SPEAKER LEAVES THE CHAIR
\spˈiːkə lˈiːvz ðə t͡ʃˈe͡ə], \spˈiːkə lˈiːvz ðə tʃˈeə], \s_p_ˈiː_k_ə l_ˈiː_v_z ð_ə tʃ_ˈeə]\
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In House of Commons, that the House may go into a Committee of the whole House, presided over by a Chairman of Committee of Ways and Means. The order of the day having been read, the Speaker puts the question, " That I do now leave the chair." If this be agreed to, the Speaker leaves the chair, the mace is removed, and the Committee begins its sitting.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Platidiam
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