tion of a bill was held to be a waiver of the point that its first consideration should be in Committee of the Whole.-Journal, 2, 47, p. 181.

A session of the House extending, by failure to adjourn, into the next Calendar day, a special order for the latter day is pretermitted, the session being of the legislative, not the Calendar day.-Congressional Record, 1, 50, pp. 2749, 2755; Journal, 1, 50, pp. 1479, 1491.

The question of consideration can be demanded against a bill which has been made exclusively a special order for a certain day. When, however, a day is assigned for the consideration of a class of bills the question of consideration can not be demanded against the whole class, but may be against each bill in its order as presented.-Congressional Record, 1, 49, p. 7335.

Where a day is specially assigned to a committee for the consideration of such business as it may present or indicate, it is in order for such committee to indicate any bill it please, whether pending in committee, on a Calendar, or on the Speaker's table.-Journal, 1, 47, p. 1541.

When a special order provides that certain amendments shall be voted on at a certain time, it is not in order to propose amendments to such specified amendments.-Journal, 1, 53, p. 18.

A continuing special order providing for the consideration of two election.cases, and excluding other business until the same were disposed of, was held to take precedence of and to suspend the question on the approval of the Journal, until the pending business should be concluded.-Journal, 2, 53, p 309.

A special order providing that at a certain time, after voting on certain specified amendments, a vote shall be taken on the engrossment and third reading of a bill, after the last specified amendment is voted on no further amendment is in order.— Journal, 1, 53, pp..21, 22.

Special orders may be made either by means of a motion to suspend the rules, or upon the report of the Committee on Rules or by unanimous consent.

The effect of postponing a bill to a day certain is to make it a special order for that day, subject, of course, to precedence of prior special orders.

Propositions for a change in the order of business, or for special orders are referred to the Committee on Rules, and may be reported and considered at any time; and during the consideration thereof no dilatory motions are permitted until the question is disposed of. (See Rule XI, clauses 51 and 57.)

FORM OF.

The usual form of resolution for making a special order is, "that the (here describe the bill or whatever else it may be) be made the special order for the day of, and from day to day until the same is disposed of."-Journal, 1, 31, p. 1176. In which case, after the arrival of the time fixed, or the disposal of a special order previously made, it takes precedence of other business until it is disposed of.

Sometimes the words "Fridays and Saturdays excepted" are inserted.-Journal, 1, 30, p. 692. In which case the consideration of private bills may be proceeded with on those days, but it is otherwise where these words are omitted.-Journal, 1, 32, pp. 401, 433. Since that period Fridays alone are set apart for the consideration of private bills. And sometimes the words "and from day to day until disposed of" are omitted.-Journal, 1, 31, p. 522. In which case it is a special order for the day named only, and if the matter made a special order is not taken up, or, if taken up, is left undisposed of on the day fixed, thereafter it loses its specialty.-Journal, 1, 31, pp. 631, 897; 2, 48, p. 218.

PRECEDENCE OF.

Where two special orders are made for the same time, the one first made takes precedence.-Cong. Globe, 1, 26, p. 325. The other, according to the practice, if made for that day, and "from day to day," will come up as soon as the one first made is disposed of.

A special order assigning and setting apart a day for the consideration of a bill or business of a committee takes precedence of a special order making a particular bill a "continuing order."Journal 1, 49, p. 1598; Congressional Record, 1, 49, p. 4183.

A question of privilege is in order and has precedence, though presented on a day previously set apart by special

order for the consideration of other business.-Congressional Record, 1, 51, p. 8375.

Two bills being made special orders for the same day, neither has precedence over the other, and the measure first called up is first in order.-Congressional Record, 1, 49, p. 4543.

When a bill has been made a special order for a certain day its consideration takes precedence on such day over privileged reports.-Congressional Record, 1, 49, p. 7276.

Where a special order, assigning a day for the consideration of a bill, provides that at a certain hour the previous question shall be ordered to include all amendments and the bill to its passage, but before the previous question is exhausted on such day an adjournment takes place, it was held that the bill comes up in order for consideration on the next succeeding day.Journal, 2, 50, pp. 321, 381.

STATIONERY.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall annually advertise, once a week for at least four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers published in the District of Columbia, for sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, during the next session of Congress with the necessary stationery.R. S., sec. 65.

The advertisement published under the preceding section must describe the kind of stationery required, and must require the proposals to be accompanied with sufficient security for their performance.-R. S., sec. 66.

All such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day speci'fied in such advertisement for opening the same, when the same shall be opened in the presence of at least two persons, and the contract shall be given to the lowest bidder, provided he shall give satisfactory security to perform the same, under a forfeiture not exceeding double the contract price in case of failure; and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and give such security, within a time to be fixed in such advertisement, then the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract, and give such security. And in case of failure by the person entering

into such contract to perform the same, he and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract, as liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name of the United States.-R. S., sec. 67.

The three preceding sections shall not prevent either the Secretary or the Clerk from contracting for separate parts of the supplies of stationery required to be 'furnished.-R. S., 68. The annual appropriation for stationery or commutation therefor is fixed at $125 to each Member.

By a resolution of the House on the 24th of July, 1868 (Journal, 2, 40, p. 1173), it is provided that the Clerk be authorized, as the agent of the House, to purchase, in the manner provided by law, on the best terms he may find practicable, such stationery as may be requisite for the use of the House and Clerk's office, giving preference in all cases to American manufacture, provided it be equally cheap and of as good quality; that he cause to be recorded in a well-bound book, suited to that purpose, the bills and invoices of all the stationery he may so purchase from time to time; that he deliver to the Members of Congress and officers hereinafter named the amounts of stationery hereinafter specified, keeping an accurate account of the same, and also of the quantity and value of that used in the Clerk's office; and that hereafter in the annual reports now required by law to be made by the Clerk showing the amount of expenditure from the contingent fund of the House, he be required to state, accurately and distinetly, the quantity and cost of all the stationery delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof and that used in the Clerk's office; also the amount remaining on hand at the time of making such statement, and the amount of unexpended appropriation for stationery: Provided, That the amount furnished to Members of Congress may be embraced in a single item.

And he is required to deliver to every Member of the House the usual articles of stationery now furnished to members to an amount not exceeding in value that authorized by law, at the cost price, in the stationery room, or, at the option of the Members, to pay them the proper commutation in money; that he keep a true and accurate account of all stationery which he may so deliver to the several Members of the House; and if in

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any case a Member shall receive a greater amount of stationery during any session than is above provided, the Clerk shall, before the close of such session, furnish to the Sergeant-at-Arms an account of such excess beyond the amount above specified, who is hereby required to deduct the amount of such excess from the pay and mileage of such Member, and refund the same into the Treasury: Provided, That this limitation is not intended to be made applicable to the use of wrapping paper and envel opes which may be required in the folding room.

And he is also authorized and required to deliver to every chairman of the committees of the House, for the use of such committees, and to the Postmaster, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Doorkeeper, for the use of their respective offices, at every session of Congress, similar articles of stationery, not exceeding in value an amount which from time to time shall be fixed upon by the Committee on Accounts and approved by the Speaker.

STENOGRAPHERS.

(See Reporters.)

STRIKE OUT, MOTION TO.

A motion to strike out and insert is indivisible; but a motion to strike out being lost, shall preclude neither amendment nor motion to strike out and insert.-Rule XVI, clause 7.

"If it is proposed to amend by striking out a paragraph, the friends of the paragraph are first to make it as perfect as they can by amendments before the question is put for striking it out.”—Manual, p. 158.

Where it is voted affirmatively to strike out certain words and insert A, it is not afterwards in order to strike out A and insert B.-Ibid., p. 159.

After A is inserted, however, it may be moved to strike out a portion of the original paragraph comprehending A, provided the coherence to be struck out be so substantial as to make this effectively a different proposition.-Ibid., p. 159.

A motion to strike out is simply an amendment and is gov erned by the rules applicable to amendments generally.

Respecting motion to strike out enacting clause, or all after enacting clause. (See Enacting Words.)

(See Amendment.)