CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR. 1. RULES GOVERNING. Rule VIII reads: "At the conclusion of the morning business for each day, unless upon motion the Senate shall at any time otherwise order, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of the Calendar of Bills and Resolutions, and continue such consideration until 2 o'clock; and bills and resolutions that are not objected to shall be taken up in their order, and each Senator shall be entitled to speak once and for five minutes only upon any question; and the objection may be interposed at any stage of the proceedings, but upon motion the Senate may continue such consideration; and this order shall commence immediately after the call for "concurrent and other resolutions,” and shall take precedence of the unfinished business and other special orders. But if the Senate shall proceed with the consideration of any matter notwithstanding an objection, the foregoing provisions touching debate shall not apply. “All motions made before 2 o'clock to proceed to the consideration of any matter shall be determined without debate." Rule IX: "Immediately after the consideration of cases not objected to upon the Calendar is completed, and not later than 2 o'clock, if there shall be no special orders for that time, the Calendar of General Orders shall be taken up and proceeded with in its order, beginning with the first subject on the Calendar next after the last subject disposed of in proceeding with the Calendar," etc. [In conformity with the above, when the routine or morning business is concluded, the Presiding Officer announces-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further morning business? If there be none, that order is now closed, and the Calendar under Rule VIII is in order. The Secretary will report the first bill on the Calendar. [The Secretary reports the number and title of the first bill, and if there be no objection—] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be read at length. [After reading-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is now under consideration as in Committee of the Whole, and is open to amendment. [The Senate then proceeds to dispose of the bill under the "five-minute rule," and such amendments as may be proposed; and the next bill on the Calendar is taken up, and so on until the hour of 2 o'clock arrives, at which time, if there be unfinished business pending, the Senate proceeds to the consideration thereof.] 2. THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, it is the duty of the Chair to lay before the Senate the unfinished business, which will be reported by the Secretary. [The Secretary then reports by number and title the matter pending entitled to consideration as unfinished business, and the pending question is stated by the Presiding Officer, the matter being considered as in Committee of the Whole.] 3. PASSING SENATE BILL OR JOINT RESOLUTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is now under consideration as in Committee of the Whole and is open to amendment. If there be no amendment, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration- [The Secretary reads the number and title of the bill.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. And has made no amendment thereto. The bill is now in the Senate and is open to amendment. If there be no amendment, the question is, Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time? As many as are in favor of the motion will say "aye;" those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The ayes have it. Third reading of the bill. [The Secretary reads the bill by number and title.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass? As many as are in favor of the passage of this bill will say "aye;" those of a contrary opinion, "no." The ayes have it. The bill is passed, and the title will stand as reported. 4. WHEN A BILL HAS A PREAMBLE. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass? (Putting the question.) The ayes have it. The bill is passed. The question is on agreeing to the preamble. The preamble will be agreed to, if there be no objection, and the title stand as reported. 5. PASSING A HOUSE BILL. [After the bill has been considered by a committee, reported with amendments, considered in Committee of the Whole, and amendments agreed to and reported to the Senate-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration a bill of the House entitled [The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. And has agreed to certain amendments thereto. Shall the amendments be agreed to in the Senate, considered engrossed, and the bill read the third time? [Putting the question.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Third reading of the bill. [The Secretary reads the bill the third time by number and title, and the bill is finally put on its passage, as in the case of Senate bills.] 6. SUBSTITUTING A BILL OF THE HOUSE FOR A SENATE BILL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following bill of the House of Representatives. [The Secretary reports the number and title of the House bill.] A SENATOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration of this bill. [Unanimous consent being obtained-] THE SENATOR. I ask unanimous consent that this bill of the House may be substituted for a Senate bill on the same subject, now on the Calendar. [There being no objection, the bill of the House may be placed on the Calendar, or the Senate may proceed to its consideration, amendment, and passage, in lieu of the Senate bill. If the latter course is pursued and the House bill passed,] THE SENATOR. Mr. President, I move that the Senate bill (on the same subject) be indefinitely postponed. [Which is usually done without objection.] 7. CONSIDERING SENATE BILL REPORTED FROM A COMMITTEE WITH AMENDMENTS. [After the bill has been reported in its order on the Calendar-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is now under consideration as in Committee of the Whole and will be read at length. [The SECRETARY reports the bill at length.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will report the amendments reported from the committee. [The Secretary, in reporting the amendments, whether reported from committees or proposed during the consideration of the bill, states by page, section, line, and clause the part to be stricken out, the new matter to be inserted, and reads the same carefully and distinctly, as the same will appear when amended.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee. As many as are in favor of agreeing to the amendment will say "aye." [After a pause--] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The Chair is in doubt. 8. WHEN A DIVISION IS requested. A SENATOR. I ask for a division. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from asks for a division. As many as are in favor of the amendment will rise and stand until they are counted. [The Secretary counts those standing within the bar of the Senate and states the result to the Presiding Officer.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Upon this question Senators have voted in the affirmative. The ayes will be seated and the noes will rise. [The Senators are counted as before and stated to the Presiding Officer.] The Presiding Officer. Upon agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee the ayes are So the amendment is agreed to. The Sec noes retary will report the next amendment reported from the committee. [The amendment being read by the Secretary as before-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. As many as are in favor of the amendment reported from the committee will say "aye." [After a pause-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The Chair is in doubt. [At this point a division is usually demanded, and if upon count of those voting it is found that a quorum has not voted or if a Senator demand the yeas and nays--] 9. DEMANDING THE YEAS AND NAYS. A SENATOR. I demand the yeas and nays. demands the yeas and nays. Are the yeas and nays demanded by one-fifth of those present? [Those who sustain the demand for the yeas and nays manifest it by raising the right hand.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. A sufficient number have joined in the demand, the yeas and nays are ordered. The question is on agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee. As many as are in favor of the amendment will, when their names are called, answer "aye;" those of a contrary opinion will answer "no." The Secretary will call the roll. [The roll is then called alphabetically. At the conclusion of the call of the roll an opportunity is given those Senators who did not answer to their names to answer, the Chair recognizing Senators for that purpose when the call of the roll is completed. Before the vote is finally announced, the Secretary is required to read his record of the votes of the Senators for correction. When his footings are made, the Vice-President announces the result-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Upon the question of agreeing to the amendment reported from the committee the yeas are ——, the nays so the amendment is agreed to. [All amendments reported from the committee having charge of the bill being now disposed of—] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. This bill is still in Committee of the Whole and open to amendment. If there be no further amendment proposed, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration [The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. And has amended the same (or has made sundry amendments thereto). The question is on agreeing to the amendments made in Committee of the Whole. If there be no objection, the vote on the amendments will be taken together. As many as are in favor of agreeing to the amendments made in Committee of the Whole will say "aye" (a pause); those of a contrary opinion will say "no.” The amendments are agreed to. The bill is now in the Senate and open to amendment. If there be no further amendment proposed, the question is, "Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time?" As many as are in favor of the engrossment and third reading of this bill will say "aye" (a pause); those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The ayes have it, and the bill will be read the third time. [The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass? [The question is then taken, and if the affirmative prevail-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is passed, and the title will stand as reported. 10. IF AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED BY SENATORS. A SENATOR. Mr. President THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from THE SENATOR. I offer (or propose) the amendment which I send to the desk, to come in (stating page, section, line, and after what word). Or, THE SENATOR. I move to amend by striking out; or inserting; or striking out and inserting (stating page, section, line, and the words to be stricken out; or to be inserted; or to be stricken out and inserted); 83 that the section, paragraph, or clause (as the case may be) will read: THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from ment; which will be reported by the Secretary. proposes the following amend [The Secretary reports the amendment, and the part to be stricken out or inserted; or the parts to be stricken out and inserted; and restates how the section, paragraph, or clause will read, if amended as proposed.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate has heard the amendment proposed by the Senator from Is the Senate ready for the question? As many as are in favor of agreeing to the amendment will say "aye;" those of a contrary opinion will say "no." The amendment is agreed to. Are there further amendments to this bill in Committee of the Whole? If there be none, the bill will be reported to the Senate. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration [The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. And has agreed to certain amendments thereto. Will the Senate agree to the amendments made in Committee of the Whole? 11. WHEN A QUESTION CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE PROPOSITION, AND A SEPARATE VOTE IS DEMANDED ON EACH. A SENATOR. I ask that the question be divided, and the vote be taken on the amendments made in Committee of the Whole separately. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from asks that the question be divided and the vote be taken on the amendments separately. The Secretary will report the first amendment. [The Secretary reports the amendment first made, in the order of sections, to the bill.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senate agree to this amendment? [Putting the question.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is agreed to. [The other propositions involved are then successively disposed of in the same manner.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment in its entirety as reported from the Committee of the Whole. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The next amendment will be now reported. [The Secretary reports the next amendment in order. The question is taken and decided, and so on, until all the amendments agreed to in Committee of the Whole are considered in the Senate.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time? [Putting the question.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Third reading of the bill. [The Secretary reports the number and title of the bill.] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Shall this bill pass? [Putting the question. If the affirmative prevail-] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is passed, and the title will stand as reported. [If there be a preamble to the bill -] THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The preamble is agreed to, and the title will stand as last reported. 12. WHEN AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED FOR REFERENCE TO COM MITTEES. A SENATOR. Mr. President, I offer (or report from the Committee on --- -) an amendment intended to be proposed to (reciting title), and ask that it be printed and referred to the Committee on THE PRESIDING OFFICER. It is so ordered. [Where reported it goes to the calendar with the bill.] 13. PROCEEDING TO CONSIDER A MATTER, OR TO DISPLACE PENDING BUSINESS. A SENATOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration of a bill or a resolution (stating the same). |