This section is from the book "Robert's Rules Of Order", by Henry M. Robert. Also available from Amazon: Robert's Rules of Order.
24. To Postpone Indefinitely. This motion takes precedence of nothing except the Principal Question [§ 6], and yields to any Privileged [§ 9], Incidental [§ 8] or Subsidiary [§ 7] Motion, except to Amend. It cannot be amended; it opens to debate the entire question which it is proposed to postpone. Its effect is to entirely remove the question from before the assembly for that session [§ 42].
The Previous Question [§ 20], if ordered when this motion is pending, applies only to it without affecting the main question.
 
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