the Senate chamber by any person not connected with the Legislature, and that henceforth no officer be permitted to occupy the seat of a Senator at any time; that it shall be the duty of the President to see that this rule is enforced, and a persistent disregard of it by any officer shall be cause of dismissal by the President: Provided, That this rule shall not be so construed as to prevent any Senator from inviting a citizen to occupy a seat on the floor of the Senate at any time.

Bills Requiring a Two-third Vote.

41. When bills which require a two-third vote are under consideration, the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Senators elected shall not be requisite to decide any question or amendment short of the final question; and on any other question short of the final one, a majority of Senators voting shall be sufficient to pass the same.

Discharging Committees.

42. No committee shall be discharged from the consideration of a bill within five days of its reference, without unanimous consent of the Senate.

Smoking Prohibited.

43. No person shall be permitted to smoke tobacco within the Senate chamber during the session of the Senate.

Negatived Bills.

44. A majority of all the members elected to the Senate shall be required to place a negative bill upon the calendar.

INDEX TO SENATE DECISIONS.

A.

Page.

Adjournment from day to day by less than a quorum, what it means,
day of final, when it begins,

two-thirds vote not necessary to change time of daily,

1060

1060

.....

1072

Amendments-See Bills.

to House amendments when not in order,

1060

in order to title when concurring in House amendments,
made on second reading cannot be stricken out on third reading,
which strike out matter not necessary to reprint bill,

1061

1061

1061

in order to strike out on third reading that which has been inserted
on second reading if other matter is included,
negatived on second reading can be inserted in committee of the
whole on third reading,

1061

1061

can be made only on second or third reading after bill is reported,
cannot be made to bills that will change original purpose,
not germane to resolution out of order,

1064

1062

1002

can be made to resolution regulating Senate business, ....
affecting an increase of the revenues are not germane to other
bills,

1062

1066

made in committee of the whole, striking out matter, Senate can
re-insert,

1062

1062

to Senate bill returned from House not in order.
when concurring in House amendments, calendar must show title,
non-concurrence in by the House, to recede from affirmative vote
of less than majority of all the Senators elected sufficient,

1063

....

1063

Bills-See Amendments.

B.

consideration of, in numerical order,

negativing first section does not involve defeat of whole bill,

1063
1063

negatived by the Senate not in order to introduce and consider similar bill,
negatived by the Senate not in order to consider bill of similar character
from the House,

1063

1063

postponement of, for the present not in order on the call of one Senator,.
must be referred, reported and printed before consideration,
on final passage, what action is in order.

1064

1064

1064

amendments made to, on second cannot be stricken out on third reading,.
regularly before Senate can be disposed of by a simple majority,
passed by both Houses, and not sent to the Governor, cannot be taken up,
sent to printer cannot be considered until returned to Senate, ...........
motion to recommit, for amending to change character of, not in order,..
negatived by committee, similar one can be acted on by Senate,
cannot be amended to change original purpose,

after consideration of vote, must be acted on when reached in order,
amending laws must recite in full the part to be amended,

1065

1066

objection to consideration of, reconsidered, must be made at the proper
time,

1066

raising revenue must originate in the House,

1066

on final passage, twenty-six votes in the affirmative necessary,
twice negatived on final passage, reconsideration of, not in order,....
objection to consideration of, must be raised at proper time,
amendments to Senate bills from House not in order,
final vote cannot be reconsidered after five legislative days,

1066

1076

1066

1062

1076

Page.

Bills-reconsideration of, when not in order,

merits of, debatable on motion to postpone consideration of to fixed time,
constitutionality of to be determined by the Senate,

1076

1066

1067

if regularly reported, can be considered by Senate,

1064

which have passed House and are on second reading in Senate, resolu-
tion recalling, out of order,

1078

majority of those voting in Senate discharges committee from consideration
of,

too late to correct vote on, after other business has intervened,

1068

1080

C.

Call of the House is the order when a motion to adjourn fails and less than a
quorum vote,

Committees, power of, over bills,

minority report from standing, when permissible,

bills regularly reported from, can be considered by Senate,
majority of those voting in Senate discharges, from consideration of
bills,

two-thirds vote necessary to pass resolution imposing special work
on standing,

1077

Committee of the whole, amendments just inserted by, not in order to strike out,
not in order to go into, on third to strike out amend-
ments inserted on second reading,

1067

Constitutionality of bills to be determined by the Senate,

D.

Decision of President-Tie vote on appeal sustains,

Tie vote on appeal reverses,
E.

Executive communications, when can be read,

1079

1079

1069

Executive session, a motion to reconsider vote on nominations not debatable in,
point of order made and sustained when in, Senate can sub-
sequently reconsider, ........

Final passage of bills, twenty-six affirmative votes necessary,

I.

Indefinite postponement of a motion to reconsider a section does not include bill,

cut off by call for previous question,

motion for, not capable of amendment,

does not preclude debate upon the original subject,
of motion to reconsider, limitation of debate in,
O.

1066

1071

1073

1071

1071

1071

Orders of the day, dispensing with, in considering bills not in numerical order,..
a single objection prevents suspension of, at special session
for special purpose,

1063

1071

Page

Orders of the day, motion to extend session pending consideration of a bill not
in order,

1071

two-thirds vote necessary to suspend,

1071

two-thirds vote not necessary to change time of daily ad-
journment,

1072

regular, superseded by special,

1072

take precedence of call for the previous question,

1072

suspension necessary to offer resolution after that order has
been passed,

1072

P.

Points of order cannot be raised upon another pending point of order,
can be raised at any stage of a bill,

too late to be raised after progress on bill,

cannot be raised upon a question after other business has In-
tervened,

⚫ Postponement, motion for, to a time fixed subject to limited debate on merits
of bill,

Previous question, call for, can be renewed the same day,

of privilege, do not take precedence of special orders.
Quorum, Senators announcing pairs to be counted in making up,

1074

adjournment by less than, from "day to day," means from day to day
as fixed by the orders,

Senators announcing pairs and signing appeal to be counted in mak-
ing up,

1074

1075

1060

when less than, vote on a motion to adjourn and majority of those
vote in negative, call of the house in order,

1067

R.

Recede, motion to, from amendments made by the Senate non-concurred in by
the House, majority vote of all the Senators elected not necessary,
Recess, amending motion for,

1063

1075

motion for not in order after motion to adjourn has been defeated,
Recommit, motion to, for amending bill to change character of, not in order,..
Reconsideration of negative vote on final passage of bill,

1075

1065

1076

point of order made and sustained when in executive session
subject to,

of final vote on bill must be made within five legislative days,
of same bill not in order a second time,

1077

1077

necessary when instructing a conference committee to do that
which the Senate has refused to do,
a motion for, always in order,

Resolutions not in order to strike out and insert new subject matter in,

concurrent, necessary to provide for printing of report of an investi-
gation committee,

1078

Resolution from House recalling House bill on second reading out of order,
Rules, defeat of motion to suspend, carries with it whole proposition,

S.

Senators, before qualification, cannot present papers,

vote of, on questions affecting seat of,

announcing pairs to be counted in making up quorum,

announcing pairs and signing appeal to be counted in making up a
quorum,

formal resignation of, necessary to preclude their voting,

Page.

1078

1078

1078

1079

1074

1075

1079

1072

1074

1071

for a special purpose being fixed, a two-thirds vote not necessary
to pass resolutions for general business,

Special orders supersede regular orders,

supersede questions of privilege,

Special session, for special purpose, unanimous consent necessary to consider
other business,

Suspension of orders, a single objection prevents, at special session for special
purpose,

1079

two-thirds vote necessary for,

necessary to offer resolution after that order has been
passed,

T.

Tie vote, on appeal, sustains decision of chair,
on appeal, reverses chair's ruling,

V.

1071

1071

1072

1079

1079

Vote cannot be recorded after result is announced by chair,
can be changed on a misapprehension of the question,

1080

1080

of twenty-six Senators in the affirmative necessary to pass a bill finally,..
can be recorded after the call of the yeas and nays has been completed
only by consent of a majority,

1080

1080

1080

too late to correct, on bill after other business has intervened,

Y.

Yeas and nays, call of, not in order when Senators demanding same decline to
vote,

1081

call of, cannot be interrupted after first Senator's name is
called,

1081

after call of, has been completed, vote can be recorded only by
consent of majority,

1080