INDEX TO THE RULES OF THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES. A. No. P. Absence from the Senate, not allowed without leave Address of both Houses, to the President of the United the Senate 8 1 8 2 Adherence of both Houses, effect of [Joint rule] 11 10 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 shall receive three readings on different days - 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 signed, to be presented, for approval, and report- when rejected, each House to be notified 11 2 cannot be sent from one House to the other C. No. P. Chair, to be addressed Character of persons nominated, to be kept secret reports of, to lie one day Communications, confidential, to be kept secret unanimous 3 1 39 8 5569479 38 1 nominations may be considered on the day 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 not allowed on a call to order not allowed on a call for reading papers 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 Journal, to be read on a quorum assembling to be as concise as possible when acting as L. Leave to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion for, required Members, prohibited from speaking to each other dur- present, not a quorum, empowered to send for No. P. shall express assent or dissent by ay or no - 22 first rising and addressing the Chair, shall called to order by President or Senator, shall words of, shall be taken down, when called to shall not absent himself without leave any, may desire a motion to be reduced to 5 1 6 1 78 10 12 required to vote when yeas & nays are called 16 contents of, to be entered on the Journal Messages, how announced by whom sent Messengers, when introduced 1 223 359962 4 46 Motion, not to be debated, until seconded made and seconded, shall, if desired, be reduc- 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 privileged in filling blanks privileged, in reference to Select or Standing 9 10 10 11 11 2222 to admit persons for the purpose of presenting 10 to reconsider, when, and by whom may be made 44 Newspapers, not to read while a member is speaking Notice of one day required of an intended motion for 38 N. 2 1 Orders of the day, special, not called before one o'clock 30 Order, upon a call to, the member shall sit down on questions of, the President may require the upon a call to, by a Senator, for words spoken, P. Papers and Documents not to be printed without special - 25 4 Papers relating to bills, to accompany them [Joint] 14 11 - contents of those presented to be entered on President to be first addressed by the Speaker to decide when two or more rise at the same to decide questions of order may call for the sense of the Senate on a ques- may desire a motion to be reduced to writing 10 decision of, on an equal division, to be taken by shall put all questions may, for a limited time, name a member to - 32 123 33 26 4 may appoint a Chairman, while Senate are act- to give notice of the several readings of bills 47 8 President of U. S. to be assigned the President's Chair Q. Question under debate, when, and by what motions su- 6 22423 Question on amending Constitution, short of the main R. Reading Newspapers, prohibited, while the Senate are in session No. P. 43 1,2 14 2 of a paper, called for and objected to, to be Reconsideration, motion for may be made by one of or by a member of the side that pre- 20 44 motion for, must be made within two 20 motion for, must be made before the of a question requiring the affirma- Record, Executive, extracts from prohibited Resolutions, requiring approbation of the President, to other, to lie one day 26 on 3d reading, amended only by consent 29 further proceedings in passing [Joint]{ S. Secrecy enjoined on confidential communications - Secretary to endorse bills passed, &c. to take the decision of the Vice-President Senate, proceedings of, when a number less than a quo- proceedings of, in quasi committee to be en- ceremonial proceedings when met by the Presi- 445 29 5 10 10 17 11 38 39 38 45 7878 |