CALL of the House, the names taken alphabetically. Upon a..
CAPITOL, and of its passages, as are or may be set apart for the use of the
Senate and its officers. The Presiding Officer of the Senate shall have
the regulation of such parts of the....

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CASTING Vote. When the Senate are equally divided the President shall
give the.

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CHAIR, and, a quorum being present, the business proceeds. The Presi-
dent takes the.....

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CHAIR. Every member, when he speaks, shall address the..
CHAIR. Every member, rising to speak, shall address the...
CHAIR shall speak first, the Chair to name the member. The member who
shall first rise and address the.......

CHAIR shall, or a member may, call to order when rules are transgressed.
The......

CHAIR no member shall be permitted to vote. When the decision shall be
announced by the......

CHAIR, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.

The Vice-President, or President pro tempore, shall have the right to
name a member to perform the duties of the....
CHAIR during the time the Senate shall remain in Committee of the Whole;
and the chairman so called shall, during such time, have the powers
of a President pro tempore. When the Senate shall consider a treaty,
bill, or resolution, as in Committee of the Whole, the Vice-President,
or President pro tempore may call a member to fill the......
CHAIR to take up such special order, and it shall be considered unless post-
poned by a vote of the Senate. When the hour has arrived for the
consideration of a special order it shall be the duty of the.........
CHAIRMAN of the Committee of the Whole shall, during the time of remain-
ing in such committee, have the powers of a President pro tempore.
The........

CHAIRMAN of each standing committee, the Senate shall proceed by ballot,
and a majority of the whole number of votes given shall be necessary
to a choice. In the appointment of the.....

CHARACTER or qualification of any person nominated by the President to
office shall be kept secret. All information or remarks touching or
concerning the......

CLAIMS in appropriation bills. Restrictions upon amendments providing
for private....

CLAIMS, to consist of five members. A standing Committee on........
CLAIMS reported against and rejected. Restriction on the presentation of..

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CLAIM is presented to the Senate and referred to a committee, and the com-
mittee report that the claim ought not to be allowed, and the report be
adopted by the Senate, it shall not be in order to move to take the
papers from the files for the purpose of referring them at subsequent
sessions, unless the claimants shall present a memorial for that pur-
pose, stating in what manner the committee have erred in their report,
or that new evidence has been discovered since the report, and setting
forth the new evidence in the memorial: Provided, That this rule shall
not extend to any case where an adverse report, not in writing, shall
have been made prior to January 25, 1842. Whenever a.....
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COMMERCE, to consist of seven members. A standing Committee on.... 34
COMMITTEES of the Senate. Appointment of, (see Standing Committees—

see Rule)

COMMITTEES. (See Reports of.)

COMMITTEES, (except the chairman of standing committees, who shall be
appointed by a majority,) a plurality of votes shall make a choice.
In the appointment by ballot of all of the......

COMMITTEE shall first be put. When motions are made for reference of
the same subject to a select committee, and to a standing committee,
the question on reference to the standing......
COMMITTEE, any other subject or matter of a similar nature may, on mo-
tion, be referred to such committee. When any subject or matter shall
have been referred to a....

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COMMITTED or amended until twice read, after which it may be referred to
a committee. No bill shall be.....

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COMMITTEE to be printed after first reading. All bills reported by a.....
COMMITTEES to be called for in morning business after petitions, &c. Re-
ports of standing....

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COMMIT or to amend, &c., &c. When a question is under debate, no mo-
tion shall be received but to adjourn or to.....
COMMITTEE have erred in their report, or that new evidence has been dis-
covered. Not in order to move to refer a claim which has been reported
upon adversely and rejected, unless it can be shown that the.................
COMMITTEES shall lie on the table one day for consideration. All re-
ports of.......

COMMITTEE of the Senate may be received to a general appropriation bill.
An amendment moved by a standing or select....
COMMITTEE of the Whole, before being considered in the Senate, unless
otherwise ordered. All bills on a second reading shall first be con-
sidered by the Senate as a.....

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COMMITTEE of the whole, the Vice-President, or President pro tem., may
call a member to fill the chair during the time it shall remain in Com-
mittee of the Whole, and the chairman so called shall, during such
time, have the powers of a President pro tempore. When the Senate
shall consider a treaty, bill, or resolution, as in........
COMMITTEE of the Whole. Should a bill on third reading be committed
and reported with an amendment, it shall again be read a second time
and considered in.....
COMMITTEE of the Whole. The second reading of a treaty shall be for
consideration on a subsequent day in.................
COMMITTEE of the Whole to be entered on the journal, but every vote of
the Senate shall be entered on the journal. The proceedings of the
Senate when not acting as in......
COMMITMENT. It shall always be in order, before the final passage of any
bill, &c., &c., to move its....
COMMITMENT take place, and the committee report an amendment, the
bill, &c, shall again be read a second time, &c. And should such.. 29
COMMUNICATIONS from the President to be kept secret, &c. Confidential. 39
CONCUR in a resolution to suspend the 16th and 17th joint rules shall

always be in order, immediately considered, and decided without de-
bate. A motion to..

CONFIDENTIAL business, &c., the President shall direct the gallery to be
cleared. On a motion made and seconded to shut the doors on the
discussion of..........
CONFIDENTIAL or executive business, the Senate shall be cleared of all
persons except the Secretary, the principal or executive clerk, the ser-
geant-at-arms, and doorkeeper and the assistant doorkeeper. When
acting on........

CONFIDENTIAL communications made by the President of the United States
to the Senate shall be by the members thereof kept secret; and all
treaties which may be laid before the Senate shall also be kept secret
until the Senate shall, by their resolution, take off the injunction of
secrecy. All...

CONFIDENCE of the Senate. Penalty of an officer or member for violating

the...

CONFIDENTIAL legislative proceedings of the Senate shall be kept in sepa-
rate and distinct books. The legislative proceedings, the executive pro-
ceedings, and the....

CONSENT. Bills may be read more than once on the same day by unani-

mous...

CONSENT. Nominations may be considered the same day, when received
by unanimous..

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CONSIDERATION, and also reports of committees. All resolutions (not
joint) shall lie on the table one day for.......
CONSIDERATION of a special order, it shall be the duty of the Chair to take
it up.
When the time has arrived for the........
CONSIDERATION, they shall take precedence according to the order of time
at which they were severally assigned. When two or more subjects
shall have been specially assigned for.......
CONSIDERATION. When nominations shall be made in writing by the
President of the United States to the Senate, a future day shall be
assigned, unless the Senate unanimously direct otherwise, for taking
them into.....

CONSIDERATION in Committee of the Whole and on a subsequent day. The
second reading of a treaty shall be for......
CONSIDERATION, the concurrence of two-thirds, &c., shall not be requisite,
except on the final question. When an amendment to the Constitution
is under..

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CONSIDERED in Committee of the Whole, unless otherwise ordered. All
bills on second reading skall be....
CONSIDERED as in Committee of the Whole. Should a bill on third reading
be committed, and an amendment reported, it shall be again read a
second time and.......
CONSIDERED, and decided without debate. A motion to suspend the 16th
and 17th joint rules shall always be in order, immediately....... 53
CONSTITUTION same as on bills, &c. Proceedings on amendments to
the......

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CONSTITUTIONAL amendment shall be, "Whether it shall be engrossed and
read a third time." The final question on the second reading of any. 29
CONSTITUTION is under consideration, the concurrence of two-thirds of the
members present shall not be requisite to decide any question for amend-
ments, or extending to the merits, being short of the final question.
When an amendment to be proposed to the......
CONTINGENT fund, if excused by the Senate. The expenses of sending for
absent Senators shall be paid out of the......
CONTINGENT or any other fund shall be treated as bills, &c. All resolu-
tions, &c., granting money out of the.......
CONTINGENT fund of the Senate, or creating a charge on the same. The
standing Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of
the Senate, to consist of three members, to whom shall be referred all
resolutions directing the payment of money out of the......
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CONTINUATION of the legislative business of the Senate from session to
session of a Congress.....

CONVENED by the President of the United States to any other place, the
President of the Senate and Senators shall attend at the place appointed,
&c. When the Senate shall be.....

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CONVENTIONS lawfully called of the States, not referred to the Committee
on Printing. Motions to print documents from legislatures or...................
CONVERSATION between members not allowed to interrupt the business of
the Senate

CORRECTED. The journal read at commencement of each day's session,
to the end that mistakes may be.....

COURT of Claims. Whenever a private bill is under consideration, it shall
be in order to move as a substitute for it a resolution of the Senate
referring the case to the......

D.

DEBATE shall not be interrupted by talking, reading newspapers, &c.....
DEBATE. No member shall interrupt another when speaking in.....
DEBATE shall stand in his place and address the Chair, and when finished
shall sit down. Every member speaking in.....

DEBATE, on same day, without leave of Senate. No member shall speak
more than twice in any one......

4

DEBATE shall speak first. The member first rising in.......
DEBATE, subject to an appeal to the Senate. Questions of order decided
by the President without

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6

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DEBATE, they shall be taken down in writing, that the President may
judge. When exceptionable words are spoken in...
DEBATE contains several points, it may be divided, &c. If a question in..
DEBATE at a third reading, unless by unanimous consent. No amendment
received for discussion or...........

DEBATE. When the yeas and nays are called, each member shall answer
without ...

DEBATE on the merits of the question on a motion to take up a subject not
allowed......

DEBATE shall transgress the rules he shall be called to order. If any mem-
ber in......

6

DEBATE no motion shall be received but to adjourn, &c., &c. When a
question is under ....

11

DEBATE. A motion for adjournment shall always be in order, and shall
be determined without....

11

DEBATE. When the reading of a paper is called for and objected to, it

shall be determined by a vote of the Senate and without......
DEBATE. A motion to suspend the 16th and 17th joint rules always in
order, immediately considered, and decided without
DEBATE on business requiring secrecy, the doors shall be shut. On a.... 18
DEBATED until seconded. No motion shall be

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DEBATED. Motions seconded, reduced to writing if desired, delivered in

at table, and read before being...

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