Vice-President. The manner of choosing the. The elect- The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of The person having the greatest number of votes shall A quorum for this purpose shall consist of two-thirds But if the House shall make no choice of a President before the 4th of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. [Amendments]....... No person constitutionally ineligible as President shall be eligible as. [Amendments]... Violence. The United States shall guarantee to every State a republican form of government, and shall protect each State against invasion and domestic... Virginia entitled to ten representatives in the First Con gress 229 12 229 12 229 12 229 12 229 4 The Vice-President, unless the Senate be equally divided, shall have no Vote. Each Senator shall have one Vote requiring the concurrence of the two Houses (except upon a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President. Every order, resolution, or.... Art. Sec. Cl. Page. Vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States A bill vetoed by the President may be repassed in No person shall be convicted on an impeachment except by a... Whenever both Houses shall deem it necessary, Congress may propose amendments to the Constitution by a The President may make treaties, with the advice and consent of the Senate, by a. Disabilities incurred by participation in insurrection or rebellion may be relieved by Congress by a. [Amendments]... I 5 2 188 I 7 2 189 I 3 6 187 5 218 W. War, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. Congress shall have power to declare ... For governing the land and naval forces. Congress shall have power to make rules and articles of..... No State shall, without the consent of Congress, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay, engage in............ War against the United States, adhering to their enemies, and giving them aid and comfort. Treason shall consist only in levying...... Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, on oath or affirmation, describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. No. [Amendments]... Weights and measures. Congress shall fix the standard of..... Welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty, etc. To promote the general. [Preamble].. Welfare. Congress shall have power to provide for the common defense and general.. Art. Sec. Cl. Page. Witness against himself. No person shall, in a criminal Witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open Writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless in Y. Yeas and nays of the members of either House shall, at the The votes of both Houses upon the reconsideration 223 6 225 6 225 3 3 214 I 9 2 I 198 2 4 186 2 2 I 207 RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SENATE WING OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL. ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. RULE I. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, under the direction of the Presiding Officer, shall be the Executive Officer of the body for the enforcement of all rules made by the Committee on Rules for the regulation of the Senate Wing of the Capitol and Senate Annex. The Senate floor shall be at all times under his immediate supervision, and he shall see that the various subordinate officers of his department perform the duties to which they are especially assigned. ASSISTANT SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. That the clerk to the Sergeant-at-Arms shall hereafter be designated as "Assistant-Sergeant-at-Arms," and shall perform the duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms in his absence, except as provided in Rule II. RULE II. ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER AND ACTING ASSISTANT DOORkeeper. The First Assistant Doorkeeper and Second Assistant Doorkeeper shall be assigned, during the daily sessions of the Senate, to duty upon the Senate floor. They shall see that the messengers 317 assigned to the doors upon the Senate floor are at their posts, and that the floor and cloakrooms are cleared at least five minutes before the opening of daily sessions of all persons not entitled to remain there. In the absence of the Sergeant-atArms the duties of his office, so far as they pertain to the enforcement of rules, shall devolve upon the Assistant Doorkeepers in the order of their rank. RULE III. MESSENGERS ACTING AS ASSISTANT DOORKEEPERS. The messengers acting as Assistant Doorkeepers shall be assigned to their duties by the Sergeant-at-Arms. RULE IV. GALLERIES. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall keep the aisles of the galleries clear, and shall not allow admittance into the galleries of more than their seating capacity. The galleries of the Senate shall be set apart and occupied as follows: PRESS GALLERY. The gallery in the rear of the Vice-President's chair shall be set apart for reporters of daily newspapers. Persons desiring admission to the Press Gallery shall make application to the Committee on Rules [as required by Rule IV for the regulation of the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol]; and shall also state, in writing, for what paper or papers they are employed; and shall further state that they are not engaged in the prosecution of claims pending before Congress or the Departments, and will not become so engaged while |