BILLS，FIRSTREADING。WHENabillisfirstpresented，theclerkreadsitatthetable，andhandsittotheSpeaker，whorising，statestotheHousethetitleofthebill，thatthisisthefirsttimeofreadingit，andthequestionwillbewhetheritshallbereadasecondtime？Thensittingdowntogiveanopeningforobjections，ifnonebemade，herisesagainandputsthequestionwhetheritshallbereadasecondtime？Hakew。137，141。Abillcannotbeamendedatthefirstreading。
6Grey286。norisitusualforittobeopposedthen:butitmaybedoneandrejected。D\'Ewes335，col。1。3Hats。198。SEC。XXV。
BILLS，SECONDREADING。THEsecondreadingmustregularlybeonanotherday。Hakew。143。Itisdonebytheclerkatthetable，whothenhandsittotheSpeaker。TheSpeaker，rising，statestotheHousethetitleofthebill，thatthisisthesecondtimeofreadingit，andthatthequestionwillbewhetheritshallbecommitted，orengrossedandreadathirdtime？ButifthebillcamefromtheotherHouse，asitalwayscomesengrossed，hestatesthatthequestionwillbewhetheritshallbereadathirdtime？andbeforehehassoreportedthestateofthebill，nooneistospeaktoit。Hakew。143，146。
IntheSenateoftheUnitedStates，thePresidentreportsthetitleofthebill，thatthisisthesecondtimeofreadingit，thatitisnowtobeconsideredasinaCommitteeoftheWhole，andthequestionwillbe，whetheritshallbereadathirdtime？or，thatitmaybereferredtoaspecialcommittee。SEC。XXVI。
BILLS，COMMITMENT。IFonmotionandquestionitbedecidedthatthebillshallbecommitted，itmaythenbemovedtobereferredtoacommitteeofthewholeHouse，ortoaspecialcommittee。