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Journals of Senate and of House, number of, to be printed....

476

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Report of condition and cost of, and of binding and engrav-
ing.

477

Report of detailed estimates for..

477

Reports of committees and evidence may be printed upon
payment of cost and 10 per cent added.....
Reports of Geological Survey, estimates and expenditures for
printing

477,478

478

Reports of Smithsonian Institution, how printed.

478

Report of annual expenditures on account of Congressional
Record

478

Priority of Business. (Rule XVI, 4.)

Questions relating to, are not debatable. (Rule XXV) ......... 228, 478
When previous question ordered on third reading of two bills
coming up on same day...

478

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ported from committees. (Rule XIII, 1)

Shall be referred to Committee of the Whole House when re-

How introduced and referred. (Rule XXI, 3; XXII, 1)
Must be referred to certain committees.
Erroneous reference of, how corrected.
Erroneous reference of, confers no jurisdiction. (Rule XXII, 2)
Reports on, and views of minority to be
printing and reference to Calendars.
Adverse reports on, how disposed of.
Friday set apart for consideration of, unless otherwise ordered.

delivered to Clerk for
(Rule XIII, 2)

215

222,480

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215

(Rule XIII, 3).............

215

(Rule XXIV, 6; Rule XXVI, 1,3)..

227, 228

Distinction between public and.....

Examples of bills partaking of both a public and private
character....

479, 480

480

Not in order to so amend as to convert into public..

480

Not in order to amend, by extending provisions to others than
those named in

480

Not in order to amend, by engrafting general provisions of

law..

480

Private Bills-Continued.

Introduction, Reference of, and Reports upon-

How introduced, referred, and reported...

That the committee reporting has no jurisdiction of sub-
ject, may be suggested after bill reported and at any
time before consideration is entered on.

ate reference under the rule .....

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480

483

In such case bill returned to committee for appropri

483

When founded on contract with Government to be referred to
Court of Claims.....

456

Precedence of, reported to former House by Court of Claims
and not acted on. (See CLAIMS, COURT OF)..

481

Practice to report resolution for reference of a number of, to
Court of Claims ..............

481

When in order-

Friday set apart for consideration of.......

481

Special order for public bill precludes, on Friday..

482

Effect of "continuing" special order on Friday.

482

Business previously reported from Private Calendar first in
order on Friday...

482

Consideration hour on Friday under present rule

482

Effect of negative vote on motion to resolve in Committee of
Whole to consider

482

Private Claims-

Bills for payment or adjudication of, referred to certain com-

When to be referred to Court of Claims..

Privilege. (See also QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.)

mittees only. (Rule XXI, 4) ...

Private Land Claims, Committee on—
Shall consist of thirteen Members.
Subjects that shall be referred to. (Rule XI, 32)

Private Land Claims, Court of-

Jurisdiction of..

Of Senators and Representatives, from arrest...
From punishment for offenses committed prior to election....
For House to determine whether Member has abused, in print-
ing remarks in Record ...

Breach of, to publish in Record names of Members voting on
question not taken by yeas and nays.
Penalties imposed for breach of.....

Congress not vested with power to punish for contempt. 484, 485
Imprisonment by order of House for breach of; assault on

222

456

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Has precedence on day set apart by special order for other
business....

485

Pending call of the House

485

22

For House to decide whether a matter is in violation of
honor, dignity, etc., of.....

485,486

Necessary that a paper be read to decide whether involving.. 486
Of reading paper during personal explanation...
May be based on communications by telegraph......
Right of Member to seat held no higher, than election of
Speaker....

486

486

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486

486

Must be entertained in preference to other business............................
Disorderly language being reported by Committee of the
Whole, resolution of censure in order without formal deci-
sion by Speaker.............

Previous question applies to.

Debate on, whether limited to one hour.

Examples of

What are not-

Examples of question held not to be

Privileged Questions-

Certain reports from committees present. (Rule XI, 57)

Certain motions present. (Rule XVI, 4)

Motion to reconsider. (Rule XVIII, 1)

Report of conference committee. (Rule XXIX)..
Defined...

487

487

487

487-490

490,491

213

218

220

999

491

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Reports from committees having leave to report at any time.
Motions relating to order of business are privileged one over
the other as prescribed in Rule XXIV..

492

492

When question under debate motions are privileged one over
the other, as prescribed in Rule XVI, 4

492

Privilege, Questions of-Continued.

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Precedence of-Continued.

Conference report, how interrupted

492

Motion to adjourn pending, when in order...
Examples of....

Practice as to-

Germane matter not privileged, may be added to by amendment
Once considered remains privileged....

Pending at adjournment does not necessarily recur as regular
order of business next day unless called up by a Member...
Must in first instance be referred to a committee having juris-
diction of subject

492

493,494

494

494

494

495

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Shall be executed by Sergeant-at-Arms. (Rule IV, 1).
Seal of the House shall be affixed to. (Rule III, 3)

204

204

Protest-

Not a matter of right for Member to have received and entered
upon the Journal, against the action of the House..................

495

Public Buildings—

Subjects relating to accounts, expenditures, etc., for, shall be
referred to Committee on Expenditures on. (Rule XI, 50)..
Public Buildings and Grounds, Committee on-
Shall consist of fifteen Members. (Rule X, 1)
Subjects that shall be referred to. (Rule XI, 21)
Selection of restaurant keeper by.....

(See COMMITTEES; CAPITOL.)

Public Documents. (See also PRINTING, PUBLIC.)

Two copies of all, shall be retained in Clerk's office-library.
(Rule III, 3)

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Clerk shall preserve for each Member an extra copy each ....
Public Lands, Committee on. (See also COMMITTEES.)

495

Shall consist of fifteen Members and one Delegate. (Rule x, 1;
Rule XII)...........

207, 214

210

Subjects that shall be referred to. (Rule XI, 15).
Privilege of, to report at any time certain bills. (Rule XI, 57). 213, 495
Public Printing and Public Printer. (See PRINTING, PUBLIC;

PRINTING, JOINT COMMITTEE ON.)

Questions. (See also APPEAL; CONSIDERATION; MOTIONS; PRE-

VIOUS QUESTION; PRIVILEGED QUESTIONS.)
Manner and form of putting. (Rule 1, 5).............
Shall be lost in case of tie vote. (Rule 1, 6)

201, 202

202

Questions-Continued.

Whether House will consider a proposition shall not be put

unless demanded. (Rule XVI, 3).

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218

218,496

221

496

Form of stating question of engrossing and third reading of
bills. (Rule XXI, 1)

Certain, not divisible

Questions of Order. (See also APPEALS.)

Shall be decided by Speaker, subject to appeal. (Rule 1, 4) 201, 496
Shall be decided by Clerk, subject to appeal, pending election
of Speaker. (Rule III, 1)................

203

Arising pending motion for previous question not debatable.
(Rule XVII, 3)..

220,496

On first considering in a Committee of Whole matter relating
to appropriations, good at any time before consideration of
bill begun. (Rule XXIII, 3)..........

224

Shall be appended to printed Journal. (Rule III, 3).
Not entertained unless subject of, pending..

203, 497

497

Debate on, not limited.....

497

Extent of debate on, is within discretion of the Chair...
Not to be decided while question of consideration pending on
subject of..

497

497

Matter decided out of order is stricken out by Clerk....

497

Too late to raise, after debate begun on subject of, unless right
to object reserved......

497

Waived if not presented at time of occurrence.....
'Can not be sustained against provision reported under instruc-
tions by House..........

497

497

Questions of Privilege. (See PRIVILEGE, QUESTIONS OF.)
Quorum-

Upon appearance of, Journal shall be read. (Rule 1, 1)......
One-fifth of, may order tellers. (Rule 1, 5)................

201

201

Names of those present and not answering on roll call consid-
ered in determining the presence of. (Rule XV, 2)... 217, 218, 504
Fifteen Members may compel attendance of. (Rule XV, 3). 218,499
When without, in Committee of the Whole. (Rule XXIII, 2). 254, 499
Of Committee of the Whole. (Rule XXIII, 2)

What constitutes-

In choosing a President....

Majority of each House.

Where States fail to send Representatives..
In case of vacancies by death, etc.

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