Charles B. Smith against James M. Jackson, from the fourth Congressional district of the State of West Virginia. Frank H. Threet against Richard H. Clarke, from the first Congressional district of the State of Alabama. Edmund Waddill against George D. Wise, from the third Congressional district of the State of Virginia. NOTE. The cases of Atkinson vs. Pendleton, and Smith vs. Jackson, West Virginia; Featherston vs. Cate, Arkansas; Mudd vs. Compton, Maryland; McDuffie vs. Turpin, Alabama; Waddill vs. Wise, Langston vs. Venable, of Virginia, and Miller vs. Elliott, South Carolina, have been settled in favor of the contestants; and those of Bowen vs. Buchanan, Virginia; Posey vs. Parrett, Indiana; Threet vs. Clarke, Alabama, and Chalmers vs. Morgan, Mississippi, in favor of the sitting members. Table showing political division of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses, the latter being in part unofficial. INDEX TO JEFFERSON'S MANUAL. A. Absence, not allowed without leave.. provision in cases of .......... Accusation. Common fame a good ground to proceed by inquiry, and Page. 119 119 124 even by... question shall be: 1st to agree, 2d to disagree, 3d to recede, 4th to insist, 5th to adhere_.. one House adhering, the other must recede or also where both Houses adhere the matter must fall there are instances of having gone to a second adherence___ the form fixed by adherence cannot be departed from by the 174 for more than three days, to be by concurrent votes___ 183 Page. Amendment to bills, the House cannot recede from or insist on its own if House refuse to strike out a paragraph, it cannot be 158 if an amendment be agreed to it cannot be afterward a new bill may be ingrafted on another.___. on amendments between the Houses, question is: Ist to Arrest, discussion of privilege from............. terminates with the session___. Assault and affrays in the House, how settled_. Assent to bills by the Executive, regulations respecting.... Ayes and noes, how questions are determined by.. 158 175 175 164 144 158 158 158 159 158, 159 116 136 109 134 130, 131 180 170 B. Bills, engrossed, must not be looked into___ 128 mistakes not to be corrected without the knowledge of the com- Bills, amendments fall if recommitted a particular clause may be recommitted.. cannot be amended on the first reading. proceedings on second reading.. if second reading refused, the bill is rejected.. time for attacking or opposing.. one bill may be ingrafted on another. one House may pass with blanks and be filled in the other.. Page. 142 141 137 157-161 138 163 144, 164 158 161 at the close of session no new bill, unless sent from the other how and to whom committed shall be read twice before commitment not to be referred to avowed opponents referred, may be delivered to any of the committee.. may be specially commended to notice of the other House 138 amendments to, cannot be receded from or insisted on by the 174 dangerous practice of passing bills before being engrossed 146 175 amendment to an amendment of the other House takes prece- |