ANALYTICAL INDEX

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THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE.

A.

ABSENT himself from Senate without leave first obtained. No member shall...
ABSENT members may be sent for, by less than a quorum, at the expense of such
members, unless excused, and then paid out of the contingent fund.
ADDITIONAL numbers of documents to be referred to the Committee on Printing. Mo-
tions to print

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ADDRESS, or hear any such read. No person shall be admitted to present any petition,
memorial, or

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ADJOURN, &c. When a question is under debate no motion shall be received but to. 11
ADJOURNMENT shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate. The
motion for

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ADJOURNMENT. The substitution of a member to fill the chair shall not extend
beyond an

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ADJOURNMENTS. Special orders not to lose their position on the calendar on account
of intervening..

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ADMIT any person in Senate to present a petition, &c., &c. No motion in order to.... 19
ADMITTED on the floor of the Senate. Description of persons (and none others) who
shall be.............

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AGRICULTURE, to consist of five members. A standing Committee on....
ALPHABETICALLY. In taking the yeas and nays, or on a call of the House, the names
of the members taken.

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AMEND. When a question is under debate no motion shall be received but to adjourn,
to lie on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to com-
mit, or to...

AMENDED until twice read, &c. No bill shall be
AMENDMENT. Any motion may be withdrawn before

AMENDMENTS containing several points may be divided, but a motion to strike out and
insert shall not be divided. The rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one
proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different proposi-
tion, nor a motion simply to strike out, nor another motion to strike out and insert.
AMEND the rules. One day's notice of a motion required to.......
AMENDMENTS to the Constitution same as on bills, &c. The proceedings on...
AMENDMENT. No amendment shall be received for discussion at a third reading of
any bill, &c., unless by unanimous consent; but such bill, &c., may be referred to
a committee, and should an amendment be reported, the bill, &c., shall again be
read a second time, &c., (see Rulc).......

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AMENDMENT shall be, "Whether it shall be engrossed and read a third time?" The
final question on the second reading of any constitutional............................
AMENDMENT proposing additional appropriations shall not be received to any general
appropriation bill, unless to carry out an existing law, or act, or resolution of the
Senate previously passed during that session, or moved by a standing or select
committee, or in pursuance of an estimate from the head of some of the depart-
ments; and no amendment shall be received to provide for a private claim, unless
it be to carry out an existing law or treaty stipulation...............
AMENDMENTS to general appropriation bills, proposing new items of appropriation,
shall, one day before they are offered, be referred to the Committee on Appropri
ations...

AMENDMENTS shall be inserted on the journals. The titles of bills and parts affected by. 32
AMENDMENTS to treaties. Forms of questions and proceedings on..
AMENDMENT to be proposed to the Constitution is under consideration, the concurrence
of two-thirds of the members present shall not be requisite to decide any ques-
tion for amendments, or extending to the merits, being short of the final question.
When an

APPEAL to the Senate. Every question of order shall be decided by the President,
without debate, subject to an.......

APPOINTMENT of all the committees (except the chairman of standing committees) a
plurality of votes shall make a choice. In the.

APPOINTMENT of standing committees the Senate will proceed, by ballot, severally to
appoint the chairman of each committee, and then, by one ballot, the other mem-
bers necessary to complete the same; and a majority of the whole number of
votes given shall be necessary to the choice of a chairman of a standing committee.
All other committees shall be appointed by ballot, and a plurality of votes shall
make a choice. In the

APPROPRIATION bill. Restrictions upon amendments to any general, (see Amendment—
Rule-Bill).

APPROPRIATIONS to consist of seven members. A standing Committee on
ASSIGNMENT of special orders according to the order of time for which they were
assigned, and at which they were assigned, and over general orders..
ATTENDANCE of members required and absent members sent for, &c..
AUDIT and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to consist of three mem-
bers, to whom shall be referred all resolutions directing the payment of money out
of the contingent fund of the Senate, or creating a charge on the same. Standing
Committee to

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AYE or No. The President of the Senate shall put all questions, and the members
shall answer..

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BALLOT, &c. All standing and other committees shall be appointed by..
BALLOTS are being counted, &c. Messengers are introduced in any state of business,
except while the.....

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BILL, resolution, &c., has gone out of possession of the Senate. No motion for recon-
sideration shall be in order after a...

BILL. One day's notice shall be given for asking leave to introduce a.

BILLS reported by a committe shall, after first reading, be printed..
BILL shall receive three readings before being passed. Each

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BILL, which readings shall be on different days, unless Senate unanimously direct
otherwise. The President shall give notice at first, second, and third reading of
each

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BILLS. All resolutions requiring the signature of the President, or granting money
out of contingent or other fund, shall be treated as...

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BILL shall be committed or amended until it shall have been twice read, after which
it may be committed. No.....

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BILLS on a second reading shall first be considered as in Committee of the Whole
before being considered in Senate, unless otherwise ordered.
All........
BILL in Committee of the Whole, the Vice-President, or President pro tempore, may
call a member to fill the chair, &c. When the Senate shall consider a...........................
BILL originating in the Senate shall be, "Whether it shall be engrossed and read a
third time?" The final question on the second reading of every.
BILL, unless by unanimous consent of the members present. No amendment shall be
received for discussion at the third reading of any

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BILL, to move its commitment. It shall at all times be in order, before the final pass-
age of any

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BILLS reported with any amendment, after such commitment, shall be again read a
second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole, and then the question
shall again be put, "Whether it shall be engrossed and read a third time?".
BILL is under consideration, it shall be in order to move, as a substitute for it, a reso-
lution of the Senate referring the case to the Court of Claims. Whenever a private 29
BILL, unless to carry out the provisions of some existing law, or act, or resolution
previously passed by the Senate, during that session, or moved by direction of a
standing or select committee of the Senate, or in pursuance of an estimate from
the head of some of the departments; and no amendment shall be received whose
object is to provide for a private claim, unless it be to carry out the provisions of
an existing law or a treaty stipulation. No amendment proposing additional
appropriations shall be received to any general appropriation.....

BILLS and such parts only as shall be affected by proposed amendments shall be inserted
on the journals. The titles of..

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BILL or otherwise. The standing committees of the Senate shall be appointed at the
commencement of each session, with leave to report by..

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BILLS, to consist of three members, whose duty it shall be to examine all bills, &c.,
before they go out of the possession of the Senate, and deliver same to Secretary
of the Senate, to be entered on the journal as correctly engrossed. A Committee
on Engrossed..

BILLS to be printed without being referred to the Committee on Printing..
BILLS, to consist of three members. A Committee on Enrolled

BLANKS the largest sum and longest time shall be first put. In filling..
Books (or journals.) The legislative proceedings, the executive proceedings, and the
confidential legislative proceedings of the Senate, shall be kept in separate and
distinct......

BUSINESS of Senate not to be interrupted by talking, reading newspapers, or otherwise.
BUSINESS at preceding adjournment shall have preference in the special orders of the
day. The unfinished..

BUSINESS requiring secrecy the doors shall be shut, &c. On the discussion of..
BUSINESS in the Senate. Order of morning..

BUSINESS except while a question is being put, while the yeas and nays are being
called, or while the ballots are being counted. Messengers are introduced in any
state of the......

BUSINESS to be continued from session to session of a Congress..

CALENDAR on account of intervening adjournments. Special orders not to lose their
position on the....

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CALL of the House, the names taken alphabetically. Upon a...

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CAPITOL, and of its passages, as are or may be set apart for the use of the Senate and
its officers. The Presiding Officer of the Senate shall have the regulation of such
parts of the...

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CASTING Vote. When the Senate are equally divided the President shall give the.... 21
CHAIR, and, a quorum being present, the business proceeds. The President takes the. 1
CHAIR. Every member, when he speaks, shall address the
CHAIR. Every member, rising to speak, shall address the
CHAIR shall speak first, the Chair to name the member. The member who shall first
rise and address the

CHAIR shall, or a member may, call to order when rules are transgressed. The
CHAIR no member shall be permitted to vote. When the decision shall be announced
by the

CHAIR, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment. The Vice-
President, or President pro tempore, shall have the right to name a member to
perform the duties of the..

CHAIR during the time the Senate shall remain in Committee of the Whole; and the
chairman so called shall, during such time, have the powers of a President pro
tempore. When the Senate shall consider a treaty, bill, or resolution, as in Com-
mittee of the Whole, the Vice-President, or President pro tempore, may call a
member to fill the..

CHAIR to take up such special order, and it shall be considered unless postponed by a
vote of the Senate. When the hour has arrived for the consideration of a special
order it shall be the duty of the......

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CHAIRMAN of the Committee of the Whole shall, during the time of remaining in such
committee, have the powers of a President pro tempore. The
CHAIRMAN of each standing committee, the Senate shall proceed by ballot, and a
majority of the whole number of votes given shall be necessary to a choice. In
the appointment of the.....

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CHARACTER or qualification of any person nominated by the President to office shall
be kept secret. All information or remarks touching or concerning the..
CLAIMS in appropriation bills. Restrictions upon amendments providing for private. 30
CLAIMS to consist of five members. A standing committee on
CLAIMS reported against and rejected. Restriction on the presentation of.....
CLAIM is presented to the Senate and referred to a committee, and the committee
report that the claim ought not to be allowed, and the report be adopted by the
Senate, it shall not be in order to move to take the papers from the files for the
purpose of referring them at subsequent sessions, unless the claimants shall pre-
sent a memorial for that purpose, stating in what manner the committee have
erred in their report, or that new evidence has been discovered since the report,
and setting forth the new evidence in the memorial: Provided, That this rule shall
not extend to any case where an adverse report, not in writing, shall have been
made prior to January 25, 1842. Whenever a.....

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COMMERCE, to consist of seven members. A standing committee on....
COMMITTEES of the Senate. Appointment of, (see Standing Committees-see Rule).... 34
COMMITTEES. (See Reports of.)

COMMITTEES, (except the chairman of standing committees, who shall be appointed by

a majority,) a plurality of votes shall make a choice. In the appointment by bal-
lot of all of the

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