Speaker, reads sitting, rises to put question.....

cannot refuse an amendment, inconsistent.

to decide point of order that arises in putting question per-

emptorily, and may ask advice of old members.

Special orders, (see Orders)-----

Speech cannot be read of right, a written....

Strike out, paragraph may be perfected before question to.

Strike out and insert, discussed................

Sum, largest, first put in filling blanks.

T.

Tellers to count on division of the House..

their errors rectified..

Page.

229

241

254

217,233

231

242

242, 243

238

Time, longest, first put in filling blanks..

Title to be on the back of the bill when engrossed..
when to be made or amended.............

Transposing of sections, rule respecting....
Treason, mode of proceeding on charge of...
Treaties may be made by the President and Senate
shall be kept secret until injunction removed__
are legislative acts______

extent of the power to make....--

252

253

238

230

255
244

197

269

269

269

270

Warm words or quarrel, adjustment of...

Whitney and Randall, bribery case, reference to

Withdraw, members cannot, when question is putting....

Withdraw motions, rule of Parliament..

Witnesses, how summoned, examined, &c.___

196

254

254

255

214, 239

194

254

239

208

INDEX

TO THE

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE.

A.

Page. Rule Clause.

Absent himself from the service of the Senate without leave. No
Senator shall

Absent Senators. Less than a quorum may request or compel the
attendance of

Additional numbers of a document shall be referred to the Commit-
tee on Printing. All motions to print ___
Where the cost shall exceed five hundred dollars, the concur-
rence of the House of Representatives shall be necessary
Adjourn. A motion to, shall have precedence of all other motions.
Adjourn to a day certain shall be second in the order of precedence
of motions. A motion to

151

151 22
158 33

Admission to the floor of the Senate. Persons entitled to‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒
Amendment, when proposed to any pending measure, is laid on the
table, it shall not carry with it or prejudice such measure
When a question is pending, a motion may be made to amend. 151
Amendments. When a question contains several points, a division

may be called for

149

149 18

But a motion to strike out and insert shall not be divided.. 149 18
Rejection of a motion to strike out and insert shall not pre-
vent a motion simply to strike out

Nor shall the rejection of a motion to strike out prevent a
motion to strike out and insert

In a motion to strike out and insert, the part to be stricken out
and the part to be inserted shall each be regarded as a ques-
tion for ____

It shall not be in order on the third reading of a bill to offer an
amendment except by unanimous consent

149

18

149 18

-

149

18

-

Amendments to general appropriation bills. No amendment shall be
received which will increase an appropriation in the bill,
unless...

Page Rule. Clause.

148 16

No amendment adding a new item to the bill, unless to carry
out existing law or treaty stipulation, shall be received. 148 16
Amendments must be moved by direction of a committee or in
pursuance of an estimate of the head of a Department. 148 16
All amendments moved by direction of a committee must be
referred one day before being offered to the Committee on
Appropriations___

148 16

No amendment to an amendment increasing the appropriation
therein shall be received.

Amendments to river and harbor bills shall also be referred
before being offered ...

Amendments to post-road bills shall also be referred before
being offered

No amendment proposing general legislation shall be received.
No amendment not relevant or germane to the subject-matter of
the bill shall be received

An amendment to a general appropriation bill may be laid on
the table.....

No amendment to provide for a private claim shall be received,
unless ___

Amendments to treaties shall be determined by a majority vote.

All questions of _____.

Anthony rule. Known as the ...

Appeals, in questions of order.

Every question of order decided by
the Chair shall be subject to an appeal to the Senate____
When an appeal is pending, any question of order or appeal
that may afterward arise shall be decided without debate. 150 20
If an appeal be laid on the table, it shall be held as affirming
the decision of the Chair____

Appropriation bills. (See General appropriation bills.)
Attendance of absent Senators. The Sergeant-at-Arms may be
directed to request, and, if necessary, compel the_------

150 20

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141 5 3

143

8

150 20

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B.

Ballot. The chairman and members of the standing committees
shall be appointed by ____

A majority shall choose a chairman, and a plurality the other
members of a standing committee