$$ 918-920

The number of those in the negative is reported, after which there is an opportunity for additional Members to vote on either side, the tellers reporting the additions. Then the Chair reports the vote. and nays are ordered:

If the yeas

$918. Form of putting the question for a roll call.

As many as are in favor (as the question may be) will, as their names are called, answer "Yea;" as many as are opposed will answer "Nay." The Clerk will call the roll.

Form for ordering a call of the House:

The gentleman from

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-moves a call of the House. As many as are in favor of ordering a call of the House will say "Aye;" as many as No." * * are opposed will say * The "Ayes" have it and a call of the House is ordered. The Doorkeeper will close the doors, and the Clerk will call the roll.

The gentleman from

is not present and voting.

* * *

Form for ordering an automatic call of the House: makes the point of order that a quorum A quorum is not present. The Doorkeeper will close the doors, the Sergeant-at-Arms will bring in absentees. As many as are in favor (as the question may be) will, as their names are called, answer "Yea;" as many as are opposed will answer "Nay." The Clerk will call the roll.

Form for putting the previous question:

§ 919. Form of putting the

question on the

previous question.

The gentleman from

demands the previous

question. As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question will say "Aye;" as many as are opposed will say "No."

Form of putting the question on the vote to pass

§ 920. Form of

putting the

question on

passing a vetoed bill.

a bill returned with the President's objections:

Will the House on reconsideration agree to pass the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding? As many as are in favor, etc.

OF PETITIONS.

§§ 921-923

The House has never adopted any form for peti

921. Various

forms of petitions.

tions, and petitioners have used various forms:

To the House of Representatives of the United States:

Your petitioners, citizens of the United States and residents of

To the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled:

Your petitioners [description, place of residence, etc.] humbly petition for legislation to provide

For this your petitioners do ever pray.

Very respectfully, your obedient servants,

[Here follow signatures.]

To the House of Representatives of the United States.
We, your petitioners, residents of

that

respectfully request

[Here follow signatures.]

On the outside of each petition should be indorsed: Petition of [name of first petitioner] and

other residents of

or a similar indorsement, which shall describe the petitioners, state their numbers, and give the substance of their prayer.

OF ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, AND BILLS.

Form of an order:

922. Form of orders.

Ordered, That the hour of daily meeting of the House shall be 12 m.

Form of a simple resolution of the House:

§ 923. Form of

simple

resolutions of the House,

Resolved, That the House declines to consider any bill which violates its constitutional prerogative of originating revenue bills.

§§ 924-926

Form of a concurrent resolution for adjournment of Congress sine die:

§ 924. Forms of concurrent resolutions; and for adjournment sine die and for a recess.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be authorized to close the present session by adjourning their respective Houses on the day of

Form of concurrent resolution for a recess of

Congress:

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That when the two Houses adjourn on they stand adjourned

until 12 o'clock meridian,

Form of joint resolutions:

§ 925. Form of

joint resolutions.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Authorizing, etc. [as the title may be].

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all, etc.

The title is also indorsed on the back of the joint resolution with the name of the Member introducing it and the committee to which it is referred.

Form of bills:

§ 926. Form of bills.

A BILL

For the establishment, etc. [as the title may be].

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, etc.

OF REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.

§§ 927, 928

Form of report from Committee of the Whole:

§ 927. Form of reports from

The Committee of the Whole having risen and the speaker having taken the Chair, the Chairman takes his place in the area in front of the Clerk's desk, and says:

committees of the whole.

Mr. Speaker, the Committee of the Whole House [or Whole House on the state of the Union, as the case may be] have had under consideration the bill [giving number and title] and have directed me to report the same with amendments, with the recommendation that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill do pass.

If there are no amendments, or if several bills are reported at once, or if the Committee of the Whole recommend that a bill do not pass or be laid on the table, the report is modified accordingly.

If the Committee of the Whole have not concluded consideration, the Chairman reports that "they have come to no resolution thereon."

As soon as the Chairman has reported to the Speaker, the latter repeats the report to the House, beginning:

The gentleman from

Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House [or Whole House on the state of the Union] reports that that committee have had under consideration, etc.

Form of report from a standing or select committee:

The Committee on § 928. Form of

reports from

standing or

select committees.

to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 1010) "to provide," etc., having considered the same, report it to the House [with amendments specified, if there be any] with the recommendation that it do pass [or do not pass, or be laid on the table, etc.].

§§ 929, 930

Reports often embody arguments or statements of facts in addition to the recommendations of the committee.

The general form of a report of a committee of conference is as follows:

§ 929. Form of reports from

managers of

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 10) "making appropriations," etc., having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

conferences.

-.

That the Senate recede from its amendment numbered That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered and agree to the same.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered and agree to the same with an amendment etc., and the Senate agree to the same.

as follows:

That the House recede from its amendment to the amendment of the Senate numbered

Managers on the part of the House.

Managers on the part of the Senate.

[On the duplicate copy which is presented in the Senate the names of the Senate managers are placed first].

$930. Form of statement

The written statement accompanying a conference report need not preserve regularity as to form so long as it embodies a fairly comprehensive statement of the effect of the settlement in conference. In general the form most approved is:

accompanying a conference report.