Such joint meeting shall not be dissolved until the elec toral votes are all counted and the result declared; and no recess shall be taken, unless a question shall have arisen in regard to counting any of such votes, in which case it shall be competent for either house, acting separately in the manner hereinbefore provided, to direct a recess not beyond the next day, at the hour of one o'clock p. m.-February 6, 1865. TO THE RULES AND ORDERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE JOINT RULES. A. Absentees from the House, proceedings against...... attendance of, may be compelled by 15 mem- should have leave, be sick, or unable to attend. Accounts for pay and mileage, to be kept by the Sergeant-at-arms. Rule. 34 33 106 25 8 11 only one in order pending a motion to suspend the 161 fix the day to which the House shall, always in order. Agents for claims, employés of the House not to act as.. Amend, motion to, order in which to be entertained with reference to motions to strike out the enacting clause, takes prece Amendments, of Senate to House bills, when considered.. adopted, preclude the withdrawal of original motion.. 42 123 54 40 132 132 conference on, upon which the two houses disagree, (joint 1 not in order, if on a subject different from that under con- འརྒྱུ་ ༤༤ ལྷ £ཚོ 15 44 44 45 140 Amendments in Committee of the Whole, how kept by the Clerk and re- ported Rule. . 107, 109 108 to original motions, to be incor- to be disposed of before report Appeals, growing out of irrelevancy, inadmissibility, &c., of motions, &c. growing out of "transgression of the rules in speaking," inde- not debatable after previous question is moved.. growing out of questions as to the priority of business, not de- Appropriation bills, if for other objects, not to include appropriations for carrying treaties into effect..... 143 2 2 61,62 133 66 76 77 77 112 121 77 to be first discussed in Committee of the Whole.... Appropriations, Committee on, duties of.. report of appropriation bills by....... B. Ballot, committees to be appointed by, in certain cases.. in all cases of election by, Speaker shall vote...... no person to look on when tellers are counting votes by... reported at first, to be resumed at second session, (joint rule).... 128 to be called over on first and fourth Fridays and Satur- Rule. Bills, proceedings on leave to introduce......... how to be introduced or reported...... on leave, introduced and referred during morning hour or alter- reported from the Court of Claims. (See, also, Extract from the making appropriations, to be reported within thirty days.. may be reported at any time.... 115 115 115, 130 130 123 122 77 77 119 119 112 the several readings of........ 116 if opposed on first reading, question to reject to be put, &c...... 117 118 a motion to strike out the enacting words of, takes precedence of 123 effect of affirmative vote on.. 123 may be recommitted at any time before passage, and effect thereof. [in Committee of the Whole] how to be taken up; not to be inter- on their passage to be on paper, (joint rule).......... to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two houses, (joint passed one house and lost in the other, notice to be given, (joint rule) when sent from one house to the other, to be accompanied by papers, 14 not to be sent from one house to the other for concurrence on the 16 not to be presented to the President on the last day of a session, Blanks, in filling up, question to be first put on largest sum and longest not to be counted in ballotings. Bond, Sergeant-at-arms required to give.. Business, unfinished, precedence of.... Rule. Bills, messages announcing passage or approval of, to be repeated at 128 129 unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session, (joint rule daily order of. if changed or postponed, two-thirds necessary.. no debate on priority of.. on the Speaker's table, mode of disposing of.... private, to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays.... Calls on the departments, to lie on the table one day. not in order after second or previous question, unless proceedings on... fifteen members may compel the attendance of ab- Capitol, unappropriated rooms in 5 no spirituous liquors to be brought within or about, (joint rule). 19 5 Chairman of Committee, who shall be.... 68 may appoint meeting of committee.. 70 Chairman of Committee of the Whole, Speaker names... Claims, officers of the House not to prosecute.... reporters having seats assigned shall not prosecute... Claims, Court of, bills from, to be placed on calendar and printed...... in election of, vote to be taken viva voce. |