PHRASEOLOGY. COMMENCEMENT OF A SESSION OF CONGRESS. 1. Opening of the Senate. 2. Special session of the Senate. 3. Extra session of Congress. 4. Credentials-Certificate of election and appointment of Senators. 5. Presentation of credentials of Senators. 6. The oath administered to Senators of the new class. 7. In case objection is made to the credentials of a Senator elect. ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE. 1. Election of officers. 2. Appointment of standing and select committees. 3. Notifying the House that a quorum is present in the Senate. 4. Notifying the President of the organization of both Houses of Congress. 5. Fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate. 6. Requesting to be excused from service on a committee, and filling the vacancy thus created. MORNING BUSINESS. 1. By custom or special action the order of business may be changed despite the rules. 2. Opening of the Senate. 3. Presentation of petitions and memorials. 4. When petitions on various subjects are presented. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 1. Appointed to act with a like committee on the part of the House. 2. Of standing and select. 3. Reporting a bill for a change of reference. 4. Reporting a bill and asking unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. 5. Reporting a new bill in lieu of an original. 6. Reporting adversely with recommendation to indefinitely postpone. 7. Reporting petitions or memorials adversely. BILLS, JOINT RESOLUTIONS, AND other RESOLUTIONS. 1. Introduction of. 2. Senate resolution for present consideration or for reference. 3. Consideration of resolutions which have been laid over. 4. Disposing of bills and joint resolutions from the House of Representa tives. CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR. 1. Rules governing. 2. The unfinished business. 3. Passing Senate bill or joint resolution. 4. When a bill has a preamble. 5. Passing a House bill. 6. Substituting a bill of the House for a Senate bill. 7. Considering Senate bill reported from a committee with amendments. 8. When a division is requested. 9. Demanding the yeas and nays. 10. If amendments are proposed by Senators. 11. When a question contains more than one proposition and a separate vote is demanded on each. 12. When amendments are proposed for reference to committee. 13. Proceeding to consider a matter, or to displace pending business. 14. Making a special order. 15. Fixing a day certain for the. 16. Considering executive business. 17. Reconsidering a vote on passage of a bill which has gone to the House and upon which the time limit for reconsideration has expired. 18. Consideration of a vetoed bill. RECONSIDERATION-APPEAL-DEBATE. 1. Notices and motions for reconsideration. 2. To prevent reconsideration. 3. The division of a question. 4. For a point of order. 5. In case of an appeal. 6. Interruptions by the Presiding Officer. 7. Interruptions in debate. 8. Pairs between Senators. 9. Unanimous-consent agreement. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. 1. Announcing the signature to bills and joint resolutions. 2. Announcing appointments pursuant to the statutes. 3. Naming a committee to act with a like committee of the House. 4. Of message from the President. 5. Of message from the House of Representatives. CONSTITUTING A QUORUM. 1. A call of the Senate. 2. When want of a quorum is disclosed. 3. When want of a quorum is suggested by a Senator. 4. Form to compel attendance of absent Senators. 5. Emphasizing the order for attendance of Senators. 6. Forms of returns of the Sergeant at Arms. MISCELLANEOUS FORMS, ETC. 1. Proceeding to consider executive business. 2. For moving a recess. 3. For motions to adjourn. 4. For adjournment to a day certain. 5. General, for putting questions applying to bills, reports, amendments, resolutions, motions, etc. 6. Of conference reports, requests for conferences, etc. 7. Blank forms for bills, joint, concurrent, and simple resolutions, amendments to Senate and House bills, report of a committee. 8. When the Senate is equally divided and the Vice President casts his vote. 9. Method of ascertaining the terms of new Senators from new States. 10. Providing a committee to take charge of the arrangements for the inauguration of the President elect of the United States. THE ELECTORAL COUNT. 1. Handing down the official ascertainment of electors. 2. Resolution for joint meeting to canvass the electoral vote. 3. Appointment of tellers to act in the joint meeting. 4. On proceeding to take part in the joint meeting. 5. Proceedings in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. 6. The final proceedings in the Senate. PART II. PHRASEOLOGY. COMMENCEMENT OF A SESSION OF CONGRESS. 1. OPENING OF THE SENATE. On the first Monday of December annually the Senators and Senators elect, if any there be, assemble in the Senate Chamber. The Presiding Officer enters the Chamber, accompanied by the Chaplain, punctually at 12 o'clock meridian, and with the gavel raps once. The Chaplain offers prayer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. This being the day designated by the Constitution of the United States for the annual meeting of Congress, the Senate, pursuant thereto, is now in session, and will come to order. 2. SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE. [When a session of the Senate is specially called-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will read the President's proclamation convening the Senate in special session. By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas public interests require that the Senate should be convened at 12 o'clock on the 4th day of March next, to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive: Now, therefore, I, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol, in the city of Washington, on the 4th day of March next, at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as Members of that body are hereby required to take notice. Given under my hand and the seal of the United States, at Washington, the day of in the year of our Lord States the [SEAL.] and of the Independence of the United By the President: Secretary of State. 8. EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS. When an extra session of Congress is called, the form of the Journal entry, after the date line, is: The first session of the Congress commenced this day in pursuance of the proclamation of the President of the United States. [After prayer by the Chaplain-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will read the proclamation of the President of the United States convening Congress in extraordinary session. By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas public interests require that the Congress of the United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock noon on the day of day of to receive such communication as may be made by the Executive: Now, therefore, I, -, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene in extra session at the Capitol, in the city of Washington, on the at 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as Members thereof are hereby required to take notice. Given under my hand and the seal of the United States of America the - day of, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and Independence of the United States the one hundred and [SEAL.] By the President: Secretary of State. and of the 4. CREDENTIALS-CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OF SENATORS. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the certificates of election, certificates of appointment, and other papers relative to the election of Senators, received since the adjournment of the Senate. (Form of certificate of election of Senator.) Resolved, That in the opinion of the Senate the following are convenient and sufficient forms of election of a Senator, or the appointment of a Senator, to be signed by the executive of any State in pursuance of the Constitution and the Statutes of the United States: "TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: "This is to certify that on the B day of A a Senator nineteen hundred was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of from said State to represent said State in the Senate of the United States for the term of six years, beginning on the fourth day of March, nineteen hundred "Witness: His Excellency our governor and our seal hereto affixed at , in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred this day of "By the governor: "TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: "This is to certify that pursuant to the power vested in me by the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the State of governor of said State, do hereby appoint C to represent said State in the Senate of the United States until the vacancy therein, caused by the of E F , is filled by election, as provided by law. "Witness: His excellency our governor and our seal hereto affixed at Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate shall send copies of these suggested forms and these resolutions to the executive and secretary of each State wherein an election is about to take place, or an appointment is to be made, in season that they may use such forms if they see fit.-S. Res. 444, 63d Cong., 2d sess. NOTE.-These are laid before the Senate by the Presiding Officer in the order of their reception, by mail or messenger, and he directs the Secretary to read them. The Presiding Officer directs that they be placed on the files of the Senate, unless the Senate otherwise determine. [The Senators are then sworn, as elsewhere described, and take their seats.] 5. PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF SENATORS. Rule VI of the standing rules of the Senate provides: 1. The presentation of the credentials of Senators elect and other questions of privilege shall always be in order, except during the reading and correction of the Journal, while a question of order or a motion to adjourn is pending, or while the Senate is dividing; and all questions and motions arising or made upon the presentation of such credentials shall be proceeded with until disposed of. 2. The Secretary shall keep a record of the certificates of election of Senators by entering in a well-bound book kept for that purpose the date of the election, the name of the person elected and the vote given at the election, the date of the certificate, the name of the governor and the secretary of state signing and countersigning the same, and the State from which such Senator is elected. [In more recent practice the credentials of a Senator are presented by his colleague, if he be present and desires to so do.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair has received and lays before the Senate the credentials of duly certified by the governor of the State of which will be read. [The Secretary reads the credentials.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The credentials will be recorded and placed on the files of the Senate if there be no objection. The Chair hears none. It is so ordered. The Senator will please come forward and be sworn. [The Senator elect is usually escorted to the desk by his colleague. The Senator elect always raises his right hand while the oath or affirmation is being administered to him, and it is customary, also, for the Presiding Officer to raise his right hand when administering the oath or affirmation.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter: So help you God. [The Senator elect then subscribes to the oath that is kept in a bound volume at the Secretary's desk in the Senate Chamber. He then takes his seat in the Chamber.] 6. THE OATH ADMINISTERED TO SENATORS OF THE NEW CLASS. The PRESIDING OFFICER. As the Secretary calls the roll (alphabetically) of newly chosen Senators they will advance to the Chair to receive the official oath required by the Constitution and as prescribed by law. [The names of four of the newly chosen Senators, in alphabetical order, are first called and these approach the desk upon the arms of their respective colleagues and are together sworn. Each then subscribes to the oath, when the names of four others are called, and in this manner all the newly chosen Senators are inducted into office.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. You do each and all of you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, |