Thus, on submission of the question by the Speaker, the House unanimously decided that they would “not have a man that hath been against the Body of the Bill to be a Committee.” According to the report, “All said No”; and that unanimous “No” is the voice of Parliamentary Law, repeated ever since.
Sumner highlights the unanimous decision of the House to exclude those opposed to a bill from committee roles, reflecting a principle of parliamentary procedure.
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