Page.

Bills-Continued.

Public, can not be converted into private, and vice versa...... 301
Readings of..........

......

Engrossment and third reading..

Pending demand for previous question on passage of, motion
to reconsider vote for third reading is not debatable.......
Practice touching...............

Consideration of preamble of...

298

299

538

299, 300

299

After presentation of, to President he shall sign or return them
within ten days.....

300

Notice of approval of, by the President shall be made to house
in which bill originated...

300

Not returned by President within ten days become laws, unless
return prevented by adjournment......

301

On becoming law shall be transmitted to Secretary of State ..
Notice of rejected ................

301

301

Construction given word "bill" in clause 1, Rule XVII ....
Printing and distribution of..

301

499

In balloting shall be rejected and not included in count. (XL).

264

Digest.

In bills are filled by motions governed by same rules as amend-

ments.....

303

Blue Book. (See BIENNIAL REGISTER.)

Price of, shall be deducted from compensation of member..... 303
Botanical Garden-

Digest.

Shall be under direction of Joint Committee on Library......
Bribery-

447

Digest.

Attempt to bribe a member is held to be breach of privilege
Statutes relating to, or attempted bribery of members or em-
ployés of Congress

303

303

Business-

Questions relating to priority of, not debatable and shall be de-
cided by majority. (XXV)..

258

CALENDARS OF-

Shall be three.

(XIII, 1)

247

Prescribing to which, different kinds of business shall be re-

No distinction between public and private bills if they other-
wise come within the rule............

304

ORDER OF

Each day's session shall be opened with prayer. (VII; XXIV, 1) 241, 256
Journal of last day's sitting shall be read. (I, 1)

237

After hour devoted to call of committees motion to go in
Committee of Whole on state of Union in order. (XXIV,5).
After reading of Journal may at any time form Committee of
Whole House on state of Union to consider revenue or gen-
eral appropriation bills. (XVI, 9). ............ .
Correction of reference of public bills. (XXIV, 1).....................
On first and third Mondays of each month motions to suspend
rules in order. (XXVIII, 1)......

257

251

256

259

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Business-Continued.

ORDER of-Continued.

Every Friday set apart to consider private business unless
otherwise ordered. (XXVI).............

258

On Fridays, after unfinished business has been disposed of,
may form Committee of Whole House to consider business
on its Calendar; if motion fails, order of business shall be
same as other days. (XXIV, 6)..

258

Unfinished business of preceding session of same Congress in
order. (XXVII)

259

During last six days of session motions to suspend rules in
order. (XXVIII).......

259

In Committees of the Whole. (XXIII, 4)

255

Speaker's table, business on; how disposed of.
Senate bills on Speaker's table; how disposed of.

(XXIV, 2) ....

Senate amendments to House bills on Speaker's table; how
disposed of.

257

Unfinished business; when resumed. (XXIV, 3).

257

Call of committees for disposal of business on House Calendar.
(XXIV, 4).......

257

Digest.

Motion relating to, can not be laid on table...

.304, 442

Question of consideration can not be raised against a motion
relating to....

304

Motion which changes, not in order except as provided ...
UNFINISHED-

304

In which engaged at last adjournment; when resumed. (XXIV,
3)...

257

Other than that in which engaged at an adjournment shall be
resumed whenever class to which it belongs is in order.
(XXIV, 6) .....

257

What in order after disposing of. (XXIV, 4).

258

Before committees at close of a session may be resumed at com-
mencement of succeeding session of same Congress. (XXVII)
Before committees at close of a Congress shall be delivered to
Clerk. (XXXVIII).

Question of consideration becomes, if pending at an adjourn-
ment ...

372

From a committee on day specially assigned them to report...
Calendars of Business. (See BUSINESS.)

589

Page.

Call of Committees. (See also COMMITTEES.)

For reports. (XXIV, 3).

256

For purpose of calling up business on House Calendar. (XXIV,3)

257

Names of members shall be called alphabetically. (XV, 1)...
After roll once called names of members not voting shall be
called. (XV, 1)

249

249

After second call pairs should be announced by Clerk. (VIII, 2)
After second call request to record a vote or announce a pair
not in order. (XV, 1)....................

241

249

On meeting of first session of each Congress Clerk shall call
names of members by States in alphabetical order. (III, 1)
Members shall not remain by Clerk's desk during. (XIV,7)..

238

249

Names of members who voluntarily appear during, shall be en-
tered on Journal as present.

(XV, 2)....

250

Not in order after previous question ordered unless it appears
by actual count that quorum not present. (XVII, 2).
When Committee of Whole House without quorum roll shall
be called. (XXIII, 2)

252

254

Digest.

Less than a quorum may compel attendance of absent members
Motion for, not in order when less than fifteen members present

306

306

Motions in order during

Effect of adjournment pending...............

Statement as to proceedings and rulings during.

Calls on Departments. (See EXECUTIVE Departments.)

307

307

307

Page.

Capitol-

Hall of the House and unappropriated rooms shall be under
control of Speaker. (I, 3).........

237

Purposes that Hall of House may be used for. (XXXIII) .

261

Joint Committee on Library shall assign places and have su-
pervision over works of art in

447

No works of art, not property of United Stated, shall be exhib-
ited in...

447

No rooms in, shall be used for private studios or works of art
without permission of Joint Committee on Library

447

Casting vote....

311

(See also TIE VOTE.)

Caucus-

(See also APPORTIONMENT.)

Hall of the House may be used for meetings of (XXXIII)...............
Census.....

261

311

Ceremonies..

Censure-

311

Members liable to, for transgressing rules. (XIV, 4)
Members not subject to, for words spoken in debate, if further
debate or other business has intervened. (XIV,5).

249

249

Chair-

Right of Speaker to name person to fill (I, 7).......

238

Chairman of Committee of the Whole. (See QUESTIONS OF OR-
DER.)

Speaker shall appoint (XXIII, I)

254

Shall cause roll to be called when without quorum. (XXIII, 2).

First-named member shall be chairman; in his absence, or be-
ing excused, next-named member, and so on, unless commit-
tee elect, and in case of death of, Speaker shall appoint (X, 3).