[§ 7] motion applied to it. It shall require a two-thirds vote for its
adoption.

When a member calls for the previous question, and the call is seconded,
the presiding officer must immediately put the question: "Shall the
main question be now put?" If adopted, the member who introduced the
pending measure still has the right to close the debate [§ 34]; after
which the presiding officer, without allowing further discussion, shall
put to vote the questions before the assembly, in their order of
precedence, till the main question, with all its subsidiary and
incidental questions, is disposed of (see the exceptions below). If it
fails, the discussion continues as if this motion had not been made.

The previous question can be moved on a pending amendment, and if
adopted, debate is closed on the amendment only. After the amendment is
voted on, the main question is again open to debate and amendments. [In
this case the form of the question would be similar to this : "Shall
the amendment be now put to the question?"]

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The Object of this motion is to bring the assembly to a vote on the
question before it without further debate. In ordinary assemblies it is
rarely expedient to deprive a large minority of the right of debate, and
yet two-thirds of the members should have the right to close the debate
when they think it best.

It applies to questions of privilege [§ 12] as well as any other
debatable questions. It is allowable for a member to submit a