Motions to be stated by the Speaker, or read by if desired, shall be reduced to writing of the House precedence and order of certain Nomination, cases in which it shall be necessary O. Personality in debate prohibited Petitions, when to be presented rules in presenting Postmaster General, calls for information from in business to be decided without debate 84 Previous question, rules relating to the President, rules to be observed in calling for in- 18 32, 33 16-17 25 35,36 17 2677 16 17 Private business, to have preference on Fridays Privileged persons, to come within the Hall Questions, manner of putting Q. decorum to be observed whilst putting Quorum, fifteen members may compel the attend- Reading a paper, if objected to, rule respecting the 42 Reports of committees, when to be made HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ryders, engrossed bills not to be amended by Secrecy, rule relating to S. Senate, all orders to be laid on the table one day Sergeant-at-Arms to be appointed, and duty of the to be sworn to secrecy Speak, Speaker to designate the member who is first to Speaker to take the chair at the hour of meeting 5222333 22 15 1 12 2 12 12 6 13 13 13 may substitute a member in his place Speaking, rules to be observed in, in the House 20, 21, 22, 23 15-16 Whole private discourse not to be entertain- 100, 101 4 43 18 Vote, every member present shall vote unless ex- of persons in interest prohibited Voting, no member without the bar considered as W. Withdrawal (of motions) rule respecting the Y. Yeas and nays to be taken alphabetically INDEX TO THE MANUAL. A. Absence, not allowed without leave provision in cases of Address, by the President, &c. 114 114 Adjournment, motion for, cannot be amended for more than three days, by concurrent votes - 113 provision for disagreement respecting 113 Session. Amendment to Bills.—See Bills. - 114-15 71 made in Committee of the Whole, falls 73 may be amended prior to adoption, but proposed inconsistent with one adopted, not after 87 87 87 not identical, or equivalent, to one lost, Bills, new, concerning their introduction may be brought in on notice and leave proceedings on second reading 89 110 B. 63 65 65 65 66 66-74 how and to whom committed 66-67 Bills, amendment to, how considered and proceed- ed to amendments to, cannot be receded from or in- - proceedings upon, in Committee of the Whole, &c. third reading of, at what hour on third reading may be recommitted - - reconsideration may be moved by one of ma- 104 105 106 106 73-4 94 95 95 83 101 101, 119 101 101-2 reconsideration, at what time to be moved originating in one House, rejected in the expedients for remedying omissions in effect of a vote to insist or adhere conferences upon, at what stages, and by papers relating to, to be left with the confe- Bills not returned in ten days, to be laws, unless an adjournment intervene Blanks, construction of the rule for filling Business, a settled order in its arrangement use- ful C. Call of the House, proceedings in case of Chairman, may be temporarily appointed in Se- - Committee, a member elect, though not sworn, may elect their Chairman Committees, standing forms and proceedings of have entire control of a report re- dissolved by a report how revived - - 111 89 54 46 49 40 49 49 49-68 may be discharged from instructions 103 effect of a reference to, when a bill proceedings in report proceedings subjects which have committees particulars which at- tach to Communications, confidential, to be kept secret 72-3 73-4 116 |