Previous Question. The effect of this much misunderstood motion is briefly stated in the eighth note to the Table of Rules, p. 8; a full explanation is given in § 20.
Substitute. This motion is one form of an amendment. The five forms of an amendment are shown in the third note to the Table of Rules, p. 8, and are more fully explained in § 23.
Shall the Question be Discussed? is a common form in some societies of stating the question on the consideration of a subject. It is very apt to convey a wrong impression of its effect, which is, if negatived, to dismiss the question for that session, as shown in § 15.
Accepting a Report, which is the same as adopting it, is confounded by many with receiving a report. [See note to § 30 for common errors in acting upon reports.]
The terms Congress and H. R., when used in this Manual, refer to the U. S. House of Representatives.
The word Assembly, when occurring in forms of motions (as in an Appeal, § 14), should be replaced by the special term used to designate the particular assembly—as, for instance, “Society,” or “Convention,” or “Board.”
