
Provisional Order Bills
732
Government Contracts
744
Certain Railway and Canal Bills referred to a Joint Committee
751
Referees appointed to Committees
757
Rules governing the locus standi of Petitioners
764
Consumers of Gas and Water
775
Petitions not specific
781
CHAPTER XXVII
819
Railway Bills
825
Petitions for additional Provision
826
CHAPTER XXVIII
832
First and Second Reading
837
Local and Personal Acts
838
APPENDIX
845
Petitions
852
Commission makes a House
856
328
860
Dropped Orders
862
Adjournment on Fridays
864
Lords and Commons originally sat together
867
Responsible Ministers in both Houses 477
869
Notices how given
870
Oaths formerly taken
871
Petitions printed with the Votes
874
Orders relating to all Committees on Bills
876
Present modes of punishment
878
Attendance of both Houses at Coronations
881
CHAPTER XXII
886
Neglect or refusal to attend
887

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