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Reconsider, motion to, not in order in cases of bills introduced on Mon-
days during morning hour...

Refer, motions to, order in which question to be taken on...
Reporters to be admitted, and have places assigned them by the Speaker.
must state, in writing, for what paper or papers employed....
shall not be admitted if engaged as claim agents... ... .... ... ....
Reports to be made by the officers of government, list of, to be made out by
Clerk at the commencement of each session....

Reports of committees, not acted on at first session, to be acted on after
the first six days of second session, as though
no adjournment had taken place, (joint rule).
to be called for as soon as the journal is read....
may be committed at pleasure...
may be by bill or otherwise..

Reports of the Court of Claims to be continued from Congress to Con

gress-placed on calendar, &c. (See
also Extract from the Law, page 200.)

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requiring assent of the Senate, to be laid on the table one
day before acting on, &c......

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calling on executive officers for information to lie one day.
name of member moving ...

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orders, votes, &c., requiring the President's approbation,
shall be signed and presented as in case of bills-see
Bills, (joint rule)..........

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passed one house and lost in the other, notice to be given,
(joint rule)..

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

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of State and Territorial legislatures, when they may be in-
troduced...

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Riders, engrossed bills not to be amended by
Rooms, Speaker to dispose of unappropriated
Rules, how to be amended, rescinded, or suspended

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motion to suspend, may be entertained every Monday, one hour
after the journal is read, and the last ten days of the session...
may be suspended at any time to go into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union ....

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pending, or motion to suspend, no dilatory motion, except one to
adjourn, in order

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these, to govern present and succeeding Congresses, unless other-
wise ordered

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S.

Saturday, private bills take precedence on

Rule.

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Secret session, relating to

first and fourth set apart for private bills not objected to

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consider messages from ....

messages to and from, (joint rule).

during the rebellion, (joint rule)

Senate, all orders to be laid on the table one day which require the assent
of the.......

bills and resolutions, when to be read

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messages from, to be repeated at Clerk's desk....

Srg ant-at-arms to be elected at the commencement of each Congress..
vote for, to be taken viva voce.

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to pay mileage, upon the report of the Committee on
Mileage

Speaker shall take chair every day at hour to which House adjourned...
shall preserve order, decide questions of order subject to appeal,

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may speak to points of order in preference to other members....
shall rise to put a question.....

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may name members to perform the duties of the Chair for the day-
shall appoint all committees, unless the House direct otherwise
shall vote in all cases of ballot, and where his vote, if given to
the minority, will make a tie...

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shall sign all acts, addresses, and joint resolutions.
all writs, warrants, and subpoenas shall be under the hand and
seal of.....

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shall have power to order the galleries and lobby to be cleared -
may admit stenographers, and assign them place in writing...
petitions handed to the Clerk to be subject to the control of ...
shall name member who is first to speak

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Speaker, while question is being put by, or he is addressing the House, members to keep their seats, and not hold private conversation. shall state motions when made and seconded

to sign checks for pay and mileage of members..

to appoint chairman of the Committee of the Whole.....
no person to perform divine service in the hall without consent of.
shall have the control and disposal of the unappropriated rooms
on the House side of the Capitol....

election of, to be conducted in accordance with these rules ....
communications from executive departments for consideration of
committees to be addressed to

Speaker, pro tempore, may be named by the Speaker for the day.......
Speaker's table, business on, how reached, and manner of disposing of..
shall be attended to only at time specified in

54th rule..............

weekly statement of, to be prepared by Clerk Special orders, all debate on, shall be confined to measure before com

mittee..

general appropriation bills may be made, at any time... State legislatures, when joint resolutions of, may be introduced Stationery, allowance of, to members and delegates..

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Stenographers, relative to...

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Tie votes, made so by the vote of the Speaker, defeat the proposition

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Unfinished business, at adjournment, when to be resumed..

all other, when to be resumed...

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V.

Viva voce, election to be held by

Vote, separate, may be taken on each item of internal improvement bill.

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not to be given by a member who is interested or without the bar... 29, 30 every member present shall vote unless excused..

to be given viva voce in the election of officers

Voting, manner of...........

who are to be excluded from..

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Rule.

Voting, how members are excused from

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members not to visit the Clerk's desk while vote is being taken.
names of members not, to be entered on journal and published
in "Globe"..

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W.

Warrants, writs, &c., to be signed by the Speaker.....

Ways and Means, duties of Committee of....

may report bills at any time.

Witnesses, how to be subpoenaed ... ....

fees of, for attendance and mileage..

Writing, motion to be reduced to, if desired

words excepted to to be reduced to.

Y.

Yeas and nays, one-fifth of the members present may order, (Constitu-

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names of members not voting by, to be entered on journal
and published in "Giobe".

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RULES FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS

IN THE

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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