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first and fourth, set apart for bills to which there is no ob-
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Galleries may be cleared in cases of disorderly conduct
"Globe," names of members not voting to be published in...............
Governors admitted in the hall.....

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persons who may be admitted within the.....

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134th rule to be strictly executed

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not to be used in the performance of divine service unless by
consent of the Speaker

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not to be used except for legitimate business of the House,
&c

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Hour rule............

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at which motion to adjourn is made to be entered on the journal.

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I.

Index to Laws to be made

Interested, members not to vote when

Internal-improvement bills, separate votes may be taken on items of.
Indefinitely postponed, questions not to be resumed which are......

J.

Jefferson's Manual to govern in certain cases.

Joint resolutions. (See Bills, which are governed by the same rules.)
Journal to be read each day on the appearance of a quorum.......

to be examined and corrected by the Speaker before it is
read

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every written motion to be entered on, unless withdrawn on
same day......

hour at which motion to adjourn is made to be entered on...
nome of the member presenting petition or resolution to be
entered on ...........

names of members not voting to be recorded in

copy of, to be sent to the Executive and each branch of
State legislatures...

decisions of questions of order to be put together at the end of..

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Rule.

Journal, list of absentees in Committee of the Whole to be entered on. to be printed, indexed, and distributed within thirty days after close of session

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Lobby may be cleared in cases of disorderly conduct.

Mace, the symbol of office of the Sergeant-at-arms

M.

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Maps accompanying documents not to be printed without special order. to be referred to Committee on Printing.

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Meeting of committees, how called......

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Members, Speaker shall call to order

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excused from serving on more than two committees..
to sit uncovered....

not to visit Clerk's desk while vote is being taken

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not to be absent except by leave, or sick, or unable to attend.
accounts of, for pay and mileage, to be kept and paid by
Sergeant-at-arms..

Committee on Mileage to ascertain and report on mileage of

Memorial. (See Petitions.)

Messages between the two houses, how to be announced and delivered,

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from Senate, when considered....

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Messages from Senate to be repeated at Clerk's desk......

President, when read.....

Mileage, duty of Committee on.

Morning hour, for reports and resolutions

Motions, questions of considering, not to be put unless demanded....
shall be stated by the Speaker, and if in writing, read by
the Clerk before debate.....

shall in all cases be reduced to writing, if desired by the
Speaker or a member.......

Rule.

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written, to be entered on the journal, unless withdrawn

same day.....

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may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or amend-
ment

precedence of .

to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible.

to strike out being lost, shall preclude neither amendment
nor motion to strike out and insert....

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may be committed at pleasure.

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to strike out the enactiny clause, precedence and effect of..
original, in Committee of the Whole.

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bills may be introduced on, when resolutions are called
for.

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0.

Objection days, first and fourth Fridays of each month...
Officers of the House, shall be elected viva voce

Order, Speaker shall preserve.

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members in speaking called to, shall sit down, &c.......
member in speaking called to, if decision in his favor, may
proceed, otherwise not without leave.

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if member called to, for words spoken in debate, words to
be taken down

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questions of, Speaker shall decide, subject to appeal

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Rule.

Order of business of the session, all bills, &c., of either house, undisposed

of at first session, shall resume their
position after the first six days of the
2d session, (joint rule)..

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of business of the day.............

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except by a two-thirds vote

of the day, when Speaker to proceed to call..

as established by the rules, not to be postponed or changed

unfinished business shall have precedence in.....

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P.

Papers, motions to withdraw from the files

Parliamentary practice, rules of, comprised in Jefferson's Manual,

adopted

Poy of members, by Sergeant-at-arms..

Personality, to be avoided in debate

Petitions, by whom, and in what manner, to be presented. to be presented to the Clerk

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to, is pending

name of member presenting, to be entered on the journal.
pending before committee at end of a session....

Plurality shall prevail on second ballot for members of committee..
Postmaster of the House to be elected at the commencement of each
Congress

in election of, vote to be taken viva voce....
oath of office of .......

appointees of, to be approved by Speaker.....

Postpone to a day certain, order in which motion is to be entertained.

not to be entertained again on same day or

at same stage......

effect of previous question, when motion

or change order of business

indefinitely, order in which motion is to be entertained
not to be entertained again on same day, or at
same stage of proposition......

question not to be acted upon again during the
session if motion to, prevails....

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Post-route bills, not to be introduced on motion for leave....

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President, manner of presenting joint addresses to the, (joint rule).. no bill or resolution to be presented on the last day of the session to the, (joint rule).........

notices of approvals by, to be repeated at the Clerk's desk President and Vice-President, counting electoral votes for, (joint rule) Previous question, order of motion for

form and effects of....

call of the House not in order after second of, un-
less on actual count no quorum be present
no debate on

Printing, propositions to print extra numbers to be referred to the

Rule.

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Committee on. (See Digest.)

Committee on, duties of, &c.,

may report at any time

of bills of the Senate, ordered in the House, (joint rule)
of bills when approved ...

Private business, to have precedence on Fridays and Saturdays.....
such as no objection is made to, to be considered first
and fourth Fridays and Saturdays of each month..

Privilege of the floor, who entitled to....

134th rule to be strictly executed..

Questions, precedence of.....

manner of putting.

Q.

decorum to be observed during the putting of
division of.......

lost, when vote is made a tie by the vote of Speaker.

Quorum, upon the appearance of, journal to be read

one-fifth of may order tellers...

fifteen members may compel the attendance of.....
how compelled in Committee of the Whole....

R.

Reading of a paper, if objected to, may be determined by vote
Recommitted, at any time before passage, bill may be..................

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effect of recommitment, where amendment is made... Reconsider, motion to, may be made by a member of the majority....

must be made on the same or succeeding day....
shall take precedence of any motion, except to
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