he having voted in the negative and minority; and it was dete affirmative; yeas 17, nays 16. (See Cong. Globe, pp. 2032, 2033. 3. IT IS IN ORDER TO DEBATE MOTION TO PROCEED T SIDERATION OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE ON E A BILL. 35th Cong., 1st sess.; J., p. 719.] JUNE A motion was made by Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, to proceed to t tion of the motion made by him the 27th of May, to reconsider t poning until the first Monday in January next the further consider bill (S. 25) "to grant to every person who is the head of a family a of the United States a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of the public domain, upon the condition of occupancy and cultiva same for the period herein specified"; and While Mr. Johnson was addressing the Senate, Mr. Mason raised a question of order, whether, until the bill be any remarks upon it will be in order; and The President pro tempore (Mr. Fitzpatrick) decided that, on 1 proceed to the consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote on the bill, the remarks of the Senator from Tennessee were in order. Globe, pp. 3042, 3043.) 4. MOTION FOR A, MAY BE ENTERED AS PRIVILEGED. 35th Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 256.] FEBRUARY 3, A motion to reconsider may be entered as a privileged motion, but sideration must be determined by a vote of the Senate. (See Cong p. 784.) 5. ONLY ONE, EXCEPT BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. 34th Cong., 1st sess.; J., pp. 606, 621, 622.] AUGUST 16, 15 On motion by Mr. Butler, that the Senate reconsider the vote on S. 398, to regulate compensation of Members of Congress, and the motion objected to, the President pro tempore (Mr. Bright) decided that the vo ing been once reconsidered, the motion required unanimous consent of S (See Cong. Globe, p. 2168.) A bill for the improvement of the Patapsco River, etc. (S. No 53) vetoed by the President (p. 608). On reconsideration the Senate failed to the bill over the veto, two-thirds not voting for it. A motion was ma reconsider this vote, which the President pro tempore (Mr. Bright) de in order. Mr. Bayard appealed, on ground could not have two considera on a vetoed bill. Decision sustained; yeas 32, nays 9. The vote was r sidered and the bill passed over veto; yeas 31, nays 14, two-thirds of Sena present voting in the affirmative. (See Cong. Globe, pp. 2169, 2205-22 NOTE. In the two considerations only one was a reconsideration. The vote on the passage of a bill vetoed by the President may be re sidered. (J., p. 621; Cong. Globe, pp. 2205, 2206.) MOTION FOR, CAN BE LAID ON THE TABLE WITHOUT CARRYING THE BILL OR RESOLUTION WITH IT. 35th Cong., 1st sess.; J., p. 224.] MARCH 1, 1858. A motion to reconsider may be laid on the table. (See Cong. Globe, p. 901.) 42d Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 809.] MAY 21, 1872. A bill is passed by the Senate; a motion is made to reconsider the vote on e passage of the bill; the motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Held, at the motion to reconsider laid on the table did not carry with it the bill. Jee Cong. Globe, pp. 3741, 3742.) Ib.; J., p. 974.] JUNE 6, 1872. A bill passed the Senate; a motion is made to reconsider the vote on the issage of the bill; a motion is made to lay the motion to reconsider on the ble. A question of order is raised. Can a motion to lay a motion to reconder on the table be made; and if entertained and agreed to, will it carry with the bill? The Vice-President (Mr. Colfax) ruled that the motion was in der, and if agreed to did not affect the bill. (See also Cushing, p. 565; Cong. lobe, p. 3742.) ib.; J., p. 974] JUNE 6, 1872. A motion to reconsider the vote on the passage of a bill may be laid on e table without carrying the bill. (See Cong. Globe, pp. 3741, 3742, 4284, 285.) 44th Cong., 1st sess.; J., pp. 228, 234.] FEBRUARY 23-24, 1876. The conference report on H. Res. 52, District of Columbia bond bill, was greed to; a motion to reconsider entered by Mr. Wadleigh; after a brief peech offered to withdraw the motion to reconsider; objected by Mr. Ingalls; question of granting leave to withdraw the motion submitted to the Senate; lebate; motion to lay that question (of leave) on the table entertained by the hair (Mr. Ferry), and was agreed to by yeas and nays. (See Cong. Record, p. 1235.) Ib.; J., p. 234.] FEBRUARY 24, 1876. A motion to reconsider the vote on agreeing to a report of a committee of conference may be laid on the table without carrying the report. The motion to reconsider was then also laid on the table. (See Cong. Record, p. 1253, 1254.) 7. MOTION FOR, BEING ENTERED HOLDS BILL UNTIL DISPOSED OF. 43d Cong., 1st sess.; J., pp. 438, 439.] APRIL 7, 1874. A bill (heirs of Ashbury Dickens) passed April 7, 1874; on the same day a motion to reconsider was entered. (See Cong. Record, p. 2857.) 43d Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 441.] MARCH 3, 1875. The above motion to reconsider held the bill before the Senate until the 3d of March, 1875, when it (the motion) was taken up and ordered to lie on the table. Held, that the bill stood passed. (See Cong. Record, p. 2209.) 8. MAY LAY ON TABLE QUESTION OF GRANTING LEAVE TO WITHDRAW MOTION FOR. 44th Cong., 1st sess.; J., p. 228.] FEBRUARY 23, 1876. The question of granting leave to withdraw a motion to reconsider may be laid on the table without carrying the motion to reconsider with it. (See Cong. Record, p. 1235.) 9. MOTION FOR, CAN BE TAKEN UP SAME DAY. 42d Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 808.] MAY 21, 1872. A motion to reconsider may be taken up on the same day on which it is made, by a vote of the Senate. (See Cong. Globe, pp. 3736, 3738, 3741.) 10. MOTION FOR, AGREED TO, BRINGS THE SUBJECT DIRECTLY BEFORE THE SENATE. 35th Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 257.] FEBRUARY 3, 1859. A motion to reconsider agreed to brings the subject directly before the Senate. (See Cong. Globe, p. 784.) 11. MOTION FOR, CAN NOT BE MADE IN ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. 51st Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 88.] JANUARY 21, 1891. The presiding officer (Mr. Blair, in the chair) decided a motion was not in order in the absence of a quorum, to reconsider a vote directing the Sergeantat-Arms to compel the attendance of absent Senators. Decision sustained on appeal; yeas 23, nays 15. (See Cong. Record, pp. 1624, 1625.) 12. ANY SENATOR CAN MOVE A, WHERE THERE WAS NO VOTE BY YEAS AND NAYS. 50th Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 340.] FEBRUARY 18, 1889. A question of order being raised as to the right of a Senator to move a reconsideration when he was not present at the time the vote on agreeing to a report was taken, the President pro tempore (Mr. Ingalls) stated that during the time of his service in the Senate it had been the uniform practice and custom, when there was no record of a vote upon a question by yeas and nays, to allow any Senator to enter a motion to reconsider, and unless otherwise directed by the Senate he would entertain the motion. There being no objection, the motion to reconsider was entered. (See Cong. Record, p. 2000.) 13. MOTION FOR, DEBATABLE. 49th Cong., 1st sess.; J., p. 945.] JUNE 21, 1886. Mr. Frye, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the last paragraph of Clause I, Rule XIII, is hereby amended by striking out the words “without debate." (See Cong. Record, p. 5944.) NOTE. The above relates to the motion to reconsider, and before its adoption the motion was nondebatable under the rules adopted January 11, 1884, and which went into effect January 21 of the same year. 14. MAY HOLD BILL TWO DAYS TO GIVE TIME FOR MAKING A MOTION FOR. 44th Cong., 1st sess.; J. pp. 160, 161.] FEBRUARY 1, 1876. Mr. Ingalls rose to a question of order and stated that a bill which passed the Senate on Thursday last had not been sent to the House of Representatives, but had been retained by the Secretary for two days, at the request of a Senator who desired to enter a motion to reconsider the vote on its passage; and asked the ruling of the Chair upon the question whether under the rules of the Senate it was competent for the Secretary to retain a bill, after its passage by the Senate, at the request of a Senator, for the purpose of making a motion for reconsideration within the two days that are allowed by the rules for that purpose. The President pro tempore (Thomas W. Ferry) stated that such had been the uniform usage of the Senate, inasmuch as the rule gives the right to reconsider within two days next following the day of the passage of the bill; but would submit to the Senate the question whether the practice hereafter shall be in conformity with prior usage or shall strictly conform to the rule. (No further action.) RECUSANT WITNESSES. 53d Cong., 2d sess.; J., p. 254.] JUNE 21, 1894. Mr. Hill moved that the reports of the special committee on the recusant witnesses, Henry O. Havemeyer, John E. Searles, and John W. McCartney, relating to the Sugar Trust, be not received. A question of order was raised that a motion that a report of a committee of this body shall not be received is not in order. No further action had. (See Cong. Record, pp. 6639–6645, 6647, 6648.) RESOLUTIONS. 1. Order in which, shall be presented. 2. Simple, were read three times. 3. Resolution amending the rules relating to voting had three re 4. That do not require three readings, do not require the appr President. 5. May not be received during pendency of another subject. 6. Consideration of, if objected to on day of their presentation, n had. 7. Reception of, of a public meeting, objected to, and Senate receive them. 8. May not discuss constitutional power to pass certain, or merits on a motion to take up. 9. The consideration of, being objected to, motion to refer not in o 10. May change concurrent, of the House of Representatives, to joi II. A resolution which has gone over one day and considered on following, and not disposed of, can only come up on motio unanimous consent, 12. On calendar have same rights as a bill. 13. Resolution to print a paper as a document, or in the Record, not because it evades the rule. 1. ORDER IN WHICH, SHALL BE PRESENTED. 49th Cong., 1st sess.; J., p. 102.] DECEMBER 17, 1 The call for concurrent and other resolutions having been reached, On motion by Mr. Hoar, Ordered, That, until otherwise ordered, the Chair shall proceed with t for resolutions to be newly offered, before laying before the Senate reso which came over from a former day. 2. SIMPLE, WERE READ THREE TIMES. 15th Cong., 1st sess.; J., pp. 6, 7.] DECEMBER 1, 18 A simple resolution appointing joint committee "to have the direction money appropriated to the purchase of books and maps, for the use of the Houses of Congress," was read the second time and considered in Comm of the Whole, and reported to the Senate, On the question: Shall this resolution be engrossed and read a third ti It was determined in the affirmative. |