Senate, relating to the Executive proeedings of

Time, longest, first put
Treaties, proceedings on

votes of, to be entered on Journal
contents of memorials and petitions present-
ed to, to be entered on the Journal
shall be cleared of all persons except their officers,
when acting on Executive business
Executive proceedings of, to be recorded sepa-
rately from the Legislative

officers of, when they shall be elected
Speaking, among members, prohibited during debate,
more than twice in one day on the same sub-
ject, prohibited

T.

Vote, every, to be entered on the Journal

no member allowed to, after decision is announced
W.

Words, exceptionable, shall be taken down, when a
call to order is made by a Senator
Y.

Yeas and Nays, to be called alphabetically
may be required by one-fifth-
to be taken without debate

to be kept secret until injunction be removed
U.

Unfinished business, has preference in special orders
V.

Vice-President, or President, pro tempore, may appoint
a Chairman

No. P.

after being taken, no member allowed
to enter his vote

36

37

38

39

40

32

32 5

40 8

41

48

2

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16

17 2

TO THE

RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ballot, for committees

in other cases

A.

Absent members, their attendance may be compell-

ed by fifteen members

47

Absent, no member allowed to be, unless on leave 50
Acts and
Addresses

signed by Speaker

Adjourn, a motion to, always in order, but not to be

debated

34

Amendment not to be admitted, if on a subject differ-
ent from that under consideration

40

Amendments to engrossed bills, by way of ryder, not

permitted

to engrossed bills to be kept on separate

paper

·

to original motions, in Committee of the
Whole

to reports, in Committee of the Whole 98
Appeals, how made and debated
proceedings in case of

·

Appropriations to be first discussed in Committee of

the Whole

102

Appropriations for treaties not to be included in bills
making appropriations for other objects

B.

Bill rejected, if enacting words be stricken out
Bills on the table, when taken up

Rule. P.

-

the several readings of

if opposed on first reading, question to reject to
be put, &c.

·

how to be disposed of on second reading

not more than three to be committed to same
Committee of the Whole

may be recommitted at any time before passage
to be engrossed in a fair round hand
not to be amended on third reading by ryders

private, to have preference Fridays and Saturdas 19
how to be introduced or reported

Bills, when passed, to be certified by the Clerk
[in Committee of the Whole] how to be taken up;
not to be interlined; amendments to, how to
be kept and reported; and, after report, may
be again debated and amended
Blanks, rule respecting the filling of
Business on the table, when taken up
daily order of

no debate on priority of

unfinished, at the close of a session, to be re-
sumed at the commencement of a second or
subsequent session of the same Congress 15
private, to have preference on Fridays and
Saturdays

19

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C.

Calls on Departments for information, rule relating to 46
Call of the House, names called alphabetically
rules relative to a

48

Clerk to cause resolutions to be delivered to the Presi-

Committees, how to be appointed

dent, &c.

46

to make a list of reports to be made by public of-
ficers to Congress

79

to forward the Journals to the Governors of the

80

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States

to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of ap-
pointment, &c.

-

R. P.

93

26

51,52 18-19

a member may in a certain case, be ex-
cused from serving on

49

precedence of, in motions for reference 33
appointment of standing
duties of, viz: Of Elections

Of Ways and Means
Of Claims

Of Commerce

96

99

17

16

84

-

78

7

Of Public Lands

On Post Office & Post
Roads

For District of Columbia 62
On the Judiciary

On Revolutionary Claims 64
On Public Expenditures 65
On Private Land Claims 66
On Military Affairs
On Naval Affairs
On Foreign Affairs
On the Territories
On Military Pensions

68

28

15

14

25

14

15

18

18

23

70 23

71 23

Committees, duties of, viz: On Revisal and Unfinished
Business

On Accounts

72

73

(standing) may report by bill

76

not to sit during the sitting of the House 77
Committees on Expenditures, appointment and duties
of the six standing
Committee of the Whole on the Union, a standing order

74

94

95

how to proceed in cases of bills 96
how to report amendments to
original motions

97

how to report amendments to a

report

98

rules of the House to be ob-

103

served in
must first entertain all motions
for laying or increasing taxes

100, 101

39

of the day

Committee of the Whole, how formed

Commitment (of motions) to be at the pleasure of

the House

·

Confidential communications or proceedings, rules
upon the subject of
Consideration, questions of
Conversation (private) not to be entertained while a
member is speaking

25

R. P.

82

5

D.

Debate, provisions for the preservation of order and de-

corum in

20, 21

on appeals, limited nature of
on appeals in calls to order, prohibited
prohibited on motions to adjourn

on motions to lie on the table
prohibited on petitions and other papers on
the day of presentation
prohibited on priority of business

to be precluded by the previous question
Departments, call for information from
Disorder in the Gallery, remedy in cases of
Divine service not to be performed in the Hall, unless
by consent of the Speaker
Division, proceedings when called for
Division of Questions, when and how they may be al-

2

21
34

34

45

84

36

106

lowed

Doorkeeper to be sworn to secrecy

Duties or Taxes, rules to be observed respecting their
imposition

100, 101

888

83

27

23

23

46 18

12 23

38 17

E.

Elections, how to be conducted
Enacting words, stricken out, considered a rejection -
Engrossed bills not to be amended by ryders while on
their passage between the two Houses. (See Bills.) 92 26
Engrossments to be in a fair round hand
91 26
Enrolled bills, committee on, may report at any time 105 28
Excused from voting, rule relating to being
Excused from serving on a committee, a member may be 49 18
Executive Departments, rules to be observed in calling
for information from the heads of

28 16

46 18

F.
Fees in cases of calls of the House
of Sergeant-at-Arms

G.

Galleries may be cleared in cases of disorder
H.

Hall to be under the direction of the Speaker
persons who may be admitted within the

13

not to be used in the performance of Divine ser
vice, unless by consent of the Speaker
Heads of Departments, calls for information from

I.

Indefinitely, questions not to be resumed which are post-

Journal, reading of
to be corrected by the Speaker
L.

R. P.
8 13

32 16

Lobby may be cleared in cases of disorder
M.
Members, to be called alphabetically
Memorials, when to be presented

52 19
54 19

12 13

6 13
13-14

poned

37 17
Information, calls on President and Departments for 46 18

J.

106 28
46 18

Joint Resolutions, or propositions requiring the consent
of the Senate to be laid on the table
one day
signed by the Speaker

888888

Lie on the table, precedence of a motion to
no debate allowed on a motion to
one day, all matters requiring the con-
currence of the Senate, to

all resolutions calling on Ex-
ecutive officers for informa-
tion shall

44 18

11 13

1 12

6 13

32 16
34 17

44 18

46 18
12 13

48 18

16 14

18

rules to be observed on the presentation of 45
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