eas and nays, questions decided by, viz.

Bill Senate No. 82, further to provide for the collection
of duties on imports, on motion
to suspend the rule, and take up

on motion to lay it upon the table
to postpone until 28th
February instant

Page.

384

410

411

to postpone until 27th

February instant

413

455

that the title be, &c.

Bill Senate No. 80, for a stereotype edition of the laws,

on motion to lay it upon the table

457

Adjournment of the House, on motions for an 55, 116, 225, 226,

231, 243, 248, 257, 259, 304, 309,

339, 343, 344, 359, 370, 388, 393,
396, 418.

Call of the House, on motions for a 134, 146, 289, 291, 304, 317,
333, 337, 343, 351, 389, 417, 426, 486, 487.
on motions to suspend proceedings on 135,289

-

139
148, 326, 427, 446

Appeal from Speaker's decision
Previous question
Postage, resolution to reduce the rates of, on a motion
to lay it upon the table-

Contingent fund, on restricting expenditure of printing
Call upon the President for a list of executive appoint-

ments from members of
Congress since 13th April,
1826, on motion to lay
upon the table

on motion to amend -
on motion to agree to the call
for a copy of his proclamation
of 10th December, and of
the South Carolina ordi-
nance, &c., question on con-
sideration
(by Mr. Davis, S. C.) for the
evidence of the intention of
S. C. to seize the forts and
property of the U. S. in that
State, on a motion to lay it
upon the table

Page.

Yeas and nays, questions decided by, viz.

President's message communicating a copy of an ordi-
nance of South Carolina, &c., motion to postpone con-
sideration thereof until to-morrow

On a motion to lay upon the table the amendment of the
Senate to the joint resolution (No. 15,) in relation
to the execution of the act supplementary to the act
for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers

Surplus revenue, resolution, by Mr. Stewart, for distri-
bution of, question on consideration
Resolution, Secretary Treasury to report a list of arti-
cles upon which a reduction of 6,000,000
may be made without injury to manu-
factures, on motion of Mr. Stewart to
amend
call on Secretary Treasury, for the data of

·

204

472

183

230

revenue of
18,000,000,

On amending the rule relating to the introduction of per-
sons on the floor of the House

240

On a motion to reconsider the vote for printing the re-
port of the Joint Committee of the General Assem-
bly of Massachusetts, &c.

258

307

On a motion to prohibit an increase of the number of
midshipmen, &c.

On a motion to lay upon the table a petition of inhabi-
tants of Pennsylvania upon the subject of slavery in
the District Columbia

On printing a copy of the proceedings of a meeting of
citizens of Boston in relation to the tariff

On a motion that the daily hour of meeting of the
House be 11 o'clock

On engrossing the resolution (No. 16,) for paying the
claim of Virginia

On a motion to suspend the rule prescribing the order
of business
Printer, on a motion to suspend balloting, until 2d

March, for a

338

On granting the use of the Hall to Doctor Thomas.
Sewall et al.

On a motion to print report of commissioners for adju-
dicating land claims in Florida

On a motion to purchase 250 copies (Elliot's) Debates
on Adoption of the Constitution

349

364

365

Page.

Yeas and nays, questions decided by, viz.

On a motion to lay upon the table a proposition to re-
peal so much of the tariff law of July, 1832, as pro-
vide that certain articles therein mentioned shall not
be imported at a less rate of duty than would have
been chargeable on the raw material, &c., &c.
On the motion to print the report made by Mr. John
Q. Adams from the minority of the Committee on
Manufactures

-

On a motion to lay upon the table a resolution directing
the Clerk to procure 2,000 of Cobb's Manual on Silk
On a motion to agree to the said resolution

Youngstown, on Lake Erie, erect pier in harbor of

371

451

394

405

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APPENDIX.

STANDING RULES AND ORDERS,

FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.

Touching the Duty of the Speaker.

1. He shall take the chair every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read.

2. He shall preserve order and decorum; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House by any two members; on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the House.

3. He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting.

4. Questions shall be distinctly put in this form, to wit: "As many as are of opinion that (as the question may be) say Ay;" and after the affirmative voice is expressed, "As many as are of the contrary opinion, say No." If the Speaker doubts, or a division be called for, the House shall divide: those in the affirmative of the question shall first rise from their seats, and afterwards those in the negative. If the Speaker still doubts, or a count be required, the Speaker shall name two members, one from each side, to tell the members in the affirmative, which being reported, he shall then name two others, one from each side, to tell those in the negative, which being also reported, he shall rise and state the decision to the House.

5. When any motion or proposition is made, the question, "Will the House now consider it?" shall not be put, unless it is demanded by some member, or is deemed necessary by the Speaker.

6. The Speaker shall examine and correct the Journal before it is read. He shall have a general direction of the Hall. He shall have a right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.

7. All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise specially directed by the House, in which case they shall be appointed by ballot; and if, upon such ballot, the number required shall not be elected by a majority of the votes given, the House shall proceed to a second ballot, in which a plurality of votes shall prevail; and, in case a greater number than is required to compose or complete a committee shall have an equal number of votes, the House shall proceed to a further ballot or ballots.

8. In all other cases of ballot than for committees, a majority of the votes