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Committees, standing, duties of, viz: on so much of the public accounts\

and expenditures as relate to

the Post Office;

on so much of the public accounts
and expenditures as relate to
the Public Buildings; and
on so much of the public accounts
and expenditures as relate to
the Interior Department.

Rule.

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must first entertain all motions for laying or increasing taxes. 110, 111

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effect of report by, to strike out the enacting clause

Committee on the state of the Union, motion to refer to, takes precedence.

House may go into, at any time....

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Commitment of motions and reports to be at the pleasure of the House.

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Rule.

Commitment, when different committees are proposed, their order

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Debate, limited on appeal to one speech, unless by leave

not allowed upon resolutions on the day they are submitted..
not allowed upon private bills on the first and fourth Fridays of
each month....

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member shall confine himself to the question under, and avoid per-
sonality..

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in rising to, member shall address himself to "Mr. Speaker "
member may speak from the Clerk's desk

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Speaker shall name the member who is first to speak.
no member shall occupy more than one hour in..........
member reporting the measure may open and close

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five minutes allowed to explain, and the same time to oppose
amendments.

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may be closed upon a section or paragraph, or pending amend-

ment....

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member transgressing the rules in, to be called to order, and no
debate on appeal. -

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when decided out of order, not to proceed in case of objection,
without leave of the House

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shall be liable to the censure of the House..

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called to order for words spoken in, words spoken to be taken
down in writing

if business intervene before, he shall not be held to answer...
no member shall speak more than once to the same question,
unless by leave, or he be the mover, proposer, or introducer of
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while member is speaking, no one shall hold private discourse or
pass between him and the Chair...

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not allowed on motion to excuse from voting

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not allowed on motions to adjourn, to fix the day to which House
will adjourn, or lie on the table.

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not allowed on any question pending the previous question....-
not allowed on questions relating to the priority of business.
in Committee of the Whole may be closed

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on special orders, to be confined to measures under consideration.

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Departments, calls for information from

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Clerk to prepare a list of reports to be made by..

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Speaker.....

Divine service, not to be performed in the hall without consent of the

Documents, members to be furnished with an extra set, bound

two copies of, to be retained in House library..
relative to printing extra numbers of........

(See Extract from the Law, page 199.)

Doorkeeper, to be elected at commencement of each Congress. vote for, to be taken viva voce.

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required to take and report inventory of furniture, &c...

Duties or taxes, propositions to impose or increase..

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previous nomination necessary, except where members are
eligible.....

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votes to be taken viva voce..

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Electoral votes, counting of, (joint rule)

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agents...

Engrossment to be in a fair round hand.

Engrossed bills not to be amended by riders...

rule)...

Employés of the House, not to receive extra compensation or act as claim

Enacting words, effect of motion to strike out.

where bill is reported with recommendation to strike out. Engraving, to be referred to House members of Committee on Printing.

while on their passage between the two houses, (joint

Enrolled bills, Committee on, may report at any time..

to be examined by the committee...

provision for the appointment of the Com->(joint rule)..

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(See Bills.)

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mittee on..

to be signed by the presiding officers of the houses, (joint
rule)....

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how to be presented to the President, and the time to be
noted, (joint rule).

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not to be presented to the President on the last day of ses

sion, (joint rule)

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Estimates from the Executive departments to be addressed to the Speaker Executive departments, rules to be observed in calling for information from heads of..

Executive communications, when to be read.

Excused from voting, rules relating to being..

Excused from serving on a committee, a member may be.

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first and fourth, set apart for bills to which there is no objection.

Rule.

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G.

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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not to be used in the performance of divine service unless by con-
sent of the Speaker....

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

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

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

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

day...

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Journal, hour at which motion to adjourn is made to be entered on
name of the member presenting petition or resolution to be en-
tered on.

names of members not voting to be recorded in..........

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

Rule

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decisions of questions of order to be put together at the end of....
list of absentees in Committees of the Whole to be entered on..
to be printed, indexed, and distributed within thirty days after
close of session..

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L.

Largest sum and longest time in filling blanks, question to be first put

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Lobby may be cleared in cases of disorderly conduct....

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M.

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

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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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not to be absent except by leave, or sick, or unable to attend.

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