[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 7, Chapters 22 - 25]
[Chapter 23. Motions]
[F. Motions to Reconsider]
[Â§ 40. Precedence of Motion]
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                               CHAPTER 23
 
                                Motions
 
                        F. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER
 
Sec. 40. Precedence of Motion

Vote Recapitulation and Motion to Reconsider

Sec. 40.1 A demand for recapitulation takes precedence over a motion to 
    reconsider.

    On May 6, 1964,(6) the Senate defeated by a tie vote 
several amendments to H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1963. Mr. 
Everett M. Dirksen, of Illinois, sought to have this vote reconsidered.
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 6. 110 Cong. Rec. 10200, 10201, 88th Cong. 2d Sess.
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        The Acting President Pro Tempore: (7) The vote being 
    45 yeas and 45 nays, the Morton amendments to the Talmadge 
    amendments are rejected.
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 7. Lee Metcalf (Mont.).
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        Several Senators: No, no, no.
        Mr. Dirksen: Mr. President, I move that the Senate reconsider 
    the vote by which the Morton amendments to the Talmadge amendments 
    were rejected.
        The Acting President Pro Tempore: The question is on agreeing 
    to the motion to reconsider.

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        Mr. [Richard B.] Russell [of Georgia]: Mr. President, I demand 
    a recapitulation of the vote.
        The Acting President Pro Tempore: The Senator is entitled to 
    have that done, and there will be a recapitulation. The clerk will 
    call the names for the recapitulation.
        The legislative clerk recapitulated the vote.