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practice prevails as in the English House of Commons, the
second reading may be rejected or an amendment may be
carried that it be read on ——— next.
If the bill be read a second time, it is then proposed
“that the House go into Committee on the bill op ———
next,” but in some cases it is referred to a Select Committee
sessional or standing.
Committee. Three kinds of Committees have been Commitestablished
 by the Canadian Parliament (1) Committees ree.
of the whole, (2) Special Committees, and (3) Joint
Committees.

(1) Committees of the whole are composed of all the
members and sit in the house itself.
(2) The Special Committees fall into two classes. Special
Commit-(¢)
 Standing Committees appointed at the commence- in 3
ment of each session to inquire into and report on matters ing Comreferred
 to them by the House and relating to special fixed mittees.
siunhiects.

In the Commons these Committees are appointed on the
following subjects:
(1) Privileges and Elections.
(2) Standing orders.
(8) Printing Public accounts.
(4) Expiring laws.
(5) Railway, canal and telegraph lines.
(6) Miscellaneous private bills.
(7) Banking and Commerce.
(8) Immigration and Colonization.

In the Senate similar Committees are appointed for
standing orders, private bills, railways, telegraphs and harbours,
 and banking and commerce.
Tt will be observed that some of these Committees correspond
 to the two Grand Committees on (1) The Courts of