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164 case, while the motions are nominally the same, they are in fact different.

(a) Orders of the Day. Sometimes an assembly decides that certain questions shall be considered at a particular time, and when that time arrives those questions constitute what is termed the “orders of the day;” and if any member “calls for the orders of the day,” as it requires no second, the Chairman immediately puts the question thus: “Will the assembly now proceed to the orders of the day?” If carried, the subject under consideration is laid aside, and the questions appointed for that time are taken up in their order. When the time arrives the Chairman may state that fact, and put the above question without waiting for a motion; or, he can announce the orders of the day without taking any vote, if no one objects. If the motion fails, the call for the orders of the day