Ruling
May 17, 1983
Adjournment; pending at ordinary time of adjournment; motion lapses
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
According to one authority, "motions for the adjournment of the House... pending at the moment of interruption, lapse without question put". In this case, as the House had not seen fit to vote on the motion by 6:00 p.m., the Chair is obliged to follow the Standing Orders, that is, to adjourn the House until the next sitting day. This ruling does not affect the normal procedures of the House regarding the right to move a dilatory motion and the practice of having the Whips indicate when the House is ready to vote.
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Holding
"A motion to adjourn the House that is pending at the ordinary time of adjournment lapses without a vote, and the House is then adjourned by the Chair."
AI Summary
The Speaker rules that a pending motion to adjourn lapses without a vote at the ordinary time of adjournment, forcing the House to adjourn.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
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