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Bills, [in Committee of the Whole] how to be taken up; not to be interlined; amendments to, how to be kept and reported; and, after report, may be again debated and amended

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on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)

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

See Engrossed Bills.

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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 accom-
panied by the papers on which they are founded
(joint rule) -

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not to be sent from one House to the other for coucur-
rence on the three last days of the session (joint
rule -

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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

Blanks, rule respecting the filling of

Blank ballots, not to be counted

Business, unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session

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Business on the table, when to be taken up and disposed of

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order of, changed or postponed

no debate on priority of

private, to have preference on Fridays and Satur

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Calls on Departments for information, rule relating to
Call of the House, names called alphabetically

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no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule)

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Rule. Page.

Clerk to cause resolutions to be delivered to the President,
&c. -

to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of appoint-
ment, &c.

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to make a list of reports to be made by public officers
to Congress -

to forward the journals to the Governors of the States -
to make weekly a list of business on Speaker's table
to cause Journal to be completed and distributed

to furnish members with bound Documents

to cause the laws to be Indexed

to note questions of order

to attest legal acts signed by Speaker

to retain certain books in the office library
Commit or Amend, order of motions to
Committees, how to be appointed

order in which they shall be called for reports -
a member may, in a certain case, be excused
from serving on

precedence of, in motions for reference

appointment of standing

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duties of, viz. Of Elections

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Committees, duties of, viz. On Public Buildings

On Revisal and Unfinished Bu

siness
On Accounts

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the day

Committees on Expenditures, appointment and duties of the

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Committees Standing, may report by bill

not to sit during session of House

Committee of the Whole on the Union, a standing order of

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Committee of the Whole, how formed

how to proceed in cases of bills

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appropriations must be first discussed in

Committee on Enrolled Bills, appointment and duties of

Commitment of motions and reports to be at the pleasure of

when different committees are proposed their
order

Conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses, rule re

Confidential communications or proceedings, rules upon the subject of

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Conversation (private) not to be entertained while a member is speaking

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Debate, provisions for the preservation of order and decorum

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Division of Questions, when and how they may be allowed

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Division of the House, how made and decided

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Divine service not to be performed in the Hall, unless by con

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Documents, members to be furnished with an extra set

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rule respecting printing extra numbers

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Doorkeeper to be sworn to secrecy

Duties or Taxes, rules to be observed respecting the imposi

tion or increase of

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E.

Elections, how to be conducted

Enacting words, if stricken out, to be considered as a rejec

tion of bill, &c.

Engrossment to be in a fair round hand

Engrossed Bills not to be amended by riders

while on their passage between the two
Houses. (See Bills.)

Enrolled Bills, Committee on may report at any time

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to be examined by the committee,
provision for the appointment of joint rule)
the committee on

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

Executive Departments, rules to be observed in calling for

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Excused from voting, rule relating to being

Excused from serving on a committee, a member may be

Fees in cases of calls of the House

of Sergeant-at-arms

F.

G.

Galleries may be cleared in cases of disorder

H.

Hall to be under the direction of the Speaker

persons who may be admitted within the

not to be used in the performance of divine service,

unless by consent of the Speaker

Hats off during session of House

Heads of Departments, calls for information from

I.

Interested, members not to vote when

Indefinitely, questions not to be resumed which are postponed
Information, calls on President and Departments for
Insert and Strike out, questions indivisible

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Jefferson's Manual to govern in certain cases

Joint Resolutions, or propositions requiring the consent of the Senate, to be laid on the table one

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