INDEX, TO THE RULES OF THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES. COMPILED BY AN OFFICER OF THE SENATE. Absence, from the Senate, not allowed without leave Address to the President, how to be presented (joint rule) Adhere, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint rule) Adjournment, motion for, has precedence Admission on the floor, the persons entitled to to bills on which the two Houses disagree, Appeal allowed from the decision of the President reported, shall be printed shall receive three readings on different days 26 57 proceedings on, at different stages titles of, only, and parts affected by amend- 58 31 59 59 5 66 6 66 engrossed, how examined, reported and entered 33 Bills passed one House and lost in the other, notice passed one House and lost in the other, how not to be sent from one House to the other for No. Pa. 12 68 13 68 14 68 16 68 not to be presented to the President on the last joint rule relative to printing of Blanks, in filling, what motions have preference Business, unfinished, has preference Capitol, no spirits to be brought within or about Committees, standing (joint rule) Chair, to be addressed Character of persons nominated to be kept secret 39 Committee on enrolled Bills, appointment and du- ties of (joint rule) how appointed on enrolled bills reports from standing, when received reports of, to lie one day Communications, confidential, to be kept secret Consent, bills may be read three times in one day nominations may be considered on the day re- 17 68 18 68 13 55 15 58 19 69 3 7 34 7 24 1 26 36 Constitution, what majority requisite to amend a 43 Conversation among the members, not allowed dur- ing the debate, or while papers are reading 2 53 53 62 59 60 62 57 63 provision for the appointment of the commit- Debate, no member to speak more than twice, in the Documents, to be printed only by special order to be signed by the presiding officers of the 8 how to be presented to the President, and the 9 not to be presented to the President on last Executive Record, extracts from, prohibited books Floor of Senate, reporters placed on the persons entitled to admission on to contain the titles, only, of bills, and the a brief statement of every memorial, petition, to be as concise as possible, when acting as in engrossed bills to be entered on Leave to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion Members, prohibited from speaking to each other present, not a quorum, empowered to send for 8 54 shall express assent or dissent by ay or no 22 56 32 59 32 42 63 41 63 47 64 47 64 1 53 59 59 67 67 68 55 59 59 Member, when he speaks shall address the Chair called to order by President or Senator, shall words of, shall be taken down, when called shall not absent himself without leave any, may desire a motion to be reduced to 10 may have a question divided, if susceptible required to vote when yeas and nays are called before received and read 12 16 17 24 when received how referred contents of, to be entered on the journal 24 24 32 Messages between the two Houses, how to be an- nounced and delivered (joint rule) by whom to be sent (joint rule) 23 4 Messengers, when introduced Motion, not to be debated until seconded to adjourn, has preference 46 9 made and seconded, shall, if desired, be re- 10 10 11 under debate to adjourn, to be decided without debate privileged, what shall be, when a subject is privileged in filling blanks privileged, in reference to select or standing to close the galleries, shall be discussed confi- dentially to admit persons for the purpose of presenting to reconsider, when and by whom may be made 44 Newspapers, not to be read while a member is. Notice of one day required of an intended motion for leave to bring in a bill 25 57 Orders of the day, special,not called before 1 o'clock 30 59 of the day, special, unfinished business has preference in Order upon a call to, the member shall sit down questions of, to be decided without debate on questions of, the President may require 6 53 upon a call to, by a Senator, for words spoken, Persons not admitted to present a memorial, &c. how referred contents of those presented to be entered on President to be first addressed by the speaker to decide when two or more rise at the same to decide questions of order 16 25 19 47 24 57 24 57 24 57 32 3 53 5 may call for the sense of the Senate on a ques- 6 53 may desire a motion to be reduced to writing 10 54 to decide on equal division 21 decision of, on an equal division, to be taken 21 56 shall put all questions 22 56 may, for a limited time, name a member to perform the duties of the Chair 23 56 |