Debate During the Morning Hour:

See "Morning Hour: Debate During, After Morning Business," pp. 420-421.

Debate, Germaneness of:

See "Germaneness of Debate," pp. 406-409, 493.

Definition of Morning Hour:

The rule governing the Morning Hour is not changed by a change in the hour of meeting of the Senate."

An adjournment of a day's session is necessary to bring about a Morning Hour at the next reassembling or meeting of the Senate. When the Senate takes a recess there is no Morning Hour under the rule at its next meeting, and a single objection will prevent the transaction of morning business specified under Rule VII; after an adjournment the Morning Hour is automatic."

The Morning Hour expires 2 hours after the reassembling of the Senate following an adjournment, but by unanimous consent the Morning Hour may be terminated before the expiration of the regular 2-hour period, or it may be extended."

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A unanimous consent agreement (1) providing for a limitation of debate on a bill between the hours of 12 o'clock noon and 2 p.m., (2) providing for a call of the Calendar upon the convening of the Senate, or (3) providing for a division of the time between the hour of meeting of the Senate and a certain hour, to be controlled by certain Senators 10 has the effect of suspending proceedings under the Morning Hour when the Senate reassembles following an adjournment.

2 See June 27, 1884, 48-1, Record, p. 5670.

3 See Dec. 18, 1945, 79–1, Record, pp. 12259-60.

'See July 24, 1956, 84-2, Record, pp. 14160-63, 14171; July 25, 1956, 84-2, Record, pp. 14323-28; Aug. 16, 1960, 86–2, Record, p. 16543.

Nov. 27, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 15778; Aug. 7 and 10, 1888, 50-1, Record, pp. 7284, 7424, 7426; see also May 28, 1948, 80-2, Record, p. 6668; Feb. 16, 1956, 84-2, Record, p. 2634; May 4, 1960, 86-2, Record, pp. 9370–71; Jan. 26, 1966, 89-2, Record, p. 1160.

Nov. 27, 1950, 81-2, Record, pp. 15778-79. 7 See May 4, 1960, 86-2, Record, p. 9370–71. 8 See Mar. 15, 1951, 82-1, Record, p. 2490. 9 See June 20, 1952, 82-2, Record, p. 7700.

Executive Business:

For precedence of business over Morning Business and its privileged status, see "Executive Business and Executive Sessions," pp. 475-483.

Germaneness of Debate:

See pp. 406-409, 493.

Motion To Consider Not Debatable:

See "Morning Hour: Debate During, After Morning Business," pp. 420-421.

Over Under the Rule:

See pp. 569-578.

Personal Privilege, Question of, Raised During Morning Hour:

A question of personal privilege is not in order pending action on a motion in the Morning Hour to proceed to the consideration of a matter, and a Senator who during the consideration of morning business rises to a question of personal privilege must confine himself to the question. For details on, see "Personal Privilege, Debate of," pp. 424– 425.

Procedure in the Morning Hour:

Under Rule VIII, after the conclusion of the Morning Business, "unless upon motion the Senate shall at any time otherwise order, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of the Calendar of bills and Resolutions, and continue such consideration until 2 o'clock ***." For details see "Call of Calendar Under the Rule," pp. 188–193. See also "Morning Business," pp. 536-543, and "Unfinished Business," pp. 864-872.

After the morning business is concluded or after 1 o'clock on a new legislative day, except on Mondays, a motion to take up a specific bill or resolution on the Calendar, including the unfinished business," is always in order.12

11 See Dec. 10, 1941, 77-1, Record, p. 9605.

"Feb. 20, 1884, 48-1, Record, p. 1251; Jan. 30, 1935, 74-1, Record, p. 1215; Mar. 11, 1916, 64-1, Record, p. 3941; Feb. 25, 1927, 69-2, Journal, p. 234, Record, p. 4820; June 2, 1913, 63-1, Record, p. 1844; Aug. 18, 1911, 62-1. Journal, p. 185, Record, p. 4118; Mar. 2, 1901, 56-2, Record, p. 3419; Dec. 12, 1894, 53–3, Journal, p. 25, Record, p. 240; see also Apr. 28, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 7357; Feb. 20, 1885, 48-2, Record, p. 1932.

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After the morning business has been concluded, even prior to 1 o'clock, under paragraph 3 of Rule VII, a motion to proceed to the consideration of a specific bill or resolution on the Calendar out of its regular order is in order (except on Mondays when the call is under Rule VIII) and this business has precedence over a call of the Calendar under Rule VIII."

Until the morning business is concluded or until 1 hour has elapsed after the Senate convenes on a new legislative day, a motion to proceed to the consideration of any bill on the Calendar is not in order.15

The consideration of a bill or resolution taken up during the Morning Hour does not displace the unfinished business but its consideration would be stopped at the hour of 2 o'clock, giving way to the unfinished business and taking its place on the Calendar, when there is unfinished business 16 which is automatically laid before the Senate at that hour." The unfinished business is not displaced by a bill taken up in the Morning Hour.18

The rejection in the Morning Hour of a motion to take up a bill which had previously been made the unfinished business does not affect the status of such bill as unfinished business. 19

The consideration of a bill or resolution taken up on motion during the Morning Hour continues beyond 2 o'clock when there is no unfinished business,20 unless displaced by motion" and upon adjournment will become the unfinished

13 June 27, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 11223; June 29, 1914, 63-2, Record, pp. 11286-88; Feb. 28, 1907, 59-2, Record, p. 4223; Feb. 20, 1884, 48-1, Record, p. 1251; Jan. 30, 1935, 74-1, Record, p. 1215; May 2, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 7607; June 2, 1913, 63-1, Record, p. 1844; Aug. 18, 1911, 62-1, Journal, p. 185, Record, p. 4118; Mar. 2, 1901, 56–2, Record, p. 3419.

14 Feb. 8, 1888, 50-1, Record, p. 1044.

15 Feb. 25, 1897, 54-2, Record, p. 2226; Feb. 28. 1913, 62-3, Record, p. 4258; Jan. 3, 1917, 64-2, Record, p. 791; July 10, 1947, 80-1, Record, p. 8568; May 26, 1942, 77-2, Record, p. 4538; Apr. 28, 1928, 70-1, Record, pp. 7371, 7373; July 8, 1921, 67-1, Record, p. 3451; Apr. 24, 1918, 65-2, Record, pp. 5546-47; Mar. 21, 1914, 63-2, Record, pp. 5216-17; Aug. 18, 1911, 62-1, Journal, p. 185, Record, p. 4118; Mar. 27, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 5574; see also Nov. 16, 1937, 75-2, Record, p. 28. 18 See Apr. 28, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 7357; Feb. 26, 1927, 69-2, Record, p. 4901. 17 Mar. 21, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 5219; see July 17, 1912 62-2, Record, p. 9166; Jan. 21, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 2019; see also pp. 689-696, 253-254, and 257-262 of this volume.

18 See Feb. 18, 1909, 60-2, Record, p. 2615.

19 See Sept. 22, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 15489.

20 See Dec. 9, 1914, 63-3, Record, p. 46; Feb. 7, 1916, 64–1, Record, p. 2199; Mar. 9, 1916, 64-1. Record, p. 3809; Mar. 27, 1939, 76-1, Record, pp. 3335-36; Dec. 9, 1926, 69-2, Record, p. 124; June 25, 1914, 63-2, Record, p. 11099; Mar. 30, 1960, 86-2, Record, p. 6931; Mar. 30, 1960, 86-2, Record, p. 6931.

business, unless displaced by motion in the meantime.22 The consideration of a bill in the Morning Hour, which is interrupted by an executive session, is resumed when the Senate returns to legislative session prior to the hour of 2 o'clock.2

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A bill taken up on motion in the Morning Hour, and interrupted at the hour of 2 o'clock by an executive session, becomes the unfinished business when no other measure is pending as such, upon adjournment of the Senate as in legislative session; " likewise, a bill taken up on motion in the Morning Hour, the consideration of which is interrupted by an executive session prior to 2 o'clock, or the expiration of the Morning Hour, does not automatically become the unfinished business; such a bill, however, would become the unfinished business if the Senate returned to legislative session after 2 o'clock that day, and there was no unfinished business and that bill was the pending question at the time of adjournment.25

A resolution submitted during the Morning Hour, and considered by unanimous consent, does not go to the Calendar at 2 o'clock if there is no unfinished business.20

A motion to take up a veto message in the Morning Hour does not violate a unanimous consent agreement relative to unfinished business."

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The reading of a report accompanying a bill, since that would be in the nature of debate, is not in order, pending a motion in the Morning Hour to proceed to the consideration of a bill. See "Morning Hour, Debate During, After Morning Business," pp. 420-421.

Recess No Morning Hour Follows:

There is no Morning Hour under the rules following a recess.28

Reports, Filing After Morning Hour:

Unanimous consent is required to file a report after the Morning Hour. See "When Reports Are in Order," pp. 758-759.

"Sept. 13, 1940, 76-3, Record, p. 12057; see also Feb. 7, 1916, 64-1, Record, p. 2199.

23

See Dec. 22, 1914, 63-3, Record, p. 491.

"Jan. 7, 1927, 69–2, Journal, p. 68, Record, pp. 1215-18.

"Sept. 23 and 24, 1919, 66-1, Record, pp. 5769, 5840.

"See Jan. 17, 1918, 65-2, Record, pp. 912, 919.

"Dec. 16, 1924, 68-2, Journal, p. 38.

*See Feb. 2, 1966, 89–2, Record, pp. 1863–64.

Termination of:

A motion that the Morning Hour be terminated 1 hour after the convening of the Senate, and that thereupon the Senate proceed to vote on a motion previously made to lay a motion on the table, was held not to be in order."9

Unanimous Consent Procedure:

The Senate, by unanimous consent, which would waive the Morning Hour, may transact any business during the Morning Hour and according to such procedure as it desires. See "Unanimous Consent Agreements,” pp. 832-863.

Unfinished Business:

It is in order, during the Morning Hour after the conclusion of the morning business, to move to proceed to the consideration of a bill which has been made the unfinished business, and the consideration of bills during the Morning Hour has no effect on the status of the unfinished business. For details, see "Unfinished Business," pp. 864–872.

MOTIONS

See under various subjects for detail on types and characteristics of motions.

Adoption of by Majority Vote:

See "Voting," pp. 885-915.

Loses Floor When Vote on:

If a motion is put to a vote the mover loses the floor, and it is then the duty of the Presiding Officer to recognize the Senator who first rises and addresses him.30

Motions, Coupling of:

A motion to consider a bill and as a part of the said motion to refer it to a committee is not in order.31