Chairman of Committees. (See COMMITTEES.) First-named member shall be chairman. (Rule x, 3).. Speaker shall appoint. (Rule XXIII, 1). Shall cause roll to be called when without quorum. (Rule Chaplain- Page. 209 223, 332 224 Shall be elected by viva voce vote at commencement of each 202 Shall continue in cffice until successor chosen and qualified. Subjects relating to pensions for services in, shall be referred Claims. (See also WAR CLAIMS; CLAIMS, Court of.) 211 211 Bills for payment of, shall be referred to certain committees. 222, 295 Papers in files of House relating to, may be furnished Execu- 234 Officers or employés of House shall not be interested in. Claims adjudicated shall be reported to Congress... Members, officers, and employés shall not prosecute. (Rule 235, 295 295 295 Papers in private claims to be transmitted to.. Power of, to call for papers, and reports of committees.. Jurisdiction of- Conferred by organic and subsequent acts. 296 296 296, 297 Conferring additional jurisdiction upon......... 299, 300, 301, 302 Indian Depredation Claims- Jurisdiction of, conferred on.. Reports from- To be transmitted to Congress 302 303 303 Practice as to continuing reports of, on Calendar...... 304, 305, 306 Communications from the, transmitting judgments rendered Clerk of the House- 305 9086 306 Shall be elected by a viva voce vote at the commencement of 202 Shall continue in office until successor chosen and qualified. 202 202 Shall take oath of office. (Rule 1).. 202 203 Shall appoint employés in his department. (Rule II)...................... 203 204, 306 Shall keep and pay stationery accounts of Members. (Rule Shall keep accounts of disbursements out of contingent fund. 204,306 Shall make weekly statement of resolutions and bills on 203 Shall make or approve contracts for material or labor for the 204, 306 Shall attest and affix seal of House to processes. (Rule 111, 3) 204, 306 nal. (Rule III, 3)... 203,306 Shall send copy of Journal to executive, and to each branch of legislature, of every State and Territory. (Rule III, 3) 203, 204 Clerk of the House-Continued. Page. Shall distribute to Members copy of printed Journal and 203 203 Shall receive reports of committees for printing and refer- 215 Shall furnish official reporters with transcript of reference of 222 230 May furnish Executive Departments with papers from files 234 Shall take possession of bills, papers, etc.. in hands of com- 233 ness..... 306 Vacancy in office of, no business can be transacted until a 306 Refusal by, to entertain motions to amend roll of Members- 306 Shall keep copies of reports made by each committee, and have same indexed and bound.... 308 Shall require report of subordinate disbursing officer 309 Statement of new offices, etc., formerly prepared by, now Shall make detailed report of receipts and expenditures... 310, 311 311 Shall make return of public property in his possession.. 311 Shall transmit certain private claims to Court of Claims. 311 Must give written order for printing, binding, etc........... 311 .311, 312 Use of Congressional Library may be granted to.. 312 Shall number sections of bills and give numbers to bills and 312 Prepares estimates of and disburses contingent fund............ 312 Keeps the files...... 312 Keeps book for entry of bills and joint resolutions.. to the Public Printer Distributes bills, papers, etc., to appropriate committees. Engrosses bills and joint resolutions which pass the House... Keeps petition and newspaper book.... Journalizes petitions, bills, etc., and furnishes transcript 313 313 313 313 313 313 Takes inventory at close of each session and reports to Com- 314 Sells and accounts for waste paper, etc... 314 Duties of, relative to testimony in contested-election cases.... 314 Shall be appointed by chairman subject to approval of com- 209, 314 Admitted on the floor of the House when business of their 232 233, 315 Pay of session, when to commence. Committee on Accounts reports what committees shall have.. 314 314 Annual assistant.. 315 315 611 315 316 Clerks of the House of Representatives— List of (Appendix) Clerks to Members- Members and Delegates allowed clerks during session TEES.) Shall consist of seventeen Members and one Delegate. (Rule Shall consist of seventeen members. (Rule x, 1) May propose amendments to appropriation bills, if germane, Neither House can independently continue a commission Page. Commerce, Interstate and Foreign, Committee on. (See COMMIT- TEES.) 206 209 222, 316 316 316 May be created by law.... 316 Sometimes appointed from Members-elect to next Congress .. 316 To inquire into status of laws, etc., governing Executive De- (See also RECOMMIT, REFER, MOTION TO.) 218 Being decided, not allowed again on same day. (Rule XVI, 4) Bills reported from a Committee of Whole with adverse Communications from Executive Departments. (Rule XLII). Also by substituting one committee for another. 317 317 Subject to amendment unless precluded by order of previous 317 Under Rule XVII, not to be laid on table. 317 With instruction to insert what House has struck out, not in 318 In order, pending question of concurrence in Senate amend- 318 Amendments of the Senate subject to, unless previous ques- 318 Motion to commit Senate amendments not previously consid- 318 To a special committee, in order before adoption of rules, |