the committee. As many as are in favor of the amendment will, when your names are called, answer "aye"; those of a contrary opinion will answer "no." The Secretary will call the roll.

[The roll is then called alphabetically. At the conclusion of the call of the roll an opportunity is given those Senators who did not answer to their names to answer, the Chair recognizing Senators for that purpose when the call of the roll is completed. Before the vote is finally announced, the Secretary is required to read his record of the votes of the Senators for correction. When his footings are made, the Vice President announces the result-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Upon the question of agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee the yeas are so the amendment is agreed to.

the nays

[All amendments reported from the committee having charge of the bill being now disposed of-] The PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is still in Committee of the Whole and open to amendment. If there be no further amendment proposed, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration

[The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill

The PRESIDING OFFICER. And has amended the same (or has made sundry amendments thereto). The question is on agreeing to the amendments made in Committee of the Whole. If there be no objection, the vote on the amendments will be taken together. As many as are in favor of agreeing to the amendments made in Committee of the Whole will say "aye" (a pause); those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The amendments are agreed to. The bill is now in the Senate and open to amendment. If there be no further amendment proposed, the question is, "Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time?" As many as are in favor of the engrossment and third reading of this bill will say "aye" (a pause); those of a contrary opinion will say "no."

The ayes have it, and the bill will be read the third time.

[The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass?

[The question is then taken, and if the affirmative prevail-]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is passed, and the title will stand as reported.

SENATE 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.
The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration,

[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 amendment 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 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?

10. IF AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED BY SENATORS.

A SENATOR. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I offer (or propose) the amendment which I send to the desk, to come in (stating page, section, line, and after what word). Or,

The SENATOR. I move to amend by striking out; or inserting; or striking out and inserting (stating page, section, line, and the words to be stricken out; or to be inserted; or to be stricken out and inserted); so that the section, paragraph, or clause (as the case may be) will read:

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from ment; which will be reported by the Secretary.

proposes the following amend

[The Secretary reports the amendment, and the part to be stricken out or inserted; or the parts to be stricken out and inserted; and restates how the section, paragraph, or clause will read, if amended as proposed.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate has heard the amendment proposed by the Senator from. Is the Senate ready for the question? As many as are in favor of agreeing to the amendment will say "aye"; those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The amendment is agreed to. Are there further amendments to this bill in Committee of the Whole? If there be none, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration

[The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. And has agreed to certain amendments thereto. Will the Senate agree to the amendments made in Committee of the Whole?

11. WHEN A QUESTION CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE PROPOSITION, AND A SEPARATE VOTE IS DEMANDED ON EACH.

A SENATOR. I ask that the question be divided and the vote be taken on the amendments made in Committee of the Whole separately.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from asks that the question be divided and the vote be taken on the amendments separately. The Secretary will report the first amendment.

The Secretary reports the amendment first made, in the order of sections, to the bill.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senate agree to this amendment? [Putting the question.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is agreed to.

[The other propositions involved are then succesively disposed of in the same manner.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment in its entirety as reported from the Committee of the Whole.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The next amendment will be now reported.

[The Secretary reports the next amendment in order. The question is taken and decided, and so on, until all the amendments agreed to in Committee of the Whole are considered in the Senate.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time?

¡Putting the question.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Third reading of the bill.

[The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass?

[Putting the question. If the affirmative prevail—]

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is passed, and the title will stand as reported.

[If there is a preamble to the bill

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The preamble is agreed to.

12. WHEN AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED FOR REFERENCE TO COM

MITTEES.

an

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I offer (or report from the Committee on amendment intended to be proposed to (reciting title), and ask that it be printed and referred to the Committee on

The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is so ordered.

[Where reported it goes to the calendar with the bill.]

13. PROCEEDING TO CONSIDER A MATTER, OR TO DISPLACE PENDING BUSINESS.

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration of a bill or a resolution (stating the same).

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from asks unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of (stating the subject to be considered). Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and the Chair lays the (stating it) before the Senate. [Or, when the Presiding Officer has made the request for unanimous consent-]

A SENATOR. I object; or, I demand the regular order.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

(stating it).

[Failing to secure the unanimous consent requested-]

objects. The regular order is

The SENATOR. Mr. President, I move to proceed to the consideration of (stating the bill, resolution, or other matter), notwithstanding the objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from moves that the Senate do now proceed to the consideration of the following bill (or other matter, the title of which is reported by the Secretary). As many as are in favor of this motion will say "aye"; those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The "ayes" have it, and the Chair lays the bill before the Senate.

[The yeas and nays are usually demanded on this motion.]

14. MAKING A SPECIAL ORDER.

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I move that (citing the bill, joint resolution, or other matter) be made the special order for the

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

m.

be made

day of

at - o'clock

moves that day of, at o'clock

m. Putting the

question. The ayes have it, two-thirds of the Senators present voting therefor, and it is so ordered.

15. FIXING A DAY CERTAIN FOR THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that (citing the title, etc.) be made the unfinished business for the day of

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

asks unanimous consent that the

day of

Is there

be made the unfinished business for, objection? The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered. NOTE. There is no rule of the Senate covering unanimous consent agreements. Unanimous consent is frequently given in the routine business of the Senate, but a unanimous consent agreement is a more formal matter. It is alone governed by custom. It is always stated in specific terms by the Presiding Officer, and, if given in reference to action to be taken on a subsequent day, is noted upon the title page of the Calendar of Business. Such consents, although not enforcible by the Chair, are never violated.

16. CONSIDERING EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate a message from the President of the United States, which will be read.

[It is then read by the Secretary or the reading clerk.]

A SENATOR. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I move that the message and (if there be such) the accompanying papers be printed and referred to the Committee on

The PRESIDING OFFICER. This order will be made, if there be no objection. The PRESIDING Officer. The Chair lays before the Senate a communication from the head of the Department of relative to (here recite the subject matter of the papers), which will be read, and, together with the accompanying papers, ordered printed, and, if there be no objection, referred to the Committee on Chair hears none, and it is so ordered.

The

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.

A SENATOR. Mr. President

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

The SENATOR. I move that the House of Representatives be requested to return to the Senate (stating the number and title of the bill).

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from moves that the House of Representatives be requested to return the bill (stating the number and title thereof) which passed the Senate on the

[Upon agreeing to the motion-]

· of ·

The SENATOR. I ask unanimous consent, the time for reconsideration having expired, to enter a motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

asks unanimous consent to enter

a motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill recalled from the House of Representatives passed the Senate. Is there objection? The Chair hears none. The motion to reconsider will be entered.

[It is often desirable that a bill or joint resolution which has påssed both Houses be recalled from the President of the United States for further consideration or amendment. This object may be accomplished through the agency of a concurrent resolution.]

18. CONSIDERATION OF A VETOED BILL.

[The bill, together with the message of the President withholding his approval, is laid before the Senate.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding? Is the Senate ready for the question? The Secretary will call the roll.

the nays

*

Two-thirds of the Sena

Senators, on this question the yeas are tors present having voted in the affirmative, the bill is passed notwithstanding the objections of the President, and the title will be agreed to, if there be no objection. Senators, on this question the yeas are ——— the nays Two-thirds of the Sena tors present not having voted in the affirmative, the bill fails to pass.

RECONSIDERATION-APPEAL DEBATE.

1. NOTICES AND MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION.

[A bill having passed or having been rejected or other matter having been agreed to or disagreed to, it is in order for a Senator having voted with the prevailing party to give notice of and subsequently to move a reconsideration.]

A SENATOR. Mr. President, I give notice of a motion to reconsider (or I move to reconsider) the vote whereby the Senate passed (citing the title of the bill, etc.) on the day of and ask that the notice be entered on the Journal.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. That order will be made.

[It is frequently the case that the matter to be reconsidered has been transmitted to the other House (or to the President); in which case the Senator adds-]

The SENATOR. The bill has been transmitted to the other House (or to the President). I therefore move that the House of Representatives (or the President) be requested to return the said bill to the Senate.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from gives notice of a motion to reconsider the vote whereby the Senate passed (stating the matter to be reconsidered). The bill having been transmitted to the House of Representatives (or to the President), the Senator also moves that the House (or the President) be requested to return said bill to the Senate. The Chair hears no objection, and it is so ordered. The notice of the motion to reconsider will be entered and the Secretary will request the return of the bill.

[When the bill has been returned to the Senate, it is laid before the Senate as follows:]

from

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The House of Representatives (or the President) has, pursuant to the request of the Senate, returned the bill (stating its title) upon the passage of which a notice of motion for reconsideration has been entered by the Senator The bill will lie on the table pending the consideration of that motion. [Bills recalled are usually reconsidered according to the following form, for the purpose of amendment:] The SENATOR. Mr. President, I move to take from the table, or, proceed to the consideration of (naming the bill).

The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there be no objection, the bill will be laid before the Senate.

The SENATOR. I move that the Senate reconsider the vote whereby the bill passed, and the vote whereby it was read the third time.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from

moves that the vote be recon

sidered whereby the bill passed and was read the third time.

As many as are in favor opinion will say "no."

of the motion to reconsider will say "aye;" those of a contrary The ayes have it, and the motion to reconsider is agreed to. The bill is now in the Senate and open to amendment.

The SENATOR. (Proposing an amendment.)

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment proposed by the Senator from (Putting the question.) The amendment is agreed to.

The bill is still in the Senate and open to amendment.

[If there be no further amendment proposed, the bill is again read the third time, and again passed 15 finally amended, and transmitted to the House of Representatives.]