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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
without leave, in cases of, the Serjeant-at-arms
may be sent

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
Amendments to a resolution to amend the Consti-
tution, carried by a majority

to bills on which the two Houses disagree,
conference upon (joint rule)

Appeal allowed from the decision of the President
Bills may be introduced upon one day's notice
shall be read twice before amendment or re-
ference

reported, shall be printed

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shall receive three readings on different days 26 57
on second reading, considered as in Commit-
tee of the whole

proceedings on, at different stages

titles of, only, and parts affected by amend-
ments, inserted on the journal

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engrossed, how examined, reported and entered 33
on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)
to be enrolled on parchment after passing the
two Houses (joint rule) see engrossed bills

Bills passed one House and lost in the other, notice
to be given of (joint rule)

passed one House and lost in the other, how
they may be renewed (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)

No. Pa.

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not to be presented to the President on the last
day of a session (joint rule)

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
Commit, motion to, in order at any time before
final passage

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
Conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses,
rule respecting (joint rule)

Consent, bills may be read three times in one day
by unanimous

nominations may be considered on the day re-
ceived, by unanimous

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Constitution, what majority requisite to amend a
resolution proposing amendments to the

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Conversation among the members, not allowed dur-

ing the debate, or while papers are reading

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provision for the appointment of the commit-
tee on (joint rule)

Debate, no member to speak more than twice, in the
same, in one day, without leave
not allowed on a call to order
prohibited on a motion to adjourn
not allowed on a call for reading papers
not allowed in taking yeas and nays

Documents, to be printed only by special order
Enrolled Bills, to be examined by the committee,
(joint rule)

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to be signed by the presiding officers of the
two Houses (joint rule)

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how to be presented to the President, and the
time to be noted (joint rule)

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not to be presented to the President on last
day of session (joint rule)

Executive Record, extracts from, prohibited
Executive Proceedings, to be kept in separate

books

Floor of Senate, reporters placed on

the persons entitled to admission on
Galleries, when they shall be cleared
Journal, to be read on a quorum assembling

to contain the titles, only, of bills, and the
parts affected by proposed amendments
every vote to be entered on

a brief statement of every memorial, petition,
and paper, to be entered on

to be as concise as possible, when acting as in
Committee of the Whole

engrossed bills to be entered on

Leave to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion
for, required

Members, prohibited from speaking to each other
during debate

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present, not a quorum, empowered to send for
absent members

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shall express assent or dissent by ay or no

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Member, when he speaks shall address the Chair
first rising and addressing the Chair, shall
speak first

called to order by President or Senator, shall
sit down

words of, shall be taken down, when called
to order by a Senator

shall not absent himself without leave

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any, may desire a motion to be reduced to
writing

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may have a question divided, if susceptible
of division

required to vote when yeas and nays are called
not allowed to vote after decision is announced
Memorial or petition, contents of, shall be stated

before received and read

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when received

how referred

contents of, to be entered on the journal

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Messages between the two Houses, how to be an-

nounced and delivered (joint rule)

by whom to be sent (joint rule)

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Messengers, when introduced

Motion, not to be debated until seconded

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to adjourn, has preference

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made and seconded, shall, if desired, be re-

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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
committees

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to close the galleries, shall be discussed confi-

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to admit persons for the purpose of presenting
memorial, not in order

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Newspapers, not to be read while a member is.
speaking
Nominations not to be considered on the day re-
ceived, unless by consent

Notice of one day required of an intended motion

for leave to bring in a bill

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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
appeals on questions of, may be made from
the President's decision

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on questions of, the President may require
the sense of the Senate

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upon a call to, by a Senator, for words spoken,
the exceptionable words shall be taken down 7
Papers and Documents not to be printed without
special order

Persons not admitted to present a memorial, &c.
entitled to admission on floor, the
Petition, before received, contents to be stated
when received,

how referred

contents of those presented to be entered on
the journal

President to be first addressed by the speaker

to decide when two or more rise at the same
time to speak

to decide questions of order

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may call for the sense of the Senate on a ques-
tion of order

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may desire a motion to be reduced to writing 10 54 to decide on equal division

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decision of, on an equal division, to be taken
by the Secretary

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shall put all questions

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may, for a limited time, name a member to

perform the duties of the Chair

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