Show in the of commons exchange before the speech from the throne Is read when the houses are resumed in the afternoon by the lord chancellor in the house of commons it Is the practice in both houses to read one bill a first time pro forma in order to assert their right of deliberating without vit hout reference to the immediate cause of summons this practice Is enjoined in th chouse ehouse ot of lords by a standing order in the house of commons the same form li lb observed pursuant to ancient custom and of the following resolution passed march 22 21 2 1603 that the first day of every sitting in every some one J bill and no more recel veth a first reading for form sake in 1111 the house of coin commons sir reginald palgrave the clerk of paril ments produced an ancient document which has bar served this purpose tor for at least a century entitled sa A bill for effectually I 1 preventing clandestine outlawries outlaw ries which ich was duly read a first time and was ordered to be read a second time and will never be heard of again till the opening of the next session |