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BUSINESS-Continued.

(a) General principles.

The reception of a message from the President or the Senate is not the
transaction of business. (1452) 1-49, Record, p. 7243.
The presence of a quorum is necessary for the House to do business
(former decisions overruled). (266–268) 2–55, Record, p. 6557; 2-51,
Journal, p. 162, Record, p. 1630; 2–53, Journal, pp. 326, 327, Jeffer-
son's Manual, pp. 142, 159; 2-57, Record, p. 2589.

The absence of a quorum having been disclosed, there must be a quorum
of record before the House may proceed to business. (256) 2-30,
Globe, p. 624.

The absence of a quorum having been disclosed, the only proceedings in order are the motions to adjourn or for a call of the House; and not even by unanimous consent may business be acted upon. (258) 2-42, Globe, p. 3855.

BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE.

See "Order of Business."

BUILDINGS, PUBLIC.

Legislation relating to, is under the jurisdiction of the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds. (630) Rule XI, section 22.

CABINET.

The Speaker assigns gallery accommodations to the members of the
Cabinet. (1741) Rule XXXV.

CALENDARS.

(a) General provisions.

(b) Of Committee of the Whole.

(a) "General provisions.

The rule establishing the calendars for the reports of committees. (345) Rule XIII, section 1.

The rule regulating the making of nonprivileged reports from committees. (346) Rule XIII, section 2.

A motion to correct an error in referring a bill to the proper calendar
presents a question of privilege. (126) 2-50, Journal, p. 534, Record,
pp. 2020, 2021.

A bill improperly reported from a committee is not entitled to its place
on the calendar. 3-55, Record, pp. 705, 851.
Under the present practice of the House, reports from the Court of
Claims under the Bowman Act do not remain on the Private Calen-
dar from Congress to Congress. (1433-1436) 1–50, Record, pp. 110,
779, 7436, 7437; 1-51, Record, pp. 2159, 2239.

(b) Of Committee of the Whole.

The rule prescribing the order for considering business on the calendars of the Committee of the Whole. (396) Rule XXIII, section 4.

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CALENDARS-Continued.

(b) Of Committee of the Whole-Continued.

The Committees of the Whole determine the order of taking up business on their calendars. (397) 1-54, Record, p. 3283; 2-58, Record, p. 1542.

In considering bills on the Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House it is in order, upon a motion made and carried, to take up a bill out of its order. (740) 1-54, Record, p. 5589.

It is for the Committee of the Whole, and not for the House, to determine in what order bills upon the committee's calendar shall be taken up. (737) 2-54, Record, p. 1079.

When the House disagrees to the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole that the enacting clause of a bill be stricken out, the bill goes to the first place on the Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House or to its original place if it is a bill on the Union Calendar. (942) 1-51, Record, pp. 2237, 2238; 1-56, Record, p. 6250. The motion to report a bill with a favorable recommendation being decided in the negative in the Committee of the Whole, the bill remains in its place on the calendar. 1-56, Record, p. 3539; 2-56, Record, p. 1479.

CALENDAR DAY.

A session of the House extending, by failure to adjourn, through the next calendar day, a special order for the latter day falls, as the session is of the legislative and not the calendar day. (1271) 1-50, Journal, pp. 1491, 1505, 1506, Record, pp. 2749, 2755.

CALL OF COMMITTEES.

The rule of the morning hour for the consideration of bills called up by committees. (375) Rule XXIV, section 4.

The Speaker may, upon statements from the chairman and other members of a committee, rule that the calling up of a bill has been authorized by a committee. 3–55, Record, pp. 221, 222, Journal, p. 34.

A bill must be actually on the House Calendar, and properly there also, in order to be considered in the morning hour. (378-380) 2-54, Record, pp. 83, 903, 1686.

The morning hour does not expire in sixty minutes unless on motion made and carried. (383) 1-54, Record, p. 3156.

The motion to go into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union may be made after sixty minutes of morning hour, or sooner if that order fails. 2-58, Record, pp. 877, 878.

An instance wherein the House, by recess, remained for two calendar days at the stage of business wherein the motion under Rule XXIV, section 5, was in order. 2-58, Record, pp. 877, 900, 924, 940.

CALL OF COMMITTEES-Continued..

At the end of sixty minutes the morning hour may be interrupted by a privileged report. (382) 1-51, Journal, p. 969, Record, p. 8819. A bill once brought up in the morning hour is considered until disposed of, although its consideration may extend over more than two days. (384) 2-55, Record, pp. 6593, 6594.

A bill called up in the morning hour may not be made a special order by a motion to postpone to a day certain. 1-56, Record, p. 2454. The period of the morning hour is deferred by the intervention of privileged questions, but is in order when such are disposed of. (376) 2-48, Journal, p. 476, Record, p. 1295.

A bill presented by a committee under the call of committees may be withdrawn by authority of the committee. (463) 2–54, Journal, p. 77,

Record, pp. 740, 764.

The House having completed the order of business and not being ready to adjourn, the Speaker directed the call of committees to be resumed. 1-57, Record, pp. 1716, 1719.

The Speaker has declined to allow the call of committees to be interrupted by a privileged report. 2-57, Record, p. 420.

The Speaker has declined to allow the call of committees to be interrupted by a request for unanimous consent. 3–58, Record, p. 163.

CALL OF THE HOUSE.

(a) General provisions of Constitution and practice.

(b) The old and new rules.

(c) Rulings as to motions in order during call in the old form.

(d) Roll call.

(e) Revoking leaves of absence.

(f) Excuses.

(g) Arrest of Members.

(h) Dispensing with proceedings under the old rule.

(i) Privilege and prileged questions.

(j) Suspension of rules, relative to.

(a) General provisions of Constitution and practice.

The Constitution provides that a majority of the House shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and be authorized to compel the attendance of absent Members. (238) Constitution, Article I, section 5, p. 5.

Less than fifteen Members may not order a call of the House. (310) 1-28, Journal, p. 885.

A call of the House may not be ordered by a minority of fifteen or
more. (311) 2-53, Journal, p. 559, Record, p. 8409.

A quorum not being present, no motion is in order but for a call of the
House or to adjourn. (298) 1-29, Journal, p. 355.

CALL OF THE HOUSE-Continued.

(a) General provisions of Constitution and practice-Continued.

It is always in order, the failure of a quorum being shown, to proceed to secure the attendance of absent Members. (300) 1-50, Record, pp. 2718, 2719.

A call of the House is in order before the reading of the Journal (221) 1-34, Journal, p. 1253, Globe, p. 1710.

A quorum is not required on a motion relating to a call of the House. (313) 1-51, Journal, p. 991, Record, p. 9183.

The absence of a quorum having been ascertained and announced, the point of "no quorum" may not be withdrawn. 1-56, Record, p. 1465.

A call of the House is not in order after the previous question has been ordered, unless it appears upon an actual count by the Speaker that a quorum is not present. (960) Rule XVII, section 2. On seconding, by tellers, a motion to suspend the rules, a quorum failed, whereupon the Speaker ordered the doors closed and the roll called. 2-56, Record, p. 3444; 1-57, Journal, p. 815, Record, p. 6886.

(b) The old and new rules.

The old rule for the call of the House and the arrest of Members. (297) Rule XV, section 2.

The rule whereby a quorum is obtained and the vote taken on the pending proposition by one roll call. (287) Rule XV, section 4. Interpretations of section 4 of Rule XV by the Speaker. (288–296) 1-54, Record, pp. 4915, 6360; 2-54, Record, pp. 152, 1042, 1132, 1658; 2-55, Record, pp. 5304, 6247.

A quorum having failed to vote on a motion to adjourn, and the motion not being carried, a case is not presented for the use of section 4 of Rule XV. (288) 1-54, Record, p. 4915.

A call of the House, ordered when no question is pending, is taken in the old form. 2-56, Record, p. 1577.

A motion to adjourn may be made before the call of the roll under section 4 of Rule XV. 3-55, Record, p. 1962.

Members answering "present" on a call under section 4 of Rule XV may be allowed to vote before the result is announced. (289) 1-54, Record, p. 6330.

During a call of the House under section 4 of Rule XV motions to excuse Members are in order, and a motion to adjourn must be seconded by a majority. (294) 2–54, Journal, p. 175, Record, p. 1858. (c) Rulings as to motions in order during call in the old form.

The yeas and nays may be ordered during a call of the House. (340) 1-46, Record, p. 1577.

CALL OF THE HOUSE-Continued.

(c) Rulings as to motions in order during call in the old form-Continued. It has been decided that during a call of the House the motion to reconsider might be entertained and might be laid on the table, although there was no quorum present. (318) 2–52, Journal, p. 77 Record, p. 1259.

Less than a quorum being sufficient to dispense with proceedings under a call, the same vote is sufficient on reconsideration, and on a motion to table the motion to reconsider. (319) 2-43, Record, p. 1731. A quorum not being present, an appeal has been entertained, and a motion to lay that appeal on the table; but a motion to reconsider was ruled out of order. (299) 1-44, Journal, p. 1492, Record, pp. 5647, 5649.

An appeal may be taken during a call of the House when less than a quorum is present. (340) 1-46, Record, p. 1577.

During a call of the House the previous question may be ordered by less than a quorum. (326) 2–53, Journal, pp. 177, 194, Record, pp.

2297, 2300, 2388.

It has been decided that less than a quorum might order the previous question on a proposition to secure the attendance of absent Members. (320) 2-53, Journal, p. 3301, Record, pp. 3705, 3716.

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.

A quorum not being present, a resolution directing the enforcement of section 40, Revised Statutes, is not in order as a measure to compel the attendance of absent Members. (301) 1-51, Journal, p. 1025, Record, p. 9922.

A motion for a recess is not in order during a call of the House. (302, 303) 1-26, Journal, p. 843, Record, p. 361.

During a call of the House a resolution construing the rule relating to the call or making a new rule is not in order. (305) 2-48, Journal, p. 675, Record, pp. 2165, 2166.

A conference report may be presented during a call of the House if a quorum be present. 2-57, Record, p. 2855.

On a motion for a call of the House a motion to excuse a Member from voting was held not in order, although the rule at that time permitted the motion. (306) 1-31, Journal, p. 1538, Globe, p. 1970. (d) Roll call.

On a call of the House under section 2 of Rule XV a second call of the roll is not required. (332, 333, 337) 1-51, Journal, pp. 527, 935, Record, pp. 3903, 8371; 1-54, Record, p. 2805.

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