or when vote is by ballot. (Rule 1, 6)...... By yeas and nays. (Rule XV, 1)... Vote-Continued. Speaker not required to except when his vote shall be decisive, Members shall vote unless personally interested or excused. Page. 202 217, 570 206, 571 By ballot. (Rule XL)............. 234 Speaker decides peremptorily points of order during division. By sound, by division, by tellers, by yeas and nays.......... 568 resorted to on any question... 568 Form in which questions put.. 568 Demand for superior method refused-too late to demand in- 568 When yeas and nays refused, inferior method may be repeated 568 568 After, taken by division and tellers demanded and refused— 568 When taken by division, yeas and nays being demanded and 568 Provision for, by ballot practically obsolete. 568 As announced by tellers showing no quorum, and motions 569 When interruption brief, count may be continued where left 569 Record of- By yeas and nays entered on Journal.... 569 Number voting for and against by other method than yeas and 569 Right to change before announcement. 569 Can not amend Journal, to change, when given under misap- 569 Actual record of, determines status of question in case of error 569 If error in announcement results in adjourning House, next 569 Permitted to be recorded when Member present fails to hear 570 When in dispute as to how vote cast, in absence of Member 570 Vote-Continued. Page. Record of-Continued. Members in custody of Sergeant-at-Arms not entitled to vote 570 One Member in custody may vote to excuse another in same 570 Members under arrest can not be deprived of their general 570 For the House, not for the Speaker, to determine the right of 570 Excuse from voting- Members shall vote unless excused 570 571 571 Member shall answer "present" should he not vote.. War Claims, Committee on. (See also CLAIMS; COMMITTEES; PRI- (Rule X, 1)............... 207 211 571 206 209 Shall consist of thirteen Members. Withdrawal of Amendments— Allowed before decision or amendment. (Rule XVI, 2; XIX)... 221 225 Withdrawal of Motions- Allowed before decision or amendment. (Rule XVI, 2)................... Motion to reconsider not to be withdrawn after motion to lay on table defeated.. 572 Motion to suspend rules not seconded pending at an adjourn- ment may be withdrawn and another motion substituted .. 572 572 572 Page. Withdrawal of Papers. (See also FILES) Leave of House required for. (Rule XXXIX) 573 234 Certified copies shall be filed in case of. (Rule XXXIX).. Clerk may furnish Executive Departments with papers from files. (Rule XXXIX). Witnesses before Committees of the House- Compensation of. (Rule XXXVII).... By what authority summoned. Who may administer oath to... 230 234 233, 573 573 573 Fees and mileage of..... * 573 Punishment of, for refusal to testify. 574 Not privileged to refuse to testify because testimony would 574 Testimony of, shall not be used as evidence against in any 574 Duty of district attorney for District of Columbia to prose- 574 Instances of penalties imposed on.. 574 House not vested with general authority to punish for con- 575 Case of recusant witnesses before a Senate committee certi- 575 Validity and constitutionality of R. S., sec. 102, relative to 575 Writs. (See PROCESSES OF THE HOUSE.) Yeas and Nays. (See also VOTE.) After second roll call Clerk shall announce pairs. (Rule Manner of calling roll for. (Rule XV, 1). 206, 577 After second roll call for, request to record a vote not in 217 On the demand of one-fifth of those present, shall be entered 575 One-fifth of those present construed as one-fifth of those who 576 Quorum not required to order, or to reconsider order for..... 576 576 When call begun must progress without debate.... May be demanded, when, and when may not- 576 While vote by division or tellers is being taken. 576 While Speaker is announcing result....... 576 After announcement and before passing to other business.. 576 waived 576 Yeas and Nays-Continued. Page. May be demanded, when, and when may not-Continued. Not after result is announced and when Speaker is putting another question 576 On questions arising during a call of the House.. 576 In case of failure of quorum to vote by tellers, takes prece- 576 579 576 Can not be demanded on seconding motion to suspend rules.. Right of members to change vote before result announced... 565 577 577 577 577 577 578 Tellers to be appointed at commencement of roll call. (Rule 217,578 If no quorum answers, tellers shall report names of those Roll called twice before tellers required to report...... 217,578 578 578 Error in announcement of result by, vote as actually recorded 578 But if erroneous announcement results in adjourning House, 578 Effect of order for- In absence of quorum voting on question order for, remains in 579 If ordered on question on day set apart for certain business Motion upon which, ordered can not be withdrawn.... Question of consideration can not be demanded against ques- Not in order to repeat demand for, when once refused.. |