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Speaker, reads sitting, rises to put question.............
cannot refuse an amendment, inconsistent

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

emptorily, and may ask advice of old members...

Special orders, (see Orders).

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.

Τ.

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

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157

170

130, 149

147

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158, 159

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160

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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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INDEX TO RULES AND DIGEST.

Page.

Absence of Members-

Prohibited. (VIII, 1)..............

Fifteen members may compel attendance of absentees. (XV, 2).
Members absent without sufficient excuse may be arrested.
(XV, 2).......

241

249

250

House shall determine on what conditions members arrested
for absence shall be discharged. (XV, 2).......
From a Committee of Whole, when without quorum, shall be
reported to House and entered on Journal. (XXIII, 2)...............

250

255

Digest.

Less than a quorum may compel attendance of absentees....
Deduction from compensation may be made for.....
Resolution (or motion) revoking leaves of absence does not re-
quire quorum.

269

269

269

How "indefinite leave" terminated

269

Mode of reporting to House absentees from a Committee of
Whole.....

270

Motion to revoke leave of, in order during call of House.....
Motion granting leave of, not in order during call of House.....
Names of absentees on roll-call not required to be entered on
Journal or read to House....

270

270

270

Accounts-

For stationery of members shall be kept and paid by Clerk.
(III, 3)

239

For pay and mileage of members shall be kept and paid by Ser-
geant-at-Arms. (IV, 1)......

240

Of disbursement of contingent fund shall be kept by Clerk.
(III, 3)

239

COMMITTEE ON-

Shall consist of nine members. (X, 45)

243

Subjects that shall be referred to. (V, 2; XI, 45; XLIII).. 240-246-264
Shall determine amount for which Door-keeper liable for miss-

ing articles. (V, 2)......

240

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Accounts-Continued.

COMMITTEE ON--Continned.

May report at any time on expenditure of contingent fund.
(XI, 51)...

247

Shall inquire into violations of rule prohibiting officers and
employés being interested in claims. (XLIII).......

264

Digest.

Reports of, privileged ..........

270

Payments on vouchers approved by, conclusive on all Depart-
ments and oflicers of Government...

270

Shall fix allowance of stationery for committees and officers of
House .....

575

Acts-

Shall be signed by Speaker. (I, 4).

237

Addresses of the House-

Shall be signed by Speaker. (I, 4) ...................
Adherence. (See also CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.)

237

Digest.

Order of putting questions on

271

Conference may be had after vote of adherence by one house..
Adjournment-

271

Motion for, when in order and not debatable. (XVI, 4)................
Precedence of motion for. (XVI, 4) .....

251

251

Only one motion for, in order pending motion to suspend rules.
(XVI, 8)........

251

Hour of, shall be entered on journal. (XVI, 5)

251

Business in which engaged at time of, when resumed. (XXIV, 3)

257

Digest.

Motion for, when quorum not present

Motion for, when dilatory..

Motion for, can not be made while a member is speaking..
Motion for, can not be received while House is voting..
Motion for, can not be amended.

Presentation of conference report takes precedence of motion
for

Motion for, in order after presentation of conference report...
Motion for, may be made after House has voted to go into Com-
mittee of the Whole......

Motion to reconsider vote by which House refused to adjourn
is not in order

Motion for, may be repeated when any business has intervened
Motion to fix hour to which House shall adjourn, when in order

271

271

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

273

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