A manual of parliamentary practice, composed originally for the use of the Senate of the United States. By Thomas Jefferson. With references to the practice and rules of the House of representatives. The whole brought down to the practice of the present time; to which are added the rules and orders, together with the joint rules of both houses of Congress. And accompanied with copious indices.

RULES OF TIlE HOUSE AND JOINT RULES. 189
Billts,hen sent from one House to the other, to be accompanied by the
papers on which they are founded (joint rule)................. 14 167
not to be sent from one Hol se to the other for concurrence on the
last three days of the session (joint rule)..................... 16 157
not to he presented to the President on the last day of a session
(joint rule)................................................. 17 167
joint rule relative to printing of............................... 18 167
Blanks, rule respecting the filling of................................ 122 160
Blank ballots, not to be counted..................................... 8 336
Business, unfinished at first to be resumed at second session of Congress 17 138
daily order of................................... 20, 22, 23, 24, 139-40
order of, changed or postponed............................. 127 171
no debate on priority of.................................... 107 158
Business on the table, when to be taken up and disposed of............ 20 13)
Business on the Speaker's table, mode of disposing of.................. 24 140
list to be made of..................... 135 ]62
private to have preference on Fridays and Saturdays........ 26 141
to be called over on the first and fourth Fridays in
every month, and preference given to matters not
objected to...................................... 27 141
Calls on Departments for information, rule relating to................ 55 146
Call of the House, names called alphabetically......................... 58 147
rules relative to a......................... 45, 57, 58, 144-47
Capttol, unappropriated rooms in.................................... 138 162
no spirits to be brought within or about, (joint rule)......... 19 167
Chair, Speaker may substitute a member to take the................. 6 136
Clerk to cause resolutions to be delivered to the President, &c......... 56 146
to take an oath to act faithfully, and tenure of appointment, &c. 18 138
to lmake a list of reports to be made by public officers to Congress 103 157
to forward the Journals to the Governors of the States......... 104 157
to make weekly a list of business on Speaker's table........... 135 162
to cause Jou-nal to le completed and distributed............. 132 161
to furnish memibers with bound documents..................... 134 162
to cause tne laws to he indexed.................. 136 162
to note questions of order.................................... 105 157
to attest legal acts signed by the Speaker....................... ]2 137
to retain certain hooks in the office library.................... 133 161
to provide for the care and preservation of the public stable.... 137 162
Clerks to Committees, House Inmst order employment of.............. 140 162
Commit or amend, order of Inotions to.............................. 41 143
Committees, how to he appoinitedl................................. 7 136
order in which they shall be called for reports............ 22 139
a imemIber may, in a certain case, be excused from serving................................................... 59 147
precedenlce of. in Inotiolns for reference................... 42'44
appointmenlt of standing............................... 71 149