Rules of the Senate and Joint Rules of the Two Houses (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1867 Excerpt: ... ANALYTICAL INDEX tO THe RULES OF THE SENATE. A. no. Absent himself from Senate, without leave first obtained. No member shall 8 Absent members may be sent for, by less than a quorum, at the expense of such members, unless excused, and then paid out of the contingent fund 8 Additional numbers of documents to be referred to the Committee on Printing. Motions to print 34 Address, or hear any such read. No person shall be admitted to present any petition, memorial, or 19 Adjourn, &c. AVken a question is under debate, no motion shall be received butto 11 Adjournment shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate. The motion for 11 Adjournment. The substitution of a member to fill the chair shall not extend beyond an 23 Adjournments. Special orders not to lose their position on the calendar on account of intervening 31 Admit any person in Senate to present a petition, &c., &c. No motion in order to 19 Admitted on the floor of the Senate. Description of persons (and none others) who shall be 48 Agriculture, to consist of five members. A standing Committee on 34 Alphabetically. In taking the yeas and nays, or on a call of the House, the names of the members taken 16 Amend. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to 11 Amended until twice read, &c. No bill shall be 27 Amendment. Any motion may be withdrawn before 10 Amendments containing several points may be divided, but a motion to strike out and insert shall not be divided. The rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different proposition, nor a motion simply strike out, nor another motion to strik...