the Library, and to perform such other duties as are or may be directed by law.-December 7, 1843. 21. After six days from the commencement of a second or subsequent session of Congress, all bills, resolutions, or reports which originated in either house, and at the close of the next preceding session remained undetermined in either house, shall be resumed and acted on in the same manner as if an adjournment had not taken place.-August 14, 1848. 65 attendance of, may be compelled by 15 members on journal Accounts for pay and mileage, to be kept by the Sergeant-at-arms. fix the day to which the House shall, always in order. Agents for claims, employees of the House not to act as.. motion to strike out the enacting clause, takes precedence Amendments, of Senate to House bills, when considered.. adopted, preclude the withdrawal of original motion... if embracing any other pending bill or resolution 66 126 70 15 11 15 48 48 49 150 46 119 27 45 50 1 5555 Rule. to be disposed of before report of Appeals growing out of irrelevancy, inadmissibility, &c., of motions, &c. growing out of "transgressions of the rules in speaking," in- Amendments in Committees of the Whole, to original motions to be incorpo- 2 2 -35, 36 51 113 carrying treaties into effect.. 78 79 not debatable after previous question is moved.... growing out of questions as to the priority of business, not de- Appropriation bills, if for other objects, not to include appropriations for general, to be reported within 30 days after appoint- to be first discussed in Committee of the Whole.____ B. Ballot, committees to be appointed by, in certain cases in all cases of election by, Speaker shall vote.----- reported at first, to be resumed at second session, (joint rule)- to be called over on first and fourth Fridays of every month- 81 133 151 7 11 11 12 39 40 22 21 29 reported from the Court of Claims. (See Extract from the Law, page making appropriations, to be reported within thirty days... Rule. Bills, the several readings of................ 115 if opposed on first reading, question to reject to be put, &c.------ 116 117 not more than three to be committed to the same Committee of the 118 a motion to strike out the enacting words of, takes precedence of a 119 [in committee of the Whole] how to be taken up; not to be interlined; on their passage to be on paper (joint rule) to be enrolled on parchment after passing the two houses (joint rule) (See Engrossed Bills) passed one house and lost in the other, notice to be given (joint rule)... 127 5 12 13 when sent from one house to the other, to be accompanied by papers 14 not to be sent from one house to the other for concurrence on the 16 not to be presented to the President on the last day of a session 17 relative to the printing of (joint rule)-. 18 Blanks, in filling up, question to be first put on largest sum and longest time 130 not to be counted in ballotings... 11 Bond, Sergeant-at-arms required to give Business, unfinished, precedence of 71 58 unfinished at first, to be resumed at second session (joint rule) private, to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays............ 29 to be called over on first and fourth Fridays, and dis posed of, if no objection 30 C. Calls on the Departments, to lie on the table one day..... Rule. 61 62 not in order after second of previous question.... fifteen members may compel the attendance of absen- 50 .63, 64 Capitol, unappropriated rooms in..... .63, 65 no spirituous liquors to be brought within or about, (joint rule). 19 6 Chairman of Committee, who shall be..... 8 may appoint meeting of committee... 150 18 Claims, officers of the house not to prosecute.......... reporters having seats assigned shall not prosecute.. Claims, Court of, to make reports to Congress. (See Extract from the Law, page 198.) reports of, to be continued from one Congress to another. (See Extract from the Law, page 198.) adverse reports of, to be placed on calendar. (See Ex- Clerk of the House, to be chosen at the commencement of each Congress, (see note to rule 20 ) shall take oath of office, and continue until successor shall attest all writs, warrants, and subpoenas.... 21 15 24 to cause resolutions to be delivered to the President, &c. to furnish the governors and State legislatures with 110 to note and put together at the end of the journal all duty of, in relation to amendments in Committee of 127, 129 to cause journal to be completed and distributed within 142 |