Rules, these, to govern present and succeeding Congresses, unless otherwise ordered..

Rule.

147

S.

Seats of members, second drawing for, not in order during the same
Congress

Secret session, relating to..

during the rebellion, (joint rule)

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

bills and resolutions, when to be read.

consider messages from.....

messages to and from, (joint rule).

54

5,41

messages from, to be repeated at Clerk's desk..

Sergeant-at-arms to be elected at the commencement of each Con

158

Speaker shall take chair every day at hour to which House ad

shall preserve order, decide questions of order, subject to
appeal, &c....

may speak to points of order in preference to other members.
shall rise to put a question

manner in which questions shall be put by.

shall state the result of vote by tellers...

shall examine and correct the journal before it is read.
shall have a general direction of the hall ..

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may name members to perform the duties of the Chair for
the day.

5

shall appoint all committees, unless the House direct other-
wise...

67

shall vote in all cases of ballot, and where his vote, if given
to the minority, will make a tie......

shall sign all acts, addresses, and joint resolutions..

Speaker, all writs, warrants, and subpœnas shall be under the hand
and seal of..

shall have power to order the galleries and lobby to be
cleared.

may admit stenographers, and assign them place in writing.
petitions handed to the Clerk to be subject to the control of.
shall name member who is first to speak.

while question is being put by, or he is addressing the House,
members to keep their seats, and not hold private conver-
sation

shall state motions when made and seconded

shall not entertain request to change a vote after result an-
nounced....

shall not entertain motion for leave to introduce post-route
bills.......

shall not entertain motion for use of hall for other purpose

than legitimate business of the House.....

to sign checks for pay and mileage of members
to appoint chairman of the Committee of the Whole

no person to perform divine service in the hall without
consent of .....

155

25

105

6

shall have the control and disposal of the unappropriated
rooms on the House side of the Capitol...

5

election of, to be conducted in accordance with these rules.
communications from Executive Departments for considera-
tion of committees to be addressed to......
appointment and removal of official reporters and stenog-
raphers vested in

146

159

165

5

54

pro tempore, may be named by the Speaker for the day
Speaker's table, business on, how reached, and manner of disposing of.
shall be attended to only at time spec-

ified in 54th rule

weekly statement of, to be prepared by
Clerk.....

Special orders, all debate on, shall be confined to measure before com-

mittee.....

general appropriation bills, may be made at any time.
State legislatures, when joint resolutions of, may be introduced.....
Stationery, allowance of, to members and delegates..
Stenographers, relative to

Strike out and insert, motions to, indivisible

135, 165

shall not be admitted if engaged as claim-agents..

135

46

Strike out, motion to, being lost, effect of.

46

Strike out enacting clause, motion to, effect of

123

Subpanas, to be signed by the Speaker, &c

Suspend the rules, motions to, to be seconded by a majority.
pending motion to, only a motion to adjourn in
order..

T.

Taxes, &c., respecting the imposition of

Tellers, when to be appointed...

Rule.

8

166

161

.110, 111

4

7

Tie votes, made so by the vote of the Speaker, defeat the proposition.

U.

Unfinished business, at adjournment, when to be resumed

all other, when to be resumed...

Viva voce, election to be held by

V.

Vote, separate, may be taken on each item of internal-improvementbill....

51,56

56

10

12

not to be given by a member who is interested or without the bar. 29, 30 every member present shall, unless excused

to be given viva voce in the election of officers
Speaker not to entertain request to change, after result is an-
nounced

members not to visit the Clerk's desk while vote is being taken.
names of members not, to be entered on journal and pub-
lished in "Globe".

Yeas and Nays, one-fifth of the members present may order, (Consti

tution,) to be taken alphabetically...

when calling, no one to go near the table.

names of members not voting by, to be entered on
journal and published in "Globe"

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151

151

164

8

138

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OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S.,

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JOINT RULES OF THE TWO HOUSES,

AND OF

SO MUCH OF JEFFERSON'S MANUAL AS UNDER THE RULES GOVERNS THE
HOUSE; OF PRECEDENTS OF ORDER AND USAGES OF THE HOUSE;
TOGETHER WITH SUCH PORTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION

OF THE UNITED STATES, LAWS OF CONGRESS, AND
RESOLUTIONS OF THE HOUSE AS RELATE TO

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE,
AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES

OF ITS MEMBERS,

COMPILED BY

JOHN M. BARCLAY,

JOURNAL CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S.