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Members and officers of one House not amenable to the other..
must vote when question is put...-----

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not to vote unless present when question was put__
must withdraw when questions concerning themselves or their
private interests are debated

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forms in receiving..........

Mistakes, (see Errors)..

may be heard, but must withdraw before a question is moved.
Memorial. (See Petition.)

Messages cannot be received in Committee of the Whole...

between the Houses-subject of, discussed.__.
executive, to be made to both Houses at same time..........
when they may be received..

errors in their delivery may be corrected_.

bills not acted on, the House may be reminded of them....

Minority protected by adherence to rules

Motion not to be put or debated until seconded

to be put in writing, if desired....

to be read for information as often as desired by a member..
to adjourn not in order when a member has the floor...
privileged, what shall be, discussed.

removed from before House by adjournment, &c., (see Ques-
tions)

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Newspaper publications, defamatory, breach of privilege

Nipping, reviling, or unmannerly words not permitted in debate_____

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Officers of either House, forms of nomination or election____
of one House not amenable to the other...

Onslow, Mr., his opinion of importance of rules
Order, violated by Speaker by not putting question
in Parliament "instances make order”.

respecting papers, (see Papers) --

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disorderly words in committee to be taken down and reported
to the House

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a member's name may be called by the Speaker for disorder ..
questions of, may be adjourned...

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decision of the Speaker on points of, may be controlled...

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in debate, (see Debate)-

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Order, motives of members not to be called in question.............

Committee of the Whole cannot punish breach of -----

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if point arise while question is putting, Speaker to decide it per-

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Papers and journals not to be removed from Clerk's table

Papers, rules respecting their preservation

reading of, how far they may be called for

reading of, to be put before the principal question

referred, usually read by title

to be left with conferees of the House granting the conference.
relating to bills or amendments sent to the other House_____
Parliament, each House of, may adjourn independently of the other..
Petition and remonstrance, distinction.

Petition to be presented by a member-its form, &c..

to be subscribed or written by petitioner

must go to committee through the House

question as to receiving...

Postpone indefinitely, quashes a question for the session..

Postpone beyond session, effect of.

Preamble last considered.

President of the Senate provided by the Constitution

President pro tempore to be chosen in the absence of the Vice-President.

at what time his office shall determine.....

President of the United States, forms in presenting bills to

Previous question, its intention and effect..

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Priority and precedence of motions, discussed.
Privilege of Parliament has gradually increased
of members of Parliament.

of Senators and Representatives.

of Senators, constructive extent..

of the two Houses, cases of alleged breach of .

of a member takes place by force of his election_-_-

of members must be ascertained at the peril of the party
violating....

of a member is the privilege of the House.

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a member cannot waive his

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is violated by Speaker not putting a question which is in
order

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of one House in relation to the other, or in relation to a co-
ordinate branch of the legislature

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members of one House cannot be summoned by the other..
neither House can exercise authority over members or offi-

cers of the other..

of a member where he is charged or interested, &c__.
question of, takes precedence of the original question...............

Privileged questions, (see Questions)- --

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Qualification of Senators

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Quarrel in committee must be settled in House....

members must declare they will not prosecute.

question of privilege arising from, must first be disposed of __

Questions, general rule for putting

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the priority of certain, considered

removed from before House by adjournment..

may be debated between the count of affirmative and nega-
tive..

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Questions, manner of putting...

members are not to speak or move about when putting
must be decided peremptorily if difficulty arise.____.
one House cannot question the other except by conference.
Questions, privileged, what shall be..

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in filling blanks

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in reference to commitment.

to amend an amendment of the other House takes
precedence of a motion to agree or disagree...
motion to amend has precedence over motion to
strike out a paragraph

Questions of order, (incidental,) how far it shall supersede any other..
Question, division of, how made....

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Questions (co-existing) what suspends and what removes from the
House an existing question.----

Questions, equivalent, what is considered.

how determined by ayes and noes

to be resumed in statu quo when suspended by the want of

a quorum..

Question, previous, (see Previous question)

Quorum only shall do business__

what number shall be a

how the attendance of, may be compelled

any member may call for a count for the purpose of ascer
taining

not present suspends the question

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R.

Randall and Whitney, reference to case, breach of privilege.

Reading of papers, question on,

first put

a speech is not a right without leave

a report of one House not of right in the other House

Reede, question discussed.

on amendments between the Houses the question shall be: 1st,
to agree; 2d, disagree; 3d, recede; 4th, insist; 5th, adhere. ·
one House adhering, the other must recede or adhere also...

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Recede, the House cannot recede from its own amendment with an

amendment.

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Recommitment, amendments made in quasi-committee fall on
Reconsideration of bills, orders, instructions, &c___

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Remonstrance and petition, distinction ____.

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Report of committee, how to proceed in House

Report of one House not to be read in the other if objected to.
Representatives, apportionment of, from 1789 to 1880.

qualifications of .............

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Representatives, House of, of whom composed____

shall choose their Speaker and other officers.
powers of, in relation to its rules and the con-
duct of members ___.

Resolutions, facts, principles, and opinions may be expressed in...

money may be paid by

when to be presented for approval....

Reviling, nipping, or unmannerly words not to be used in debate
Riders, engrossed bills may be amended by....
Rules, an adherence to, important.............

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Rules and orders of each House, to what cases they shall apply.........
the execution of a subsisting order may

Sections of bills may be numbered by Clerk
Senate, of whom composed and how classed___.

the Vice-President to be the President of the..

shall choose their officers, &c.------

power of, in relation to rules and the conduct of members___
equal division to be determined by the vote of the Vice-Presi-
dent___

adjournment of, (see Adjournment).

session of, what constitutes_.

Session, what constitutes..

Speaker, the House shall choose their...

absence of, from sickness, another chosen____

violates order by not putting question___

Clerk puts question before election of.......

may be removed at will of the House...

not to speak unless to order, and to be first heard_____.

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