The Constitution for the United States of America
Article 1
Section 3 - Paragraph 5
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The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of the President of the United States. |
This grants the Senators the power and authority to establish their own officers to conduct the affairs of the Senate.
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