Page Motion, removed from before House by adjournment, &c. 184 See Questions. Newspaper publications, defamatory, breach of privilege 115 Officers, of either House, forms of nomination or election 127 of one House not amenable to the other Onslow, Mr., his opinion of importance of Rules Order, violated by Speaker, by not putting question "instances make" order decision of Speaker on points of, may be controlled 144 110 119 135 135 137 146 146 161 a member may insist on the execution of a subsisting 147 of business, propriety of for the Senate of the day, how, and when to be called up cannot be moved while member is speaking of the House, determined with the session 195 135 136 145 147 149 174 147 question of, to supersede a question depending Papers and Journals, not to be removed from Clerk 138 rules respecting their preservation 138 reading of, how far they may be called for 164 referred, usually read by title 165 to be left with conferees of the House acceding to conference 203 Parliament, each House of, may adjourn independent ly of the other Petition and Remonstrance, distinction to be presented by a member, its form, &c. 211 148 149 148 129 149 Page 167 167 156 Postpone indefinitely, effect of a question to beyond session, effect of Preamble, last considered President of the Senate, provided by the Constitution 127 may appoint chairman pro tempore, to be chosen in the absence of the at what time his office shall determine of the United States, forms in presenting bills to Previous question, its intention and effect can an amendment be moved to M. Q. cannot be put in Committee effect of discussed 128 128 128 208 174 175 133 161, 167 174 155 Priority and Precedence of motions, discussion of Privilege of Parliament has gradually increased 107, 112 of members of Parliament of Senators and Representatives of Senators, constructive extent 112, 119 113, 118 115, 119 of the two Houses, cases of alleged breach of 113, 118 of members commence by virtue of election 118 of members must be ascertained at the peril of the is violated by Speaker not putting a question which 119 of one House in relation to the other, or in relation 118 breach of, by members, punishable by House only 119 breach of, by the King or Executive 120 members of one House cannot be summoned by the 135 neither House can exercise authority over mem bers or officers of the other 144 of a member, where he is charged or interested, &c. 145 Page Quarrel, members must declare they will not prosecute 143 question of privilege arising from, has precedence 174 Questions, general rule for putting 166, 189 the priority of certain, considered 166 removed from before House by adjournment 184 may be debated between the count of affirma in amending amendment, and agree or disagree 201 motion to amend has precedence over motion to of order, (incidental,) how far it shall supersede 195 209 166, 174 172, 178 strike out 174 any other 174 division of, how made 182 what are divisible 182 when divided, each point open to debate and (co-existing,) what suspends, and what removes equivalent, what is considered to be resumed in statu quo, when suspended 183 185 192 195 126 126 126 vilege question on, first put member may desire a count, for the purpose of not present suspends the question Randall and Whitney, reference to case, breach of pri Reading of papers, right to require a speech, is not a right a report of one House, not of right in the other 126, 147 126, 195 115 174 174 165 165 Reconsideration of bills, orders, instructions, &c. 196, 198 of questions requiring two-thirds, by, whom may be moved Remonstrance and Petition, distinction Report of Committee, how to proceed in House qualifications of House of, of whom composed shall choose their Speaker and other officers 218 148 158 124 122 122 128 powers of, in relation to its rules, and the conduct Rules, an adherence to, important 110 shall apply Rules and orders of each House, to what cases they Sections, numbered by Clerk Senate, of whom composed, and how classed 146 182 113 the Vice President to be the President 127 shall choose their officers, &c. 127 power in relation to rules, and the conduct of 128 equal division to be determined by the vote of the 190 session of, what constitutes 188 Speaker, manner of choosing 128 absence of, from sickness, another chosen, to decide point of order that arises in putting ques- bers 195 Page Strike out, paragraph may be perfected before question to 178 Transposing of sections, rule respecting Treason, mode of proceeding on charge of Treaties may be made by the President and Senate 181 119 215 Withdraw motions, rule of parliament Withdraw, members cannot, when question is putting Witnesses, how summoned, examined, &c. 193 174 143 Yeas and nays, may be required by one-fifth 193 193 all present shall vote unless excused 193 |