FLOOR

A section of a building between horizontal planes. Lowell v. Strahan, 145 Ma . 1, 12 N. E. 401, 1 Am. St. Rep. 422. A term us~ metaphorically, In parliamentary practice, to denote the exclusive right to addre the body in se ion. A member who has been recognized by the chairman, and who ls In order, 1s said to "have the floor," until his remarks are con- [s. 511]