Rule. Pa.

Postponed indefinitely, effect of question which is 40 59
Postpone, to day certain, order of motion
or change order of business

34 58

116

76

49 60

9 47

President, rules to be observed in calling for infor-
mation from the

manner of presenting bills and resolutions to

the [joint rule]

manner of presenting joint addresses to the
{joint rule]

Printing of journals to be completed within 30
days after an adjournment

Printing of bills, joint rule relating to

motions for extra numbers to lie one day

Previous question, order of motion for

rules relating to the

38-39

58

20 55

13 52

4 50

Private business to have preference on Fridays
and Saturdays

Privileged characters, to come within the hall,

named

Questions, 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 attend-

27 56

41 59

111 75

ance of a

50 61

Reading a paper, if objected to, rule respecting

of motions to be at the pleasure of the house

42 59

Reports may be committed at pleasure

42 59

of committees, when to be made

17 53

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

91 72

Resolutions, when they may be submitted, &c.

cannot be amended by adding other resolutions 43 59

17 53

to rise to put a question

to have direction over the Hall

Speaker to take the chair at the hour of meeting

to have preference in speaking to order

to decide questions of order

to examine the journal

to name member who is to speak

to call members to order

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 day

orders, votes, &c. requiring the President's ap-
probation, shall be signed and presented as
in case of bills [See Bills.] joint rule
passed one House and lost in the other, notice
to be given [joint rule]

not to be presented to the President on 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Rules, how to be amended, rescinded, or suspend-

ed

Secrecy, rule relating to

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

bills and resolutions, when to be read

consider messages from

messages to and from [joint rules]

fees of the

to be sworn to secrecy

Sergeant-at-arms to be appointed, and duties of

the

to have direction over unappropriated rooms
may substitute a member in his place
cases in which he shall or may vote

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

Rule. Pa.

Speaking, rules to be observed in the House 21 to 26
in Committee of the Whole

private discourse not to be entertained, nor is
any person to pass between the chair and a
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.
Strike out and Insert, rules respecting motions to
Substitute for a proposition, rule respecting a
Summons, to be signed by Speaker
Suspension of rule

Taxes or duties, respecting the imposition of
Tellers may be appointed to count, in certain cases
Uncovered, members to sit

Unfinished business to have precedence, &c.

Vote, no member to vote when interested, or with-
out the bar

55

115 76

27 56

every member present shall vote unless excused 30

112-113

76

57

Voting, manner of

who are to be excluded from

if a member requests to vote, he is to be in-
terrogated by Speaker

Witnesses, how to be subpoenaed

4

50

rule for compensating

120

77

Withdrawal of motions, rule respecting the

Writs, subpœnas, &c. to be signed by the Speak-
er, &c.

Writing, motions to be reduced to, if desired
Words excepted to, to be reduced to writing

Yeas and Nays, when calling, no one to go near
the table

to be taken alphabetically

t

a question is removed by

should be two conferences before vote to
Adjournment, motion for, cannnot be amended
rules and regulations in respect to

of the session, all unfinished business falls

176

188

187

160

174

of the session, modes and manner discussed

188

to be declared by the Speaker

188

for more than three days, by concurrent votes
provision for disagreement respecting
effect of, on business depending,

188

188

189

Amendment to Bills.-See also Bills.

134

may totally change the subject

154

if House choose to strike out a paragraph it cannot
be amended

154

a new bill may be engrafted on another

154

mode of proceeding on amendments between the
Houses

175, 178

made in Committee of the Whole, falls by a refer-

ence

proposed, inconsistent with one adopted, may be
put

136

153