S.L. const.2 Art. 112Report of no quorum to Speaker.

When the Chairman of a Committee of the whole House shall report that fifteen members, exclusive of himself, are not present the Speaker shall resume the Chair and shall, at the expiration of five minutes, count the House, and if fifteen members, exclusive of the Speaker, be not present, he shall adjourn the House, without question first put, till the next sitting day, and the hour of such Adjournment and also the names of the members present shall be entered in the minutes of the proceedings of the House, and if sixteen members, exclusive of the Speaker, be present the House shall again resolve itself into Committee, but if fifteen members, exclusive of the Speaker, be present, the House may proceed with other business.