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1st sess 2d sess 62d Cong adopted in 1789 agreed appropriation bill authority bers bill IV Chair Chairman clause Clerk commit concurrent conference report Congress consideration considered Constitution debate Decisions District of Columbia election engrossed gentleman from Illinois gentleman from Mississippi germane Grey Hakew Hats held House IV House of Representatives impeachment Journal jurisdiction legislation main question Member ment mittee motion to adjourn motion to reconsider motion to suspend oath officers order of business paragraph Parliament parliamentary law pending person point of order postpone precedence present President previous question privileged motion proceedings proposed proposition question of privilege quorum Record referred relating resolution retrench expenditures rule was adopted Rule XXI Ruling by Speaker Scob Senate amendment session South Carolina Speaker Clark Supreme Court suspend the rules third reading tion unanimous consent United vacancy vote Whole House yeas and nays
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Page 70 - When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.
Page 62 - Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.
Page 375 - An Act to Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the United States...
Page 263 - After a motion is stated by the Speaker, or read by the Clerk, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House, but may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment.
Page 408 - No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
Page 149 - PREVIOUS QUESTION When any question is before the House, any member may move a previous question whether that question (called the main question) shall now be put. If it pass in the affirmative, then the main question is to be put immediately, and no man may speak anything further to it, either to add or alter. Memor. in Hakew., 28; 4 Grey, 27. The previous question being moved and seconded, the question from the Chair shall be, "Shall the main question be now put?
Page 191 - Hats., 269, 341. In which case the papers are not left with the other conferees, but are brought back to be the foundation of the vote to be given. And this is the most reasonable and respectful proceeding ; for, as was urged by the lords on a particular occasion, "it is held vain, and below the wisdom of Parliament, to reason or argue against fixed resolutions, and upon terms of impossibility to persuade.
Page 256 - If a member is called to order for words spoken in debate, the member calling him to order shall indicate the words excepted to, and they shall be taken down in writing at the Clerk's desk and read aloud to the House; but he shall not be held to answer, nor be subject to the censure of the House therefor, if further debate or other business has intervened.
Page 174 - The one party being gone forth, the Speaker names two tellers from the affirmative and two from the negative side, who first count those sitting in the House and report the number to the Speaker. Then they place themselves within the door, two on each side, and count those who went forth as they come in, and report the number to the Speaker. Mem. in Hakew., 26. A mistake in the report of the tellers may be rectified after the report made.
Page 255 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate: if there be no appeal, the decision of the Chair shall be submitted to.