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Journal, shall be kept by each House

185

of each house to be published

185

shall show every vote

185

to contain a brief statement of every petition, pa-

per, &c. presented

185

titles of bills and parts affected by amendments, to

be inserted on

185

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how it may be amended

187

King, not to be spoken of irreverently, &c.

120

Largest sum, question first put

148

Lie on table, call up at any time, matters that

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Members and officers of one House not amenable to the
other

must vote when question is put

not to vote unless present when question was put 170

Memorial.-See Petition.

nature of

Messages, cannot be received in Committee

Executive, to be made to both Houses at the same

time

when received

forms in receiving

errors in their delivery may be corrected
bills not acted on, the subjects of

108

181

183

181

182

183

183

Minority, protected by adherenee to Rules

86

Mistakes. See Errors.

Motion, not to be put or debated until seconded

125

to be put in writing if desired

125

to be read for information

125

to adjourn, not in order when a member has the

floor

125

privileged, what shall be

141

Page

Motion, removed from before House by adjournment, &c. 160
See Questions.

Newspaper publications, defamatory, breach of privilege 91
Officers, of either House, forms of nomination or election 103
of one House not amenable to the other

Onslow, Mr., his opinion of importance of Rules
Order violated by Speaker, by not putting question

"instances make" order

respecting papers. See Papers.

in debate. See Debate.

questions of, may be adjourned

120

86

95

111

111

113

122

decision of Speaker on points of, may be controlled 122
a member may insist on the execution of a subsisting 123
Committee of the Whole cannot punish breach of 137
if point arise while question is putting, Speaker to
decide promptly

of business, propriety of

for the Senate

of the day, how, and when to be called up
may be discharged at any time

cannot be moved while member is speaking
take precedence of all questions

of the House, determined with the session

question of, to supersede a question depending
and Resolution, distinction between

171

111

112

121

123

125

150

123

166

126

special, rules upon subject of

123, 142

Opposition to Bill, proper time to make

139, 165

Papers and Journals, not to be removed from Clerk

114

rules respecting their preservation

114

reading of, how far they may be called for

140

referred, usually read by title

141

to be left with conferees of the House acceding to

conference

179

Parliament, each House of, may adjourn independent-

ly of the other

Petition and Remonstrance, distinction

to be presented by a member, its form, &c.
to be subscribed or written by petitioner
must go to committee through the House
question as to receiving

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Postpone indefinitely, effect of a question to,
beyond session, effect of

Preamble, last considered

Page

143
143

132

President of the Senate, provided by the Constitution 103

may appoint chairman

pro tempore, to be chosen in the absence of the
Vice President

at what time his office shall determine

Previous question, its intention and effect
can an amendment be moved to M. Q.
cannot be put in Committee

effect of

discussed

Priority and Precedence of motions, discussion of
Privilege of Parliament has gradually increased

of members of Parliament

of Senators and Representatives

of Senators, constructive extent

104

104

104

of the United States, forms in presenting bills to

184

150

151

109

137, 143

150

141

83, 88

88, 95

89, 94

91, 95

of the two Houses, cases of alleged breach of 89 to 94
of members commence by virtue of election

94

of members must be ascertained at the peril of the
party violating

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of one House in relation to the other, or in relation

to a co-ordinate branch of the Government 96, 121

breach of, party summoned, or sent for

94

breach of, by members, punishable by House only
breach of, by the King or Executive

95

96

members of one House cannot be summoned by the
other

111

neither House can exercise authority over mem-
bers or officers of the other

120

of a member, where he is charged or interested, &c. 121
question of, takes precedence of all

150

Qualification of Senators

98

Quarrel, in Committee must be settled in House

108

the priority of certain, considered

Page

Quarrel, members must declare they will not prosecute 119
question of privilege arising from, has precedence 150
Questions, general rule for putting

removed from before House by adjournment

142, 165
142

160

may be debated between the count of affirmative

and negative

162

manner of putting

165

170

171

183

142, 150

in filling blanks

149,

154

148

must not speak, or move about when putting

must be decided promptly, if difficulty arise

one House cannot question the other

privileged, what shall be

in reference to committees

in amending amendment, and agree or disagree 177
motion to amend has precedence over motion to

strike out

of order, (incidental,) how far it shall supersede

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when divided, each point open to debate and
amendment

(co-existing,) what suspends, and what removes
from the House, an existing question

equivalent, what is considered

to be resumed in statu quo, when suspended by

determined by ayes and noes

the want of a quorum

Quorum, only shall do business

what number shall be a

how the attendance of, may be compelled

150

150

158

158

159

159

161

168

171

102

102

102

102, 213

102, 171

91

140

150

141

141

any member may desire a count, for the purpose

of ascertaining

not present suspends the question

Randall and Whitney, reference to case, breach of pri-

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a report of one House, not of right in the other

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Reconsideration of bills, orders, instructions, &c:

of questions requiring two-thirds, by whom
be moved

Remonstrance and petition, distinction

Report of Committee, how to proceed in House
Representatives, apportionment of, since 1789
qualifications of

House of, of whom composed

shall choose their Speaker and other officers

172, 174

may

194

124

134

100

98

98

104

powers of, in relation to its rules, and the conduct

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apply

Rules, an adherence to, important

Rules and orders of each House, to what cases they shall

Sections, numbered by Clerk

Senate, of whom composed, and how classed

86

128

158

89

the Vice President to be the President

103

shall choose their officers, &c.

103

power of, in relation to rules, and the conduct of
members

104

equal division to be determined by the vote of the
Vice President

166

session of, what constitutes

188

Speaker, manner of choosing

absence of, from sickness, another choseft,
violates order by not putting question

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to decide point of order that arises in putting ques-
tion promptly, and may ask advice of old mem-
bers

171

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