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Clerk of the House, to refer maps, &c., to the Committee on Printing... to make out list of reports to be made to Congress by public officers

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to make or approve all contracts.

to make out weekly a list of business on the Speaker's
table......

powers of, prior to election of Speaker

Clerks to Committees, not to be employed without the order of the House.
Commit, motion to, order in which, to be entertained with reference to

other motions

effect of not making, after second reading of Senate
bills......

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not to be repeated on same day, or at same stage of
proposition.....

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if previously made, to be voted upon after main ques-
tion ordered...

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in order after the second reading of a bill

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Commitees, to be appointed by Speaker, unless otherwise ordered.. how appointed by ballot....

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who shall be chairman....

member excused from serving on more than two .....

to meet on call of two members (if chairman be absent)..
when and in what order they shall be called for reports
not to be called further after occupying two days....

motion to refer to standing, takes precedence of motion to
refer to select .....

standing, to be appointed at commencement of each Con

gress

duties of, viz: of Elections.

of Ways and Means

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on Appropriations.....74, 76, 77, 119, 120

Rule.

Committees, standing, duties of, viz: on Banking and Currency..

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Committees, standing, duties of, viz: on so much of the public accounts\

and expenditures as relate to

the Post Office;

on so much of the public accounts
and expenditures as relate to
the Public Buildings; and
on so much of the public accounts
and expenditures.as relate to
the Interior Department.

joint, on Enrolled Bills, (joint rule)..

on the Public Printing. (See also Extract
from the Law, page 199)..

on the Library of Congress, (joint rule)....
Regents in the Smithsonian Institution. (Act

of Congress.)

shall have leave to report by bill or otherwise....
shall not sit during the sitting of the House....

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not to employ clerks without leave of the House..
business before, at end of one session to be resumed
at commencement of next session

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chairman of, may clear lobby and galleries

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how to proceed in calling the calendar of .

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how to proceed in cases of bills

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Committee of the Whole House, how formed

must first entertain all motions for laying or increasing taxes. 110, 111

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effect of report by, to strike out the enacting clause

Committee on the state of the Union, motion to refer to, takes precedence.

House may go into, at any time....

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Commitment of motious and reports to be at the pleasure of the House.

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Commitment, when different committees are proposed, their order

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Debate, limited on appeal to one speech, unless by leave...

not allowed upon resolutions on the day they are submitted.....52, 130
not allowed upon private bills on the first and fourth Fridays of
each month....

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member shall confine himself to the question under, and avoid per-
sonality.

in rising to, member shall address himself to "Mr. Speaker'
member may speak from the Clerk's desk

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Speaker shall name the member who is first to speak....
no member shall occupy more than one hour in...

member reporting the measure may open and close
fire minutes allowed to explain, and the same time to oppose
amendments....

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member transgressing the rules in, to be called to order, and no
debate on appeal..

may be closed upon a section or paragraph, or pending amend-
ment.........

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when decided out of order, not to proceed in case of objection,
without leave of the House.

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called to order for words spoken in, words spoken to be taken
down in writing ..

if business intervene before, he shall not be held to answer..
no member shall speak more than once to the same question,
unless by leave, or he be the mover, proposer, or introducer of
the pending proposition.....

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while member is speaking, no one shall hold private discourse or
pass between him and the Chair...

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not allowed on motion to excuse from voting

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not allowed on motions to adjourn, to fix the day to which House
will adjourn, or lie on the table.

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not allowed on any question pending the previous question.....
not allowed on questions relating to the priority of business..
in Committee of the Whole may be closed

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on special orders, to be confined to measures under consideration.

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Departments, calls for information from

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Clerk to prepare a list of reports to be made by....

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Divine service, not to be performed in the hall without consent of the

Speaker....

Documents, members to be furnished with an extra set, bound

two copies of, to be retained in House library.

relative to printing extra numbers of...................

(See Extract from the Law, page 199.)

Doorkeeper, to be elected at commencement of each Congress..

vote for, to be taken viva voce.

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oath of office of......

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required to execute 134th and 135th rules strictly.

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appointees of, subject to approval of Speaker....
required to take and report inventory of furniture, &c.....

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Duties or taxes, propositions to impose or increase.......

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Elections, how to be conducted.....

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previous nomination necessary, except where members are
eligible......

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Employés of the House, not to receive extra compensation or act as claim

Enacting words, effect of motion to strike out.............

where bill is reported with recommendation to strike out. Engraving, to be referred to House members of Committee on Printing.

while on their passage between the two houses, (joint
rule)...................

(See Bills.)

Enrolled bills, Committee on, may report at any time...

to be examined by the committee.....
provision for the appointment of the Com-

mittee on......

to be signed by the presiding officers of the houses, (joint
rule)....

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how to be presented to the President, and the time to be
noted, (joint rule)

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not to be presented to the President on the last day of ses

sion, (joint rule)

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