immediately pending question. The.rules of the Senate and House vary slightly as to precedence.of "privileged" motions when a question is under debate.
The Senate rules provide¦ that the following privileged motions shall have precedence in the following order:
1.  To adjourn,*
2.  For a call of the Senate.*
3.  To lay on the table,*
-¦ . 4, To postpone; to a day certain,
..,5;   .To commit--,.....>;  , . hs To amend, . .-. .
7. To postpone-indefinitely.
The House rules provide that when a, question is under debate- the following privileged motions shall have precedence in the following order:
1.  To adjourn.*
2.  For a call of the House,*
3.  To lay on the table,*   ¦-
4.  For the previous question,*
5.  To limit or extend the limits of debate,* •6..    To postpone to a day certain,
, ?• To commit or to recommit. , ¦¦. &, To amend      '      " ¦9. To postpone indefinitely.
Although the Senate rules do not list the previous question as a privileged motion, the effect of a motion for the previous question in the Senate is to put an end to all debate and the subject under discussion is put to a vote, except that the '.•-¦• author has the right to closethe discussion,        .•• .¦....:
The purpose of privileged motions is to provide a method for regular disposal of business before each house of.the Legislature, By setting up an order.in which questions and motions may be put the rules establish the method of handling all questions. For..: example: if the question before the House is to recommit a bill to committee, motions to amend the bill or postpone indefinitely are not in order because they have a lower precedence. However,, the other. = privileged motions are..in order because^of,'their higher precedence,,;   ¦¦                                          ¦ •
..,Another privilege of members is to rise to a question of privilege., either a privilege of the house or a point of personal privilege. A member may exercise .his personal privilege when his prerogatives have been denied or when his integrity has been impugned. A question of privilege is in order .atŁ any
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*Not debatable. Vote must be taken on motion without debate.
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