COR. RULE

Rule 152,

H. REPs such legislatures of foreign governments as are in amity

with the United States. Rule 6,

R. 48. The presiding officer of the Senate shall have H. Reps.

the regulation of such parts of the Capitol and of its passages as are or may be set apart for the use of the Senate and its officers.

R. 49. Whenever a claim is presented to the Senate H Reps.

and referred to a committee, and the committee report that the claim ought not to be allowed, and the report be adopted by the Senate, it shall not be in order to move to take the papers from the files for the purpose of referring them at a subsequent session, unless the claimants shall present a memorial for that purpose, stating in what manner the committee have erred in their report, or that new evidence has been discovered since the report, and setting forth the new evidence in the memorial: Provided, That this rule shall not extend to any case where an adverse report, not in writing, shall have been made prior to the 25th of January, 1842.

R. 50. Any officer or member of the Senate convicted of disclosing for publication any written or printed matter directed by the Senate to be held in confidence shall be liable, if an officer, to dismissal from the service of the Senate, and, in the case of a member, to suffer expulsion from the body.

Cons. U.S.

Art. 1.,
Sec. 5.

A.

Rule
ABSENCE, from the Senate, not allowed without leave.

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without leave, in cases of, the Sergeant-at-arms may be sent 8
ADJOURNMENT, motion for, has precedence

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Admission on the floor, the persons entitled to

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AMENDMENTS to a resolution to amend the Constitution, carried by a
majority

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APPEAL allowed from the decision of the President

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B.

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Bills may be introduced upon one day’s notice

shall be read twice before amendment or reference
reported, shall be printed
shall receive three readings on different days
on second reading, considered as in committee of the whole
proceedings on, at different stages
titles of, only, and parts affected by amendments, inserted on the

Journal
engrossed, how examined, reported, and entered

joint rule relative to printing of
Blanks, in filling, what motions have preference
Business, unfinished, has preference

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C.

Rule

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CHAIR to be addressed
Character of persons nominated to be kept secret
CLAIMS, effect of decisions upon
COMMIT, motion to, in order at any time before final passage
COMMITTEES, standing

how appointed
reports from standing, when received

reports of, to lie one day
COMMUNICATIONS, confidential to be kept secret
CONFIDENCE, respecting violations of
Consent, bills may be read three times in one day, by unanimous

nominations may be considered on the day received, by unani-

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CONSTITUTION, what majority requisite to amend a resolution proposing

amendments to the
CONVERSATION among the members, not allowed during the debate, or

while papers are reading

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D.

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DEBATE, no member to speak more than twice, in one day, in the same,

without leave
not allowed on a call to order
prohibited on a motion to adjourn
not allowed on a call for reading papers

not allowed in taking yeas and nays
DOCUMENTS, to be printed only by special order

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E.

EXECUTIVE RECORD, extracts from, prohibited
EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS to be kept in separate books
EXPULSION, a cause for

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FLOOR OF SENATE, the persons entitled to admission on the

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J.

Rule JOURNAL, to be read on a quorum assembling

1 to contain the titles only of bills, and the parts affected by proposed amendments

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32 a brief statement of every memorial, petition, and paper, to be entered on

32 to be as concise as possible, when acting as in committee of the whole

32 engrossed bills to be entered on

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L.

LEAVE to bring in a bill, one day's notice of motion for required

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M.

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MEMBERS, prohibited from speaking to each other during debate

present, not a quorum, empowered to send for absent mem-
bers

8 shall express assent or dissent by ay or no

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3 after speaking shall sit down

3 shall speak but twice the same day, in one debate, without leave

4 first rising and addressing the chair, shall speak first called to order by the President or senator, shall sit down words of, shall be taken down, when called to order by a senator

7 shall not absent himself without leave any, may desire a motion to be reduced to writing

10 may have a question divided, if susceptible of division

12 required to vote when yeas and nays are called

16 not allowed to vote after decision is announced

17 MEMORIAL OR PETITION, contents of, shall be stated before received and read

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24 contents of, to be entered on the Journal 32 MESSENGERS, when introduced

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made and seconded, shall, if desired, be reduced to writing 10 to be read before debated

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11 to adjourn, to be decided without debate

11 privileged, what shall be, when a subject is under debate 11 privileged in filling blanks

13 privileged, in reference to select or standing committees 35 to close the galleries, shall be discussed confidentially

18 to admit persons for the purpose of presenting memorial, not in order

19 to reconsider, when and by whom may be made

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N.

Newspapers, not to be read while a member is speaking
NOMINATIONs not to be considered on the day received, unless by con-

sent

not finally acted on during the session, to fall Notice of one day required of an intended motion for leave to bring in

a bill

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OFFICER of the Senate, for what liable to dismissal
ORDERs of the day, special, not called before one o'clock

of the day, special, unfinished business has preference in ORDER, interruption of

upon a call to, the member shall sit down
questions of, to be decided without debate
appeals on questions of, may be made from the President's de-

cision
on questions of, the President may require the sense of the

Senate
upon a call to, by a senator, for words spoken, the exceptionable

words shall be taken down

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PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS not to be printed without special order -
PERSONs not admitted to present a memorial, &c.

entitled to admission on floor, the PETITION, before received, contents of, to be stated

when received
how referred
contents of those presented to be entered on the Journal

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