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90 (a) An Objection to the Consideration of a Question [only allowable when the question is first introduced, § 15], which, if sustained, not only stops debate, but also throws the subject out of the assembly for that session [§ 42]; which latter effect is the one for which it was designed.

(b) To Lie on the Table [§ 19], which, if adopted, carries the question to the table, from which it cannot be taken unless a majority favor such action.

(c) The Previous Question [§ 20], which, if adopted, cuts off debate, and brings the assembly to a vote on the pending question only, excepting where the pending motion is an amendment or a motion to commit, when it also applies to the question to be amended or committed. It may be applied merely to an amendment, or to an amendment of an amendment.

(d) For the assembly to adopt an order (1) limiting debate upon a special subject, either as to the number or length of the speeches; or (2) closing debate upon the subject at a stated time, when all pending questions shall be put to vote without further debate. Either of these two measures may be applied simply