These were that the introducer of a proposed measure should be allowed ten, and a discusser five minutes; that no one should interrupt or rise to speak before the previous speaker had sat down, and that a discusser could only be heard once.

These rules were agreed to, and I found the last two of great advantage in managing the proceedings.

The first two, I was glad to find, were hardly necessary, as anything in the shape of the British, or, worse still, the Irish wind-bag, did not appear to exist amongst the members.
The next subject taken up was that of organization, and on the assumption that the Government would grant our prayer that the present members should not be dismissed at the end of the session, but should continue to be representatives till their successors were elected, it was resolved that there should be a standing central committee of the Assembly, and also district and county committees, and it was agreed that the first should consist of twenty-two members--for Bangalore and Mysore city six members each, one from each district, and one from each coffee planters' association.

Seven members to constitute a quorum.

The district committees were to consist of one from each county, and two from the head-quarters of the district, five being a quorum, and the county committees of three members.