ADJOURN, MOTION TO-Continued. (f) Fix the day to. This motion is not now in the list of privileged motions. (924) Rule The motion to fix the day to which the House shall adjourn is not It may be amended. (1510, 1511) 2-52, Journal, p. 104, Record, p. 1960; 1-53, Journal, p. 162. A motion to suspend the rules is in order pending a motion to fix the day to which the House shall adjourn, even when the latter motion is highly privileged. (1603) 2-52, Journal, pp. 75, 76, Record, p. 1255. The absence of a quorum being disclosed, a motion to fix the day to which the House shall adjourn is not in order, and may not be entertained although a quorum is disclosed on an affirmative vote on the motion to adjourn. (262) 2-53, Journal, p. 188. A motion to fix the day to which the House shall adjourn is not in order during a call of the House. (326) 2-53, Journal, pp. 177, 194, Record, pp. 2297, 2300, 2388. When privileged, the motion to fix the day to which the House should adjourn was held to be in order before the announcement of a vote which had been taken. (1509) 1-26, Journal, p. 266, Globe, p. 158. ADJOURNMENT. (a) Constitutional and parliamentary provisions. (b) Arrival of the hour for. (c) Delayed. (d) For more than one day. (e) Three days, for more than. (f) Final adjournment. (g) Effect of final adjournment on pending business. (h) In memoriam. See "Ceremonies." (a) Constitutional and parliamentary provisions. Provisions of the Constitution relating to adjournment. (1486) Article I, section 5, p. 5; Article II, section 3, p. 23. Neither House shall adjourn for more than three days or to another Provisions of the parliamentary law relating to adjournment. (1487) It is no adjournment until the Speaker pronounces it. (1487) Jeffer- The hour of adjournment is entered on the Journal. (1488) Rule XVI, section 5. D ADJOURNMENT-Continued. (a) Constitutional and parliamentary provisions-Continued. Adjournment may be had for more than a day before organization of the House. (4 footnote) 1-34, Journal, p. 172, Globe, pp. 78, 79. (b) Arrival of the hour for. When the hour previously fixed for an adjournment arrives, the Speaker declares the House adjourned. (1495) 1-54, Record, p. 2293. The hour previously fixed for the adjournment of the House arriving while the Committee of the Whole is still in session, the Chairman may direct the Committee to rise and make his report as though the Committee had risen on motion in the regular way. (758) 1-54, Record, p. 3062. When the House adjourns before 5 p. m. Friday, the evening session is thereby vacated. (1440) 1-54, Record, p. 6174. By usage of the House, requests for leaves of absence and reports of the Committee on Enrolled Bills may be presented pending the announcement of the vote that the House adjourn. (443) 1-43, Record, p. 2338. It has been held that when the question of consideration is undisposed of at an adjournment it does not recur as unfinished business on the succeeding day. (820, 821) 2-53, Journal, pp. 57, 66, 67, Record, pp. 501, 508, 509. (c) Delayed. There must be an adjournment before the legislative day will termi nate, and an adjournment does not take place by reason of the arrival of the time for the regular daily meeting of the House. (1505) 1-33, Journal, pp. 804, 811, Globe, p. 1177. The Committee of the Whole being in session when the hour arrives A single legislative day once extended through a month. (1271) 1-50, A session of the House extending, by failure to adjourn, through the An adjournment does not necessarily take place at 12 p. m. Saturday, it being for the House to determine whether or not it will continue in session on Sunday. (1503, 1504) 1-24, Journal, pp. 577-582, Globe, p. 265; 2-44, Record, p. 2242. H. Doc. 87, 59-1-20 ADJOURNMENT-Continued. (d) For more than one day. Sunday is not taken into account in an adjournment for more than one and less than three legislative days. The House has, under the terms of a days and Thursdays of each week. (e) Three days, for more than. (1508) 1-54, Record, p. 401. special rule, met only on Mon(1515) 1-55, Record, p. 933. A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses for more than three days is privileged. (1519) 2–37, Journal, pp. 718, 720, Globe, pp. 2246, 2262. When the two Houses adjourn for more than three days, and not to or beyond the period fixed by the Constitution or law for the next regular session, the session is not thereby terminated, but continues until an adjournment without day or until the next regular session. (1516, 1517) 1-39, Journal, pp. 107, 108, Globe, p. 127; 2–39, Journal, 106; Globe, p. 237. The two Houses may, by concurrent resolution, provide for an adjournment to a certain day, with a provision that if there be no quorum present on that day the session shall terminate. (1518) 1-40, Journal, pp. 157, 158, 184, Globe, pp. 454, 589. (f) Final adjournment. In the later view an existing session ends with the day appointed by the Constitution for the regular annual session. 2-58, Record, pp. 1397– 1408, 1407-1415. A concurrent resolution fixing the day for final leged, but is subject to the motion to commit. p. 2941, Record, pp. 9546, 9547. adjournment is privi(1520) 1–50, Journal, The Constitution provides that a concurrent resolution relating to the adjournment of the two Houses need not be presented to the President for approval. (452) Article I, section 7, p. 7. The President may convene both Houses or either of them, and, in case of disagreement as to adjournment, may adjourn them. (1486) Constitution, Article 1, section 5; Article II, section 3, pp. 6, 23. The legislative day of March 3 of the final session of a Congress is held to terminate at 12 m. on March 4 unless a motion is made and carried for an adjournment previous to that hour. (1521, 1522) 2-31, Globe, pp. 784, 918-920; 3-46, Record, p. 2456. Forms of resolutions adopted for final adjournment, thanks to the Speaker, and notification of the President. (1531, 1532) 2-54, Record, pp. 2981, 2986; 1–55, Record, p. 2973. When the hour for final adjournment arrives the Speaker, either on motion or without, declares the House adjourned sine die. (15271530) 2-32, Journal, p. 431; 1-35, Journal, p. 1148. ADJOURNMENT-Continued. (f) Final adjournment-Continued. Sometimes the Speaker interrupts a roll call when the hour for adjournment sine die arrives. (1365, 1523, 1526) 1-28, Journal, p. 1175; Globe, p. 696; 2-44, Journal, p. 698; Record, p. 2251. The hour fixed for adjournment sine die having arrived, the Speaker delivered his valedictory and declared the House adjourned, although no quorum was present. (276) 2-23, Globe, p. 332. At the time of final adjournment the clerks of committees are required to deliver to the Clerk of the House the papers of the committee. (1751) Rule XXXVIII, section 1. (g) Effect of final adjournment on pending business. The Journal of the last day of a session that has adjourned without On the last legislative day of a session the Journal is sometimes read The reading of a message from the President having been prevented The rule relating to business before committees unfinished at the end A committee, with leave of the House, may sit during recess between A conference committee may continue through the recess between two sessions of the same Congress. 1-57, Journal, p. 818; 2-57, Journal, p. 16, Record, p. 42. One House having asked a conference at one session, the other House may agree to the conference at the next session of the same Congress. 2-57, Journal, p. 16, Record, p. 42; 1-57, Journal, p. 875. Instance wherein a joint committee was authorized and appointed to attend a ceremony occurring after the final adjournment of a Congress. 2-57, Journal, pp. 266, 282, 284, Record, p. 2412. ADMISSION TO THE FLOOR. The rule governing admission to the floor. (1740) Rule XXXIV. An alleged violation of the rule relating to admission to the floor is a question of privilege. (129) 1-49, Journal, p. 781, Record, p. 1905. ADVERSE REPORTS. The House usually allows the withdrawal of papers only in cases where there has been no adverse report. (1753) 1-54, Record, pp. 91, 92. 1 ADVERSE REPORTS-Continued. A bill being reported from the Committee of the Whole with an adverse recommendation, and the House having disagreed to the recommendation, the bill stands recommitted. (938) Rule XXIII, section 7. The rule regulating the making of nonprivileged reports from committees. (346) Rule XIII, section 2. AGENTS. No officer or employee of the House shall be an agent for the prosecution of a claim against the Government. (1703) Rule XLIII. AGREE, MOTION TO. A motion to amend an amendment from the other House takes precedence of a motion to agree or disagree. (1321) Jefferson's Manual, Section XLV, p. 206; 1-57, Record, pp. 4531-4541, 4542, 4593-4601, 46.29, 4642. The parliamentary law governing the precedence and effects of the motions to agree, disagree, recede, insist, and adhere. (1322) Jefferson's Manual, Section XXXVIII, p. 194. The negative of the motion to agree, or concur, in Senate amendments is equivalent to disagreement or nonconcurrence. Jefferson's Manual, Section XXXVIII, p. 194. Before the stage of disagreement has been reached the motion to refer Senate amendments has precedence of the motion to concur. (13431345) 1-48, Record, p. 3942; 2-52, Journal, p. 101, Record, p. 1954; 2-54, Record, p. 372. The stage of disagreement not having been reached, the motion to concur with an amendment has precedence of the simple motion to concur. (1346) 2-55, Record, pp. 839, 840. The stage of disagreement having been reached, the motion to recede and concur takes precedence of the motion to recede and concur with an amendment. (1349-1353) 2-53, Journal, p. 557, Record, p. 8389; 3-53, Journal, p. 185, Record, p. 3178; 1-54, Record, pp. 2661, 6068; 2-55, Record, p. 6731. A motion to recede and concur in a Senate amendment with an amendment takes precedence of a motion to further insist on the House's disagreement to the Senate amendment. (1348) 1-55, Record, pp. 2641, 2642. A motion to recede and concur is in order even after the previous A motion being made to concur with an amendment, it is in order to (1347) 1-55, Record, pp. 810-812. |