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in references to committees

what are divisible......

Quarrel, members must declare they will not prosecute.. question of privilege arising from, has precedence.

Questions, general rule for putting...

the priority of certain, considered

removed from before House by adjournment

42

71

64-83

64

81

may be debated between the count of affirmative and negative 84

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of order, (incidental.) how far it shall supersede any other.............
division of, how made....

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in amending amendment, and agree or disagree....
motion to amend has precedence over motion to
strike out

97

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71

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79

79

when divided, each point open to debate and amend-
ment....................

81

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

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to be resumed in statu quo, when suspended by the want of a
quorum

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

any member may desire a count, for the purpose of ascertaining 26-46 not present suspends the question..

Randall and Whitney, reference to case, breach of privilege..
Reading of papers, right to require.......

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a report of one House, not of right in the other House............................. Recede, question discussed..

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63

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effect of a vote to........

94-96

Recommitment, effect of........

57

Reconsideration, of bills, orders, instructions, &c.......

92-95

of questions requiring two-thirds, by whom they may be
moved

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Representatives, House of, of whom composed.....

shall choose their Speaker and other officers.
powers of, in relation to its rules, and the
conduct of members....

Resolution and order, distinction.

to pay money, in order

when to be presented for approva.

Riders, amend engrossed bills by

Rules, an adherence to, important.

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37

49

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82-86

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Rules and orders of each House, to what cases they shall apply
Sections, numbered by clerk ..............

Senate, of whom composed, and how classed..

the Vice-President to be the President....................
shall choose their officers, &c.

.........

power of, in relation to rules, and the conduct of members....
equal division to be determined by the vote of the Vice-Presi-

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absence of, from sickness, another chosen............................
violates order by not putting question...............................................................
Clerk puts question, before election of..
may be removed at will of the House.

not to speak unless to order....

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cannot refuse an amendment, inconsistent.................................

to decide point of order that arises in putting question,
promptly, and may ask advice of old members..

Special orders.-See Orders.

Strike out, paragraph may be perfected before question to....

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Treaties inay be made by the President and Senate...

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shall be kept secret until injunction removed............

are legislative acts.......

extent of the power to make....

may be rescinded by an act of the Legislatute.
papers to be communicated with.
ratified by nominal call

Treaties real for information, the day received

read for consideration on subsequent day

proceedings upon.......

reconsideration of votes upon, may be moved by one of the
side prevailing.....

Vote, cannot, till sworn.......................

every member must ....

must not vote, if not present.........

change of.....................

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32-41-71

Warm words, or quarrel, adjustment of......................................................................
Whitney and Randall, bribery case, reference to .........................................................
Withdraw, members cannot, when question is putting..
Withdraw motions, rule of parliament.....

Witnesses, how summoned, examined, &c.

Feas and Nuys, may be required by one-fifth....... to be taken alphabetically.....

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87-90

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INDEX

TO THE

RULES OF THE SENATE.

The first column of figures refers to the number of the rule, the second to the page on which the rule will be found.]

Absence, from the Senate, not allowed without leave....

...

without leave, in cases of, the sergeant-at-arms may be sent..

8 122 8 122

Address to the President, how to be presented (joint rule)
Adhere, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint rule).
Adjournment, motion for, has precedence.....
Admission, on the floor, the persons entitled to ..............................
Amendments to a resolution to amend the Constitution, carrried by a

11 167

15 167

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

11 122

47 130

majority

43 130

to bills on which the two Houses disagree, conference upon
(joint rule).

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shall receive three readings on different days
on second reading, considered as in Committee of the Whole..... 28 125
proceedings on, at different stages.......

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titles of, only, and parts affected by amendments, inserted on the
journal

31 126

engrossed, how examined, reported, and entered............ 33 126 on their passage to be on paper (joint rule).

5 165

to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two Houses (joint
rule)...

6 166

See Engrossed Bills.

passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given of (joint
rule)..

12 167

passed one House and lost in the other, how they may be renewed
(joint rule)...

13 167

when sent from one House to the other, to be accompanied by the
papers on which they are founded (joint rule)..

..... 14 167

not to be sent from one House to the other for concurrence on the
last three days of the session (joint rule)..

......... 16 167

not to be presented to the President on the last day of a session
(joint rule)..

joint rule relative to printing of.

17 167

.......... 18 167

Blanks, in filling, what motions have preference
Business, unfinished, has preference..

13 123 ....15 123

Capitel, no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule).
Chair to be addressed..

· 19 167

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Character of persons nominated to be kept secret........
Commit, motion to, in order at any time before final passage
Committee on Enrolled Bills, appointed, and duties of (joint rule). .
Committees, standing...

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Communications, confidential, to be kept secret.........................

3 121

39 129

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29 120

7 166

33 126

34 127

7 166

24 124

26 125

38 129

1 165

Conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses, rule respecting (joint

rule)....

Consent, bills may be read three times in a day, by unanimous......... 26 125 nominations may be considered on the day received, by unani

mous

....... 36 128

Constitution, what majority requisite to amend a resolution proposing amendments to the........

43 130

Conversation among the members, not allowed during the debate, or while papers are reading.

2 121

Debate, no member to speak more than twice, in the same, in one day, without leave............

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not allowed on a call to order................................................................................
prohibited on a motion to adjourn ................................................ 11 122
not allowed on a call for reading papers
not allowed in taking yeas and nays.........

6 121

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14 123

16 123

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Documents, to be printed only by special order

Enrolled Bills, to be examined by the committee, (joint rule)...

provision for the appointment of the committee on (joint rule)
to be signed by the presiding officers of the two Houses, (joint
rule)

25 125

7 166

7 166

8 166

how to be presented to the President, and the time to be noted
(joint rule).

9 166

not to be presented to the President on last day of session (joint
rule).

......

17 167

Executive record, extracts from, prohibited....

42 129

Executive proceedings, to be kept in separate books.

Floor of Senate, reporters placed on .........

Galleries, when they shall be cleared

Journal, to be read on a quorum assembling .......................................................................... to contain the titles, only, of bills, and the parts affected by proposed amendments..........

41 129

47 130

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a brief statement of every memorial, petition, and paper, to be
entered on

32 126

to be as concise as possible, when acting as in Committee of
the Whole..........

engrossed bills to be entered on

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