Rule. Members, accounts of, for pay and mileage, to be kept and paid by Ser- 25 99 Committee on Mileage to ascertain and report on mileage of.. Memorial. (See Petitions.) Messages between the two houses, how to be announced and delivered, Mileage, duty of Committee on.........-- Morning hour, for reports and resolutions. Motions, question of considering, not to be put unless demanded. shall be stated by the Speaker, and, if in writing, read by the 99 54 41 38 shall, in all cases, be reduced to writing, if desired by the 39 written, to be entered on the journal, unless withdrawn same 39 may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment. 40 42, 43, 49 to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible.. 46 to strike out being lost, shall preclude neither amendment nor 46 may be committed at pleasure.. 47 to strike out the enacting clause, precedence and effect of. bills may be introduced on, when resolutions are called for.... 115 0. Objection days, first and fourth Fridays of each month.. member in speaking called to, if decision in his favor, may pro- ceed, otherwise not without leave.... 61 if member called to, for words spoken in debate, words to be 62 questions of, Speaker shall decide, subject to appeal.......... Order, questions of, Speaker may speak to, in preference to other mem bers... arising after previous question, to be decided without to be noted and put together at the end of the journal Order of business of the session, all bills, &c., of either house, undisposed of at first session, shall resume their as established by the rules, not to be postponed or changed ex of business of the day. cept by a two-thirds vote... of the day, when Speaker to proceed to call.... unfinished business shall have precedence in... Rule. 133 15 21 51, 52, 54, 130 145 54 56 P. Parliamentary practice, rules of, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, adopted Pay of members, by Sergeant-at-arms. Personality, to be avoided in debate.. Petitions, by whom, and in what manner, to be presented. name of member presenting, to be entered on the journal. Plurality shall prevail on second ballot for members of committee.... Congress in election of, vote to be taken viva voce. 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 to, or change order of business.. Postpone indefinitely, order in which motion is to be entertained. 144 25 57 131 131 32 136 67 10 10 10 10 42 42 132 145 42 President, rules to be observed in calling for information from the.... 53 President, manner of presenting bills and resolutions to the, (joint rule). notices of approvals by, to be repeated at the Clerk's desk..... form and effects of.. call of the House not in order after second of, unless no debate on.... Printing, propositions to print extra numbers to be referred to the Com- mittee on. (See Extract of Law, page 199.) Committee on, duties of, &c. (See, also, Extract of Law, page 199)... may report at any time... of bills of the Senate, ordered in the House, (joint rule). Rule. 9 11 17 158 22 42 132 132 133 100 -100, 101 13 157 128 129 134 27 Private business, to have precedence on Fridays and Saturdays Privilege of the floor, who entitled to.. 134th rule to be strictly executed.. Questions, precedence of. Q. manner of putting.. decorum to be observed during the putting of. lost, when vote is made a tie by the vote of Speaker. Quorum, upon the appearance of, journal to be read... fifteen members may compel the attendance of. Reading of a paper, if objected to, may be determined by vote. effect of recommitment, where amendment is made Reconsider, motion to, not in order in cases of bills introduced on Mon- Refer, motions to, order in which question' to be taken on. Reports to be made by the officers of government, list of, to be made out by Reports of committees, not acted on at first session, to be acted on after Reports of the Court of Claims to be continued from Congress to Con gress-placed on calendar, &c. (See Rule. 130 43 135 135 135 13 21 51 47 71 122 requiring assent of the Senate, to be laid on the table one day before acting on, &c... 143 calling on executive officers for information to lie one day- 53 32 orders, votes, &c., requiring the President's approbation, 10 passed one house and lost in the other, notice to be given, not to be presented to the President on the last day of the 17 of State and Territorial legislatures, when they may be in- 130 Riders, engrossed bills not to be amended by 126 5 145 motion to suspend, may be entertained every Monday, one hour. 145 104 these, to govern present and succeeding Congresses, unless other- 147 S. Rule. Saturday, private bills take precedence on 128 first and fourth set apart for private bills not objected to 129 Secret session, relating to 137 during the rebellion, (joint rule) Senate, all orders to be laid on the table one day which require the assent bills and resolutions, when to be read 22 143 54 consider messages from messages to and from, (joint rule) 54 5, 41 messages from, to be repeated at Clerk's desk..... Sergiant-at-arms to be elected at the commencement of each Congress. Speaker shall take chair every day at hour to which House adjourned....... 1 2 may speak to points of order in preference to other members.... shall rise to put a question... manner in which questions shall be put by. shall state the result of vote by tellers... shall examine and correct the journal before it is read. __ 3 4 4 shall have a general direction of the hall.. may name members to perform the duties of the Chair for the day - LO LO LO shall appoint all committees, unless the House direct otherwise - 67 shall sign all acts, addresses, and joint resolutions. 8 shall have power to order the galleries and lobby to be cleared.. 9 135 131 59 |