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Representatives, House of, of whom composed.....

shall choose their Speaker and other officers.
powers of, in relation to its rules, and the
conduct of members.....

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Resolution and order, distinction.

to pay money, in order

when to be presented for approval

Riders, amend engrossed bills by

Rules, an adherence to, important....

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49

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82-86

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Rules and orders of each House, to what cases they shall apply

Sections, numbered by clerk....

Senate, of whom composed, and how classed..

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79

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the Vice-President to be the President

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shall choose their officers, &c.

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power of, in relation to rules, and the conduct of members.....
equal division to be determined by the vote of the Vice-Presi-

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not to speak unless to order....

reads sitting, rises to put question

cannot refuse an amendinent, inconsistent

to decide point of order that arises in putting question,
promptly, and may ask advice of old members....

Special orders.-See Orders.

Speech, cannot be read of right...

Strike out, paragraph may be perfected before question to..
Strike out and Insert, discussed

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Treaties inay be made by the President and Senate... shall be kept secret until injunction removed..

are legislative acts......

extent of the power to make..

may be rescinded by an act of the Legislatute

papers to be communicated with..

ratified by nominal call

Treaties read for information, the day received

read for consideration on subsequent day

reconsideration of votes upon, may be moved by one of the

proceedings upon. . . . . . . .

side prevailing...

Vote, cannot, till sworn

every member must

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Withdraw, members cannot, when question is putting.

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when called and decision announced no member al-
Jowed to vote.......

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now questions are determined by.

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no incmper to vote unless present..........................................

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[The first column of figures refers to the number of the rule, the second to the page on which the rule will be found.]

Absence, from the Senate, not allowed without leave.....

8 122

without leave, in cases of, the sergeant-at-arms may be sent..

8 122

Address to the President, how to be presented (joint rule)

11 167

Adhere, effect of a vote in the two Houses to (joint rule).

15 167

Adjournment, motion for, has precedence....

11 122

Admission, on the floor, the persons entitled to..

47 130

Amendments to a resolution to amend the Constitution, carrried by a

majority

43 130

to bills on which the two Houses disagree, conference upon

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on second reading, considered as in Committee of the Whole..... 28 125 proceedings on, at different stages......

29 126

titles of, only, and parts affected by amendments, inserted on the
journal

engrossed, how examined, reported, and entered

on their passage to be on paper (joint rule)..

31. 126 33 126 5 165

to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two Houses (joint
rule)..

6 166

See Engrossed Bills.

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passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given of (joint
rule)....

12 167

passed one House and lost in the other, how they may be renewed
(joint rule)....

13 167

when sent from one House to the other, to be accompanied by the
papers on which they are founded (joint rule)..

14 167

not to be sent from one House to the other for concurrence on the
last three days of the session (joint rule).......

16 167

not to be presented to the President on the last day of a session
(joint rule)..

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Capitol, no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule).

19 167

Chair to be addressed

3 121

Character of persons nominated to be kept secret

39 129

29 12

7 166 33 126

how appointed.......

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7 166

Commit, motion to, in order at any time before final passage
Committee on Enrolled Bills, appointed, and duties of (joint rule)......
Committees, standing...

on enrolled bills, (joint rule).

reports from standing, when received...................... 24 124
reports of, to lie one day.

Communications, confidential, to be kept secret.... . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses, rule respecting (joint
rule).......

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Consent, bills may be read three times in a day, by unanimous nominations may be considered on the day received, by unani

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1 165 26 125

mous.......

26 128

Constitution, what majority requisite to amend a resolution proposing amendments to the.......

43 130

Conversation among the members, not allowed during the debate, or while papers are reading

2 121

Debate, no member to speak more than twice, in the same, in one day,

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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

Enrolled Bills, to be examined by the committee, (joint rule)......... provision for the appointment of the committee on (joint rule) to be signed by the presiding officers of the two Houses, (joint rule)

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6 121

11 122

14 123

16 123

25 125

7 166

7 166

8 166

how to be presented to the President, and the time to be noted
(joint rule).

9 166

not to be presented to the President on last day of session (joint
rule).

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to contain the titles, only, of bills, and the parts affected by

proposed amendments.....

31 126

every vote to be entered on...................

32 126

a brief statement of every memorial, petition, and paper, to be
entered on

32 126

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

32 126

engrossed bills to be entered on..

32 129

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