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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.
1. Rules, importance of.......................Page 13
2. Legislature............ 14
3. Privilege...... 15
4. Elections......................................... 22
5. Qualifications....... 23
6. Quorum........... 26
7. Call of the House.............................. 27
8. Absence.......................................... 27
9. Speaker................28
10. Address................................. 29
11. Committees.......... 30
12. Committee of the Whole............. 31
13. Examination of Witnesses........................... 33
14. Arrangement of Business............................ 35
15. Order................................... 37
16. Order respecting Papers..................... 37
17. Order in Debate............................... 38
18. Orders of the House..................... 45
19. Petitions............................... 47
20. Motions..................... 45
21. Resolutions...................... 43
22. Bills, Reading..................... 4~
23. " Leave to bring in............................. 50
24. " First Reading.......................... 59
25. " Second Reading................. 51
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