MANUAL

                        OF

PAPLIAMEKTAPY PTRACTICE.


   BY THOMAS JEFFERSON.





TABLE OF CONTENTS.


Sa'. 1. Rules, importance of.
     2. Legislature.
     3. Privilege.
     4. Elections.
     5. Qualifications.
     6. (Quorum.
     7. Call of the House.
     S. Absence.
     9 Speaker.
     10. Address.
     11. Committees.
     12. Committee of Whole.
     13. Examination before Com-
         mittees, etc.
    14. Arrangement of business.
    15. Order.
    16. Order respecting papers.
    17. Order in debate.
    18. Orders of the House.
    19. Petitions.
    20. Moti ns.
    91. Resolutions.
    22. Bills, Reading.
    23.     Leave to bring in.
    24.     F"irst reading.
    025.    Second reading.
    26.     Commitment.
    27.     Report of Committee.


SEC'. -2 Dills, Recommitment.
    -ý.     Report taken up.
    30.     Quaii Committee.
    31.     Second reading in the
              House.
    32.     Reading papers.
    33.     Privileged questions.
    3.4.    Previous question.
    35.     Amendments.
    36.     Division of question.
    37.     Coexisling questions.
    38.     Equivalent question.
    39.     The question.
    40.     Thira reading.
    41.     Divition of the Houses.
    42.     Title.
    43.     Reconsideration.
    44. Bills sent to the other house.
    45. Amendments between the
         Houses.
    46. Conferences.
    47. Messages.
    48. Assent.
    49. Journals.
    50. Adjournment.
    51. Session.
    52. Treaties.
    53. Impeachment.