U51054.15.3 1563, slug. 15.. Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to wit: BE it remembered, that on the twentieth day of May. Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Nine, Peter Hay & Co. of the said District, have deposited in this office the Title of a Book, the Title of which is in the words following, to wit: "A Congressional Manual; or Outline of the Order of Business in the House of Representatives of the United States. With copious Indexes. By Joel B. Sutherland." The right whereof they claim as proprietors: in conformity with an act of Congress, entitled "An Act toamend the several Acts respecting Copy.Rights." FRA. HOPKINSON, Index to Congressional Manual. List of Members of the 27th Congress. Constitution of the United States. Rules of the Senate of the United States. Joint Rules of the two Houses. Rulesof the House of Representatives of the U. States. Index to the Constitution of the United States. Index to the Rules of the Senate of the U. States. Index to the Rules of the House of Representatives. PREFACE. THIS MANUAL has been undertaken and executed mainly with the view of giving gentlemen, who may not have served as members of our National Legislature, some small insight into the mode of transacting the business of Congress, especially in the House of Representatives of the United States. Members of the several State Legislatures will also find it serviceable in the performance of their legislative duties, while at the same time it will, in some measure, qualify them for a seat in the House of Representatives of the United States, in the event of their promotion to that distinguished body. Perhaps, occasionally the old members of congress may find it a convenient reference. This work contains the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, Rules of both Houses of Congress, and Jefferson's Manual, besides a mass of important parliamentary decisions worthy the attention of every man desirous of becoming acquainted with the congressional practice of the country. INDEX TO THE CONGRESSIONAL MANUAL. A. Amendments, offered to bills on first reading, B. Bills, mode of reporting, and receiving by the chair when in committee of the whole on the state mode of passing, by the house, title of, mode of demanding the yeas and nays on, undetermined, may be taken up in the se- Business, priority of, local and private, C. Call of the House. A call of the house after previous Chaplain, elected for a session, one selected yearly, Clerk, oath of office administered to, salary of, duties, franks, &c. list of orders, Clerk, Journalizing, reads the journal of the preceding day to the Speaker, before the house convenes on the succeeding day, Committees, joint, to wait on the President at the opening of the two Houses, Conferences, Committee of conference mutually separated without agreement-agreed to recede on one amendment, but could not agree as to the others, and so reported, The House refusing to adhere, afterwards resolved to recede, Part of the report of conference rejected, Further conference asked, Receding after conference, D. Delegates may speak, frank, &c., but not vote, their pay and mileage same as members, District of Columbia, committee of public grounds, E. Election of clerk and sergeant-at-arms, of Speaker, a majority of the whole number necessary, Page. 42 16 21 27 27 33 ib 37 36 53 ib 58 60 |