AND TO THE JOINT RULES.

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI

A.

Absent members, their attendance may be compelled by fifteen

members

Absent, no member allowed to be, unless on leave
Absentees at a call, proceedings against
Acts and Addresses signed by the Speaker

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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

hour to be entered

Amend, order of motion to

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Amendment not to be admitted, if on a subject different from

that under consideration

to engrossed bills, to be kept on separate paper

Amendments to engrossed bills, by way of rider, not permitted 107
to original motions, in Committee of the Whole H2

to bills and resolutions, cannot be made by add-
ing other bills or resolutions

to rules, proposition of

to reports in Committee of the Whole

to bills on which the two Houses disagree, con-
ference upon (joint rule)

of Senate, to bills, when considered

Appeals, how made and debated
proceedings in case of

Appropriation bills to be reported within 30 days

to have preference in order of day
appropriations not authorized by law, can-
not be made in

not debated on previous quod.

Appropriation for treaties not to be included in bills making
appropriations for other objects/2.69

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Appropriations to be first discussed in Committee of the

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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
rejected, if enacting words be stricken out
cannot be amended by adding other bills
proceedings on leave to introduce

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private, to home proforence on Fridays and Saturdays led 230
how to be introduced or reported -

making appropriations, to be reported within 30 days 73, 64
to have preference in order -74. 65
appropriations not authorized
by law excluded

the several readings of

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not more than three to be committed to the same Com-

mittee of the Whole

may be recommitted at any time before passage.
to be engrossed in a fair round hand

amendments of Senate, when considered

engrossed, when to be read third time

from the Senate, when to be read and disposed of
not to be amended on a third reading by rider
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 reported; and, after report, may be again de-
bated and amended

on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)
to be enrolled on parchment...

Rule. Page.

Bills not to be sent from one House to the other for concur-
rence on the three last days of the session (joint rule) //. 16
not to be presented to the President on the last day of
a session (joint rule)

joint rule relative to printing of
Blanks, rule respecting the filling of
Blank ballots, not to be counted

Business, unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session

of Congress

Business on the table, when to be taken up and disposed of

daily order of 20.243.

order of, changed or postponed

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no debate on priority of

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en Speaker's table, list of

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mode of disposing of

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Calls on Departments for information, rule relating to
Call of the House, names called alphabetically,

Capitol, unappropriated rooms in
no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule) 19
Clerk to cause resolutions to be delivered to the President, &c. 55. 52
to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of appoint-

ment, &c.
to make a list of reports to be made by public officers to

to cause the laws to be indexed

to note questions of order

to attest legal acts signed by Speaker

Congress

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to forward the Journals to the Governors of the States // 95
to make weekly a list of business on Speaker's table

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to cause Journal to be completed and distributed

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to furnish members with bound documents

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to retain certain books in the office library

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Commit or amend, order of motions to

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Committees, how to be appointed

7

order in which they shall be called for reports
a member may, in a certain case, be excused
from serving on

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precedence of, in motions for reference

appointment of standing

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must first 'entertain all motions for laying or in-
creasing taxes

rule)

the House

appropriations must be first discussed in

Committee on Enrolled Bills, appointment and duties of, (joint

to report at any time

Commitment of motions and reports to be at the pleasure of

when different committees are proposed, their
order

Conference on disagseeing votes of the two Houses, rule re-

specting, (joint rule)

Confidential communications or proceedings, rules upon the

Conversation (private) not to be entertained while a member
is speaking

Committees on Expenditures, appointment and duties of the

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Committees, Standing, may report by bill

not to sit during session of House

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Committee of the Whole on the Union, a standing order of the

day

Committee of the Whole, how formed

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Debate, provisions for the preservation of order and decorum

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prohibited on motion to lie on the table

prohibited to speak more than once or twice

28

prohibited on petitions and other papers on day of pre-
sentation

54.61

prohibited on priority of business

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to be precluded by the previous question

5.42

Departments, calls for information from

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Division of the House, how made and decided

consent of the Speaker

Division of questions, when and how they may be allowed

Divine service not to be performed in the Hall, unless by the

Disorder of the gallery, remedy for

Documents, members to be furnished with an extra set

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Duties or taxes, rules to be observed respecting the imposi-

tion or increase of

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E.

Elections, how to be conducted

Enacting words, if stricken out, to be considered as a rejec-

while on their passage between the two
Houses. (See Bills.)

Enrolled bills, Committee on, may report at any time

to be examined by the committee
provision for the appointment of
the committee on

Executive Departments, rules to be observed in calling for in-
formation from heads of

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purons no omination necessary - 10.

votes to be Viva Voce