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Leave to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion for, required.

Members, prohibited from speaking to each other during deba.c

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present, not a quorum, empowered to send for absent members 8 122 shall express assent or dissent by ay or no.....

Member, when he speaks, shall address the chair ...................

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first rising and addressing the chair, shall speak first......................
called to order by President or Senator, shall sit down
words of, shall be taken down, when called to order by a Sen-
ator....

shall not absent himself without leave.....

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any, may desire a motion to be reduced to writing.
may have a question divided, if susceptible of division
required to vote when yeas and nays are called.................
not allowed to vote after decision is announced..

Memorial or petition, contents of, shall be stated before received and read 24 124

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contents of, to be entered on the journal

Messages between the two Houses, how to be announced and delivered

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made and seconded, shall, if desired, be reduced to writing..

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to adjourn, has preference.

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to adjourn, to be decided without debate

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privileged, what shall be, when a subject is under debate.......

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privileged, in filling blanks

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privileged, in reference to select or standing committees.
to close the galleries, shall be discussed confidentially
to admit persons for the purpose of presenting memorial, not in
order

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Newspapers, not to be read while a member is speaking
Nominations, not to be considered on the day received, unless by con-

sent.....

Notice of one day required of an intended motion for leave to bring in a bill

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Orders of the day, special, not called before 1 o'clock......
special, unfinished business has preference in..
wder, upon a cali to, the member shall sit down

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questions of, to be decided without debate
appeals on questions of, may be made from the President's
decision

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on questions of, the President may require the sense of the

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Order, upon a call to, by a Senator, for words spoken, the excep ion. able words shall be taken down........

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Papers and Documents not to be printed without special order................ 25 125 Persons not admitted to present a memorial, &c....

entitled to admission on the floor, the..

Petition, before received, contents of, to be stated...

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when received

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how referred.....

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contents of those presented to be entered on the journal..

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resident to be first addressed by the speaker.....

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to decide when two or more rise at the same time to speak...

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to decide questions of order

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may call for the sense of the Senate on a question of order.
may desire a motion to be reduced to writing..

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to decide on an equal division.......
decision of, on an equal division, to be taken by the secretary 21 124
shall put all questions..

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may, for a limited time, name a member to perform the duties
of the chair.

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may appoint a chairman, while the Senate are acting as in
committee of the whole.......................

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to give notice of the several readings of bills...................................
to have the regulation of the parts of the Capitol appropri-
ated to the Senate

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resident of the U. S. manner of presenting bills and resolutions to the

(joint rule)..

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manner of presenting joint addresses to the (joint rule)..
no bill or resolution to be presented on the last day of the sea-
sion to the (joint rule) .

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to be assigned the President's chair when attending the de-
liberations of the Senate.........

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Printing of bills, joint rule relating to ....

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Qrastion under debate, when, and by what motions superseded may be divided.........

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on amending the constitution, short of the main question, to
be determined by a majority..

Quorum, proceedings when a less number shall have assembled........

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Reading newspapers prohibited while the Senate are in session......... 2 In of a paper called for, and objected to, to be decided by the Se

nate...

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Kscor sideration, motion for, may be made by one of the majority.. or by a member of the side that prevailed.... motion for, must be made within two days after vote.. 20 124 motion for, must be made before the subject matter is

out of possession of Senate........

Reconsideration of a question requiring the affirmative vote of two

thirds, to be determined by a majority

Record, Executive, extracts from, prohibited

Reference of petitions, &c., how made

Reports of standing committees, when received

of committees, to lie one day.

Reporters placed on the floor

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Resolutions, requiring approbation of the President to amend constitution, and grant money, to be treated as bills ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... other, to lie one day

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on third reading, amended only by consent...
engrossed, recommitted, and reported, to be again read a
second time

orders, votes, &c., requiring the President's approbation,
shall be signed and presented as in case of bills (See Bills)
(joint rule)

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passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given
(joint rule)

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not to be presented to the President on last day of the ses

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to take the decision of the Vice-President when the Senate is
equally divided....

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to receive from committee, and enter engrossed bills

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to furnish the President with transcripts of executive journal 42 129 reporters on the floor under direction of the

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to be chosen on second Monday of first session of every Con

gress

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to attend and take minutes when Senate is convened to any
other place...

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to make returns on nominations, from day to day

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to return or deliver no paper, except original treaties, without
order of Senate

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to furnish no extract from executive journal without special
order

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to convey messages to House of Representatives Benata, proceedings of, when a number less than a quorum shall have assembled

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proceedings of, in quasi committee to be entered concisely...... 32 126
ceremonial proceedings when met by the President of the United
States at any other place than the Senate Chamber........

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Sen who shall be admitted when engaged in Executive or confidential business.......

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⚫he proceedings of, to be recorded separately

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transcripts and extracts from Executive records, in what cases
furnished....

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votes of, to be entered on journal.

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contents of memorials and petitions presented to, to be entered

on the journal ........................

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hall be cleared of all persons except their officers, when acting
on Executive business

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Executive proceedings of, to be recorded separately from the Le-
gislative.....

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officers of, when they shall be elected

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messages to and from (joint rules)..

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Speaking, among the members, prohibited during debate

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more than twice in one day on the same subject, prohibited.. 4 121

Spirits, not to be brought within or about the Capitol (joint rule).

Time longest, first put
Treaties, proceedings on

to be kept secret, until injunction be removed

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Vice-President, or President pro-tempore, may appoint a chairman ..............
Vote, every, to be entered on the journal

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no member allowed to, after decision 18 announced..............

Words, exceptionable, shall be taken down, when a call to order is made by a Senator

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Feas and nays, to be called alphabetically..

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may be required by one-fifth........................................................................... 16 123 to be taken without debate.................................................... 16 123 after being taken, no member allowed to enter nis vote. 17 199

INDEX

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THE RULES AND ORDERS

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TRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

AND TO

THE JOINT RULES.

Abolition petitions, rule respecting

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Absent members, their attendance may be compelled by fifteen members 57 147
Absent, no member allowed to be, unless on leave
Absentees at a call, proceedings against

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Acts and Addresses, signed by the Speaker...
Adaress to the President, how to be presented (joint rule)
Adhere, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint rule)
Adjourn, motion to, always in order, but not to be debated

hour to be entered

Amend, order of motion to

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Amendment not to be admitted, if on a subject different from that under

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Amendments to engrossed bills, by way of rider, not permitted
to engrossed bills, to be kept on separate paper..
to original motions, in Committee of the Whole....
to bills and resolutions, cannot be made by adding other
bills or resolutions

to rules, proposition of

to reports in Committee of the Whole

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to bills on which the two Houses disagree, conference upon
(joint rule)

of Senate, to bills, when considered. ..

Appeals, how made and debated

proceedings in case of

not debated on previous question

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