3. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN LAID OVER. After resolutions have been called, and immediately upon the completion of the routine morning business, resolutions whose consideration on the day offered had been objected to are laid before the Senate in their order by the Presiding Officer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the resolution submitted on a previous day by the Senator from which was objected to and went over. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. [Debate may ensue; the resolution is open to amendment and all the motions to commit, postpone, etc. After which-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall the resolution be agreed to? [Putting the question-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution is agreed to. [A resolution having been under consideration in the Senate for one day during the morning hour, if not disposed of is placed on the calendar, unless otherwise ordered.] 4. DISPOSING OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following bills of the Senate which have been amended by the House of Representatives. They will be reported. [The Secretary reports each bill by number and title, and the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives separately, and if no immediate action is proposed thereupon-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill, with the pending amendments from the House of Representatives, will be referred to the Committee on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair also lays before the Senate the following bills of the House of Representatives, which will be read the first time. [The Secretary reports the number and title of each House bill, after which, in each case-] 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 [Bills and joint resolutions messaged from the House of Repersentatives are, in more modern practice, handed down by the Presiding Officer as "messages from the House of Representatives," when the numbers and titles are reaad, and they are referred.] CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR. 1. RULES GOVERNING. Rule VIII reads: "At the conclusion of the morning business for each day, unless upon motion the Senate shall at any time otherwise order, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of the Calendar of Bills and Resolutions, and continue such consideration until 2 o'clock; and bills and resolutions that are not objected to shall be taken up in their order, and each Senator shall be entitled to speak once and for five minutes only upon any question; and the objection may be interposed at any stage of the proceedings, but upon motion the Senate may continue such consideration; and this order shall commence immediately after the call for "concurrent and other resolutions," and shall take precedence of the unfinished business and other special orders. But if the Senate shall proceed with the consideration of any matter notwithstanding an objection the foregoing provisions touching debate shall not apply. "All motions made before 2 o'clock to proceed to the consideration of any matter shall be determined without debate." Rule IX. "Immediately after the consideration of cases not objected to upon the calendar is completed and not later than 2 o'clock, if there shall be no special orders for that time, the Calendar of General Orders shall be taken up and proceeded with in its order, beginning with the first subject on the calendar next after the last subject disposed of in proceeding with the calendar," etc. [In conformity with the above, when the routine or morning business is concluded, the Presiding Officer announces-.) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further morning business? If there be none, that order is now closed, and the calendar under Rule VIII is in order. The Secretary will report the first bill on the calendar. [The Secretary reports the number and title of the first bill, and if there be no objection-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be read at length. [After reading-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is now under consideration as in Committee of the Whole, and is open to amendment. [The Senate then proceeds to dispose of the bill under the "five-minute rule," and such amendments as may be proposed; and the next bill on the calendar is taken up, and so on until the hour of 2 o'clock arrives, at which time, if there be unfinished business pending, the Senate proceeds to the consideration thereof.] 2. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the Chair lays before the Senate the unfinished business, which will be reported by the Secretary. [The Secretary then reports by number and title the matter pending entitled to consideration as unfinished business, and the pending question is stated by the Presiding Officer, the matter being considered as in Committee of the Whole.] 3. PASSING SENATE BILL OR JOINT RESOLUTION. The PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is now under consideration as in Committee of the Whole and open to amendment. If no amendment, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration— [The Secretary reads the number and title of the bill.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. And has made no amendment thereto. The bill is in the Senate and open to amendment. If no amendment be proposed the question is, Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time? As many as are in favor of the motion will say "aye;" those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The ayes have it. Third reading of the bill. [The Secretary reads the bill by number and title.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall it pass? As many as are in favor of the passage of this bill will say "aye;" those of a contrary opinion, "no." The ayes have it. The bill is passed, and the title will stand as reported. PROCEDURE FOR PASSAGE OF BILLS. SENATE BILL WITHOUT AMENDMENT. The bill is in Committee of the Whole and open to amendment. [Pause.] If no amendment be proposed, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration, [Secretary reads title --] and has made no amendment thereto. The bill is in the Senate and open to amendment. [Pause.] If no amendment be proposed, the question is, Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time? Third reading of the bill. [Secretary reads title --] The bill having been read three times, the question is, Shall it pass? The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Putting the question.) The ayes have it. The bill is passed. 4. WHEN A BILL HAS A PREAMBLE. The question is on agreeing to the preamble. The preamble will be agreed to, if there be no objection, and the title stand as reported. 5. PASSING A HOUSE BILL. [After the bill has been considered by a committee, reported with amendments, considered in Committee of the Whole, and amendments agreed to and reported to the Senate-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration a bill of the House entitled [The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. And has agreed to certain amendments thereto. Shall the amendments be agreed to in the Senate, considered engrossed, and the bill read the third time? [Putting the question.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Third reading of the bill. [The Secretary reads the bill the third time by number and title, and the bill is finally put on its passage as in the case of Senate bills.] HOUSE BILL WITHOUT AMENDMENT. The bill is in the Committee of the Whole and open to amendment. [Pause.J If no amendment be proposed, the bill will be reported to the Senate. and has made no amendment thereto. The bill is in the Senate and open to amendment. [Pause.] If no amendment be proposed, the question is, Shall the bill be read the third time? Third reading of the bill. [Secretary reads title-] The bill having been read three times, the question is, Shall it pass? HOUSE BILL WITH AN AMENDMENT. The bill is in Committee of the Whole and open to amendment. The amendment will be reported. [Secretary reports amendment.] Without objection, the amendment will be agreed to. [If objection, put the question.] The bill is still in committee and open to amendment. [Pause.] If no further amendment be proposed, the bill will be reported to the Senate. [Secretary reads title-] and has made an amendment thereto. The question is on agreeing to the amendment made in Committee of the Whole. Without objection, the amenment will be agreed to. [If objection, put the question.] The bill is in the Senate and still open to amendment. [Pause.] If no further amendment be proposed the question is, Shall the amendment be engrossed and the bill read the third time? Third reading of the bill. [Secretary reads title-] The bill having been read three times, the question is, Shall it pass? 6. SUBSTITUTING A BILL OF THE HOUSE FOR A SENATE BILL. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following bill of the House of Representatives. [The Secretary reports the number and title of the House bill.] A SENATOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration of this bill. 'Unanimous consent being obtained-] The SENATOR. I ask unanimous consent that this bill of the House may be substituted for a Senate bill on the same subject, now on the calendar. [There being no objection, the bill of the House may be placed on the calendar, or the Senate may proceed to its consideration, amendment, and passage, in lieu of the Senate bill. If the latter course is pursued and the House bill passed,] The SENATOR. Mr. President, I move that the Senate bill (on the same subject) be indefinitely postponed. [Which is usually done without objection.] 7. CONSIDERING SENATE BILL REPORTED FROM A COMMITTEE WITH AMENDMENTS. [After the bill has been reported in its order on the calendar-] The PRESIDIng Officer. This bill is in Committee of the Whole and will be read at length. [The Secretary reports the bill at length.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will report the amendments reported from the committee. [The Secretary, in reporting the amendments, whether reported from committees or proposed during the consideration of the bill, states by page, section, line, and clause the part to be stricken out, the new matter to be inserted, and reads the same carefully and distinctly as the same will appear when amended.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee. As many as are in favor of agreeing to the amendment will say "aye." [After a pause-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The Chair is in doubt. 8. WHEN A DIVISION IS REQUESTED. A SENATOR. I ask for a division. asks for a division. The PRESIDing Officer. The Senator from as are in favor of the amendment will rise and stand until they are counted. As many [The Secretary counts those standing within the bar of the Senate and states the result to the Presiding Officer.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Upon this question Senators have voted in the affirmative. The ayes will be seated and the noes will rise. [The Senators are counted as before and stated to the Presiding Officer.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Upon agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee the ayes are So the amendment is agreed to. The Secretary noes -. will report the next amendment reported from the committee. [The amendment being read by the Secretary as before-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. As many as are in favor of the amendment reported from the committee will say "aye." [After a pause-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The Chair is in doubt. [At this point a division is usually demanded, and if upon count of those voting it is found that a quorum has not voted or iía Senator demand the yeas and nays-] 9. DEMANDING THE YEAS AND NAYS. A SENATOR. I demand the yeas and nays. demands the yeas and nays. Are the yeas and nays demanded by one-fifth of those present? [Those who sustain the demand for the yeas and nays manifest it by raising the right hand.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. A sufficient number have joined in the demand, the yeas and nays are ordered. The question is on agreeing to the amendment reported from |