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Enacting words, if stricken out, to be consid-
ered as a rejection of bill, &c.

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Engrossment to be in a fair round hand

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Engrossed bills not to be amended by riders

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

Enrolled bills, Committee on, may report at

any time

to be examined by

the committee

provision for the (joint rule)

appointment of {

the Committee

on

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Executive communications, when to be read

Excused from voting, rule relating to being
Excused from serving on a committee, a mem-

ber may be

Fees in cases of calls of the House, payment
by members

of Serjeant-at-arms

Galleries may be cleared in cases of disorder
Hall to be under the direction of the Speaker
persons who may be admitted within the

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Hall, this rule to be strictly executed

not to be used in the performance of Di-
vine service unless by consent of the
Speaker

Hats off during session of House

Heads of Departments, calls for information

from

Interested, members not to vote when

Indefinitely, questions not to be resumed which
are postponed

Information, calls on the President and depart-

ments for

Insert and strike out, questions indivisible
Index to laws, to be made

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 day
signed by the Speaker.

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Journal, reading of

to be examined by the Speaker

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to be printed and distributed within
thirty days after the adjournment

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Laws to be signed by the Speaker

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index to be made

Lie on the table, precedence of a motion to

no debate allowed on a motion

Lie on the table one day, all matters requiring

the concurrence of

the Senate to

all resolutions calling

on Executive offi-
cers for information
shall

Library of Clerk's office, books to be retained
· Lobby may be cleared in cases of disorder
Manual, Jefferson's, to govern in certain cases

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-Memorials, when to be presented

rules to be observed on the presen-
tation of

Members not to vote, when interested

to be furnished with extra set of do-
cuments

to sit uncovered

their names to be called alphabeti-
cally

to be paid by Serjeant-at-arms

Messages between the two Houses, how to be

announced and delivered

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Motions, to be stated by the Speaker, or read by
the Clerk

if desired, shall be reduced to writing
when to be considered as in possession

of the House

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precedence and order of certain

may be committed at pleasure

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when they may be withdrawn

Nomination, cases in which it shall be necessary

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rule respecting debate on

on slavery

Personality in debate to be avoided

Postmaster of House to be appointed

Orders of the day, when to be called

may be moved pending con-
sideration or discussion
of reports and resolutions
unfinished business to have
precedence in

Pay of members, by Serjeant-at-arms

Petitions, when they may be presented

rules to be observed on the presenta-
tion of

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Precedence or

Priority of business

Precedence of motions

Postmaster General, calls for information from

Postponed indefinitely, effect of question which

is

Postpone, to day certain, order of motion

or change order of business

2 to be decided without
debate

President, rules to be observed in calling for
information from the

manner of presenting bills and reso-
lutions to the (joint rule)

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manner of presenting joint addresses

to the (joint rule)

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no bill or resolution to be presented
on the last day of the session to
the (joint rule)

Printing of Journals to be completed within

thirty days after an

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docorum to be observed during the
putting of

may be divided, and the manner of
dividing

to be propounded in the order in
which they are moved

Quorum, fifteen members may compel the at-

tendance of a

Reading a paper, if objected to, rule respecting

the

Reconsider, rule respecting motions to

Rule. Pa

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Reference, order and precedence of motions of
of motions to be at the pleasure of
the House

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Reports of Committees, when to be made

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only one at a time

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for

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over

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Reporters, rules respecting

Reports, may be committed at pleasure

Reports to be made to Congress, Clerk to make

a list of

Resolutions, when they may be submitted,

&c.

every alternate Monday set aside

those giving rise to debate to lie

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