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80 RULES OF ORDER,

In desiring a conference the subject-matter thereof is to be stated.

A conference is desired by message.

‘When the cummons shall request a conference with the senate, the reasons to be given by the house at the same shall be prepared and agreed to by the house be- fore a message shall be sent therewith.

No conference is to be desired concerning any bill, or other matter depending in the other house. A conference is required by that house which, at the time of the conference demanded, shall be possessed of the bill or other ‘matter.

Conferences, g0 frequent in old times of conflict before responsible government, between the assemblies and the legisla- tive councils of the Provinces, have become practically obso- lete, through a better understanding of the constitutional rela- tions between the two houses, and more simple methods of pro- cedure in case of disagreement on a bill or other matter. Rea- sons of disagreement are communicated to the house from whom an amendment has come. It must either withdraw the

and usages that regulate such conferences are in existence, and may be used to meet some contingencies. See Bourinot, pp. 463-466, for conferences. For reasons, pp. 466, 628,

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