thereof to the Executive, and to each branch of the Legislature of every state.-November 13, 1794. 15. All questions of order shall be noted by the Clerk, with the decision, and put together at the end of the journal of every session. December 23, 1811. 16. The Clerk shall, within thirty days after the close of each session of Congress, cause to be completed the printing and primary distribution, to members and delegates, of the Journal of the House, together with an accurate index to the same.June 18, 1832. 17. There shall be retained in the library of the Clerk's office, for the use of the members there, and not to be withdrawn therefrom, two copies of all the books and printed documents deposited in the library.-December 22, 1826. 18. The Clerk shall have preserved for each member of the House, an extra copy, in good binding, of all the documents printed by order of either House at each future session of Congress.-February 9, 1831. 19. The Clerk shall make a weekly statement of the resolutions and bills (Senate bills inclusive) upon the Speaker's table, accompanied with a brief reference to the orders and proceedings of the House upon each, and the date of such orders and proceedings; which statement shall be printed for the use of the members.-April 21, 1836. 20. The Clerk shall cause an index to be prepared to the acts passed at every session of Congress, and to be printed and bound with the acts.-July 4, 1832.1 21. All contracts, bargains, or agreements, relative to the furnishing any matter or thing, or for the performance of any labor, for the House of Representatives, shall be made with the Clerk, or approved by him, before any allowance shall be made therefor by the Committee of Accounts.―January 30, 1846. 1 The Clerk is relieved of this duty by the Joint Resolution of September 28, 1850, which authorizes Little & Brown to furnish their Annual Stat utes at Large instead of the edition formerly issued by the order of the Secretary of State. 22. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-arms to attend the House during its sittings; to aid in the enforcement of order, under the direction of the Speaker;1 to execute the commands of the House from time to time; together with all such process, issued by authority thereof, as shall be directed to him by the Speaker.-April 14, 1789. 23. The symbol of his office (the mace) shall be borne by the Sergeant-at-arms when in the execution of his office.—April 14, 1789.2 24. The fees of the Sergeant-at-arms shall be, for every arrest, the sum of two dollars; for each day's custody and releasement, one dollar; and for travelling expenses for himself or a special messenger, going and returning, one-tenth of a dollar for each mile-April 14, 1789-necessarily and actually travelled by such officer or other person in the execution of such precept or summons. -March 19, 1860. 25. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-arms to keep the accounts for the pay and mileage of members, to prepare checks, and, if required to do so, to draw the money on such checks for the members (the same being previously signed by the Speaker, and endorsed by the member), and pay over the same to the member entitled thereto.—April 4, 1838. 1 The words in italics were inserted about two-and-a-half inches in diamMarch 16, 1860. eter, upon which was an eagle, his claws grasping the globe, and just in the act of flight, his wings somewhat more than half extended. The eagle was massive silver, richly carved. The design was fine, and its whole execution beautiful; the entire height about three feet. The mace was destroyed at the conflagration of the Capitol on the 24th August, 1814, and was not replaced until recently. A temporary one was hastily gotten up (of common pine and painted) for the then next session of Congress, and was tolerated till the session of 1841-'42, when the one now in use was procured. 2 At the time this rule was adopted, "a proper symbol of office" for the Sergeant-at-arms was directed to be provided, "of such form and device as the Speaker should direct." In pursuance of this order, a mace, or "symbol," was procured, which represented the Roman fasces, made of ebony sticks, bound transversely with a thin silver band, terminating in a double tie or beau-knot near the top; at each end a silver band an inch deep, and on the top of each of the rods a small silver spear. A stem of silver, threefourths of an inch in diameter, and two inches long from the centre of the fasces, supported a globe of silver 26. The Sergeant-at-arms shall give bond, with surety, to the United States, in a sum not less than five nor more than ten thousand dollars, at the discretion of the Speaker, and with such surety as the Speaker may approve, faithfully to account for the money coming into his hands for the pay of members.April 4, 1838. 27. The Doorkeeper shall execute strictly the 134th and 135th rules, relative to the privilege of the Hall.-March 1, 1838. And he shall be required at the commencement and close of each session of Congress to take an inventory of all the furni ture, books, and other public property in the several committee and other rooms under his charge, and shall report the same to the House; which report shall be referred to the Committee on Accounts, who shall determine the amount for which he shall be held liable for missing articles.—March 2, 1865. 28. The Postmaster shall superintend the post-office kept in the Capitol for the accommodation of the members.-April 4, 1838. OF THE MEMBERS. 29. No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested,' or in any case where he was not within the bar of the House when the question was put.2-April 7, 1789. And when any member 1 Of late, differences of opinion have occasionally arisen as to the kind, of interest alluded to in this rule. It has been contended to apply to members who were merchants or manufacturers, or engaged in other business to be affected by tariffs or other bills touching rates of duties, &c. This construction has never been sustained by the House. The original construction, and the only true one, is direct personal or pecuniary interest. 2 As originally adopted, the word present was used in this rule where the words "within the bar of the House" now appear. The alteration was made on the 14th September, 1837. By a decision of the House, at the 1st session of the thirty-fifth Congress (see Journal, p. 337), soon after its occupancy of the present hall, the "bar of the House" was defined to be "upon the floor of the hall, and not outside of any of the doors leading into it." And when interrogated as to his presence, every member must answer the question for himself. 22. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-arms to attend the House during its sittings; to aid in the enforcement of order, under the direction of the Speaker;1 to execute the commands of the House from time to time; together with all such process, issued by authority thereof, as shall be directed to him by the Speaker.-April 14, 1789. 23. The symbol of his office (the mace) shall be borne by the Sergeant-at-arms when in the execution of his office.—April 14, 1789.2 24. The fees of the Sergeant-at-arms shall be, for every arrest, the sum of two dollars; for each day's custody and releasement, one dollar; and for travelling expenses for himself or a special messenger, going and returning, one-tenth of a dollar for each mile-April 14, 1789-necessarily and actually travelled by such officer or other person in the execution of such precept or summons.-March 19, 1860. 25. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-arms to keep the accounts for the pay and mileage of members, to prepare checks, and, if required to do so, to draw the money on such checks for the members (the same being previously signed by the Speaker, and endorsed by the member), and pay over the same to the member entitled thereto.-April 4, 1838. 1 The words in italics were inserted about two-and-a-half inches in diamMarch 16, 1860. eter, upon which was an eagle, his claws grasping the globe, and just in the act of flight, his wings somewhat more than half extended. The eagle was massive silver, richly carved. The design was fine, and its whole execution beautiful; the entire height about three feet. The mace was destroyed at the conflagration of the Capitol on the 24th August, 1814, and was not replaced until recently. A temporary one was hastily gotten up (of common pine and painted) for the then next session of Congress, and was tolerated till the session of 1841-’42, when the one now in use was procured. 2 At the time this rule was adopted, "a proper symbol of office" for the Sergeant-at-arms was directed to be provided, "of such form and device as the Speaker should direct." In pursuance of this order, a mace, or "symbol," was procured, which represented the Roman fasces, made of ebony sticks, bound transversely with a thin silver band, terminating in a double tie or beau-knot near the top; at each end a silver band an inch deep, and on the top of each of the rods a small silver spear. A stem of silver, threefourths of an inch in diameter, and two inches long from the centre of the fasces, supported a globe of silver 26. The Sergeant-at-arms shall give bond, with surety, to the United States, in a sum not less than five nor more than ten thousand dollars, at the discretion of the Speaker, and with such surety as the Speaker may approve, faithfully to account for the money coming into his hands for the pay of members.— April 4, 1838. 27. The Doorkeeper shall execute strictly the 134th and 135th rules, relative to the privilege of the Hall.-March 1, 1838. And he shall be required at the commencement and close of each session of Congress to take an inventory of all the furni ture, books, and other public property in the several committee and other rooms under his charge, and shall report the same to the House; which report shall be referred to the Committee on Accounts, who shall determine the amount for which he shall be held liable for missing articles.—March 2, 1865. 28. The Postmaster shall superintend the post-office kept in the Capitol for the accommodation of the members.-April 4, 1838. OF THE MEMBERS. 29. No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested,' or in any case where he was not within the bar of the House when the question was put.2-April 7, 1789. And when any member 1 Of late, differences of opinion have occasionally arisen as to the kind, of Interest alluded to in this rule. It has been contended to apply to members who were merchants or manufacturers, or engaged in other business to be affected by tariffs or other bills touching rates of duties, &c. This construction has never been sustained by the House. The original construction, and the only true one, is direct personal or pecuniary interest. 2 As originally adopted, the word present was used in this rule where |