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Amendments to House bill subject to a point of order. (Rule

XXII)...

Bills and resolutions referred. (Rule XXIV, 2)

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Bills which have passed the Senate printed in the House. (Rule

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Appointment and control by of Capitol police.

Power of to arrest persons violating regulations of Capitol
building....

Shall make list of property belonging to the United States,
and report to the House..

To arrest absentees

Vacancy in office of .

Sergeants-at-Arms of the House-

Table of.

Sessions of Congress-

Chapter on

Sessions, secret, when held. (Rule XXX).

Sessions of Congress-

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Table of..

Convened by law, table of

Extra, table of..

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Not terminated by adjournment for more than three days..

Secret, the Journal of, not to be published..

Sine die adjournment.

Smithsonian Institution-

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Smoking on the floor of the House prohibited. (Rule XIV, 7).
Soldiers' National Home.

Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth, Kans., committee on

Speaker, The--

Chapter on

Speaker-

Appoints select and conference committees. (Rule X, 2).......
Appoints standing committees. (Rule X, 1).

Ascertains those present by count. (Rule XV, 3 and 4)
Must cause motion to be stated before debate. (Rule XVI, 2)..
Not required to vote. (Rule I, 6)

Not to entertain dilatory motions. (Bule XVI, 10).

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Speaker, The-Continued.

Speaker-

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Shall not entertain a request to record a vote. (Rule XV, 1).......
Shall not entertain a motion to suspend Rules XXXII and
XXXIV

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To appoint, remove, and prescribe regulations for reporters and
stenographers. (Rule XXXVI)..

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To indicate use of galleries. (Rule XXXV)

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Speaker's table, business on, reference of. (Rule XXIV, 2)

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Speaker-

Appointments made by..

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Duties of, summarized

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Speaker's table. (See BUSINESS ON SPEAKER'S TABLE.)

Speakers of the House-

Table of

Special Orders-

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Special order-

Continuing

Effect of....

Effect of, adjournment on

For a certain day, question of consideration against..

For consideration, after reading Journal..

Forms of, for various measures

How made.

Made at a Friday evening session, effect of..

Precedence of, various rulings

Standing Committees, List of

Statement to accompany conference reports. (Rule XXIX)

Stationery-

Chapter on

Statutes at Large-

Catalogue of..

Stenographers. (See REPORTERS.)

Stenographers, official, and others. (Rule XXXVI)

Stenographic reporters to committees

Strike out and insert, motions to. (Rule XVI, 7).

Strike out, Motion to-

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Suspension of rule governing-

Admission to the floor not allowed. (Rule XXXIV)
Use of hall of House not allowed. (Rule XXXIII).
Suspension of rules, when allowed. (Rule XXVIII)..
Suspension of the Rules-

Debate on motion for....

Motion for, modification of..

Motion for, not subject to dilatory motions.

Motion for, to be seconded by the House...

Motion not required to be put by the Speaker...

Motion unfinished, in order on next suspension day..

Motions by individuals....

Motions on behalf of a committee

Object and effect of.

Precedence of motion for..

Sunday-

Chapter on

As a legislative day.

than three days......

Sunday not taken into account at an adjourninent for more

Symbol of office, mace. (Rule IV, 2)

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Can not be amended until after passage of the bill.

Tucker Act, text of.......

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Unfinished business—

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Consideration of. (Rule XXIV, 3)

Of the session. (Rule XXVII)

Unfinished business. (See BUSINESS, UNFINISHED.)

At the end of the session.

In the morning hour....

Unparliamentary language used by a Member..

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Veto-

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Message in the House, various rulings.

Two thirds vote necessary to overcome

Vetoed bill, reconsideration of .

Views of minority, how presented and referred. (Rule XIII, 2)

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Under operation of call of the House. (Rule X1, 4)

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Voting, excused from, various rulings..

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Warrants, writs, etc., how attested and executed

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On the state of the Union, Calendar of. (Rule XIII, 1)

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Amendments in Committee of Whole, after debate is closed on a

paragraph. (Rule XXIII, 6)

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Amendments to title of bill or resolution. (Rule XIX)........
Bill reported a second time, which had been considered in Com-
mittee of the Whole. (Rule XXIII,7).
Demand for reading of paper.
Incidental questions of order, pending the previous question.
(Rule XXVII, 3)................

(Rule XXXI)

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Motion to allow a member called to order to explain. (Rule
XIV, 4)...

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Motion to close debate on paragraph in Committee of Whole.
(Rule XXIII, 6).

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Motions to adjourn, to lay on table, previous question. (Rule
XVI, 4)

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Previous question on motion to suspend rules when there has
been no debate. (Rule XXVIII, 3)...

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