 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1927 - 740 pages
...great importance. It is much more 40693°— S. Doc. 187, 6»-2 16. 221 material that there should bo a rule to go by, than what that rule is; that there may bo a uniformity of proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly - 1933 - 442 pages
...power is but too often apt to suggest to large and successful majorities. 8 Hats., 171, And Avhether these forms be in all cases the most rational or not...material that there should be a rule to go by than Avhat that rule is ; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business not subject to the caprice... | |
 | Acadimie de Droit International de La Haye - 1968 - 736 pages
...possible manner... It has been well said by one of the greatest English writers on parliamentary law: 'Whether these forms be in all cases the most rational...to go by, than what that rule is, that there may be uniformity of proceeding in business, not subject to the caprice of the chairman, or captiousness of... | |
 | 1985 - 1008 pages
...practice) that the observance of rules may be more important that the specific content of the rules: And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational...proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members. It is very material that order, decency, and regularity be... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1971 - 946 pages
...majorities. 2 Hats., 171, 172. And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational or [701.23 not, is really not of so great importance. It is much...proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members. It is very material that order, decency, and regularity be... | |
 | Harold Barrett - 1974 - 340 pages
...impartiality." 4 Jefferson was not bothered about consistency of rules so long as they are useful: And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational...proceeding in business, not subject to the caprice of the Speaker, or captiousness of the members. It is very material that order, decency, and regularity be... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1976 - 1064 pages
...of power is but too often apt to suggest to large and successful majorities. 2 Hats., 171, 172. And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational...really not of so great importance. It is much more 37-195 O - 75 - 38 material that there should be a rule to go by, than what that rule is; that there... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1911 - 624 pages
...of power is but too often apt to suggest to large and successful majorities. 2 Hats., 171, IJ3. And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational...proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members. It is very material that order, decency, and regularity be... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget - 1983 - 848 pages
...wrote the following comment on the necessity of rules in his Manual of Parliamentary Practice: "And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational...rule is; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding ... not subject to caprice ..." The second part of our proposal is even more simple. It is that the... | |
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And whether these forms be in all cases the most rational or not, is really not of so great importance. It is much more material that there should be a rule to go by, than what that rule is; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business not... 
