Claims and private bills referred to certain committees, unless unanimously ordered otherwise OF PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, BILLS, AND RESOLUTIONS: Reference to be entered on Journal and in Record Public bills, etc., and legislative memorials, referred by Title and reference entered on Journal and in Record... Erroneous reference; how corrected.. Words "by request" to be entered on Journal.. Resolutions of inquiry to be reported in one week..... OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE: Committee of the Whole; Speaker to leave chair and appoint chairman. XXIII When without quorum roli called and absentees reported. XXIII XXIII 122 Propositions making or requiring appropriations, etc., first considered in Committee of the Whole. XXIII Point of order: when to be made.... XXIII 33 3 224 224 224 3 225 225 Business on calendars considered according to their order, but precedence given revenue and appropriation bills.. Question of consideration in Committee of the Whole; how decided. Five-minute rule on amendments after general debate Motion to strike out enacting clause; precedence over Jefferson's Manual to govern procedure of House, when not inconsistent with standing rules..... ....... : AS TO PRINTING OF BILLS: Five hundred copies of public bills and 100 of private and river and harbor bills to be printed.... RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. [With marginal reference to date of origin and modification.] RULE I. DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER. Speaker. order and ap proves Journal. Apr. 7, 1789. Dec. 23, 1811. 1. The Speaker shall take the chair on every Calls House to legislative day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned at the last sitting, immediately call the Members to order, and on the appearance of a quorum, cause the Journal of the proceedings of the last day's sitting to be read, having previously examined and approved the same. Shall preserve order. 2. He shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the Apr. 7, 1789. galleries, or in the lobby, may cause the same to be cleared. 3. He shall have general control, except as provided by rule or law, of the Hall of the House, and of the corridors and passages, and the disposal of the unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol assigned to the use of the House until further order. Mar. 14, 1794 Control of un rooms in Capitol. appropriated Dec. 23, 1811. Sept. 6, 1893. writs, etc. Nov. 13, 1794. 4. He shall sign all acts, addresses, joint resolu Shall sign acts, tions, writs, warrants, and subpœnas of, or issued by order of, the House, and decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal by any Member, on cision. which appeal no Member shall speak more than once, unless by permission of the House, 5. He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting; and shall put questions in this form, to wit: "As many as are in favor (as the question may Appeal from de Dec. 23, 1811. Question; how put. Apr. 7, 1789. Division. be) say Aye"; and after the affirmative voice is expressed, "As many as are opposed say No"; if he doubts, or a division is called for, the House shall divide; those in the affirmative of the question shall first rise from their seats, and then those in the negative; if he still doubts, or a count is required by at least one-fifth of a quorum, he shall name one from each side of the question, to tell the Mar. 16, 1860. Members in the affirmative and negative; which being reported, he shall rise and state the decision, 6. He shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative proceedings, except when his vote would be decisive, or where the House is engaged in voting by ballot; and in all cases of a tie vote the question shall be lost. Tellers. When not required to vote. Apr. 7, 1789. name May 7. He shall have the right to name any Member to perform the duties of the Chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment: Provided, however, That in case of his illness he may make such appointment for a period not exceeding ten days, with the approval of the House at the time the same is made; and in his absence When Speaker and omission to make such appointment, the House shall proceed to elect a Speaker pro tempore, to act during his absence. pro tem. to be elected. Mar. 2, 1880. Officers. and Election oath of officers. Mar. 16, 1860. RULE II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. There shall be elected by a viva voce vote at the commencement of each Congress, to continue in office until their successors are chosen and qualified, a Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster, and Chaplain, each of whom shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and for the true and faithful discharge of the duties of his office, to the best of his knowledge and ability, and to keep the secrets of the House, Appointment and each shall appoint all of the employés of his department provided for by law. of employés. Mar. 2. 1880. |