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Petition and Remonstrance, question as to receiving,..
Postpone Indefinitely, effect of a question to,..........

beyond session, effect of,...

Preamble, last considered,...

President of the Senate, provided by the Constitution,..

may appoint chairman,..

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President of the Senate, pro tempore, to be chosen in the absence of

the Vice-President,

at what time his office shall determine,..

of the United States, forms in presenting bills to,.

Previous Question, its intention and effect,.. can an amendment be moved to M. Q.,..

cannot be put in committee,

effect of,.....
discussed,.

Priority and
Precedence

of motions, discussions of,...

Privilege of Parliament has gradually increased,.
Privilege of members of Parliament,.

of Senators and Representatives,

of Senators, constructive extent,.

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of the two Houses, cases of the alleged breach of,.

of members commence by virtue of election,...

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181, 182

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of members must be ascertained at the peril of the party vio

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of members, the privileges of the House,..

a member cannot waive breach of,...

is violated by Speaker not putting a question which is in order,.. of one House in relation to the other, or in relation to a co-ordinate branch of the Government,.

breach of, party summoned or sent for,..

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breach of, by members, punishable by House only,............. breach of, by the King or Executive,..

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members of one House cannot be summoned by the other,..... neither House can exercise authority over members or officers of the other,....

of a member where he is charged or interested, &c.,........ question of, takes precedence of all,..

Privileged Questions-See Questions.

Qualification of Senators,

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may be debated between the count of affirmative and nega

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Questions, must speak or move about while putting,... must be decided promptly, if any difficulty arise, one House cannot question the other,.... privileged, what shall be,.......

in filling blanks,.........

in reference to committees,

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in amending amendments, and agree or disagree,.....
motion to amend has precedence over motion to strike
out,

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of order, (incidental,) how far it shall supersede any other, division of, how made,..

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what are divisible,..

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equivalent, what is considered,.......

determined by ayes and noes,..

when divided, each point open to debate and amend-
ment,

(co-existing,) what suspends, and what removes from the House,
an existing question,..

to be resumed in statu quo, when suspended by the want of a quorum,

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any member may desire a count for the purpose of ascertaining,.
not present suspend the question....

Randall and Whitney, reference to case, breach of privilege,........................
Reading of Papers, right to require,............

question on, first put,.

a speech, is not a right,

a report of one House not of right in the other House,..

Recede, question discussed,

effect of a vote to,..

Recommitment, effect of,.

Reconsideration of bills, orders, instructions, &C.,...

of questions requiring two-thirds, by whom may be moved,. Remonstrance and Petition, distinction,....

Report of Committee, how to proceed in House,.............................. of one House, not to be read in the other,.......................................................... Representatives, apportionment of, since 1789,................................................ qualifications of......

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shall choose their Speaker and other officers,..

powers of, in relation to the rules and the conduct of its
members,..

Resolution, and Order, distinction,..........................................................................

to pay money, in order,...

when to be presented for approval,.

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Riders, amend engrossed bills by,..

Rules, in adherence to, important,

Rules and Orders of each House, to what cases they shall apply,.
Sections, numbered by clerk,...

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Senate, of whom composed and how classed,..

the Vice-President to be the President,

shall choose their officers, &c.,..

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power of, in relation to rules, and the conduct of members,.. equal division, to be determined by the vote of the Vice-President,

adjournment of.-See Adjournment,. . . . . . . . . ............. session of, what constitutes,

Session, what constitutes,

Speaker, manner of choosing,

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may be removed at will of the House,...............................................

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to decide point of order that arises in putting question, promptly,

and may ask advice of old members,

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Special Orders-See Orders.

Speech, cannot be read of right,...

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Strike out, paragraph may be perfected before question to,.......................

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Transposing of sections, rule respecting,..
Treason, mode of proceeding on charge of,..
Treaties may be made by the President and Senate,....
shall be kept secret until injunction removed.............................................
are legislative acts,..
extent of power to make,

may be rescinded by an act of the Legislature, .
paper to be communicated with.....

ratified by nominal call,.

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reconsideration of votes upon, may be moved by one of the side

Vote, cannot till sworn,...............................

every member must, ................

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Vote, must not vote if not present,.

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change of,

Warm words or quarrel, adjustment of,.

Whitney and Randall, bribery case, reference to,..

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Withdraw, members cannot, when question is putting,

motions, rule of Parliament,

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Witnesses, how summoned, examined, &c.,

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when called and decision announced, no member allowed to vote,

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CENSUS

OF

1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850 & 1855.

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Total, Albany City,. 24, 209 28, 10933,721 42, 139 50,763 57,333

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3,206

5,151

2,963

3,188

1,888

3,327

3,088

3,607 3,956 3,740 3,667 3,441
6,082 3,103 3,238 3,315 4,102
2,723 2,957 3 107 2,978 3,050
2,742 2,803 2,790 2,995 3,279
2,189 2,262 2,143 2,161 2,021
3,130 2,912 3,288 3,459
3,685 3,507 3,705 3,589 3,629
4,962 6,961 10, 141 11, 209 16,675 20,889
3,321 3,074 3,096 2,927 2,860 2,648

53,520 59,76268,593 77,268 93,279 103,681

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