    [Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 105th Congress]
    [105th Congress]
    [House Document 104-272]
    [Rules of the House of Representatives]
    [Pages 779-780]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                   Rule XXXI.

                               hall of the house.

    [[Page 780]]

    of its Members, except upon occasions where the
    House by resolution agrees to take part in any ceremonies to be observed
    therein; and the Speaker shall not entertain a motion for the suspension
    of this rule.

    Sec. 918. Use of the Hall of the House.

      The Hall  of the
    House shall be used only for the legislative business of the House and
    for the caucus meetings

      Rules relating to the use of the Hall were adopted as early as 1804.
    The present form of the rule dates from 1880 (V, 7270). It was
    renumbered January 3, 1953, p. 24.