Resolutions, requiring approbation of the President
to amend constitution, and grant money, to
be treated as bills

other to lie one day

on third reading, amended only by consent
engrossed, recommitted, and reported, to be
again read second time

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)

17 48

Secrecy enjoined on confidential communications

38 43

enjoined on remarks on persons nominated

39 43

enjoined on treaties

38 43

Secretary to endorse bills passed, &c.

45 44

to take the decision of the Vice-President when
the Senate is equally divided

21 37

to receive from committee, and enter eng. bills
to furnish the President with transcripts of ex-
ecutive journal

reporters on the floor under direction of the
to be chosen on second Monday of first session

47 44

of every congress

49 45

to attend and take minutes when Senate is con-
vened to any other place

36 41

to make returns on nominations from day to day 42 43
to return or deliver no paper, except original
treaties, without order of Senate

to furnish no extract from executive journal
without special order

to convey messages to H. of Representatives

Senate, proceedings of, when a number less than a

quorum shall have assembled

proceedings of, in quasi committee to be enter-

ed concisely

ceremonial proceedings when met by the Pre-
sident of the United States at any other place
than the Senate chamber

42 43

42 43

45 44

8 35

32 40

36 41

No. Pa.

Senate, relating to the executive proceedings of 36-40 41-43 who shall be admitted when engaged in execu

tive confidential business

the proceedings of, to be recorded separately
transcripts and extracts from Executive records,

in what cases furnished

votes of, to be entered on journal

shall be cleared of all persons except their offi-
cers, when acting on Executive business
officers of, when they shall be elected
messages to and from (joint rules)

Speaking, among the members, prohibited during
debate

more than twice in one day on the same sub-
ject, prohibited

Spirits, not to be brought within or about the capi-
tol (joint rule)

Time, longest, first put

Treaties, proceedings on

to be kept secret, until injunction be removed Unfinished business, has preference in special orders Vice-President, or President pro tempore, may appoint a chairman

Vote, every, to be entered on the journal

no member allowed to, after decision is an-
nounced

Words, exceptionable, shall be taken down, when a

call to order is made by a Senator

Yeas and nays, to be called alphabetically may be required by one-fifth

to be taken without debate

after being taken no member allowed to enter

his vote

INDEX

TO THE RULES AND ORDERS

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

AND TO THE JOINT RULES.

Absent members, their attendance may be com-
pelled by fifteen members

Rule. Pa.

50 61
53 61

54-55

Absent, no member allowed to be, unless on leave
Absentees at a call, proceedings against
Acts and addresses, signed by the Speaker
Address to the President, how to be presented
(joint rule)

Adhere, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint

rule)

Adjourn, motion to, always in order, but not to be

debated

hour to be entered

Amend, order of motion to

Amendment not to be admitted, if on a subject dif-
ferent from that under consideration
Amendments to engrossed bills, by way of rider,
not permitted

61

11 51

il 48

15 48

36 58

37 58

34 58

43 59

104 74

to engrossed bills, to be kept on separate paper 108
to original motions, in committee of the whole 109
to bills and resolutions, cannot be made by
adding other bills or resolutions

to rules, proposition of

to reports in committee of the whole

to bills on which the two Houses disagree,

conference upon (joint rule)

of Senate, to bills, when considered

appropriations not authorised by law excluded
the several readings of

if opposed on first reading, question to reject
to be put, &c.

how to be disposed of on second reading

Rule. Pa.

Appropriation Bills to be reported within 30 days 61 64 to have preference in order

appropriations not authorised by law cannot
be made in

Appropriation for treaties not to be included in

62

65

63 65

bills making appropriations for other objects 60 63 Appropriations to be first discussed in committee

of the whole

Ballot for committees

in other cases

Ballots, blank, not counted

28-29

no person to look on when tellers are counting 27
Bar, no member to vote unless within the
Bills, on the table, when to be taken up and dis-
posed of

rejected, if enacting words be stricken out
cannot be amended by adding other bills
proceedings on leave to introduce

private, to have preference on Fridays and
Saturdays

how to be introduced or reported

making appropriations, to be reported within
30 days

to have preference in orders

114

76

56

57

54

34

58

43 59

97 73

20 55

97 73

61 64

62 65

63 65

98 73

99 74

100 74

not more than three to be committed to the
same committee of the whole

101 74

may be recommitted at any time before passage 102 to be engrossed in a fair round hand amendments of Senate, when considered engrossed, when to be read and disposed of not to be amended on a third reading by rider 104 when passed to be certified by the Clerk Bills, [in Committee of the Whole] how to be taken up; not to be interlined; amendments to, how to be kept and reported;

and, after report, may be debated and
amended

on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)
to be enrolled on parchment after passing the
two Houses (joint rule)

See Engrossed Bills.
passed one House and lost in the other, no-
tice to be given of (joint rule)

passed one House and lost in the other, how
they may be renewed (joint rule)
when sent from one House to the other, to be
accompanied by the papers on which they
are founded (joint rule)

not to be sent from one House to the other
for concurrence on the three last days of
the session (joint rule)

not to be presented to the President on the

last day of a session (joint rule)

joint rule relative to printing of

Blanks, rule respecting the filling of

Blank ballots, not to be counted

daily order of

Business, unfinished at first, to be resumed at se-
cond session of Congress

Business on the table, when to be taken up and
disposed of

order of, changed or postponed

no debate on priority of

private, to have preference on Fridays or Sa-
turdays

on Speaker's table, list of

mode of disposing of

16-17-18

116 76

124

15 52

54

53

96 73

55

78

18 54

Calls on Departments for information, rule relat-

ing to

49 60

rules relative to a

Call of the House, names called alphabetically

Capitol, unappropriated rooms in

no spirits to be brought within or about (joint

51 61

38-54-55 58-61

125 78

rule)

19 49