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90 90. Orders of the day are of two kinds, General and Special. General orders are made by a majority vote; they cannot interfere with the established rules of the assembly and if no time is fixed for their consideration they should be considered as for the entire day, or any part of it. If they are not called up or disposed of at the time assigned they fall, but may be renewed in the usual way. If, however, any order is under consideration at the time of adjournment, it comes up at the next meeting under unfinished business.

Special orders are made by a two-thirds vote. They take precedence of general orders and suspend all rules of the assembly that interfere with their consideration at the time specified.

91. It is the duty of the chairman to call up the orders at the time assigned to them, or when the time arrives anyone may call for them even though another member has the floor. If no objection is made they are taken up at once, but if an objection is made the chair says: “Shall the orders be now