INDEX TO THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE. A. Absent himself from the service of the Senate without leave. No Senator shall...... Absent Senators. Less than a quorum may request or compel the attendance of Additional numbers of a document shall be referred to the Committee on Printing. All motions to print...... Where the cost shall exceed five hundred dollars, the concurrence of the House of Representatives shall be necessary Adjourn. A motion to, shall have precedence of all other motions...... Adjourn to a day certain shall be second in the order of precedence of motions. A motion to Admission to the floor of the Senate. Persons entitled to... Amendment, when proposed to any pending measure, is laid on the table, it shall not carry with it or prejudice such measure. When a question is pending, a motion may be made to amend. Amendments. When a question contains several points, a division may be called for... . But a motion to strike out and insert shall not be divided. Rejection of a motion to strike out and insert shall not prevent a motion simply to strike out .. Nor shall the rejection of a motion to strike out prevent a motion to strike out and insert.. In a motion to strike out and insert, the part to be stricken out and the part to be inserted shall each be regarded as a question for. Amendments. It shall not be in order on the third reading of a Rule. Clause. Page. bill to offer an amendment except by unanimous consent. 15 2 Amendments to general appropriation bills. No amendment shall be received which will increase an appropriation in the bill, unless.... 16 ... 16 I 16 No amendment adding a new item to the bill, unless to Amendments must be moved by direction of a commit- All amendments moved by direction of a committee must No amendment to an amendment increasing the appro- Amendments to river and harbor bills shall also be re- Amendments to post-road bills shall also be referred before being offered.. No amendment proposing general legislation shall be received.... 16 3 17 No amendment not relevant or germane to the subjectmatter of the bill shall be received... An amendment to a general appropriation bill may be laid on the table.... No amendment to provide for a private claim shall be received, unless... vote. All questions of.. Amendments to treaties shall be determined by a majority Anthony rule. Known as the.... Appeals, in questions of order. Every question of order decided by the Chair shall be subject to an appeal to the Senate.... When an appeal is pending, any question of order or appeal that may afterwards arise shall be decided without debate.. If an appeal be laid on the table, it shall be held as affirming the decision of the Chair..... Appropriation bills. (See General appropriation bills.) be directed to request, and, if necessary, compel the... 5 3 7 B. Rule. Clause. Page. Ballot. The chairman and members of the standing committees shall be appointed by....... A majority shall choose a chairman and a plurality the Bills and joint resolutions. Order in which the Chair shall Bills or other matter sent to the Senate by the President Bills and resolutions, not objected to, to be taken up in their order... To proceed to the consideration of, on the Calendar out When presented may be postponed one day unless by Shall have three several readings before passage, which shall be on three different days unless by unanimous consent...... May be read twice on the same day for reference only... If not referred, they shall not be considered as in Committee of the Whole, nor debated if objected to, but shall go on the Calendar All bills and joint resolutions reported from a committee shall also go on the Calendar...... Before amendment shall be considered as in Committte of the Whole..... When ordered to a third reading they shall not be open If committed when reported shall again go on the Calen- Bills. General appropriation bills. All general appropriation bills shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations, except river and harbor, agricultural, Army, Military Academy, Indian, Naval, pension, and Post-Office.... Limitations to amendments which may be proposed to... Amendments proposing new items of appropriation No amendment proposing general legislation shall C. Calendar of general orders. At the expiration of the morning business, the Senate shall take up the.... 8,9 Subjects on the Calendar to be taken up in their order. 8, 9 Every bill and joint resolution reported from a committee, and bills and joint resolutions from the House of Representatives, read twice but not referred, shall be placed on the...... 14 4 15 To proceed to the consideration of any other bill on To place pending subject at the foot of the, a privileged motion. Call of the Senate. When a question is raised as to the Capitol building, The Senate wing of the Capitol build- Chief Clerk, when to perform duties of the Chair Claims adversely reported on can not be withdrawn without leaving copies. Petitions and papers relating to private..... The papers may be sent to the proper officer by the Secretary. Where acts have passed for private........ Papers in relation to, to be transmitted by Secretary of Senate to committee having claim under consideration. After adverse report agreed to papers can not be withdrawn from Senate files unless on new evidence.. Closed doors. On the discussion of a subject which may require secrecy, the galleries shall be cleared and the doors closed.. ...... Commit. After the third reading and before the passage of a bill a motion may be made to When a question is pending, the order stated in which a motion may be made to A motion to, not open to amendment except to add instructions... Committee of the Whole. All bills and joint resolutions Treaties when acted upon in executive session shall be Committee on Rules, to have control of Senate wing of the Committees. Order in which the Chair shall call for reports of. A majority of votes necessary to the choice of a chairman. 24 I 21 Vacancies in committees when filled shall be only to fill Enumeration of the standing committees to be appointed A motion to refer to a standing committee shall take pre- All reports of committees shall lie one day for consider- |