Appropriation for treaties not to be included in bills making appropria- Appropriations to be first discussed in Committee of the Whole B. 79 80 81 78 132 Ballot for committees in other cases Ballots, blank, not counted no person to look on when tellers are counting Bills on the table, when to be taken up and disposed of private, to have precedence on Fridays and Saturdays to be called over on first and fourth Fridays of every rejected, if enacting words be stricken out 7 11 11 28 22 30 30 46 if opposed on first reading, question to reject to be put, &c. 116 how to be disposed of on second reading 117 not more than three to be committed to the same Committee of [in Committee of the Whole] how to be taken up; not to be in- terlined; amendments to, how to be kept and reported; and, 126 rule) on their passage to be on paper (joint rule) to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two Houses (joint passed one House and lost in the other, notice to be given of (joint 5 6 12 Bills passed one House and lost in the other, how they may be renewed - not to be sent from one House to the other for concurrence on not to be presented to the President on the last day of a session joint rule relative to printing of Blanks, rule respecting the filling of Blank ballots, not to be counted Bond of Sergeant-at-arms Rule. Business, unfinished, precedence of Business, unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session of Con- gress daily order of order of, changed or postponed, two-thirds necessary no debate on priority of Business on the table, when to be taken up and disposed of list to be made of private, to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays to C. Calls on Departments for information, rules relating to in order prior to second of previous question, but proceedings on a call Speaker and fifteen members may compel attend- Capitol, unappropriated rooms in - no spirits to be brought within or about (joint rule) Clerk to cause resolutions to be delivered to President, &c. Claims, officers of House not to prosecute to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of appointment, &c. Clerk to note questions of order to attest legal acts signed by the Speaker to retain certain books in the office library Clerks to Committees, House must order employment of Committees, how to be appointed who shall be chairman to meet on call of two members order in which they shall be called for reports a member may, in a certain case, be excused from serv- Rule. 111 15 130 146 46 7 8 10 26 47 76 77 -78,79,81 82 83 on Commerce on the Judiciary on Revolutionary Claims on Public Expenditures Committees on Expenditures, appointment and duties of the six Committees, standing, may report by bill not to sit during session of House not to employ clerks Committee of the Whole on the Union, a standing order of the day rules may be suspended at any time to go into Committee of the Whole, how formed 104 105, 106 107 108 14% 121 134 how to report amendments to a report rules of the House to be observed in must first entertain all motions for laying or increasing taxes 128 Committee of the Whole, appropriations must be first discussed in Commitment of motions and reports to be at the pleasure of the House (joint rule) Confidential communications or proceedings, rules upon Sergeant-at-arms sworn to secrecy Doorkeeper sworn to secrecy Consideration, questions of Conversation, (private,) not to be entertained while a member is speaking D. Debate, provisions for the preservation of order and decorum in on appeals in calls to order prohibited prohibited on motions to adjourn prohibited on motion to lie on the table prohibited to speak more than once or twice prohibited on petitions and other papers on day of presenta- tion probibited on priority of business to be precluded by the previous question no speech to exceed one hour in Committee of the Whole, House may terminate Departments, calls for information from list of reports from Division of questions, when and how they may be allowed Division of the House, how made and decided - Divine service not to be performed in the Hall, unless by the consent of the Speaker Disorder of the gallery, remedy for Documents, members to be furnished with an extra set rule respecting printing extra numbers Doorkeepers, to be appointed to be sworn to secrecy required to execute rules strictly Duties or taxes, rules to be observed respecting the imposition or in- Rule. 132 146 7 135 54 47 1 112 72 74 5 39 32, 35 2 35 48 32, 38, 132 24 113 50, 51 34 134 61 109 53 4 Enacting words, if stricken out, to be considered as a rejection of bill, &c. 11, 12 13 14 234 119 Engrossment to be in a fair round hand Engrossed bills not to be amended by riders while on their passage between the two Houses (joint rule.) (See Bills.) Enrolled bills, Committee on, may report at any time to be examined by the committee the Committee on (joint rule) to be signed by the presiding officers of the Houses - how to be presented to the President, and the time to be not to be presented to the President on the last day of - Executive Departments, rules to be observed in calling for information from heads of Executive communications, when to be read Excused from voting, rule relating to being Excused from serving on a committee, a member may be F. Fees in cases of calls of the House, payment by members of Sergeant-at-arms Friday, private business, precedence on G. Galleries may be cleared in cases of disorder admitted in the Hall H. not to be used in the performance of Divine service, unless by 16 110 17 6 17 20 137 39 61 34 Indefinitely, questions not to be resumed which are postponed |