privilege of the floor

The privileges of the floor were granted and he was asked to make a short address to the Senate.

"Uncle Joe" could not give him the privilege of the floor; the rules had become more stringent.

The Secretary of the Smithsonian has the privilege of the floor at the United States Senate.

In 1993, Thompson was granted the privilege of the floor of the South Caroline Legislature for her contributions to professional baseball and women's sports.

Upon turning 80 in 1964, Truman was feted in Washington, and addressed the Senate, availing himself of a new rule that allowed former presidents to be granted privilege of the floor.

He clings piteously to the one little shred that is left of his departed distinction--the "privilege of the floor"; and works it hard and gets what he can out of it.

Rule XXIII of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate, established by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, governs the privileges of the floor of the Senate.

Clemens, during Cleveland's first administration, some nineteen years before, had accompanied such an expedition, and through S. S. ("Sunset") Cox had obtained the "privileges of the floor" of the House, which had enabled him to canvass the members individually.

He was given the privilege of the floor of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker, and, through the courtesy of Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon, he had practically the same privilege on the floor of the Senate.