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Speaker, reads sitting, rises to put question...

cannot refuse an amendment, inconsistent.

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229

241

to decide point of order that arises in putting question per-

emptorily, and may ask advice of old members_.

254

Special orders, (see Orders)___

217,233

Speech cannot be read of right, a written..........

Strike out, paragraph may be perfected before question to

Strike out and insert, discussed..........

Sum, largest, first put in filling blanks.

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242

242, 243

238

T.

Tellers to count on division of the House___.

their errors rectified.....

Time, longest, first put in filling blanks....

Title to be on the back of the bill when engrossed...
when to be made or amended___

Transposing of sections, rule respecting......
Treason, mode of proceeding on charge of..............
Treaties may be made by the President and Senate.

shall be kept secret until injunction removed..
are legislative acts_.

extent of the power to make....

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230

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269

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Warm words or quarrel, adjustment of...

Whitney and Randall, bribery case, reference to

Withdraw, members cannot, when question is putting..

Withdraw motions, rule of Parliament.......

Witnesses, how summoned, examined, &c.....

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214, 239

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254

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INDEX

TO THE

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE.

A.

Page. Rule Clause.

Absent himself from the service of the Senate without leave. No
Senator shall

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Absent Senators. Less than a quorum may request or compel the
attendance of ____

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Additional numbers of a document shall be referred to the Commit-
tee on Printing. All motions to print ..

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Where the cost shall exceed five hundred dollars, the concur-
rence of the House of Representatives shall be necessary 157 29
Adjourn. A motion to, shall have precedence of all other motions. 151 22
Adjourn to a day certain shall be second in the order of precedence

of motions. A motion to

Persons entitled to....

Admission to the floor of the Senate.
Amendment, when proposed to any pending measure, is laid on the

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151 22

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158 33

149 17

151 22

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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 pre-
vent 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 ques-
tion for

It shall not be in order on the third reading of a bill to offer an
amendment except by unanimous consent

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Amendments to general appropriation bills. No amendment shall be
received which will increase an appropriation in the bill,

unless

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No amendment adding a new item to the bill, unless to carry
out existing law or treaty stipulation, shall be received .......-- 148 16
Amendments must be moved by direction of a committee or in
pursuance of an estimate of the head of a Department... 148 16
All amendments moved by direction of a committee must be
referred one day before being offered to the Committee on
Appropriations...

No amendment to an amendment increasing the appropriation
therein shall be received

148 16

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Amendments to river and harbor bills shall also be referred
before being offered ...

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Amendments to post-road bills shall also be referred before
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No amendment proposing general legislation shall be received.
No amendment not relevant or germane to the subject-matter of
the bill shall be received

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An amendment to a general appropriation bill may be laid on
the table.

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No amendment to provide for a private claim shall be received,
unless...

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All questions of _____.

Anthony rule. Known as the

Amendments to treaties shall be determined by a majority vote.

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 afterward arise shall be decided without debate.-- 150
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.)
Attendance of absent Senators. The Sergeant-at-Arms may be
directed to request, and, if necessary, compel the______

150

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141 5 3

B.

Ballot. The chairman and members of the standing committees
shall be appointed by ____.

A majority shall choose a chairman, and a plurality the other
members of a standing committee

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