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46 RULES OF ORDER [§ IO adjournment or recess, or a question of privi- lege or a specified order that was made before it was, then the proper course is to move "that the question be made a special order for," etc., specifying the day or hour. As this motion, if adopted, suspends all rules that interfere with the consideration of the question at the appointed time, it requires a two-thirds vote for its adoption. A special order cannot be considered before the appointed time except by suspending the rules, which requires a two- thirds vote. (c) If, however, it is desired to lay the question aside temporarily with the right to take it up at any moment when busi- ness of this class, or unfinished or new busi- ness, is in order and no other question is be- fore the assembly, the proper motion to use is to lay the question on the table. When laid upon the table a majority vote may take it up at the same or the next session, as described 'n 35. (3) To Suppress Debate. (a) If it is de- sired to close debate now and bring the as- sembly at once to a vote on the pending question, or questions, the proper course is to move, or demand, or call for, the previous question on the motions upon which it is de- sired to close debate. The motion, or demand, for the previous question should always spec- ify the motions upon which it is desired to order the previous question. If no motions dunire specified, the previous question applies only I01 PROPER MOTIONS TO tISE 47 to the immediately pending question. It re- quires a two-thirds vote for its adoption. After it has been adopted, privileged and inci- dental motions may be made, or the pending questions may be laid on the table, but no other subsidiary motion can be made nor is any debate allowed. If it is lost the debate is resumed. (b) If it . is desired to limit the number or length of speeches, or the time allowed for debate, the proper course is to move that the speeches or debate be limited as desired, or that the debate be closed and the vote be taken at a specified time. These motions to limit or close debate require a two- thirds vote for their adoption, and are in order, like the previous question, when any debatable question is immediately pending. (4) To Suppress the Question. A legiti- mate question cannot be suppressed in a de- liberative assembly without free debate, except by a two-thirds vote. If two-thirds of the assembly are opposed to the consideration of the question then it can be suppressed by the following methods : (a) If it is desired to prevent any consideration of the question, the proper course to pursue is to object to its consideration before it has been discussed or any other motion stated, and, therefore, it may interrupt a member who has the floor before the debate has begun. It requires no second. On the question of consideration there must be a two-thirds negative vote to