3. No member shall speak to another, or otherwise interrupt the business of the Senate, or read any newspaper, while the journal or public papers are being read, or when any member is speaking in debate. No smoking shall be allowed during the sitting of the Senate.
4. Every member, previous to speaking, shall rise from his chair, and respectfully address the President, and shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personality.
5. No member shall speak more than twice on any one debate on the same day, without leave of the Senate.
6. When two members rise at the same time, the President shall name the person to speak; but in all cases the member who shall first rise and address the chair shall speak first.
7. When a member shall be called to order by the President or a Senator, he shall sit down; and every question of order shall be decided by the President, without debate, subject to an appeal to the Senate; and the President may call for the sense of the Senate on any question of order.
8. If the member be called to order by a Senator for words spoken, the exceptional words shall immediately be taken down in writing by the Secretary, that the President may be better enabled to judge of the matter.
9. No member shall absent himself from the service of the Senate without leave of the Senate, and in case a less number than a quorum of the Senate shall convene, they, or a majority of them, may send the Sergeant-at-Arms, or other suitable person or persons, for any or all absent members, at the expense of such absent members respectively, unless such excuse for non-attendance shall be made, as the Senate, when a quorum is convened, shall judge sufficient.
10. No motion shall be debated until the same shall be seconded.
11. When a motion shall be made and seconded, it shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the President or any member, delivered at the table of the Secretary, and read before the same shall be debated.
12. When a question is under debate no motion shall be received, except as otherwise provided in these rules, but to adjourn, to lie on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or amend, which several motions shall have precedence in the order they stand arranged. Any motion may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before a discussion, amendment, or ordering of the yeas and nays, except a motion to reconsider, which shall not be withdrawn without leave of the Senate. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order. That, and the motion to lay on the table, shall be decided without debate.