for that purpose the date of the election, the name of the person elected and the vote given at the election, the date of the certificate, the name of the governor and the secretary of state signing and countersigning the same, and the State from which such Senator is elected. On July 17, 1961, the Senate agreed to the following: Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following are convenient and sufficient forms of the certificates of election of a Senator for a six-year term, or an unexpired term, or for the appointment of a Senator to fill a vacancy, to be signed by the executive of any State in pursuance of the Constitution and the statutes of the United States: "CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR SIX-YEAR TERM day of "To the President of the Senate of the United States: "Witness: His excellency our [6.3] and our seal hereto in the year of our Lord 19-. "By the governor: "CD "Governor. "EF, "Secretary of State." "CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR UNEXPIRED TERM "To the President of the Senate of the United States: day of B "This is to certify that on the was duly chosen by the qualified electors of the State of for the unexpired term ending at noon on the 3d day of January, 19—, to fill the vacancy in the representation from said State in the Senate of the United States caused by the "Witness: His excellency our governor affixed at of C D "By the governor: "G H—, "Secretary of State." [6.4] "CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT "To the President of the Senate of the United States: "This is to certify that, pursuant to the power vested in me by the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the State of of I, A——— B——, the governor of said State, do hereby appoint C- and our seal hereto in the year of our Lord 19-. "G- — H——, "Governor. [7] [7.1] "Secretary of State." Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate shall send copies of these suggested forms and these resolutions to the executive and secretary of each State wherein an election is about to take place or an appointment is to be made in season that they may use such forms if they see fit. (S. Jour. 17, 73-2, Jan. 4, 1934; S. Jour. 547, 87-1, July 17, 1961.) RULE VII MORNING BUSINESS 1. After the Journal is read, the Presiding Officer shall lay before the Senate messages from the President, reports and communications from the heads of Departments, and other communications addressed to the Senate, and such bills, joint resolutions, and other messages from the House of Representatives as may remain upon his table from any previous day's session undisposed of. The Presiding Officer shall then call for, in the following order: The presentation of petitions and memorials. All of which shall be received and disposed of in such order, unless unanimous consent shall be otherwise given. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XIV. On Jan. 16, 1908, the Senate agreed to the following: Resolved, That no communications from heads of departments, commissioners, chiefs of bureaus, or other executive officers, except when authorized or required by law, or when made in response to a resolution of the Senate, will be received by the Senate unless such communications shall be transmitted to the Senate by the President. 122, 60-1, Jan. 16, 1908.) On Dec. 17, 1885, the Senate agreed to the following: (S. Jour. Ordered, That until otherwise ordered, the Chair shall proceed with the call for resolutions to be newly offered before laying before the Senate resolutions which came over from a former day. (S. Jour. 102, 49-1, Dec. 17, 1885.) 2.12 Senators having petitions, memorials, pension bills, or [7.2] bills for the payment of private claims to present after the morning hour may deliver them to the Secretary of the Senate, endorsing upon them their names and the reference or disposition to be made thereof, and said petitions, memorials, and bills shall, with the approval of the Presiding Officer, be entered on the Journal with the names of the Senators presenting them as having been read twice and referred to the appropriate committees, and the Secretary of the Senate shall furnish a transcript of such entries to the official reporter of debates for publication in the Record. 'It shall not be in order to interrupt a Senator having the floor for the purpose of introducing any memorial, petition, report of a committee, resolution, or bill. It shall be the duty of the Chair to enforce this rule without any point of order hereunder being made by a Senator. 1 As amended, 8. Jour. 548, 59-1, May 31, 1906. ? See also section 190g. title 2, United States Code (Senate Manual section [347]). [7.3] [7.4] [7.5] 3. Until the morning business shall have been concluded, and so announced from the Chair, or until the hour of 1 o'clock has arrived, no motion to proceed to the consideration of any bill, resolution, report of a committee, or other subject upon the Calendar shall be entertained by the Presiding Officer, unless by unanimous consent; and if such consent be given, the motion shall not be subject to amendment, and shall be decided without debate upon the merits of the subject proposed to be taken up: Provided, however, That on Mondays the Calendar shall be called under Rule VIII, and during the morning hour no motion shall be entertained to proceed to the consideration of any bill, resolution, report of a committee, or other subject upon the Calendar except the motion to continue the consideration of a bill, resolution, report of a committee, or other subject against objection as provided in Rule VIII. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XIV. 4. Every petition or memorial shall be referred, without putting the question, unless objection to such reference is made; in which case all motions for the reception or reference of such petition, memorial, or other paper shall be put in the order in which the same shall be made, and shall not be open to amendment, except to add instructions. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XIX. 5. Every petition or memorial shall be signed by the petitioner or memorialist and have indorsed thereon a brief statement of its contents, and shall be presented and referred without debate. But no petition or memorial or other 1 As amended, 8. Jour. 290, 65–2, July 2, 1918. 'As amended, S. Jour. 427, 428, 50-1, Mar. 6, 1888. paper signed by citizens or subjects of a foreign power shall be received, unless the same be transmitted to the Senate by the President. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XIX. 6. Only a brief statement of the contents, as provided [7.6] for in Rule VII, paragraph five, of such communications as are presented under the order of business "Presentation of petitions and memorials" shall be printed in the Congressional Record; and no other portion of such communications shall be inserted in the Record unless specifically so ordered by vote of the Senate, as provided for in Rule XXIX, paragraph one; except that communications from the legislatures or conventions, lawfully called, of the respective States, Territories, and insular possessions shall be printed in full in the Record whenever presented, and the original copies of such communications shall be retained in the files of the Secretary of the Senate. On Feb. 7, 1887, the Senate agreed to the following: Ordered, That when petitions and memorials are ordered printed in the Congressional Record the order shall be deemed to apply to the body of the petition only, and the names attached to said petition or memorial shall not be printed unless specially ordered by the Senate. (S. Jour. 280, 49-2, Feb. 7, 1887.) 7. The Presiding Officer may at any time lay, and it [7.7] shall be in order at any time for a Senator to move to lay, before the Senate, any bill or other matter sent to the Senate by the President or the House of Representatives, and any question pending at that time shall be suspended for this purpose. Any motion so made shall be determined without debate. As amended, 8. Jour. 298, 65-1, Oct. 5, 1917. 'As amended, 8. Jour. 431, 48-1, Mar. 17, 1884. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XIV. 37-195 - 75 - 2 |