The PRESIDing Officer. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I present the petition (or memorial) of (naming some of the leading petitioners and briefly stating its contents, which should also be indorsed upon the paper), which I move be referred to the Committee on

If there be no apparent objection—]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is so ordered. Or, it will be so referred.

[If there be apparent objection, the question is taken upon the motion to refer, a division demanded, or a call for the yeas and nays demanded as upon other motions of like character, without debate.]

4. WHEN PETITIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS ARE PRESENTED.

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I present several petitions on various subjects. I ask that they be separately noted (in the Journal and the Record), and appropriately referred.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. That order will be made.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

1. APPOINTED TO ACT WITH A LIKE COMMITTEE ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE.

When a committee of Senators is appointed to act with a similar committee on the part of the House of Representatives, and it desires to make report, it appears at the bar of the Senate (now represented by a position in the central aisle of the Senate, about midway between the Secretary's desk and the south door.)

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The CHAIRMAN. Your committee appointed to act with a similar committee on the part of the House of Representatives, to wait upon the President of the United States, etc., have performed that duty, and report, etc.

2. OF STANDING AND SELECT.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reports of standing and select committees are now in order.

[The order of reports of standing and select committees being announced by the Presiding Officer-) A SENATOR. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I am instructed (or directed) by the Committee on

to whom

was referred (reciting the number and title of the bill or joint resolution), to report the same to the Senate with certain amendments, favorably.

The PRESIDING Officer. The Senator from

from the Committee on

to whom was referred (the number and title of bill or joint resolution is again stated by the Secretary), submits a favorable report. The report will be printed, and the bill (or joint resolution) placed on the calendar.

[Or-]

The SENATOR. Mr. President, I am instructed (or directed) by the Committee on

to whom was referred (reciting the number and title of the bill or joint resolution), to report the same to the Senate favorably, with a written report.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

to whom was referred

from the Committee on

[The Secretary recites the number and title of the bill or joint resolution—]

reports the same to the Senate, favorably, with a written report. The bill will be placed on the calendar and the report printed.

8. REPORTING A BILL FOR A CHANGE OF REFERENCE.

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I report from the Committee on the bill

and ask that the committee be discharged from its further consideration and the bill referred to the Committee on

The PRESIDING OFFICER. That order will be made.

4. REPORTING A BILL AND ASKING UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR ITS IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

I report

A SENATOR. Mr. President, by direction of the Committee on favorably the following bill, and ask unanimous consent for its present consideration: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from from the Committee on

reports favorably the following bill, and asks its present consideration: The title of the bill will be reported. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and the bill will be read at length for the information of the Senate, and subject to objection.

[The consideration of the bill is then proceeded with in the usual manner.]

5. REPORTING A NEW BILL IN LIEU OF AN ORIGINAL.

[Standing and select committees, to whom have been committed bills or certain subject matters, frequently report new bills in lieu of original bills, or, in compliance with an order of the Senate, an entirely original bill.]

A SENATOR. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I am directed by the committee to whom was referred (cite number and title), to report a new bill and ask that the same be read the first and second times, and placed on the calendar.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

from the Committee on

reports the following bill, which will be read by the Clerk.

[The Secretary reads the title of the new bill.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. First reading the bill. This bill will be considered as having been read the second time, and will be placed on the calendar.

[If reported in lieu of a bill referred to the committee, the original bill is usually ordered to be indefinitely postponed, unless there be objection.]

6. REPORTING ADVERSELY WITH RECOMMENDATION TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE.

The SENATOR. I am instructed (or directed) by the Committee on

to whom

was referred (reciting the number and title of the bill), to report the same to the Senate adversely, and to move that the bill be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

to whom was referred-

from the Committee on

[The Secretary recites the number and title of the bill or joint resolution.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Reports the same adversely, and moves that the bill be indefinitely postponed. Is there objection? (If there be no objection.) The Chair hears none. It is so ordered, and the bill is indefinitely postponed.

[If there be objection-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be placed on the calendar with the adverse report.

[When a committee makes an adverse report upon a bill or joint resolution, pending the taking of the question to indefinitely postpone, upon the request of a Senator, it is customary to permit the bill to go on the calendar with the adverse report.]

NOTE.-A bill has been first amended in committee and then reported adversely to the Senate, and, with the amendments, has been placed upon the calendar. This was true of the bill (S. 6206) "for the relief of certain former members of the Twenty-fifth Regiment of United States Infantry," reported adversely with amendments from the Committee on Military Affairs, April 1, 1908. (See Journal, 60th Cong., 1st sess., p. 350.)

7. REPORTING PETITIONS OR MEMORIALS ADVERSELY.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

from the Committee on

to whom was referred the petition (or memorial) reports the same adversely, and moves that the committee be discharged from its further consideration. That order will be made, and the report of the committee agreed to.

[It is customary, when it appears that all reports under this call have been made, for the Presiding Officer to make the inquiry-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Reports of standing and select committees are still in order. Are there further reports of committees? If there be none, the introduction of bills and joint resolutions is now in order.

[Reports of select committees are made and disposed of in the same manner as are the reports of standing committees.]

BILLS, JOINT RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER RESOLUTIONS.

1. INTRODUCTION OF.

A SENATOR. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I ask leave to introduce the following bill, which I ask may be read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee

on

Or, I introduce the following bill, which I ask may be read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

which will be read.

[The Secretary reads the bill by title.]

introduces the following bill,

The PRESIDING OFFICER. First reading of the bill. This bill will be considered as having been read the second time, if there be no objection, and referred to the Committee on

[The same phraseology applies in the case of joint resolutions, except that the words "joint resolution" are used in lieu of the word "bill." Before this order of business is finally passed, it is usual for the Presiding Officer to make announcement as follows, and occasionally to repeat it until he is reasonably well satisfied that all the bills have been brought in-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The introduction of bills and joint resolutions is still in order. Are there other bills and joint resolutions?. If there be none, that order of business is closed. Concurrent and other resolutions are now in order.

2. SENATE RESOLUTION FOR PRESENT CONSIDERATION OR FOR

REFERENCE.

A SENATOR. Mr. President—

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I submit the following resolution, for which I ask present consideration.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution will be read.

[After reading-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from asks unanimous consent that the resolution just read may be now considered. Is there objection? (If there be none). The Chair hears none. The question is on agreeing to the resolution just reported. As many as are in favor of agreeing to the resolution will say "aye"; those of a contrary opinion will say "no.

The resolution is agreed to.

[When objection is made-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

asks unanimous consent that

the resolution may be now considered. Is there objection?

A SENATOR. I object.

Or, I ask that the resolution lie over.

Or, I object to present consideration.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution, being objected to, will lie over and be printed.