INDEX TO THE RULES AND ORDERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE JOINT RULES. A. ABSENT MEMBERS, their attendance may be compelled by fifteen ABSENT, no member allowed to be, unless sick or on leave ACCOUNTS OF MEMBERS, Sergeant to keep ACTS AND ADDRESSES signed by the Speaker ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT, how to be presented (joint rule) AMENDMENT not to be admitted, if on a subject different from that AMENDMENTS to engrossed bills, by way of rider, not permitted Rule 65 66 64 70 15 11 15 48 49 17 150 46 55 APPROPRIATION BILLS, may be amended in Committee of the 35, 36 51 135 66 APPROPRIATION FOR TREATIES not to be included in bills making appropriation for other objects APPROPRIATIONS to be first discussed in Committee of the Whole votes upon each item of, may be taken B. 78 133 151 BALLOT for committees 66 in other cases BALLOTS, blank, not counted 64 no person to look on when tellers are counting BAR, no member to vote unless within the BILLS ON THE TABLE, when to be taken up and disposed of - 66 66 66 private, to have precedence on Fridays and Saturdays 7 11 11 39 40 27 22 29 every 30 if opposed on first reading, question to reject to be put, &c. 116 66 how to be disposed of on second reading 117 66 not more than three to be committed to the same Committee BILLS, engrossed, when to be read a third time from the Senate, when to be read and disposed of 66 when passed, to be certified by the Clerk - on their passage to be on paper (joint rule) to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two Houses (joint rule) (See Engrossed Bills.) passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given passed one House and lost in the other, how they may be re- when sent from one House to the other, to be accompanied 66 joint rule relative to printing of 66 resolutions, and reports not disposed of at one session of a BUSINESS, unfinished, precedence of - BUSINESS, unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session of 166 17 22 130 11 71 58 66 order of, changed or postponed, two-thirds necessary BUSINESS ON THE TABLE, when to be taken up and disposed of 66 private, to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays to be called over on first and fourth Fridays in not objected to 27 27 66 list to be made of 145 29 C. CALLS ON DEPARTMENTS for information, rules relating to · in order prior to second of previous question, but not after - proceedings on a call Speaker and fifteen members may compel at- CAPITOL, unappropriated rooms in 66 no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule) 66 OF COMMITTEE OF WHOLE, Speaker names CHARGE ON THE PEOPLE, motions for - CLAIMS, officers of House not to prosecute - CLERK to cause resolutions to be delivered to President, &c. 66 Rule 61 62 50 63, 64 65 147 19 125 131 150 61 to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of appoint- 21 66 to make a list of reports to be made by public officers to Rule COMMITTEES, duties of, viz: on Post Office and Post Roads 85 COMMITTEES ON EXPENDITURES, appointment and duties of the six 105, 106 COMMITTEES, STANDING, may report by bill 107 108 149 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE UNION, a standing order of rules may be suspended at any time to go into 124 136 136 63, 126 business of to be considered and concluded in order of COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, how formed 135 125 COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS, appointment and duties of (joint 133 149 |