Page.

Gallery, clearing of........

Committee of the Whole cannot punish for disorder in...

145

124

Impeachment, sketch of the law of Parliament respecting ........ 189, 192
Inconsistent or incongruous amendments not suppressed.......... 157
Inquiry or accusation, common fame a ground for.........
Insist, question discussed upon amendments between the Honses. 174, 175

effect of vote to.....

on execution of a subsisting order. A member may........
Interests are concerned, no member is to be present when a bill is

under debate in which his private.....

o Piva 10........................

181

182

Journal shall be kept by each House....

181
of each House to be published......

....
shall show every vote....

.......
to contain a brief statement of every petition, paper, &c.,

presented..
titles of bills and parts affected by amendments to be in-

serted on ....
what question shall be entered on..
a record in law ..........

182
subject to examination ...
directions as to making up....

181, 182
either House may notice and inspect Journal of the other. 182
how it may be amended.

182

181

181

182

Largest sum, question first put, in filling blanks........
Lie on table, may be called up at any time, matters that...
Longest time, question first put, in filling blanks.......

M.

Majority decides on general questions....

170

.........

132

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Members and officers of one House not amenable to the other..... 132
must vote when question is put.....

170
not to vote unless present when question was put. .....
must withdraw when questions concerning themselves or
their private interests are debated.

133
may be heard, but must withdraw before a question is

moved ............. ....................
Memorial. (See Petition.)
Messages cannot be received in Committee of the Whole.......... 123
between the Houses-subject of, discussed....

178
executive, to be made to both Houses at same time ..... 179
when they may be received ........

178
forms in receiving ......

178
errors in their delivery may be corrected ...

178
bills not acted on, the House may be reminded of them. 179
Minority protected by adherence to rules ..

107
Mistakes (see Errors) .....

173, 179
Motion not to be put or debated until seconded

134
to be put in writing, if desired ........

134
to be read for information as often as desired by a member. 134
to adjourn not in order when a member has the floor...... 134
privileged, what shall be, discussed..

..................... 147, 155
removed from before House by adjournment, &c. (see
Questions).

163
........................

163

.............................

...........

110

Newspaper publications, defamatory, breach of privilege ..........
Nipping, reviling, or unmannerly words not permitted in debate.

130

Officers of either House, forms of nomination or election.......... 119, 120
of one House not amenable to the other..

132
Onslow, Mr., his opinion of importance of rules.............

107
Order, violated by Speaker by not putting question ...

113
in Parliament “instances make order”.

127
respecting papers (see Papers).........

127
in debate (see Debate)...

128
disorderly words in committee to be taken down and re-
ported to the House.............

132
a member's name may be called by the Speaker for disorder. 130
questions of, may be adjourned ..

133
decision of the Speaker on points of, may be controlled ...

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Order, motives of members not to be called in question ...

130
Committee of the Whole cannot punish breach of......... 145
if point arise while question is putting, Speaker to decide
it peremptorily ........

170
Order of business, propriety of adhering to the ...

125
for the Senate...

126
Order of the day, how and when to be called up ...

131
may be discharged at any time.......

134
cannot be moved while member is speaking... 136
takes precedence of all questions

149
Order of the House, determined with the session.....

134
a member of the House may insist on the exe-
cution of a subsisting ........

133
and without debate or delay..

133
Order, question of, to supersede a question depending

154
Order and resolution, distinction between .

136
Order, special, rules upon subject of........

134, 149
Opposition to bill, proper time to make........

.... 140, 166

P.

127

146, 147

155

135

Papers and journals not to be removed from Clerk's table.......
Papers, rules respecting their preservation ......... ........ 127, 128

reading of, how far they may be called for..........
reading of, to be put before the previous question........
referred, usually read by title ...

147
to be left with conferees of the House granting the con-
ference...........

177
relating to bills or amendments sent to the other House.. 173
Parliament, each House of, may adjourn independently of the
other..................................

182
Petition and remonstrance, distinction ..
Petition to be presented by a member-its form, &c..

to be subscribed or written by petitioner.....
must go to committee through the House...
question as to receiving.......

135
Postpone indefinitely, quashes a question for the session,

150
Postpone beyond session, effect of ...

150
Preamble last considered ......

140, 141
President of the Senate provided by the Constitution..

119
President pro tempore to be chosen in the absence of the Vice-Presi-

dent .......

at what time his office shall determine...... 121
President of the United States, forms in presenting bills to........ 180

135

135
135

119

124

...

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Previous question, its intention and effect ......

155, 156
Previous question cannot be amended ........................... 153

can an amendment be moved to main question

after the P. Q. has been moved and seconded?.. 150
cannot be put in Committee of the Whole.......
may be put in quasi committee...

145
discussed .......

155, 156
Priority and precedence of motions, discussed...

147, 155
Privilege of Parliament has gradually increased.

108
of members of Parliament .....

108
of Senators and Representatives.....

109, 112
of Senators, constructive extent.

110
of the two Houses, cases of alleged breach of.......... 110
of a member takes place by force of his election...

112
of members must be ascertained at the peril of the party
violating .........

........

112
of a member is the privilege of the House...

113
a member cannot waive his.

..... 113
is violated by Speaker not putting a question which is
in order.....

113
of one House in relation to the other, or in relation to
co-ordinate branch of the legislature....

114, 132
breach of, party summoned or sent for...

110
breach of, by members, punishable by House only...... 113
breach of, by the king or executive........... ........ 114
members of one House cannot be summoned by the other
neither House can exercise authority over members or
officers of the other ......

132
of a member where he is charged or interested, &c...... 132

question of, takes precedence of the original question.. 155
Privileged questions (see Questions)....

-.... 147, 155

125

123

Qualification of Senators.....

115
Quarrel in committee must be settled in House

members must declare they will not prosecute ......... 131

question of privilege arising from, must first be disposed of 155
Questions, general rule for putting ......

................. 147, 149
the priority of certain, considered..........

149
removed from before House by adjournment........... 163
may be debated between the count of affirmative and
negative .........

........
manner of putting .................................... 164, 166
members are not to speak or move about when putting. 170

164

.....

152

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Questions, must be decided peremptorily if difficulty arise........ 170

one House cannot question the other except by confer-
ence ................

179
Questions, privileged, what shall be..

147, 155
in filling blanks ......

154, 160
in reference to commitinent.
to amend an amendment of the other House

takes precedence of a motion to agree or
disagree .........

175
motion to amend has precedence over motion

to strike out a paragraph ................ 154
Questions of order (incidental), how fa rit shall supersede any other 154
Question, division of, how made ...

............. ....

161
what are divisible...

162
when divided it must be so that each part may

stand by itself .....
when divided, each point open to debate and

amendment..
Questions (co-existing) what suspends and what removes from the
House an existing question......

163
Questions, equiralent, what is considered .......... ....... 163

how determined by ayes and noes .....
to be resumed in statu quo when suspended by the want
of a quorum.........

.. 118, 170
Question, previous (see Previous question)...

155
Quorum only shall do business.....

118
what number shall be a.

118
how the attendance of, may be compelled ........

118
any member may call for a count for the purpose of ascer-
taining ..........

.......... 118, 133
not present suspends the question......

118, 170

.....................

162

..................

1770

........

110

..........

155

147

147

Randall and Whitney, reference to case, breach of privilege......
Reading of papers, question on, first put...

........
a speech is not a right without leave...........
a report of one House not of right in the other
House ......

.................
Recede, question discussed ......

on amendments between the Houses the question shall be:

1st to agree, 2d disagree, 3d recede, 4th insist, 5th,

adhere .......
one House adhering, the other must recede or adhere also

163

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