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where occur. By this arrangement the Enguirer will be directed
at once to every Precident that exists upon any particular point
without the trouble of running over all the Cases in which
he would expect to find them. Instances of this method
of Analysis are "Elections controverted", "Privilege, and
in some degree "Supply."
These observations will apply still more strongly to
the search for Precidents of proceeding merely; of such
Proceedings particularly as relate to Petitions, Bills,
Committees. these as they lie scatter'd through the —
Journals in an almost infinite variety of Cases, it
will
be impossible to trace out and collect from the fullest
State of such distinct Cases, however classed or arranged.
But it is surely of great consequences, in every
many instances, to have easy recourse to these Precidents
And it will therefore be a most useful part of our present
work, to collect them together in one view, and —
refer to them, in distinct Classes, under the several Heads
or Divisions of which they are particularly examples.
It has been and still will be our endeavour to distinguish
and select such Proceedings as appear to be of
the most importance in this view, from such as are
clearly matter of course, and as it were of every day's
experience. And though it will unavoidably happen,
that we take notice of some instances which will not be
thought worth notice by all, yet we hope to omitt none
(in the course of execution, we mean for we do not dream of
giving at present this or any part of the Table of Heads
as complete) that will be thought so by Any.
Our Index, in this second view of it, will be analytical;
and will afford, we hope, a general and systematic view
of the several Laws and Rules of parliamentary Proceeding.
Upon this general view of the proposed Index and
of the two principal objects which it professes to point at
a very material question arises with respect to the mode
of execution.
If it necessary that the whole chain of Proceedings in —
each distinct Case, from the beginning to the end of it
should distinctly marked out, stated, and minutely referred
to?
Or, Is it sufficient to give the first and last Proceedings
only upon each case, to shew it's origin and if we may so
speak it's fate; adding perhaps in particular Cases such
intermediate Proceedings as are in any respect remarkable;
those especially which will not be noted in the analytical
or Systematic parts of the Index? * * Note.
Or lastly, what rule can be laid down for our guidance
in this matter?
Such as Petitions in favour of or against Bills depending.
It is here also to be observed, that the above questions
relate chiefly to Cases of controverted Election, Privilige,
Impeachment, Reports of Conferrences, Reports
from Committees of Enquiry, from Commissioners for examining
public accounts, debts, &c. For it is not, we
imagine proposed upon any Idea of the present work
to mark all the common Proceedings upon each —
Bill.
FOSTER Explanatory Observ.s to the Index to the Journals [3.]
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