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COR. RULE

Rule 6, H. Reps.

Rule 152,

H Reps.

Cons. U.S.

Sec. 5.

such legislatures of foreign governments as are in amity with the United States.

R. 48. The presiding officer of the Senate shall have the regulation of such parts of the Capitol and of its passages as are or may be set apart for the use of the Senate and its officers.

R. 49. Whenever a claim is presented to the Senate and referred to a committee, and the committee report that the claim ought not to be allowed, and the report be adopted by the Senate, it shall not be in order to move to take the papers from the files for the purpose of referring them at a subsequent session, unless the claimants shall present a memorial for that purpose, stating in what manner the committee have erred in their report, or that new evidence has been discovered since the report, and setting forth the new evidence in the memorial: Provided, That this rule shall not extend to any case where an adverse report, not in writing, shall have been made prior to the 25th of January, 1842.

R. 50. Any officer or member of the Senate convicted Art of disclosing for publication any written or printed matter directed by the Senate to be held in confidence shall be liable, if an officer, to dismissal from the service of the Senate, and, in the case of a member, to suffer expulsion from the body.

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

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ADJOURNMENT, motion for, has precedence
ADMISSION on the floor, the persons entitled to
AMENDMENTS to a resolution to amend the Constitution, carried by a

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on second reading, considered as in committee of the whole

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proceedings on, at different stages

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COMMIT, motion to, in order at any time before final passage
COMMITTEES, standing

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reports from standing, when received

reports of, to lie one day

COMMUNICATIONS, confidential to be kept secret

CONFIDENCE, respecting violations of

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CONSENT, bills may be read three times in one day, by unanimous
nominations may be considered on the day received, by unani-

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CONSTITUTION, what majority requisite to amend a resolution proposing

amendments to the

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

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DEBATE, no member to speak more than twice, in one day, in the same,

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FLOOR OF SENATE, the persons entitled to admission on the

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GALLERIES, when they shall be cleared

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to contain the titles only of bills, and the parts affected by
proposed amendments

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a brief statement of every memorial, petition, and paper, to
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to be as concise as possible, when acting as in committee of
the whole
engrossed bills to be entered on -

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LEAVE to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion for required

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MEMBERS, prohibited from speaking to each other during debate

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present, not a quorum, empowered to send for absent mem-
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shall speak but twice the same day, in one debate, without
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called to order by the President or senator, shall sit down

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words of, shall be taken down, when called to order by a

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MEMORIAL OR PETITION, contents of, shall be stated before received

and read

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MESSENGERS, when introduced

MOTION, not to be debated until seconded

made and seconded, shall, if desired, be reduced to writing

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to adjourn, to be decided without debate

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privileged, what shall be, when a subject is under debate
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privileged, in reference to select or standing committees

to close the galleries, shall be discussed confidentially

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to admit persons for the purpose of presenting memorial, not
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NEWSPAPERS, not to be read while a member is speaking
NOMINATIONS not to be considered on the day received, unless by con-

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not finally acted on during the session, to fall NOTICE of one day required of an intended motion for leave to bring in a bill

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of the day, special, unfinished business has preference in ORDER, interruption of

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questions of, to be decided without debate

appeals on questions of, may be made from the President's de-
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on questions of, the President may require the sense of the

Senate

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upon a call to, by a senator, for words spoken, the exceptionable
words shall be taken down

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PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS not to be printed without special order -
PERSONS not admitted to present a memorial, &c.

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