INDEX

TO THE

RULES AND ORDERS

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

AND TO THE JOINT RULES.

A.

ABSENT MEMBERS, their attendance may be compelled by fifteen

ABSENT, no member allowed to be, unless sick or on leave

ACCOUNTS OF MEMBERS, Sergeant to keep

ACTS AND ADDRESSES signed by the Speaker

ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT, how to be presented (joint rule)
ADHERE, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint rule)
ADJOURN, motion to, always in order, but not to be debated
66 hour to be entered

AMENDMENT not to be admitted, if on a subject different from that

AMENDMENTS to engrossed bills, by way of rider, not permitted

Rule

65

66

64

70

15

11

15

48

49

17

150

46

55

APPROPRIATION BILLS, may be amended in Committee of the

35, 36

51

135

66

APPROPRIATION FOR TREATIES not to be included in bills making

appropriation for other objects

APPROPRIATIONS to be first discussed in Committee of the Whole

votes upon each item of, may be taken

B.

78

133

151

BALLOT for committees

66 in other cases

BALLOTS, blank, not counted

64

no person to look on when tellers are counting BAR, no member to vote unless within the

BILLS ON THE TABLE, when to be taken up and disposed of -
BILLS reported at first session, to be resumed at second

66

66

66

private, to have precedence on Fridays and Saturdays
to be called over on first and fourth Fridays of
month-preference to those not objected to

7

11

11

39

40

27

22

29

every

30

if opposed on first reading, question to reject to be put, &c.

116

66

how to be disposed of on second reading

117

66 not more than three to be committed to the same Committee

BILLS, engrossed, when to be read a third time

from the Senate, when to be read and disposed of

66

when passed, to be certified by the Clerk -
[in Committee of the Whole] how to be taken up; not to
be interlined; amendments to, how to be kept and re-
ported; and, after report, may be again debated and
amended

on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)

to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two Houses

(joint rule)

(See Engrossed Bills.)

passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given

passed one House and lost in the other, how they may be re-
newed (joint rule)

when sent from one House to the other, to be accompanied
by the papers on which they are founded (joint rule)
not to be sent from one House to the other for concurrence
on the three last days of the session (joint rule)
not to be presented to the President on the last day of a
session (joint rule)

66

joint rule relative to printing of

66

resolutions, and reports not disposed of at one session of a
Congress, which shall have passed either House, to be
taken up after six days of a succeeding session (joint
rule)

BUSINESS, unfinished, precedence of -

BUSINESS, unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session of

166

17
18

22

130

11

71

58

66 order of, changed or postponed, two-thirds necessary

BUSINESS ON THE TABLE, when to be taken up and disposed of
BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE, mode of disposing of

66

private, to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays

to be called over on first and fourth Fridays in
every month, and preference given to matters

not objected to

27

27

66 list to be made of

145

29

C.

CALLS ON DEPARTMENTS for information, rules relating to
CALLS OF THE HOUSE, names called alphabetically

·

in order prior to second of previous question,

but not after -

proceedings on a call

Speaker and fifteen members may compel at-
tendance of absent members

CAPITOL, unappropriated rooms in

66

no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule)
CHAIR, Speaker may substitute a member to take the
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE, who shall be

66

OF COMMITTEE OF WHOLE, Speaker names

CHARGE ON THE PEOPLE, motions for -

CLAIMS, officers of House not to prosecute -

CLERK to cause resolutions to be delivered to President, &c.

66

Rule

61

62

50

63, 64

65

147

19

125

131

150

61

to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of appoint-
ment, &c. -

21

66

to make a list of reports to be made by public officers to
Congress

Rule

COMMITTEES, duties of, viz: on Post Office and Post Roads

85

COMMITTEES ON EXPENDITURES, appointment and duties of the six 105, 106

COMMITTEES, STANDING, may report by bill

107

108

149

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE UNION, a standing order of

rules may be suspended at any time to go into

124

136

136

63, 126

business of to be considered and concluded in order of

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, how formed

135

125

COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS, appointment and duties of (joint

133

149