Motions to be stated by the Speaker, or read by
the Clerk

if desired, shall be reduced to writing
when to be considered as in possession

of the House

precedence and order of certain

Nomination, cases in which it shall be necessary

O.

Personality in debate prohibited

Petitions, when to be presented

rules in presenting

Postmaster General, calls for information from
Postponed indefinitely, effect of being
Precedence of motions

in business to be decided without debate 84

Previous question, rules relating to the

President, rules to be observed in calling for in-
formation from the

18

32, 33

16-17

25

35,36

17

2677

16

17

Private business, to have preference on Fridays
and Saturdays

Privileged persons, to come within the Hall

Questions, manner of putting

Q.

decorum to be observed whilst putting
when, by whom, and how, divided
to be propounded in the order moved

Quorum, fifteen members may compel the attend-
ance of

Reading a paper, if objected to, rule respecting the 42
Reconsider, rule respecting motions to
Reference, order and precedence of motions of
of motions, to be at the pleasure of the
House

Reports of committees, when to be made
Reports to be made to Congress, clerk to make a list of 79
Resolutions, when they may be submitted, &c.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ryders, engrossed bills not to be amended by
Rules, how to be amended, rescinded, or suspended 104

Secrecy, rule relating to

S.

Senate, all orders to be laid on the table one day
which require the assent of the

Sergeant-at-Arms to be appointed, and duty of the
fees of the

to be sworn to secrecy

Speak, Speaker to designate the member who is

first to

Speaker to take the chair at the hour of meeting
to have preference in speaking to order
to rise in putting questions

5222333

22

15

1

12

2

12

12

6

13

13

13

may substitute a member in his place
cases in which he shall or shall not vote 9
to sign acts, addresses, writs, subpoenas, &c.11
divine service not to be performed in the
Hall unless by his consent

Speaking, rules to be observed in, in

the House 20, 21, 22, 23 15-16
in Committee of the

Whole

private discourse not to be entertain-
ed, nor is any person to pass between
the chair and a member who is
Stenographers may be admitted by the Speaker
Strike out and insert, rule respecting motions to
Substitute for a proposition, rule respecting a

100, 101

4

43 18

Vote, every member present shall vote unless ex-
cused

of persons in interest prohibited

Voting, no member without the bar considered as

W.

Withdrawal (of motions) rule respecting the
Writing, motions to be reduced to, if desired!
Writs, subpoenas, &c. to be signed by the Speak-
er, &c.

Y.

Yeas and nays to be taken alphabetically

INDEX TO THE MANUAL.

A.

Absence, not allowed without leave

provision in cases of

Address, by the President, &c.

114

114

Adjournment, motion for, cannot be amended
to be declared by the Speaker

for more than three days, by concurrent

votes

-

113

provision for disagreement respecting 113
effect of, on business depending. See

Session.

Amendment to Bills.—See Bills.

-

114-15

71

made in Committee of the Whole, falls
by a reference

73

may be amended prior to adoption, but

proposed inconsistent with one adopted,
may be put

not after
(proposed,) by striking out, and lost, the
paragraph proposed to be stricken out
cannot be amended

87

87

87

not identical, or equivalent, to one lost,
may be proposed

Bills, new, concerning their introduction
to receive three readings, &c.

may be brought in on notice and leave

proceedings on second reading

89

110

B.

63

65

65

65

66

66-74

how and to whom committed

66-67

Bills, amendment to, how considered and proceed-
ed on
71-2, 90, 105
amendments to fall by a reference, in Com-
mittee of the Whole, to Special Committee 73
amendments to, may be insisted on, or adher-

ed to

amendments to, cannot be receded from or in-
sisted on, by the amending House, with a
further amendment
amendment to an amendment has precedence
over a motion to agree or disagree
amendments to amendments, how far admis-
sible

-

proceedings upon, in Committee of the Whole,

&c.

third reading of, at what hour

on third reading may be recommitted
on third reading amended by ryders
on third reading, blanks in may be filled
titles, when made

-

-

reconsideration may be moved by one of ma-
jority, or of the prevailing side

104

105

106

106

73-4

94

95

95

83

101

101, 119

101

101-2

reconsideration, at what time to be moved
reconsideration, effect of a vote for
(rejected) relating to their being brought in
during the same session. See 13th JOINT
RULE

originating in one House, rejected in the
other may be renewed in the rejecting
House

expedients for remedying omissions in
mode of proceeding, when founded on facts
requiring explanation

effect of a vote to insist or adhere

conferences upon, at what stages, and by
whom asked

papers relating to, to be left with the confe-
rees of the House acceding to the confe-

Bills not returned in ten days, to be laws, unless an

adjournment intervene

Blanks, construction of the rule for filling

Business, a settled order in its arrangement use-

ful

C.

Call of the House, proceedings in case of

Chairman, may be temporarily appointed in Se-
nate, [Note]

-

Committee, a member elect, though not sworn,
may be appointed on

may elect their Chairman

Committees, standing

forms and proceedings of
joint, how they act
who shall compose
how appointed in Senate
time and place of meeting
majority of, to constitute a quorum
who may be present at their sittings
their power over a bill

have entire control of a report re-
committed

dissolved by a report

how revived

-

-

111

89

54

46

49

40

49

49

49-68

may be discharged from instructions 103
when they may sit during recess

effect of a reference to, when a bill
has been amended in committee of

proceedings in
irregularly dissolved
cannot adjourn

report proceedings

subjects which have
passed through, may
be referred to special

committees

particulars which at-

tach to

Communications, confidential, to be kept secret

72-3

73-4

116