Constitution of the United States, Jefferson's Manual, the Rules of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-third Congress and a Digest and Manual of the Rules and Practice of the House of Representatives of the United States (with an Appendix).1895 - 766 pages |
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... moved in Parliament during the debate and preparation of a bill , were breaches of privilege ; 2 Nalson , 743 ; and in 1783 , December 17 , it was declared a breach of funda- mental privileges , & c . , to report any opinion or ...
... moved in Parliament during the debate and preparation of a bill , were breaches of privilege ; 2 Nalson , 743 ; and in 1783 , December 17 , it was declared a breach of funda- mental privileges , & c . , to report any opinion or ...
Page 126
... moved to take up a particular matter , to the prejudice of others , having priority of right to their attention in the general order of business . In Senate , the bills and other papers which are in possession of the House , and in a ...
... moved to take up a particular matter , to the prejudice of others , having priority of right to their attention in the general order of business . In Senate , the bills and other papers which are in possession of the House , and in a ...
Page 127
... moved at any time when no question is before the House . Such are original motions and reports on bills . Such are bills from the other House , which are received at all times , and receive their first reading as soon as the question ...
... moved at any time when no question is before the House . Such are original motions and reports on bills . Such are bills from the other House , which are received at all times , and receive their first reading as soon as the question ...
Page 132
... moved or stated against him . He is then to be heard , and withdraw before any question is moved . But if the question itself is the charge , as for breach of order or matter arising in the debate , then the charge must be stated ( that ...
... moved or stated against him . He is then to be heard , and withdraw before any question is moved . But if the question itself is the charge , as for breach of order or matter arising in the debate , then the charge must be stated ( that ...
Page 136
... form of resolutions . A resolution for an allowance of money to the clerks being moved , it was objected to as not in order , and so ruled by the Chair ; but on appeal to the Senate ( i . e . , 136 Fefferson's Manual ,
... form of resolutions . A resolution for an allowance of money to the clerks being moved , it was objected to as not in order , and so ruled by the Chair ; but on appeal to the Senate ( i . e . , 136 Fefferson's Manual ,
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Page 534 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 2 - May next, to take into consideration the situation of the United States; to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union...
Page 574 - Every person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either House...
Page 446 - ... that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Page 521 - Act, but the repeal of existing laws or modifications thereof embraced in this Act shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause before...
Page 265 - No appropriation shall be reported in any general appropriation bill, or be in order as an amendment thereto, for any expenditure not previously authorized by law, unless in continuation of appropriations for such public works and objects as are already in progress.
Page 448 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order: in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case without debate; if there be no appeal, the decision of the chair shall be submitted to.
Page 6 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time ; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Page 367 - ... may call him to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain ; and the house shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate ; if there be no appeal the decision of the chair shall be submitted to.
Page 2 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New Hampshire, June...