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.

DI\,?;ION OF TIE 11OUSE. 8
Blanks. That they be filled with the)
largest sum, -.- - - Ayes.
Amendments. That words stand part of,
Lords. That their amendment be read }Ayes
a 2d time,- - - -
rMessenger be received, - - -
Orders of the day to be now read, if Ayes.
before 2 o'clock,- - -
If after 2 o'clock, - - - - Noes.
Adjournment till the next sitting day, Ayes
if before 4 o'clock, - - -
If after 4 o'clock, - - - - Noes.
Over a sitting day, (unless a previous Ayes.
resolution,)- - - -
Over the 30th January, - - - Noes.
For sitting on Sunday, or any other Ays
day, not being a sitting day, - )
The one party being gone forth, the Speaker names
two tellers from the affirmative, and two from the negative side, who first count those sitting in the House,
and report the number to the Speaker. Then they
place themselves within the door, two on each side,
and count those who went forth, as they come in, and
report the number to the Speaker.-MJem. in IIakew.
26.
A mistake in the report of the tellers may be rectified after the report made.-2 flats. 145. Note.
But, in both Houses of Congress, all those intricacies are avoided.
The ayes first rise, and are counted, standing in their places, by the
President or Speaker. Then they sit, and the noes rise and -tre
counted in like manner.
In Senate, if they be equally divided, the Vice-President announces
his opinion, which decides.
The Constitution, however, has directed that " the yeas and nays of
the members of either Iouse, on any question, shall. at the desire of
vne-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal." 4nd again, tha