PRIVATE BILLS. 
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stage’. On the other hand the Senate constantly amends 
bills on the third reading without referring them back to 
Committee? 
Motion, that Bill do pass. After the third reading the Passing. 
next question is “That this bill do pass;” and though 
usually this is carried nem. con. immediately after the third 
reading, it may be deferred or be postponed to a future day®. 
This seems to be the proper time for amending the title if 
necessary. 
The bill being passed is reprinted and by order of the Subse. 
House is communicated to the Senate through one of the LH 
clerks, who presents it at the bar. If the Senate passes the bill 
without any amendment, a written message is sent to that 
effect, but if it is rejected no message is sent. If passed with 
amendments it is returned with such amendments attached 
to a copy of the bill. The amendments may be accepted, 
in which case they are read twice and agreed to forthwith, 
and a message returned to that effect. When the amend- 
ments are important, a member may propose “that they be 
read that day — months” and if such motion be carried, 
the bill is practically thrown out, or he may move that the 
amendments be disagreed to for certain reasons, in which 
case the reasons are communicated to the other House. The 
practice of holding a Conference is no longer resorted to? 
and if the two Houses cannot agree, the bill must drop for 
that session. 
PrivaTE BILLS. 
A Private Bill may be defined as a bill which relates to Publicand 
the interests of private individuals or of corporate bedies, Ete 
and does not affect the interests of the community as a 
whole. It is somewhat difficult to draw the line between 
1 Burinot, p. 550. 
* Ib. pp. 402, 554. 
2 Ib, 3 Tb. p. 551. 4 Th.