Page:Felt’s Parliamentary Procedure Upload 2.pdf/73

§ 65 the report is merely explanatory of advisory it is read solely for the information of the assembly, and action is had on the main question, which is the subject of procedure.

65. When a special committee (54) has reported in full to the assembly, said committee is thereby discharged without further action of the assembly and the committee can act no more unless revived by a vote to recommit. When the report is only a partial one the reception of the report does not discharge the committee. If, however, the committee has made but a partial report or reported progress, it would be in order to move that the committee be discharged from further consideration of the subject.

On the other hand, if the report when offered to the assembly is not received, the committee is not thereby discharged, but must await a more favorable time.

After a standing committee (54) has made a full report, while it continues to exist, it has no further control of the matter reported on the new reference.