Information, calls on the President and Departments for

Insert and strike out, questions indivisible

Index to laws, to be made

J.

Rule.

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53

143

Jefferson's Manual, to govern in certain cases

Joint resolutions, or propositions requiring the consent of the Senate,

to be laid on the table one day

signed by the Speaker

Journal, reading of

to be examined by the Speaker

to be printed and distributed within thirty days after the ad-

journment

written motions to be entered

to be sent to Governors

L.

Laws to be signed by the Speaker

index to be made

Lie on the table, precedence of a motion to

no debate on a motion to

Lie on the table one day, all matters requiring the concurrence of the

motion to print extra numbers

Library of Clerk's office, books to be retained
Lobby may be cleared in cases of disorder

Mace, or symbol of office of the Sergeant
Maps, not printed under common order
Manual, Jefferson's, to govern in certain cases
Memorials, when to be presented

rules to be observed on the presentation of
on slavery (abolition)

names of members presenting

Members, not to vote, when interested

to be furnished with extra set of documents

to sit uncovered

their names to be called alphabetically

proceedings against absentees at call

to be paid by Sergeant-at-arms

Messages between the two Houses, how to be announced and delivered

68

145

136

23

23, 24

25

60

40

141

39

62

63, 64

70

2, 3

28

28

no suspension during

Motions, to be stated by the Speaker or read by the Clerk

if desired, shall be reduced to writing

when to be considered as in possession of the House
precedence and order of certain

may be committed at pleasure

when they may be withdrawn

N.

questions of, arising after previous question, no debate

Order of business of the session

of the day

Order of calling for petitions

postponed or changed

for reports of committees

Orders of the day, when to be called

may be moved pending consideration or discussion
of reports and resolutions

unfinished business to have precedence in

23, 24

134

113

Precedence of motions

President, rules to be observed in calling for information from the

manner of presenting bills and resolutions to the (joint rule)
manner of presenting joint addresses to the (joint rule)
no bill or resolution to be presented on the last day of the
session to the (joint rule)
Printing of Journals to be completed within thirty days after an ad-
journment

Printing of bills, joint rule relating to (joint rule)
Printing, motion for extra numbers to lie one day
Previous question, order of motion for

rules relating to the

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Rule.

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61

9

11

Private business, to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays
to be called over on first and fourth Fridays of every
month, and preference given to, if not objected to
Privileged characters, to come within the Hall, named
rules respecting, to be strictly executed

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Questions precedence of

Q.

manner of putting

decorum to be observed during the putting of
may be divided, and the manner of dividing

to be propounded in the order in which they are moved

Quorum, fifteen members may compel the attendance of a

R.

Reading a paper, if objected to, rule respecting the
Reconsider, rule respecting motions to -

Reference, order and precedence of motions of

of motions to be at the pleasure of the House

Reports to be made to Congress, Clerk to make a list of

those giving rise to debate to lie over

requiring assent of the Senate, to be laid on the table one
day before acting on, &c.

calling on Executive officers for information, to lie one

orders, votes, &c., requiring the President's approbation,
shall be signed and presented as in cases of bills (see
Bills) (joint rule)

Resolutions, passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given
(joint rule)

not to be presented to the President on the last day of the
session (joint rule)

Riders, engrossed bills not to be amended by

Rooms, Speaker to dispose of unappropriated -

Rules, how to be amended, rescinded, or suspended

majority may suspend, to go into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union

S.

Rule.

12

17

122

144

134

134

Doorkeepers sworn to

Senate, all orders to be laid on the table one day which require the

assent of the

to have direction over the Hall

to appoint committees

to name member who is to speak

to call members to order

to have direction over unappropriated rooms
may substitute a member in his place

case in which he shall or may vote

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to sign acts, addresses, writs, subpoenas, &c.

Divine service not to be performed in the Hall, unless by

consent of the

Speaker's table, mode of disposing of business on

Speaking, rules to be observed in the House

in Committee

private discourse not to be entertained, nor is any person to
pass between the chair and the member who is

Speak, Speaker to designate the member who is first to

no member to speak more than once or twice

Spirits, not to be brought within or about the Capitol (joint rule)
Stenographers, may be admitted on the floor, &c.

further regulations for

Strike out and insert, rules respecting motions to
Substitute for a proposition, rule respecting a
Summons, to be signed by the Speaker
Suspension of rules, two-thirds necessary

Rule.

19

18

19

53

55

15

134

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Vote, no member to vote when interested, or without the bar every member present shall vote, unless excused

to be given viva voce

Voting, manner of

who are to be excluded from

if a member requests to vote, he is to be interrogated by the

Speaker

Viva voce, elections to be by

W.

Witnesses, how to be subpoenaed

rule for compensating

Withdrawal of motions, rule respecting the

Writs, subpoenas, &c., to be signed by the Speaker, &c.
Writing, motions to be reduced to, if desired
Words excepted to, to be reduced to writing

Y.

Yeas and nays, when calling, no one to go near the table to be taken alphabetically