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SUSPENSION OF RULES (continued):

where particular rule is not specified, all are suspended, 2130.
applies only to rules of assembly, 2134.

of joint rules, requires concurrent vote, 2137.

proposition withdrawn under, cannot be renewed under same, 2139.

TELLERS (See DIVISION OF HOUSE; VOTE),

may be ordered on seconding previous question, 1672.
mistake in report of, may be rectified, 2174.

before report of, vote may be changed, 2177.

new count by, where no error occurs, not in order, 2178.

when ordered, count must proceed, 2179.

may be ordered, on seconding demand, 2219.

VETO (See BILL),

VOTE,

question on vetoed bill, 2145.

two-thirds required to pass vetoed bill, 2146.

proceedings on, privileged question, 2147, 2148.
message and bill may be referred, 2149.

vetoed bill may be laid on table, 2149, 2150.

vote on passage of vetoed bill cannot be reconsidered, 2151.

not in order to be excused from voting on motion to adjourn, 34, 2183.
ask to be excused from voting, pending demand for
previous question, 2183.

ask to be excused from voting on call of House, 2184.

when too late to consider on appeal, 142.

appeal, 2185.

two-thirds required to take up motion to reconsider, 2048.
reconsideration of, opens question, 2062, 2078.

incorrectly announced, 2176.

members may change, 2155, 2160, 2177.

affirmative presumed, 2182.

error of, upon bill, 250, 2176.

erroneous may be erased, 2161.

in committee, binding, 433.

on priority of business, two-thirds required, 1308, 1309.

reference, majority required, 1308, 1309.

reconsideration of vetoed bills, cannot be reconsidered, 2151, 2058.
of disallowance of, member to withdraw, 2169.

irregular on different branches of instructions, 1322.

where equal, negative presumed, 1612.

tellers are ordered, count must proceed, 2179.

reconsidered, question divested of previous question, 1647.

reconsideration of, ordering main question, 1647.

unanimous consent will postpone subject after main question ordered,
1668, 2183.

reading of papers may be demanded before, 2008, 2011, 2024, 2025,

required of all members in House, 2158.

VOTE (continued):

laying motion to reconsider, on table cannot be reconsidered, 2042.
to adhere, when may be reconsidered, 2048.

required on motion to reconsider, 2070.

vetoed bills, 2146.

not taken by yeas and nays, any member may move reconsideration,
2077.

is in order before previous question seconded, 2079.

excusing member from voting, may be reconsidered, 2082.

majority may postpone special order, 2087.

suspend joint rule, 2105.

two-thirds required to suspend rules, 2121, 2137.

concurrent, required of joint rule, 2137.
rules may be suspended for, 2142.

right to be decided by House, 2152, 2153.
member cannot sit without voting, 2153.
within the bar only to, 2156.

of committee may, 2157.

point of time to which right of is referred, 2159.

absent members may, 2160.

after announcement of, members may, by leave, 2162.

omitted may be entered, 2163, 2189.

declaration of, by Speaker when not to be questioned, 2162.

interest in question will preclude, 2170.

what constitutes interest in question to exclude, 2170, 2171, 2172, 2173.

disallowed may be received, 2174.

refused seldom allowed, 2174.

changing results, effect of, 2175.

incorrectly announced, 2176.

may change, before tellers announce result, 2177.

new count by tellers, when may be demanded, 2178.

tie, chair may, 2181.

negative presumed, 2180.

by ballot, chair may, 2181.

motion to excuse after call commenced comes too late, 2187.

delegate in Congress not entitled to, 2188.

separate, may be had on amendments, 2190.

paragraphs of bill, 2190.

of thanks to Speaker, privileged question, 1917.

WITNESSES,

before Election Committees. (See ELECTION COMMITTEE.)
compelling attendance of, on private bills, 330.

summoned by committee, 511.

order for attendance, 512, 1617, 2191.

contempt of, 515, 2194.

Committee of Whole may send for, 567, 2191.
attendance of, before Election Committee, 823.

oath of, by whom administered, 827.

when in custody, 825, 826.

WITNESSES (continued).

giving false testimony, or disobeying summons, 832.
House may commit, 833, 834.

less than quorum, may compel attendance, 1999.

authority for, must be named, 2191.

order for, how served, 2192.

when in custody, 2193.

when disobeyed, 2194.

person aiding or abetting, 2195.

disobedience to Speaker's warrrnt, how punished, 2196.
summoned by order of Chairman, 2197.

neglecting to appear, conduct reported to House, 2198.
appearance of, discharges, 2198.

in debate about an election, party to be heard, 2199.

testimony, may be taken of absent, 2200.

leave must be granted to examine at bar, 2201.

mode of proceeding upon examination, 2202.

questions how put to, 2203, 2206.

right of member to require questions to be written, 2204.
irregular for members to examine, 2205.

questions to be prepared before, brought to bar, 2206.
to withdraw, if objections made to questions, 2207.
no question can be moved, or put while, at bar, 2207.
House to decide admissibility of question, 2208.
to be recalled when House decides question, 2208.
when evidence of member desired by House, 2209.

select committee, 2210.

may be ordered to attend select committee, 2213.
member refusing to appear as, House to be informed, 2211.

committee receiving information of offence of member, should acquaint
House, 2212.

when attendance of member desired in other House, 2214.

message requesting attendance of member in other House, must state
cause, 2215.

member privileged to attend as in other House, 2215.

officers compelled to attend in other House when requested, 2216.

sworn at bar in House of Lords, 2217.

how examined in House of Lords, 2217.

what punishable as contempt in, 2218.
House will protect, 2219.

when parties may be heard, 2220.

by counsel, 2220.

how proceedings with the inquiry may be opposed, 2221.

grounds of proceeding, 2222.

questions asked to, to be entered on Journal, 2223.

testimony before House never written down, 2224.

testimony before Committee to be reported to House, 2224.

answers of, to be made to Speaker, 2225.

respectful, 2225.

disrespectful, Speaker to reprimand, 2226.

WITNESSES (continued):

to withdraw, discussion arising, 2227.

examination of, governed by rules of evidence, 2228.

testimony before committee not to be published until reported to
House, 2229.

members examined in their places, 2230.

suborning, or tampering with, breaches of privilege, 1787.

to overt act of same treason, 1122.

YEAS AND NAYS,

agreement to take, in Committee of Whole in House, may be so ordered,
2235.

after call commenced, and member answered, debate not in order, 2246.
cannot be taken in Committee of Whole, 2234.

ordered on reconsideration of motion which cannot be de-
cided by, 2248.

taken on motion to reconsider demand, 1708, 2237.

in absence of constitutional provision for, rules of Assembly prevail,
2236, 2252.

when demanded after result is announced, 2232.

not taken, any member may move reconsideration, 2077.
number required to demand, in House of Representatives, 2233.
where once refused, second motion not in order, 2239.

order for, may be reconsidered by majority, 2240.

on refusal of, may be reconsidered, 2245.

may be ordered when less than quorum, on motion to adjourn, 2241.
after previous question seconded, 2242.

is proposed, 2242.

while vote is being taken, 2242.

announced, 2242.

before vote is announced, 2242.

after decision announced, if no business has inter-

vened, 2242, 2243.

on main question, 2250.

by less than quorum, 1999, 2241.

on suspension of rules, 2110.

call of House, 2241.

excusing member from voting, 2251.

demanded, while House is dividing, 2244.

vote may be corrected after announcement, 2247.

not in order on demand for previous question, 1644, 2231, 2236.

taking of question by, 1975.

tellers may be ordered on seconding demand, 2249.

on motion to adjourn "sine die," 22.

where ordered, on motion to adjourn, made before regular hour, roll

call must be completed, and vote announced, though hour for recess
has arrived, and if adjournment is carried, it is to the next sitting
day, 41.

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