INDEX

TO THE

RULES OF THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES.

A.

No. P.

Absence from the Senate, not allowed without leave
without leave, in cases of, the Sergeant-at-arms
may be sent

Address of both Houses, to the President of the United
States, to be presented by the President of

the Senate

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Adherence of both Houses, effect of

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the Whole

inserted on the Journal

passed, shall be enrolled on parchment

enrolled, shall be examined

Adjournment, motion for, has precedence

Amendments to a resolution to amend the Constitution,

carried by a majority

Appeal allowed from the decision of the President

B.

Bills may be introduced upon one day's notice

shall be read twice before amendment or reference
reported shall be printed

shall receive three readings on different days
on second reading, considered as in Committee of

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proceedings on, at different stages,

titles of, only, and parts affected by amendments,

on their passage, to be on paper

examined, shall be signed by the presiding
officer of each House

signed, to be presented, for approval, and report-
ed

when rejected, each House to be notified
passed by one House, and rejected by the other,
in what manner they may be renewed [Joint]
adhered to, by both Houses, lost

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cannot be sent from one House to the other
during the three last days of session

C.

No. P.

Chair, to be addressed

Character of persons nominated, to be kept secret
Commit, motion to, in order at any time before final

reports of, to lie one day

Communications, confidential, to be kept secret
Conference, proceedings of Committee of [Joint]
Consent, bills may be read three times in one day, by

unanimous

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nominations may be considered on the day
received, by unanimous

Constitution, what majority requisite to amend a reso-

lution proposing amendments to the

Conversation, among members, not allowed during

debate, or while papers are reading

D.

Debate, no member to speak more than twice, in the
same, in one day, without leave -

not allowed on a call to order
prohibited on a motion to adjourn -

not allowed on a call for reading papers
not allowed in taking yeas and nays
Documents, to be printed only by special order

Executive proceedings, to be kept in separate books 41

G.

Galleries, when they shall be cleared

House, each shall transmit to the other the papers on
which bills are founded

Journal, to be read on a quorum assembling
to contain the title, only, of bills, and the
parts affected by proposed amendments
every vote to be entered on

to be as concise as possible when acting as
in Committee of the Whole

L.

Leave to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion for,

required

Members, prohibited from speaking to each other dur-
ing debate

present, not a quorum, empowered to send for
absent members

No. P.

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Member, when he speaks, shall address the Chair

first rising and addressing the Chair, shall
speak first

called to order by President or Senator, shall
sit down

words of, shall be taken down, when called to
order by a Senator

shall not absent himself without leave

any, may desire a motion to be reduced to
writing
may have a question divided, if susceptible of
division

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required to vote when yeas & nays are called 16
not allowed to vote after decision is announced 17
Memorial or Petition, contents of, shall be stated before
received and read

contents of, to be entered on the Journal

Messages, how announced

by whom sent

Messengers, when introduced

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Motion, not to be debated, until seconded

made and seconded, shall, if desired, be reduc-
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to be read before debated

to adjourn, has preference

to adjourn, to be decided without debate

privileged, what shall be, when a subject is under
debate

privileged in filling blanks

privileged, in reference to Select or Standing
Committees

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to admit persons for the purpose of presenting
memorial, not in order

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to reconsider, when, and by whom may be made 44

Newspapers, not to read while a member is speaking
Nominations not to be considered on the day received,
unless by consent

Notice of one day required of an intended motion for
leave to bring in a bill
of bills rejected, to be given

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N.

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Orders of the day, special, not called before one o'clock 30
of the day, special, unfinished business has pre-
ference in

Order, upon a call to, the member shall sit down
questions of, to be decided without debate
appeals on questions of, may be made from the
President's decision

on questions of, the President may require the
sense of the Senate

upon a call to, by a Senator, for words spoken,
the exceptionable words shall be taken down

P.

Papers and Documents not to be printed without special
order

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Papers relating to bills, to accompany them [Joint] 14 11
Persons not admitted to present a memorial, &c.
Petition, before received, contents of to be stated

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contents of those presented to be entered on
the Journal

President to be first addressed by the Speaker

to decide when two or more rise at the same
time to speak

to decide questions of order

may call for the sense of the Senate on a ques-
tion of order

may desire a motion to be reduced to writing 10
to decide on an equal division

decision of, on an equal division, to be taken by
the Secretary

shall put all questions

may, for a limited time, name a member to
perform the duties of the chair

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may appoint a Chairman, while Senate are act-
ing as in Committee of the Whole

to give notice of the several readings of bills
to have the regulation of the parts of the Capitol
appropriated to the Senate

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President of U. S. to be assigned the President's Chair
when attending the deliberations of Senate 36

Q.

Question under debate, when, and by what motions su-
perseded

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Question on amending Constitution, short of the main
question, to be determined by a majority
Quorum, proceedings when a less number shall have
assembled

R.

Reading Newspapers, prohibited, while the Senate are

in session

No. P.

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of a paper, called for and objected to, to be
decided by the Senate

Reconsideration, motion for may be made by one of
the majority

or by a member of the side that pre-
vailed

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motion for, must be made within two
days after vote

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motion for, must be made before the
subject matter is out of possession
of the Senate

of a question requiring the affirma-
tive vote of two-thirds, to be de-
termined by a majority

Record, Executive, extracts from prohibited

Resolutions, requiring approbation of the President, to
amend Constitution, and grant money,
to be treated as bills

other, to lie one day

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engrossed, recommitted, and reported, to
be again read second time

further proceedings in passing [Joint]{

S.

Secrecy enjoined on confidential communications
enjoined on remarks on persons nominated
enjoined on treaties

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Secretary to endorse bills passed, &c.

to take the decision of the Vice-President
when Senate is equally divided

Senate, proceedings of, when a number less than a quo-
rum shall have assembled

proceedings of, in quasi committee to be en-
tered concisely

ceremonial proceedings when met by the Presi-
dent of the U. S. at any other place than
Senate Chamber

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