Leave to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion for, required ... 25 125 Members, prohibited from speaking to each other during debate ...................... 2 121 present, not a quorum, empowered to send for absent members 8 122 shall express assent or dissent by ay or no....................................................... 22 124 Member, when he speaks, shall address the chair first rising and addressing the chair, shall speak first........................ ............ 3 121 5 121 6 121 7 122 8 122 shall not absent himself without leave.......... any, may desire a motion to be reduced to writing............ 10 122 may have a question divided, if susceptible of division ....... 12 122 required to vote when yeas and nays are called............... 16 123 not allowed to vote after decision is announced............... 17 123 Memorial or petition, contents of, shall be stated before received and read 24 124 when received how referred contents of, to be entered on the journal Messages between the two Houses, how to be announced and delivered (joint rule) by whom to be sent (joint rule). Messengers, when introduced....... Motion, not to be debated until seconded made and seconded, shall, if desired, be reduced to writing..... 10 122 to be read before debated to adjourn, has preference. ..... 10 122 11 122 to adjourn, to be decided without debate .............................................................. 11 122 privileged, what shall be, when a subject is under debate....... 11 122 privileged, in filling blanks................................................................ 13 123 privileged, in reference to select or standing committees.. 35 128 to close the galleries, shall be discussed confidentially. to reconsider, when and by whom may be made 18 123 to admit persons for the purpose of presenting memorial, not in 19 123 ........... 44 130 Newspapers, not to be read while a member is speaking. 2 121 Nominations, not to be considered on the day received, unless by con sent....... Notice of one day required of an intended motion for leave to bring in a bill. 36 128 25 125 Orders of the day, special, not called before 1 o'clock.. .30 126 special, unfinished business has preference in... Order, upon a call to, the member shall sit down. 15 123 6 121 .... questions of, to be decided without debate on questions of, the President may require the sense of the Senate 6 121 Order, upon a call to, by a Senator, for words spoken, the exce} .ion. able words shall be taken down........ ........ 7 12: Papers and Documents not to be printed without special order......... 25 125 Persons not admitted to present a memorial, &c....... entitled to admission on the floor, the Petition, before received, contents of, to be stated........ when received how referred........ .... 19 123 47 130 .......... contents of those presented to be entered on the journal...... 32 126 President to be first addressed by the speaker.... 3 121 to decide when two or more rise at the same time to speak... 5 121 to decide questions of order... 6 121 may call for the sense of the Senate on a question of order.. 6 121 may desire a motion to be reduced to writing................. 10 122 ........ 21 124 to decide on an equal division....... .... 22 124 may, for a limited time, name a member to perform the duties 23 134 .......... 28 125 may appoint a chairman, while the Senate are acting as in 48 131 President of the U. S. manner of presenting bills and resolutions to the (joint rule)..... 9 166 manner of presenting joint addresses to the (joint rule)....... 11 167 17 167 to be assigned the President's chair when attending the de- Printing of bills, joint rule relating to .... Question under debate, when, and by what motions superseded on amending the constitution, short of the main question, to Quorum, proceedings when a less number shall have assembled.................. Reading newspapers prohibited while the Senate are in session......... of a paper called for, and objected to, to be decided by the Senate...... Reconsideration, motion for, may be made by one of the majority.. or by a member of the side that prevailed... motion for, must be made within two days after vote.. 20 124 motion for, must be made before the subject matter is out of possession of Senate ....... 20 124 Reconsideration of a question requiring the affirmative vote of two- Record, Executive, extracts from, prohibited. Reference of petitions, &c., how made Reports of standing committees, when received of committees, to lie one day.. Reporters placed on the floor 44 130 42 129 24 124 24 124 26 125 26 125 Resolutions, requiring approbation of the President to amend constitu- on third reading, amended only by consent.......................................... 29 124 29 126 ........ orders, votes, &c., requiring the President's approbation, 10 122 passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given 12 122 ......... not to be presented to the President on last day of the ses- 17 123 to take the decision of the Vice-President when the Senate is 21 124 to receive from committee, and enter engrossed bills... 33 126 42 129 47 134 to be chosen on second Monday of first session of every Con- 49 131 to attend and take minutes when Senate is convened to any 36 128 to make returns on nominations, from day to day 42 129 to return or deliver no paper, except original treaties, without 42 129 to furnish no extract from executive journal without special order............ 42 129 to convey messages to House of Representatives 45 130 8 122 proceedings of, in quasi committee to be entered concisely...... 32 126 Senate who shall be admitted when engaged in Executive or confidential business........ ............ 40 129 the proceedings of, to be recorded separately .... 41 129 42 129 votes of, to be entered on journal 32 126 contents of memorials and petitions presented to, to be entered ..... 32 126 shall be cleared of all persons except their officers, when acting 40 129 Executive proceedings of, to be recorded separately from the Le- 41 129 officers of, when they shall be elected Speaking, among the members, prohibited during debate 4 121 more than twice in one day on the same subject, prohibited.. Spirits, not to be brought within or about the Capitol (joint rule) ....... 19 167 Time, longest, first put Treaties, proceedings on ............................... to be kept secret, until injunction be removed ...... 49 131 2-3 165 2 121 13 123 37 128 38 129 Unfinished business, has preference in special orders.. 15 123 Vice-President, or President pro-tempore, may appoint a chairman..... 23 124 Vote, every, to be entered on the journal Words, exceptionable, shall be taken down, when a call to order is made by a Senator...... after being taken, no member allowed to enter his vote. 17 123 INDEX ΤΟ THE RULES AND ORDERS OF TRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE JOINT RULES. Abolition petitions, rule respecting 21 139 147 - 60 147 Absent members, their attendance may be compelled by fifteen members 57 Address to the President, how to be presented (joint rule) Acts and Addresses, signed by the Speaker... Adhere, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint rule) Adjourn, motion to, always in order, but not to be debated hour to be entered Amend, order of motion to...... 61, 62 147 13 137 12 167 15 167 43 144 44 144 41 143 50 145 115 159 ........ Amendment not to be admitted, if on a subject different from that under consideration ...... Amendments to engrossed bills, by way of rider, not permitted to engrossed bills, to be kept on separate paper....... to rules, proposition of to reports in Committee of the Whole to bills on which the two Houses disagree, conference upon 46 144 |