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 THE HOUSE AND JOINT RULES. 191
Debate, provisions for the preservation of order and decorum
in.................................... 28, 29, 30 141412
on appeals, limited nature of............................... 2 1:35
on appeals in calls to order, prohibited....................... 29 141
prohibited on motions to adjourn.................. 43 144
prohibited on motion to lie on the table......................
prohibited to speak more than once or twice............. 32 142
prohibited on petitions and other papers on day of presenta.
tion.......................................... 55 146
prohibited on priority of business........................... 107 158
to be precluded by the previous question..................... 46 144
Departments. calls for information from............................. 56 146
Division of questions, when and how they may be allowed............ 48 145
Division of the House, how made and decided........................ 4 135
Divine service, not to be performed in the Hall, unless by consent of the
Speaker.......................................... 130 161
Disorder of the gallery, remedy for.............................. 13 137
Documents, members to be furnished with an extra set............... 134 162
rule respecting printing extra nunbers................... 56 146
Doorkeepers, to be appointed, and tenure of office..................... 68 148
to be sworn to secrecy................................. 69 148
required to execute rules strictly........................ 17 138
Duties or taxes, rules to be observed respecting the imposition or increase of.............................. 123,124 160
Eleetions, how to be conducted...................................... 8 136
previous nomination necessary............................ 10 137
votes to be viva voce...................................... 11 137
Enacting words, if stricken out, to be considered as a rejection of a
bill, &c...................... 41 143
Engrossment to be in a fair round hand.......................... 114 159
Engrossed bills not to be amended by riders.......................... 115 159
while on their passage between the two Houses. (See
Bills.)
Enrolled Bills, committee on, may report at any time.............. 1.28 161
to be examined by the committee )
provision for the appointment of (joint rule)........ 7 166
the committee on
to be signed by the presiding officers of the two Houses
(joint rule)........................................ 8 166
how to be presented to the President, and the time to be
noted (joint rule)................................... 9 168
not to be presented to the President on last day of session (joint rule).................................... 17 167
Executive Departments, rules to he observed in calling f r information
from heads of............................. 56 146
Executive commz.-ications, when to be read........................... 24 140
Excusedfrom ve:ng,, rule relating to being........................... 36 143
E.cusedfrom ~e' ning on a committee a member may be............. 59 147