Note Footnote 6 — Chapter IV · OF THE INTRODUCTION OF BUSINESS.
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: In the house of representatives of Massachusetts, where each member’s seat is regularly assigned to him, and numbered, it has been found useful, in deciding upon the claims of several competitors for the floor, to prefer one who rises in his place, to a member who addresses the speaker from the area, the passageways, or the seat of any other member.] Return to text