Conferences, when, by which House, and at what
stages to be asked

Congress, member of, no person holding office
under the United States, can be

cannot adjourn for more than three
days, except by joint vote.-See Ad-
journment.

Counsel may be heard on private bills
Count of the House may be called

D.

Debate, forms and proprieties to be observ-
ed in

the Speaker not allowed to engage in,
except on points of order

proceedings of the House not to be cen-

sured

personalities to be prohibited

motives not to be arraigned

violation of order in, to be suppressed by
the Speaker

106

45

107

53

46

56-7-8-9

57

58

58

58

58-9

59

60

60

61

61

disorderly words not to be noticed until
the member has finished

disorderly words, when taken down
proceedings of the other House not to be
noticed in

members concerned or implicated by the
subject of, ought to withdraw

Division (of the House) practice in ascertaining 96-101
Doors to be kept by porters

rule respecting their being closed

E.

Elections, time, place, and manner of holding
of members to be judged by each House

H.

House of Representatives.-See Representatives.
House, division of, how ascertain-

62

62

42

43

96-101, 99-100-1

Impeachment, to be made by the House of Re-

Impeachment, who shall preside at

continued by an adjournment
extent of a judgment by

party convicted on, still liable to
trial and punishment, accord-
ing to law

officers convicted by, to be re-
moved

119

116

119

119

119

111-123

sketch of the law of Parliament,

respecting

Inquiry, or accusation, common fame a ground for 152

J.

Journal, shall be kept by each House

of each House to be published

shall show every vote

to contain a brief statement of every pe-
tition and paper, &c, presented

111

111

112

-

112

titles of bills and parts affected by amend-
ments, to be inserted on

112

tion

to the other

forms in receiving

Legislative power, vested in Congress

Legislature, members of Nation, their compensa-

Majority decides on general questions

Members and officers of one House not amenable

Messages, when received

errors in their delivery may be corrected 109
bills not acted on, the subjects of

Motion, not to be put or debated until seconded
to be reduced to writing if desired

to be read for information

to adjourn, not in order when a member
has the floor

privileged, what shall be.-See Questions, 77

35

35

35

99

60-1

108

109

0.

Officers, of either House, forms of nomination or
election

47

of one House, not amenable to the other 60-1

Order, "instances make"

respecting paper.-See Papers.

in debate. See Debate.

questions of, may be adjourned

decision of Speaker on points of, may be
controlled

a member may insist on the execution of a
subsisting

question of, to supersede a question de-
pending

and Resolution, distinction between

of one House, requiring concurrence of the
other, (except for adjourn-

ment) to be presented for ap-
proval

56

Orders of the day, how, and when to be called up 62-3
may be discharged at any time

of the House, determined with the session

P.

Papers and Journals, not to be removed from
Clerk's table

rules respecting their pre-

reading of, how far they may be called for
referred, usually read by title

to be left with the conferees of the House
acceding to the conference asked

Parliament, each House of, may adjourn indepen-
dently of the other

Petition and remonstrance, distinction

to be presented by a member, &c.

62

63

56

56

108

113

the member presenting to state its contents 64
to be subscribed or written by petitioner

President of the Senate, provided by the Consti-

may appoint chairman

pro tempore, to be chosen in the absence of
the Vice-President

47

President, pro tem. at what time his office shall

determine

of the United States shall give information

to Congress

47

48

Privilege of Parliament has gradually increased 35-6

of member of Parliament

of Senators and Representatives
of Senators, constructive extent

of the two Houses, cases of alleged breach
of -

of members commence by virtue of elec-

tion

35-42

36-42

37-42

38-39-40

40

of members must be ascertained at the peril
of the party violating

40

of members, the privilege of the House
a member violating, amenable only to the
House

is violated by not putting a question which
is in order

of one House in relation to the other, or in
relation to a co-ordinate branch of the
Government

40

41

41

Q.

Qualification of Senators

Questions, general rule for putting

the priority of certain, considered
privileged, what shall be

privileged, in filling blanks

42

42

77-94

77

77 to 84

87,89

privileged, in reference to Committees
privileged, in amending amendment, and
to agree or disagree

privileged, motion to amend has pre-
cedence over motion to

of order, (incidental,) how far it shall

supersede any other

previous, its intention and effect

previous, after being moved, can an
amendment to M. Q. be

83

106

83

83-4

84-5

85-6

90

91

Questions, when divided, each point open to de-
bate and amendment

(co-existing,) what, suspends, and

what removes from the
House, an existing
question

equivalent, what is considered
determined by ayes and noes
to be resumed, in statu quo, when sus-
pended by the want of a quorum

Quorum, only shall do business

what number shall be a

-

how the attendance of may be com-
pelled

-

any member may desire a count, for the
purpose of ascertaining

not present, suspends the question

R.

Recommitment of a report, effect of

Reconsideration of bills, orders, instructions,&c. 101-2-3
of questions requiring two-thirds,
by whom may be moved

Remonstrance and Petition, distinction

Report of one House not to be read in the other
Representatives, House of, of whom composed

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

119

63

76-7

44

47

43-4-5

Representation and direct taxes, how apportioned 44
of each State, from 1787 to 1820
vacancies in, how supplied

Resolution, and Order, distinction

of one House to pay money, when not
in order

when to be presented for approval

Rules, an adherence to, important

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

Senate, of whom composed, and how classed

34

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