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INDEX TO RULES AND DIGEST.

Absent Members-

Members required to attend sessions.

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(Rule VIII, 1) ... 205, 206, 237
Fifteen Members may compel attendance of absentees.
XV, 2)
Members absent without sufficient excuse may be arrested.
(Rule XV, 3) ...

(Rule

217, 237

218, 237

House shall determine on what conditions Members arrested
for absence shall be discharged. (Rule xv, 3).....
From a Committee of Whole, when without quorum, shall be re-
ported to House and entered on Journal. (Rule XXIII, 2).. 224, 240
Attendance of, may be compelled, though quorum present
Less than a quorum may compel attendance of (Const.).......
Member subsequently answering roll call not to be included

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218, 237

238

237

in warrant.....

238

Pending call of, for excuses, motion to adjourn in order...
House may order roll call to be repeated to ascertain
Order for arrest of, may be repeated during call of House
Competent for a quorum to compel attendance of
Proceedings to enforce attendance of, may be continued after
adjournment...

238

238

238

238

238

Pending execution of continuing warrant for absent Mem-
bers, business not suspended....

238

When arrested after adjournment, have same status as if ar-
rested before.....

238

When in custody, not entitled to vote on motion to excuse
themselves....

239

But may vote to excuse another Member..

239

Members in custody not deprived of general right to vote....

239

Several, may be discharged from custody and excused by single
resolution or order.....

239

Motion to revoke leave and at same time dispense with call,
precedence of motion ......

239

Competent to revoke leave and order arrest of absentees by a
single resolution....

239

Motion to revoke leave, precedence of..

239

Absent Members-Continued.

Resolution or motion revoking leave of, does not require
quorum...

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239

Resolution to deduct from compensation not in order as a
proceeding to compel attendance of.....

239

Motion to revoke leave of, in order during a call of the House.
Revised Statutes, section 40, held to be still in force
Less than a quorum can not grant leave of absence, but may

239

239

excuse...

240

When Committee of Whole without quorum, roll must be
called or committee must rise. (See CALL OF THE HOUSE).

Accounts-

240

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

204

For pay and mileage of Members shall be kept and paid by
Sergeant-at-Arms. (Rule IV, 1)

204

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

204

Committee on. (See COMMITTEES.)

Shall consist of nine Members. (Rule X, 1).....

206

Subjects that shall be referred to. (Rule V, 2; Rule x1, 52;
Rule XLIII).....

205, 213, 235

Shall determine amount for which Doorkeeper is liable for
missing articles. (Rule v, 2).

205

May report at any time on expenditure of contingent fund.
(Rule XI, 57)

214

Shall inquire into violations of rule prohibiting prosecution
by employés of claims against the Government. (Rule
XLIII)

235

Right of, to report at any time as to all matters of expendi-
ture of the contingent fund.......

239

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

239

Reports of, subject to point that they must be considered in

Committee of the Whole................

239

Accounts for Pay and Mileage. (See COMPENSATION.)

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(See AMENDMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES AND CONFER-
ENCE COMMITTEES.)

Adjournment-

Motion for, always in order, not debatable. (Rule XVI, 4, 5). 218, 241
Motion to fix day to which House shall adjourn always in

order, not debatable. (Rule XVI, 4, 5)
Precedence of motion for. (Rule XVI, 4).

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Adjournment-Continued.

Only one motion for, in order pending motion to suspend

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rules. (Rule XVI, 8).

Hour of, shall be entered on Journal. (Rule XVI, 5)
Precedence of motion for, and of motion to fix day.

Motion for, when quorum not present......

219

218, 244

241

241

When roll call shows House has decided to adjourn motion to

fix day not in order....

241

Motion for, not in order while a Member is speaking..
Member speaking may yield for, without losing right to floor
Motion for, can not be received when House is voting
Presentation of conference reports in order pending motion
for, if quorum is present....

242

242

242

242

Motion for, or to fix day, not entertained after House resolves
to go into Committee of the Whole

242

Motion for, in order pending call of absentees for excuses..
Motion to reconsider vote refusing, not in order....

242

242

Motion for, can not be amended.......

243

Motion to fix the hour to which House shall adjourn not a
privileged motion...

242

Motion for may be repeated after intervening business.
Form of motion for...

243

243

Motion for may be repeated, no quorum voting to second
motion to suspend rules.

243

Votes intervening which will allow repetition of motion for..
Decision by Chair on question of order held to be such busi-

243

ness

243

Motion to fix day can not be repeated unless business inter-

venes

243

Motion to fix day may be renewed on same legislative day.....
Motion to fix day constitutes business...

243

243

Motion for, in order before Journal is read.
Precedence of motion to fix day...

243

243

Motion to fix day not in order before Journal is read................
Adjournment does not take place until pronounced by the
Speaker.....

Must be adjournment before legislative day terminates..
If declared by error, next day's session new legislative day.......
Does not take place by reason of arrival of time for daily meet-
ing on Sunday

244

244

244

244

244

Proceedings to enforce attendence of Members may be con-
tinued beyond an adjournment

244

Absent Members taken in custody after, under order continued
beyond, have same status as if taken before...

244

Business not suspended pending execution of such order..
Order so continued disposed of by dispensing with proceed-
ings under call..........

245

245

Adjournment-Continued.

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Adjournment beyond three days—

Neither House shall, without consent of the other, adjourn be-

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May by concurrent resolution adjourn to a particular day....
Congress may provide in advance for final adjournment upon

245

failure of quorum on certain day......

245

In case of disagreement between Houses President may ad-
journ Congress..

245

Adjournment sine die—

Form of resolution for....

246

Resolution for, subject to motion to commit....

Pronounced by Speaker (either on or without motion)...
of final session March 4, how fixed.............

Resolution of Continental Congress fixing March 4 as the com-
mencement of the First Congress..

Provision of Constitution that Representatives be chosen every
second year construed as limiting term to two years from
March 4..

Admission of States-

Subjects relating to, shall be referred to Committee on the
Territories. (Rule XI, 17)....

Admission to the Floor. (See FLOOR.)

246

246

246, 247, 248

247

247, 248

210

Persons entitled to. (Rule XXXIV)...

231, 232

Rule for, shall not be suspended. (Rule XXXIV).

232

Admission to the Galleries-

Adverse Reports. (See REPORTS.)

Persons for whom seats shall be reserved. (Rule xxxv)...............

232

Agriculture, Committee on. (See COMMITTEES.)

Shall consist of seventeen Members and one Delegate. (Rule
X, 1, XII)

207, 214

Subjects which shall be referred to. (Rule XI, 10)

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May be amended; order of voting on amendments to. (Rule
XIX)

210

206

212

221, 248

May be withdrawn before amended or decided. (Rule XIX) 221, 248
To title of bill, not in order until after passage, not debatable.

(Rule XIX)
Precedence of motion to amend

(Rule XVI, 4)

219, 248

218

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