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INDEX

TO THE

RULES OF THE SENATE

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

COMPILED BY AN OFFICER OF THE SENATE.

A.

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Absence, from the Senate, not allowed without leave

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

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, carried

by a majority

to bills on which the two Houses disagree, con

ference upon (joint rule)

Appeal allowed from the decision of the President

B.

Bills may be introduced upon one day's notice

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shall receive three readings on different days

on second reading, considered as in Committee of the
Whole

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

engrossed, how examined, reported, and entered
on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)
to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two Houses

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Bills passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be
given of (joint rule)
passed one House and lost in the other, how they may be
renewed (joint rule)
when sent from one House to the other, to be accompa-
nied by the papers on which they are founded (joint
rule)
not to be sent from one House to the other for concur-
rence on the three last days of the session (joint rule) 16
not to be presented to the President on the last day of a
session (joint rule)

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joint rule relative to printing of

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

C.

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

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Commit, motion to, in order at any time before final passage
Committee on Enrolled Bills, appointment and duties of (joint

rule)

Committees, standing

how appointed

on enrolled bills

reports from standing, when received
reports of, to lie one day

Communications, confidential, to be kept secret

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Conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses, rule re

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Consent, bills may be read three times in one day, by unani

mous

nominations may be considered on the day received,
by unanimous,

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

Conversation among the members, not allowed during the de

bate, or while papers are reading

D.

Debate, no member to speak more than twice, in the same, in

one day, without leave

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Enrolled Bills, to be examined by the committee, (joint rule) provision for the appointment of the committee

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

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

Executive record, extracts from, prohibited
Executive proceedings, to be kept in separate books

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to contain the titles, only, of bills, and the parts affect

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

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to be as concise as possible, when acting as in Com-
mittee of the Whole

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engrossed bills to be entered on

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L.

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Members, prohibited from speaking to each other during debate 2 present, not a quorum, empowered to send for absent members

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Members, shall express assent or dissent by ay or no
Member, when he speaks, shall address the Chair,

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first rising and addressing the Chair, shall speak first, 5 89
called to order by President or Senator, shall sit down 6 89
words of, shall be taken down, when called to order

by a Senator

shall not absent himself without leave,

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any, may desire a motion to be reduced to writing 10
may have a question divided, if susceptible of division 12
required to vote when yeas and nays are called . 16
not allowed to vote after decision is announced

Memorial or petition, contents of, shall be stated before received
and read

when received

contents of, to be entered on the journal

Messages between the two Houses, how to be announced and

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

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to adjourn, to be decided without debate

privileged, what shall be, when a subject is under de-

bate

privileged, in reference to select or standing commit-
tees

to close the galleries, shall be discussed confidentially 18
to admit persons for the purpose of presenting memorial,
not in order,

to reconsider, when and by whom may be made

N.

Newspapers, not to be read while a member is speaking,
Nominations not to be considered on the day received, unless

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Notice of one day required of an intended motion for leave to
bring in a bill

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