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Shall be elected by viva voce vote at commencement of each
Congress. (II) ...

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Shall continue in office until successor chosen and qualified.
(II) ....

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Motions involving, shall be first considered in Committee of
the Whole. (XXIII, 3)

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Charts of Coast Survey-

Each member entitled to ten charts for each regular session...

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Civil war-

Subjects relating to pensions for, shall be referred to Committee
on Invalid Pensions. (XI, 28)

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Subjects relating to claims arising from, shall be referred to
Committee on War Claims. (XI, 31)

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Claim agents-

House employés shall not be (XLIII)

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Members, officers, and employés not to act as (Rev. Stats., sec.
5498)..

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Claims. (See also WAR CLAIMS ; see also TESTIMONY; see also Court
OF CLAIMS.)

Papers in files of House relating to, may be furnished Execu-
tive Departments. (XXXIX) ...

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Officers or employés of House shall not be interested in
(XLIII).

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Digest.

Amendments to provide for, not in order on general appropria-
tion bills.....

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Members, officers, and employés shall not prosecute..

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(2) Act to provide for bringing suits against Government.....
COMMITTEE ON-

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Clerk of the House-

Shall be elected by a viva voce vote at the commencement of each
Congress. (II) ...............

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Shall continue in office until successor chosen and qualified.
(II) .....

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Shall appoint employés in his department. (II)..........

Shall call to order and call roll of members at commencement
of each Congress. (III, 1) .......... .

Shall preserve order and decide questions of order pending
election of Speaker or Speaker pro tempore. (III, 1)........
Shall make and distribute at commencement of every regular
session lists of reports required to be made to Congress.
(III, 2)

Shall keep and pay stationery accounts of members. (III, 3)..
Shall keep accounts of disbursements out of contingent fund.
(III, 3)...

Shall make or approve contracts for material or labor for the
House. (III, 3)..........

Shall attest and affix seal of House to processes. (III, 3).
Shall certify passage of bills and joint resolutions. (III, 2)..
Shall announce pairs. (VIII, 2) ...

order and append to printed Journal.

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Shall note questions of
(III, 3).....
Shall send copy of printed Journal to executive and each branch
of legislature of every State and Territory. (III, 3)......................
Shall distribute to members copy of printed Journal and bound
copy of printed documents. (III, 3)...................

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Shall retain in library of his office two copies of all books and
printed documents. (III, 3)...

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Shall receive reports of committees for printing and reference.
(XIII, 2)......

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Shall note members not voting.

(XV,3)..

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Shall furnish official reporters with transcript of reference of
private bills, petitions, and memorials. (XXII, 1).................. ..........
Shall arrange for drawing of seats by members. (XXXII, 1)..
May furnish Executive Departments with papers from files of
House. (XXXIX)................

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Shall take possession of bills, papers, etc., in hands of com-
mittees at close of each Congress. (XXXVIII).
Bills to be deposited in office of. (XLV)...

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Shall give certificates for monthly pay to members during re-

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Shall prepare statement of appropriations, etc., made at each
session

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Shall make return of public property in his possession
Shall transmit certain private claims to Court of Claims..
Must give written order for printing, binding, etc....
Shall send certain documents to Soldiers' Home..
Granting use of library to.....

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Shall number sections of bills and give numbers to bills and
joint resolutions as introduced..........

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Keeps minutes of proceedings in Committee of the Whole..
Reads messages, bills, etc., and calls roll.

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Keeps the files, bill book, etc

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Indorses all papers, and sends such as ordered to be printed to
the Public Printer

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Engrosses bills and joint resolutions which pass House................
Enrolls bills and joint resolutions of the House which have
passed both houses...

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Sells and accounts for waste paper, useless documents, and
condemned furniture...

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Entitled to bound copy of Congressional Record .............

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Duties devolved on, in regard to testimony in contested elec-

tion cases..

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Clerks of Committees-

Shall be appointed by chairman subject to approval of com-
mittee. (X, 4)

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May be admitted on the floor of the House when business of
their committees under consideration. (XXXIV) ............................
Shall deliver bills, papers, etc., to Clerk at the end of each
Congress. (XXXVIII)

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Digest.

Number of, whether annual or session..

List of..

Pay of session, when to commence..

Coinage, Weights, and Measures, Committee on-

Shall consist of thirteen Members and one Delegate.
XII)...

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(X, 6;

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(See also DEAF AND

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Subjects that shall be referred to. (XI, 6).
Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum
Columbia Institution for Deaf and Dumb.

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Commitment. (See also RECOMMITMENT; see also REFER, MOTION

TO.)

Motion for, precedence of. (XVI, 4).................

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Motion for, being decided, not allowed again on same day.
(XVI, 4)......

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Motion for, in order pending previous questions on passage.
(XVII, 1) .................

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Of petitions and memorials.

(XXII)..........

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Bills reported from a Committee of Whole with adverse recom-
mendation may on motion be referred to any committee, and
when reported back shall be recommitted to Committee of
Whole. (XXIII, 7)

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Of Senate bills and resolutions. (XXIV, 2).

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Of communications from Executive Departments. (XLII)...

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Digest.

Motion for, may be amended by adding instructions...
Motion to commit with instructions not divisible.........

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Motion to commit to different standing committees, how
treated

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Motion for, is subject to amendment unless precluded by order-
ing previous question

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Committee of the Whole House. (See also COMMITTEES OF THE
WHOLE.)

Private bills when reported from committees shall be referred
to. (XIII, 1) ...

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May be formed each Friday to consider bills on its calendar.
(XXIV, 6).................

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Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (See
also COMMITEE OF THE WHOLE.)

Bills raising revenue and public bills appropriating money or
property, when reported from committees, shall be referred
to. (XIII, 1) .....

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Amendments of Senate to House bills subject to point of order,
that should be first considered in (XX)........
Motion to form, for purpose of considering bills raising revenue
or general appropriation bills, in order any time after read-
ing of Journal. (XVI, 9)......

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Motion to form, to consider business on its calendar in order
one hour after consideration of bills called up by committees.
(XXIV, 5)

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Motion in, strike out enacting clause is debatable........
Motion to adjourn not in order after House has voted to go
into, and Speaker has announced result......

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Speaker can not rule in regard to occurrences in, unless reported
by chairman ....

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Motion to discharge, is not in order.....

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Member need not confine himself to question in debate in

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Motion to go into, not in order after previous question ordered.

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Committees. (See also REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.)

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Shall not sit during sitting of House without special leave.
(XI, 52)......

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