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Committee of the Whole, order of business in. (Rule XXIII, 4).
Private Calendar, Friday. (Rule

Committee on Accounts inquire into violation of Rule XLIII. (Rule
XLIII)....

Committee on Rules, report from, always in order. (Rule XI, 59). .
Committee reports must be in writing when submitted on bills, etc.
(Rule XVIII, 2)

Committees, appointment of, and membership.
call of, for consideration of business.
2, 3, 4)

chairman, how chosen. (Rule X, 3).

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(Rule X)

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(Rule XXIV,

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none but Rules, to sit during sessions without leave.

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Commit, pending or after previous question. (Rule XVII, 1).............

motion to, in order, pending motion for previous question.
(Rule XVII, 1)..

Communications, Executive, how addressed, received, and referred.

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(Rule XLII)

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from heads of Departments, referred.
XXIV, 2)...................

(Rule

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Congressional Record. (See Record.)

Conference reports. (Rule XXIX).......

Conduct of Members in the Hall defined. (Rule XIV, 7)..

Consideration of motion to reconsider, may be called up by any

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Member. (Rule XVIII, 1)...

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unfinished business.

(Rule XXIV, 3)

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question of, shall not be put, unless demanded.

(Rule XVI, 3)

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Contingent fund disbursed by Clerk. (Rule III, 3).

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Counting a quorum. (Rule XV, 3 and 4).........
Court of Claims, motion to refer claim to, must be considered in
Committee of the Whole. ( (Rule XXIII, 3).......

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Debate and decorum.

D.

(Rule XIV)..

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closed by order of the House in Committee of the Whole.

(Rule XXIII, 5)..................
confined to the pending question.
decided without, motion to amend title.
forty minutes on motion to suspend rules.
how closed in Committee of the Whole.
limit of one hour in. (Rule XIV, 2)..
Member shall speak no more than once.
not allowed before motion is stated.

on incidental questions, pending previous ques-
tion. (Rule XVII, 3)

motion to close debate in Committee of the
Whole. (Rule XXIII, 6)..

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(Rule XIV, 1).

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(Rule XIX).

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(Rule XXVIII, 3).

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(Rule XXIII, 6).

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(Rule XIV, 6).
(Rule XVI, 2)...

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on demand for reading paper. (Rule XXXI)..

open and close. (Rule XIV, 3).

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(See also Without debate.)

Debatable, not, amendment to title of bill. (Rule XIX).....................

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motion for previous question. (Rule XVI, 4).
reference a second time of a bill which has been

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Delegates, committee assignments of. (Rule XII).

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Distribution of Journals. (Rule III, 3).....

n. removing charge of, consideration. (Rule XXVI, 2).........
motion not entertained, pending suspension of the rules.
(Rule XVI, 8 and 10)
to be entertained.

Darring Members from arrest during call. (Rule XV, 4)

District of Columbia, business of, second and fourth Mondays.

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(Rule XI, 59)..

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kantorcement of rules relating to privilege of Hall. (Rule V, 1 and 3) Kngressment of bills and joint resolutions. (Rule XXI, 1) kerroneous reference, not to confer jurisdiction. (Rule XXII, 2) .. Estimates of appropriations, how addressed, received and referred. Rule XLID.............

"xecutive communications, how addressed, received, and referred.

(Rule XLII)...

laid before the House (Rule XXIV, 1, 2).

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overai nate debate in Committee of the Whole. (Rule XXIII, 5, 6).
xe Pission to, who entitled. (Rule XXXIV).............
strates debate on motion to suspend rules. (Rule XXVIII, 3)
Vige huseless on Private Calendar. (Rule XXIV, 6)
vering session, business of. (Rule XXVI, 2).

clause 4, Rule XV not to apply to. (Rule
XV, 4)....

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Galleries, admission to. (Rule XXXV)

General debate in Committee of the Whole. (Rule XXIII, 5)..

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Hall of the House used only for legislative business. (Rule XXXIII).
who are admitted to. (Rule XXXIV)..

House bills with Senate amendments, how disposed of. (Rule
XXIV, 2)

calendar, measures referred to. (Rule XIII, 1)...................
conduct of Members in, during session. (Rule XIV, 7).
galleries, admission to. (Rule XXXV).......

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hall of, used only for legislative business. (Rule XXXIII).
smoking prohibited in. (Rule XIV, 7)

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I.

Incidental questions, after a motion for previous question, not debat-
able. (Rule XVII, 3)

Introduction of bills, resolutions, and memorials by request. (Rule
XXII, 4)..

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Jefferson's manual. (Rule XLIV)

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Joint resolutions, engrossment of. (Rule XXI, 1)

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reading of, first, second, and third time. (Rule
XXI, 1)...

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Journal, bills with the names of members presenting them, to be

entered on. (Rule XXII, 1)

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Journal entry of motions on. (Rule XVI, 1)

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entry on, hour of adjournment. (Rule XVI, 5).

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entry of bills, resolutions, etc., introduced by request. (Rule
XXII, 4)......

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entry, public bills, resolutions, and memorials. (Rule XXII,

3)

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memorials and petitions, with the names of members pre-
senting them, entered on. (Rule XXII, 1)...........
notice of messages from Senate and President, in. (Rule
XLI) ...

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titles of reports to be entered in. (Rule XIII, 2).. Jurisdiction of the committee not conferred by erroneous reference. (Rule XXII, 2)................

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L.

Last six days of session suspend rules. (Rule XXVIII, 1)......................

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Mace, symbol of office. (Rule IV, 2)

Member called to order for words spoken in debate. (Rule XIV, 5).
shall sit down. (Rule XIV, 4) .

may address House from any place on the floor. (Rule
XIV, 1).......

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explain words taken down. (Rule XIV, 4).
reporting measure, may open and close debate. (Rule XIV,
3).....

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shall confine himself to question under debate. (Rule XIV,
1)....

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not speak more than once on same question. (Rule
XIV, 6)..

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to be recognized before addressing the House. (Rule XIV,
1)......

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fifteen, including Speaker, may compel attendance. (Rule
XV, 2)

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shall vote. (Rule VIII, 1)......................

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when two or more rise at once, which shall speak.
XIV, 2)

Rule

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who voluntarily appear during call. (Rule XV, 2)
Memorials delivered to the Clerk. (Rule XXII, 1)...

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excluded, returned to Member. (Rule XXII, 2)
of an obscene or insulting character. (Rule XXII, 1)..
private, erroneously referred. (Rule XXII, 2).
public, introduced by handing to the Speaker. (Rule

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when referred, reported, or recommitted shall not be
brought back on a motion to reconsider. (Rule
XVIII, 2)

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Messages from Senate and President giving notice of bills passed or

approved entered in Journal. (Rule XLI)...
the President referred. (Rule XXIV, 2)

Senate referred. (Rule XXIV, 2).

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