Speaker- Continued.

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to administer oath of office to officers of the assembly, 19
when to enter upon his duties.

Stationery and newspapers...

clerks to furnish..

19

29

29

Standing or select committees, form of reports of.. 57, 58, 59
Stenographer, compensation of...

duties of..

Subpoena, form of.

issued by, by whom served

refusal to appear after service of, a contempt of the

house.................

return of....

Sub-committees, same power as full committee..

Superintendent of capitol, duties of..

Superintendent of documents, duties of.

Suspension of rules, notice of..

compensation of...

vote required for....

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33

70

69,

36

35

24

43

44

T.

Testimony, powers of legislative committee in taking, 38

W.

Witness, failure to appear a contempt of the house.

how subpoenaed..

fees of.

when commission issued to examine...
Warrant of comptroller for payment of..

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RULES AND ORDERS

OF THE

SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ADOPTED BY THE SENATE, JANUARY 1, 1884.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

RULE 1. President to take the chair; journal to be read RULE 2. Order of business.

OF THE PRESIDENT.

RULE 3. May appoint senator to perform duties of chair RULE 4. To name chairman for committee of the whole, RULE 5. To assign door-keepers to their respective duties and stations.

RULE 6. To certify passage of all bills.

OF THE CLERK.

RULE 7. To have journals printed and placed on file. RULE 8. To furnish, daily, printed list of general orders; with president to see that all bille

are acted upon in order in which reported; calendar.

RULE 9. To present bills originating in senate to governor, and enter on journals.

RULE 10. To designate reporters.

OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SENATORS. RULE 11. Relative to presentation of petitions, reports, resolutions, etc.

RULE 12. To preserve order while journals or public papers are being read.

RULE 13

RULE 14.

RULE 15.

Debate; senators to address the president, and not to proceed until recognized, limi tation; president to decide who entitled to floor.

Within bar of senate when question is stated, to vote, unless, etc.

Wishing to be excused from voting, may make brief statement.

COMMITTEES AND THEIR DUTIES.

RULE 16. Standing committees, to consist of three; list of committees.

RULE 17. On public printing; to examine and report on all matters relating to printing.

RULE 18. On engrossed bills; to examine all bills, reso lutions, etc., and report as correctly engrossed before third reading.

RULE 19. Reports of committees on bills; proceedings when not considered at time of making.

OF GENERAL ORDERS AND SPECIAL ORDERS. RULE 20. What to constitute the general orders; business of, how taken up; no bill to be considered in committee of the whole until printed.

RULE 21. Special orders.

OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

RULE 22. Rules to be observed in; may strike out en acting clause in bills, and if report is agreed to by senate, bill to be deemed rejected. RULE 23. Bills committed to, to be read through by sections; amendments not offered in, not in order except by unanimous consent.

RULE 24. Motion to rise and report progress always in

order.