Clerk for use of committees, &c.

copies to the Clerk of the House of Representatives for Fifty copies to the chambers and committee-rooms of the House."Stat. at Large, Vol. IX, p. 75.

terior to distri

By the act of February 5, 1859, the distribution pro- Secretary of Invided for in the foregoing acts is directed to be made bute. by the Secretary of the Interior; and of the number of Statutes at Large heretofore deposited in the Library of Congress for the use of members, it was directed that, after retaining ten copies, two-thirds of those remaining Copies to be should be transferred to the Library of the House.-Stat. House Library. at Large, Vol. XI, p. 379.

transferred

to

Copies of, to be retary of Senate

furnished by Sec

and printed.

By the act of June 25, 1864, it is made the duty of the Secretary of the Senate to furnish the Superintendent of Public Printing with correct copies of all laws and joint resolutions as soon as possible after their approval by the President; and the Superintendent shall immediately cause to be printed, separately, the usual number for the use of the two houses; and in addition thereto, he shall cause to be printed and bound, at the close of each ses- Extra copies of. sion, three thousand for the use of the Senate and ten thousand copies for the use of the House, with a complete alphabetical index, prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.-Stat. at Large, Vol. XIII, p. 185.

newed and time

tended.

By the joint resolution approved March 31, 1866, Contract for, re(Sess. Laws, p. 398,) the Secretary of State is directed to for delivery ex renew the contract with Little, Brown & Co., for the annual publication of the Statutes at Large until other. wise ordered by Congress, and the time for their delivery is extended to seventy days after the adjournment of each session of Congress.

for the use of the

When an act has been approved by the President, the To be printed usual number of copies shall be printed for the use of House. the House.-Rule 157.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

tion for.

By the act of April 24, 1800, the first appropriation First appropria for the purchase of books for the use of Congress, and for the fitting up in the Capitol an apartment therefor, was made; and said purchase was directed to be made

President of Sen

ate and Speaker

tions for.

by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House, "pursuant to such directions as shall be given, and such catalogue as shall be furnished by a joint committee of both houses of Congress, to be appointed for that purpose;" and the regulations of said library were to be such as the committee aforesaid shall devise and establish."-Stat. at Large, Vol. II, p. 56.

By the act of January 26, 1802, the President of the to make regula Senate and the Speaker of the House for the time being are "empowered to establish such regulations and instructions in relation to the said library as to them shall seem proper, and from time to time to alter or amend the same: Provided, That no regulation shall be made repugnant President of U. to any provision contained in this act." It confers the S. to appoint librarian. appointment of the librarian upon "the President of the United States solely," and provides further, "that no map shall be permitted to be taken out of said library by any Who may take person; nor any book, except by the President and VicePresident of the United States and members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the time being;" and "that the unexpended balance of the sum of $5,000 appropriated by the act of Congress aforesaid for the purchase of books and maps for the use of the two houses of Congress, together with such sums as may hereafter be appropriated to the same purpose, shall be laid out under the Joint Committee direction of a joint committee, to consist of three members of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives."-Stat. at Large, Vol. II, p. 129.

books from.

By the acts of May 1, 1810, (Stat. at Large, Vol. II, p. 612;) March 2, 1812, (Ibid., p. 786;) April 16, 1816, (Stat. at Large, Vol. III, p. 284;) January 13, 1830, (Stat. at Large, Vol. IV, p. 429;) March 3, 1863, (Stat. at Large, Vol. XII, p. 765,) the privilege of using books in said library, with the consent of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, was extended to the agent of the Library Committee, judges of the Supreme Court, Attorney General, members of the diplomatic corps, heads of Departments, Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the House, chaplains of Congress, and, while in the District of

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, JOINT COMMITTEE ON, ETC.

Columbia, ex-Presidents of the United States; also the judges, solicitors, and clerks of the Court of Claims.

tablished.

119

By the act of July 14, 1832, the Librarian was directed Law library esto remove the law-books into a separate apartment, to be prepared for the purpose of a law library, and the justices of the Supreme Court were" authorized to make Supreme judges to make regularules and regulations for the use of the same by them- tions for. selves and the attorneys and counsellors, during the sittings of the said court, as they shall deem proper: Provided, Such rules and regulations shall not restrict the President of the United States, the Vice-President, or any member of the Senate or House of Representatives, from having access to the said library, or using the books therein, in the same manner that he now has, or may have, to use the books of the Library of Congress."Stat. at Large, Vol. IV, p. 579.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, JOINT COMMITTEE ON.

To be appointed and of what

"There shall be a Joint Committee on the Library, to consist of three members on the part of the Senate and number. three on the part of the House of Representatives, to superintend and direct the expenditure of all moneys Duties of. appropriated for the library, and to perform such other duties as are or may be directed by law."-Joint Rule 20.

[This committee is usually appointed at the commence- When appointed. ment of each Congress.]

(See also LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.)

LIBRARY OF THE HOUSE.

"There shall be retained in the library of the Clerk's Two copies of office for the use of the members there, and not to be ments to be reall public docuwithdrawn therefrom, two copies of all the books and tained in. printed documents deposited in the library."-Rule 17.

LIE ON THE TABLE, MOTION TO.

pose

Under the parliamentary law, this motion is only made For what pur "when the House has something else which claims its made. usually present attention, but would be willing to reserve in their power to take up a proposition whenever it shall suit them."-Manual, p. 96. [But in the House of Represent

Takes prece

dence of all other

atives it is usually made for the purpose of giving a proposition or bill its "death-blow;" and when it prevails, the measure is rarely ever taken up again during the session.]

By the 42d rule, it is provided that when a question is motions, except under debate the motion to lie on the table takes precedence of every other motion except the motion to adjourn.

to adjourn.

Not debatable.

In general, carries to the table

nected with subjeet of it.

Exceptions.

"The motion to lie on the table shall be decided without debate.”—Rule 44.

"In general, whatever adheres to the subject of this whatever is con- motion goes on the table with it; as, for example, where a motion to amend is ordered to lie on the table, the subject which it is proposed to amend goes there with it.”—Cushing, p. 565. But it is not so with the Journal, where it is voted to lay upon the table a proposed amendment thereto Journal, 1, 26, p. 28; nor with the subject out of which a question of order may arise, where the appeal is laid on the table, the decision of the Chair being thereby virtually sustained—Journal, 1, 26, p. 529; nor with the bill or other proposition, where the motion to reconsider a vote thereon is laid on the table.-Journals, passim.

Not precluded by order of main question.

Where motion cannot be repeated.

An order for the main question to be put does not preclude the motion to lie on the table, but it may be made at any stage of the proceedings between the demand for the previous question and the final action by the House under it.-Journals, 1, 28, p. 490; 1, 30, p. 175.

Where a motion has already been made and negatived to lay a bill on the table, and no change or alteration has been made in the bill, or no proceeding directly touching its merits has since taken place, the motion to lie on the table cannot be repeated.-Journal, 2, 27, p. 890. [But under the invariable practice, the motion may In order at every be entertained at every new stage of the bill or proposi tion, and upon any proceeding having been had touching its merits.]

new stage, &c.

Carries with it motion to print.

Where a bill is laid on the table pending the motions to refer and print, the motion to print, as well as all other motions connected with it, accompanies it.-Journal, 2,

to lie and print is

32, p. 195. But where, as in case of a message, report, Where motion &c., it is moved to lie on the table and print, the said made. motion may be voted on as an entirety, or, under the 46th rule, it may be divided, and a separate vote taken on each branch of the motion.-Journal, 1, 32, p. 337.

A negative vote on a motion to lie on the table may Negative vote be reconsidered.-Journal, 2, 32, p. 234.

If a motion to reconsider be laid on the table, the vote cannot be reconsidered.-Journals, 3, 27, p. 1, 33, p. 357.

on, may be reconsidered.

latter where a motion

to reconsider is

334; laid on the table,

it cannot be reconsidered.

The motion to lie on the table is in order, pending the Bill may be laid consideration of Senate amendments to a bill.—Journal,

1, 33, p. 1250.

The following propositions are required by the rules. to lie on the table one day, viz:

on table pending consideration of

Senate amendment thereto.

Propositions which lie on table one day.

Orders, &c., requiring concur

ments and to

copies.

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate shall be necessary, unless the House rence of Senate. shall otherwise expressly allow-Rule 143; calls on the Calls on Depart President or Departments for information-unless other-print extra wise ordered by unanimous consent-and to be taken up in the order of presentation after reports from select committees are received-Rule 53; notices of motions to rescind or change a standing rule or order-Rule 145; and notices of motions for leave to introduce bills.-Rule Notices of bills. 115.

LITHOGRAPHING.

(See ENGRAVING.)

LOBBY.

Motion

change rules.

to

"In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in May be cleared. the galleries or lobby, the Speaker (or chairman of the Committee of the Whole House) shall have power to order the same to be cleared."-Rule 9.

MACE.

provided.

By a resolution of the House of April 14, 1789, (Jour- Directed to bo nal 1st Cong., p. 14,) it was directed that a proper symbol of office should be provided for the Sergeant-atArms, of such form and device as the Speaker should direct; and by Rule 23 it is directed that "the symbol