with the spirit of the original motion, but it must have a direct bearing upon the subject of that motion. To illustrate: a motion for a vote of thanks could be amended by substituting for “thanks” the word “censure;” or one condemning certain customs could be amended by adding other customs.
An Amendment may be in any of the following forms: (a) to “add” or “insert” certain words or paragraphs; (b) to “strike out” certain words or paragraphs, the question, however, being stated by the Chair thus: “Shall these words [or paragraphs] stand as a part of the resolution?”[1] and if this is adopted, (that is, the motion to “strike out” fails,) it does not preclude either amendment or a motion to “strike out and insert;” (c) “to strike out certain words and insert others,” which motion is indivisible, and if lost does not preclude another motion to strike out the same words and insert different ones; (d) to “substitute” another motion on the same subject for the one pending; (e) to “divide the question” into two or more questions as the mover specifies, so as to get a
- ↑ Whether the motion is to adopt or to strike out a paragraph, the principle is the same, the paragraph cannot stand as a part of the resolution unless a majority are in favor of it.
