his long and faithful service, Floyd M. Riddick is hereby designated as Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate. [S. Jour. 1519, 93-2, Dec. 5, 1974 COMMITTEE-RELATED SENATE EMPLOYEES [Section 1 of this resolution may be found as paragraph 8 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate (Senate Manual section [25.8]).] SEC. 2. Paragraph 8 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate (as added by the first section of this resolution) shall be suspended and shall have no force or effect during any period during which, by law, a legislative assistance clerkhire fund is established and funded to provide for legislative assistance for Senators serving on committees at rates not less than those provided in such paragraph 8, and subject to no more conditions and no greater limitations than those provided in such paragraph. SEC. 3. Each Senator and the chairman of each committee on which he serves shall, not later than five days (not including Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays) after the date on which this resolution is adopted certify to the Secretary of the Senate a list containing the names and the total aggregate annual compensation of any professional staff member on such committee whose appointment is made, approved, or recommended by such Senator. Whenever such certification has been made and is no longer applicable, the Senator and chairman of that committee shall jointly notify the Secretary of the Senate accordingly. Such certification shall be effective on the date received by the Secretary of the Senate. [S. Jour., 94-1, 12, 1975. [79.11] [79.12] CONSULTANTS FOR THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Resolved, That within the limit of funds appropriated for expenses of inquiries and investigations for the Committee on Appropriations, the committee may expend such sums as it deems appropriate and necessary for the procurement of the services of individual consultants or organizations. Such services in the case of individuals or organizations may be procured by contract as independent contractors, or in the case of individuals by employment at daily rates of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of compensation which may be paid to a regular employee of the committee. Such contracts may be made in the same manner and subject to the same conditions with respect to advertising as required of other standing committees of the Senate under section 202 (i) (2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended. RULES FOR REGULATION OF THE SENATE WING [Adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration pursuant to rule XXXIV, as amended, of the Standing Rules of the Senate] RULE I SERGEANT AT ARMS The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, under the direction of the Presiding Officer, shall be the Executive Officer of the body for the enforcement of all rules made by the Committee on Rules and Administration for the regulation of the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office Buildings. The Senate floor shall be at all times under his immediate supervision, and he shall see that the various subordinate officers of his department perform the duties to which they are especially assigned. The Sergeant at Arms shall see that the messengers assigned to the doors upon the Senate floor are at their posts and that the floor, cloakrooms, and lobby are cleared at least five minutes before the opening of daily sessions of all persons not entitled to remain there. In the absence of the Sergeant at Arms the duties of his office, so far as they pertain to the enforcement of the rules, shall devolve upon the Deputy Sergeant at Arms. 1 Corrected to July 30, 1975. [80] 127 [81] [82] [83] RULE II MAJORITY AND MINORITY SECRETARIES The secretary for the majority and the secretary for the minority shall be assigned, during the daily sessions of the Senate, to duty upon the Senate floor. RULE III USE OF THE SENATE CHAMBER In order to secure and protect the Senate Chamber and its furniture and furnishings, the language contained in paragraph numbered one of rule XXXIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which reads "The Senate Chamber shall not be granted for any other purpose than for the use of the Senate," shall be interpreted to mean that when the Senate is not sitting in session or otherwise using the Chamber for some function of the Senate, no Senator shall seat any person or persons in chairs of Senators other than the chair assigned to him (other persons shall not seat anyone in a chair of a Senator); and lectures, talks, or speeches shall not be given at such times to groups on the floor by Senators or others except for the purpose of explaining the Chamber. RULE IV 1 TAKING OF PICTURES PROHIBITED The taking of pictures of any kind is prohibited in the Senate Chamber, the Senate Reading Rooms (Marble Room and Lobby), the Senate Cloakrooms, and the Private Dining Room of the Senate. 1 Rule IV has been temporarily suspended on Sept. 24, 1963, Dec. 10, 1971, and July 30, 1975, for the taking of official photographs of the Senate in session, and on Dec. 19, 1974, for telecasting the inauguration of Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. Senate authorization for the telecasting of the New Hampshire contested senatorial election debate was not utilized. RULE V MESSENGERS ACTING AS ASSISTANT DOORKEEPERS The messengers acting as Assistant Doorkeepers shall be assigned to their duties by the Sergeant at Arms. RULE VI GALLERIES The Sergeant at Arms shall keep the aisles of the galleries clear, and shall not allow admittance into the galleries of more than their seating capacity. He shall not permit any person to enter a gallery with or carrying any package, bundle, suitcase, briefcase, or camera; he shall not permit any person in any gallery to smoke, applaud, or commit any other type of demonstration either by sound or sign; except in the press and correspondents' galleries he shall not permit any person to read (except the Senate seating diagram) or to write or take notes (except bona fide employees of the Senate when sitting in the Staff Gallery and making notes in the course of their employment); he shall not permit any person to take any picture or photograph or to sketch or draw; and he shall not permit any person to place any object whatsoever or portion of his person on any railing, or any male to wear a hat. The galleries of the Senate shall be set apart and occupied as follows: PRESS GALLERY The gallery in the rear of the Vice President's chair shall be set apart for reporters of daily newspapers. The administration of the Press Gallery shall be vested in a Standing Committee of Correspondents elected by accredited [84] [85] [85.1] |