ORDER to move, as a substitute for it, a resolution of the Senate referring the case to the Court of Claims. Whenever a private bill is under consideration, it shall be in...
ORDER, &c. A motion to suspend the 16th and 17th joint rules always in 53 ORDER to move to take the papers of rejected claims from the files for the purpose of reference, without error in report or new evidence being produced. Not in.......
ORDERS of the day. The unfinished business at preceding adjournment shall have preference in the special.............
ORDER of special orders assigned, regulated, and fixed, and given precedence over general orders. The.....
ORDER, special, not to be made without the concurrence of two-thirds present....
ORDER of the Senate for that purpose. No paper, except original treaties, &c., shall be returned or delivered from the office of the Secretary without an.....
ORDER. An authenticated transcript of the executive records of the Senate shall be furnished, from time to time, to the President of the United States, but no further extract of the executive journal shall be furnished except by special.......
ORDERED. All bills on second reading shall be considered in Committee
of the Whole before being considered in the Senate, unless otherwise.. 28
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PACIFIC Railroad, to consist of nine members. A standing Committee on.. 31
PAPERS are being read no interruption to be made. While public....... 2
PAPER is called for and objected to, it will be decided by a vote of the
Senate, and without debate. When the reading of a..
PAPER or document shall be printed for the use of the Senate without
special order, &c. No......
PAPER, except original treaties, &c., shall be returned or delivered from the office of the Secretary without an order of the Senate for that purpose. No......
PAPERS of a rejected claim from the files for the purpose of referring them
at a subsequent session, unless error in report or new evidence be produced. Not in order to move to take....
PASSAGE of a bill, &c., to move its commitment, &c. It shall always be in order before the final....
PASSAGES as are or may be set apart for the use of the Senate and its offiThe Presiding Officer of the Senate shall have the regulation of such parts of the Capitol and of its...... PASSED, &c. Every bill and joint resolution shall receive three readings previous to being..
PATENTS and the Patent Office, to consist of five members. A standing
PENALTY of an officer or member for violating the confidence of the Senate 50
PENSIONS, to consist of seven members. A standing Committee on...... 34
PERSON or persons within doors of Senate to present any petition, memorial,
or address, or to hear any such read. No motion in order to admit any 19
PERSON nominated to office by the President shall be kept secret. All infor-
mation or remarks touching or concerning the character or qualification
of any
PERSONS, except as stated in the rule. When acting on confidential or
executive business, the Senate shall be cleared of all
PERSONS (and none others) who shall be admitted on the floor of the Senate.
Description of
PETITION, memorial, or address, or hear any such read. No motion in
order to admit any person in the Senate chamber to present a.......
PETITIONS, memorials, or papers, first called for in morning business, a
brief statement of their contents to be made before reception, &c., and
referred, of course, unless objected to, and then question taken...... 24
PETITION, memorial, or paper presented to the Senate shall be inserted on
the journal. A brief statement of the contents of each.....
PLURALITY of votes sufficient for the appointment of all other committees
than the chairman of standing committees for whose appointment a
majority is necessary
POINTS may be divided. A question containing several.
POSITION on the calendar according to the order of time for which and at
which they were assigned, and not to lose their position on account of
intervening adjournments, &c. Special orders to have......
POST Offices and Post Roads, to consist of seven members. A standing
Committee on
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POSTPONE indefinitely, to a day certain, &c., &c. (See Rule.) When a
question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to
POSTPONE to a day certain, &c. (See Rule.) When a question is under
debate, no motion shall be received but to......
POSTPONED by direction of the Senate.
over general orders, unless...
POWERS of a President pro tempore, &c. The chairman of a Committee of
the Whole to have the..
Special orders to have precedence
PRECEDENCE of motions admissible, when a question is under debate, viz:
1, to adjourn; 2, to lie on the table; 3, to postpone indefinitely; 4, to
postpone to a day certain; 5, to commit; or, 6, to amend...
PRECEDENCE of special orders according to the order of time for which they
were assigned, and at which they were assigned, and over general
orders, &c. (See Rule.) ....
PREFERENCE in the special orders, &c. The unfinished business shall
have the....
PRESIDENT of the Senate having taken the chair, and a quorum being
present, the business proceeds. The.....
PRESIDENT shall be addressed by every member rising to speak The..........
PRESIDENT shall name the person to speak; but in all cases the member
rising and addressing the Chair first shall speak first. When two
members rise at the same time the......
PRESIDENT shall call any member to order for transgression of rules. The
PRESIDENT without debate, subject to appeal to Senate. Questions of order
shall be decided by the...........
PRESIDENT may call for the sense of the Senate on any question of order.
The.....
PRESIDENT to judge when a member is called to order for exceptionable
words, by their being taken down in writing. The.....
PRESIDENT. A motion made and seconded shall be reduced to writing if
PRESIDENT, or the Chair, no member shall be permitted to vote.
decision is announced by the.............
PRESIDENT shall direct the gallery to be cleared, &c On a motion made
and seconded to shut the doors the.....
PRESIDENT. When the Senate are equally divided the Secretary shall take
the decision of the....
PRESIDENT of the Senate shall put all questions in the presence or absence
of the President of the United States. The.................
PRESIDENT of the Senate pro tempore, shall have the right to name a mem-
ber to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not
extend beyond an adjournment. The Vice-President of the United
States, or the......
PRESIDENT shall make a brief verbal statement of the contents of petitions,
&c., presented by him. The....
PRESIDENT shall first call for petitions, &c. (See Rule.) In the morning
business the.....
PRESIDENT shall give notice at each reading of a bill or joint resolution
whether it be the first, second, or third. The......
PRESIDENT pro tempore, may call a member to fill the chair, &c. When
the Senate shall consider a treaty, bill, or resolution as in Committee
of the Whole, the Vice-President, or..
PRESIDENT of the Senate, or the Chair, to take up such special order, and
it shall be considered unless postponed 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......
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PRESIDENT of the Senate shall have a chair on the floor, be considered as
the head of the Senate, and his chair shall be assigned to the President
of the United States. When the President of the United States shall
meet the Senate in the Senate chamber, the.....
PRESIDENT of the Senate and Senators shall attend at the place appointed,
&c. (See Rule.) When the Senate shall be convened by the Pres-
ident of the United States to any other place, the..
PRESIDING Officer of the Senate shall have the regulation of such parts of
the Capitol, and of its passages, as are or may be set apart for the use
of the Senate and its officers. The.....
PRESIDENT of the United States. The President of the Senate shall put all
questions in the presence or absence of the......
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PRESIDENT of the United States may be requisite, shall be treated as bills.
All resolutions, &c., to which the approbation and signature of the.. 26
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. When nominations shall be made in writing by the.. 37
PRESIDENT of the United States. Nominations neither approved nor re-
jected during the session at which they are made, shall not be acted
upon at any succeeding session without being again made by the.... 37
PRESIDENT of the United States shall meet the Senate in the Senate cham-
ber, the president of the Senate shall have a chair on the floor, be con-
sidered the head of the Senate, and his chair shall be assigned to the
President of the United States. When the..
PRESIDENT of the United States to any other place, the President of the
Senate and Senators shall attend at the place appointed. The Secretary
of the Senate shall also attend to take the minutes of the Senate. When
the Senate shall be convened by the......
PRESIDENT of the United States shall be kept secret. All confidential com-
munications and treaties from the.....
PRESIDENT of the United States. Doors to be closed and secret session
held on motion by a member when desired by the (joint rule)........ 22
PRESIDENT to office shall be kept secret. All information or remarks
touching or concerning the character or qualifications of any person
nominated by the.....
PRESIDENT of the United States shall, from time to time, be furnished with
an authenticated transcript of the executive records of the Senate; and
all nominations approved or definitely acted on by the Senate shall be
returned by the Secretary on the next day after such action is had unless
otherwise ordered by the Senate; but no further extract from the execu-
tive journal shall be furnished, except by special order; and no paper,
except original treaties, transmitted by the President of the United
States or any executive officer, shall be returned or delivered from the
office of the Secretary without an order from the Senate for that pur-
pose. The....
PRINTED for the use of the Senate. All bills reported by a committee shall,
after the first reading, be.....
PRINTED for the use of the Senate without special order. But no other
paper or document (than as above) shall be...
PRINTING, to consist of three members, to whom shall be referred every
question on the printing of documents, reports, or other matter trans
mitted by either of the executive departments, and all memorials,
petitions, accompanying documents, together with all other matter,
the printing of which shall be moved, excepting bills originating in Con-
gress, resolutions offered by any Senator, communications from the legis-
latures or conventions lawfully called of the respective States, and motions
to print by order of the standing committees of the Senate; motions to
print additional number shall likewise be referred to said committee;
and when the report shall be in favor of printing additional numbers,
it shall be accompanied by an estimate of the probable cost; the said
committee shall also supervise and direct the procuring of maps and
drawings accompanying documents ordered to be printed. A Com-
mittee on..
PRINTING shall also supervise and direct the procuring of maps and draw-
ings accompanying documents ordered to be printed. The standing
Committee on..
PRIVATE bill is under consideration it shall be in order to move, as a sub-
stitute for it, a resolution of the Senate referring the case to the Court
of Claims. Whenever a......
PRIVATE claim, unless it be to carry out the provisions of some existing
law or treaty stipulation. No amendment shall be received to any
general appropriation bill whose object is to provide for a....
PRIVATE Land Claims, to consist of five members. A standing Commit-
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PRIVILEGED motions, when a question is under debate, and the order of
their precedence...
PRIVILEGE of admission on the floor of the Senate. Description of persons
allowed the...............
PROCEEDINGS on them, in the Senate, as bills, &c. All joint resolutions,
and resolutions granting money, shall be treated in the......
PROCEEDINGS of Senate, when not acting as in Committee of the Whole,
to be entered on the journal, but every vote of the Senate shall be
entered on the journal, &c. (See Rule.).
PROCEEDINGS of the Senate shall be kept in separate and distinct books.
The legislative proceedings, the executive proceedings, and the confi-
dential legislative....
PUBLIC Buildings and Grounds, to consist of five members, who shall have
power to act jointly with the same committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives. A standing Committee on the......
PUBLIC Lands, to consist of seven members. A standing Committee on the 34
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