Section V.--The Houses Separately.

1. "Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and

qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall

constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn

from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of

absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties, as each House

may provide."

2. "Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its

members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of

two-thirds, expel a member."

3. "Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time

to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may, in their

judgment, require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of

either House, on any question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of

those present, be entered on the journal."

4. "Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the

consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any

other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting."

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