that when the nominee resides in the city and county of New York, the reference shall be to the Senators from that city and county; and when the nominee resides in the county of Kings, the reference shall be to the Senators from that county.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

41. None but the President, Senators and Clerks shall be allowed to take books belonging to the Senate library; and on taking books, each of the persons above mentioned shall furnish to the Librarian a list of those taken and his name, and shall be responsible for them, and it shall be the duty of the Librarian to have a book in which to enter the delivery of the books so taken and their return, and it shall be his duty to see that the books in the library are kept in order and in their place at the opening of each morning session.

42. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Documents and his assistants to have the documents and bills promptly placed on the files of the President and Senators in the order of their numbers, and it shall be the duty of the postmaster to see that the mails are punctually delivered.

43. The Senate library, post-office and document rooms shall be opened every morning during the session of the Legislature at 8.30 o'clock and remain open until 5.30 p. m., and shall also be open during all the hours the Senate is in session, except that on Sundays the post-office shall be open from 12 noon to 1 o'clock p. m.

44. A rule of the Senate shall not be altered, suspended or rescinded without a vote of a majority of

all the Senators elected; and a motion to suspend, alter cr rescind any such rule, or any joint rule of the two Houses, shall not be in order, without the unanimous consent of the Senate, unless one day's previous notice thereof in writing shall be given; specifying the purpose of the proposed suspension, alteration or rescission; provided that nothing in this rule shall limit the provisions of the first and thirty-second rules.

45. Whenever a claim is referred to a committee, and the committee reports that the claim ought not to be allowed, and the report is 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 to 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 had been discovered since the report, and setting forth the same in the memorial.

46. All resolutions calling for the expenditure of moneys must be decided by a majority vote of all the members elected to the Senate, upon a call of the roll.

47. For the purpose of securing the attendance of Senators, a call of the Senate may be ordered at any time, but such call shall not be in order after the voting on any question has begun, nor after the third reading of a bill has been completed, nor after the motion to close debate has been ordered pursuant to Rule 32, unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the President that a quorum is not present.

48. Persons not members of the Senate, or officers or

employees thereof, shall be admitted to the floor of the Senate only as follows:

1. The Governor, his secretary and messenger.

2. The members and Clerk of the Assembly, and clerks and messengers of the Assembly in the exercise of an official duty directly connected with the business of the Senate.

3. The elected State officers, heads of departments and their deputies.

4. Reporters of the Senate and of the Assembly designated under the rules, unless a designation theretofore given them has been revoked.

5. Ladies, and members of a Senator's family, or of the family of the President of the Senate, on the card of a Senator, or of the President of the Senate.

6. Former members of the Senate.

7. Any person not hereinbefore named may be admitted to the parlor of the Senate.

8. During the sessions of the Senate, no person other than a Senator shall occupy the chair of a Senator.

49. An officer or employee of the Senate shall not solicit subscriptions, for any purpose, from any other officer or employee thereof, nor from any Senator. Nor shall any person be permitted to solicit or receive subscriptions or contributions for any purpose on the floor, or in the lobby of the Senate.

INDEX TO SENATE RULES.

Absentees, may be sent for.

not rendering sufficient excuse.

Adjournment, measure under consideration at, pending

question when Senate reconvenes.

motion for, always in order, not debatable.

only one in order after close of debate

precedence of..

shall not be reconsidered.

Admission to floor, Clerk shall designate reporters en-

titled to

who entitled to.

Affairs of cities, standing committee on.

Affairs of villages, standing committee on.

Agriculture, standing committee on.

Altering rule, motion to, not in order without unani-
mous consent unless one day's notice is given
in writing.

motion to suspend, alter, or rescind, when in order.
requires vote of majority elected..

Amendments, after close of debate vote shall be taken
with amendments pending..

all matter eliminated by, must be inclosed in
brackets.

bill amended by eliminating proposed new matter;
such matter must be omitted in reprint.
bill not to be amended until twice read.

Rule. Page

bill reported by committee of the whole may be,
before question to print or engross is put.
bill reported favorably for consideration, if
amended, shall be immediately reprinted.

motion to amend, order of precedence

25

to amend bill reported by committee of the
whole, when in order.

17

to close debate, not amendable.

32

32

39

36

33

37

34

only such in order as were offered and decided in
committee of the whole, except by unanimous
consent..

14

report of committee of whole shall state whether
bill has been amended in said committee..
to Constitution, how treated.

14

18