Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-03
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
low Congress Passes a Bill

How Congress Passes Bill.
- In reply to a correspondent, who asks
for information on this subject the New
York Journal Of Commerce says:
One branch of Congress passes bill and
sends it to the other. If the latter adopts
it precisely as it passed, it then goes to the
President for his approval. But if the bill
is amended or changed Oh its passage in
the other branch, it is sent back with such
changes to the house in which it originated
If these amendments are there adopted, it
then goes to the President but if adopted, or
adopted only in part it again comes back
to the second branch, where the vote is to
recede from the amendments or to insist upon
them. If the body insists, then committee
of conference is appointed, and notice being
given TO the other house, like committee
is appointed and these two committees meet.
If they agree on report, then the bill, as
reported, is voted on again in each house. If
they disagree, each reports, and sometimes
new committee is appointed and sometimes
the bills fails. But if it passes both houses,
then the President signs it, if he approves !;
if he disapproves, he returns it within ten
days to the house in which it originated, with
his objections. If that house passes it again
by two.thirds vote, it becomes law. There
is no arbiter between any of the parties.
Arrangements for the Inauguration.
-- The executive committee on the cere-
monies pertaining to the inauguration ofGar-
field, have prepared circular for general
distribution to the many civil and military
organizations which propose to be present on
that occasion on the 18th of next month. The
circular is signed by H. G. Cerbin, assistant
Acknowledgement United States army, CORES.
ponding secretary. The committee say:
"This committee will do all in its power to
provide for the comfort of such organizations
as may give it notice of their coming. 1t
cannot, Of course, furnish quarters or subsis-
tence, and that there may be no trouble on
this score, it is earnestly requested that each
visiting organization send an agent to this
city, or appoint some one already here, to act
as such agent. with authority to make con-
tracts in its behalf for quarters and subss.
tence. Such agent should report to these
headquarters, where he will receive informa-
tion as to rooms and prices, and will be aided
in finding accommodations for his organiza-
tion This committee cannot be responsible
for any discomfort which may result from fail
ure to actupon thissuggestion. ltls also recon-
mended that each visiting organization shall,
when it arrives within three hours ride of
the capital, telegraph the fact to the commit
tee."
A Giant Telegraph Monopoly.
- A few weeks ago the people were hap
py over the prospect of an early end of the
telegraph monopoly, new line having been
constructed, the benefits of which, it was
promised, would be enjoyed by the Southern
States. The wires were put up, offices were
opened, rates of tariff were issued, and just
about the time the citizens Of the towns and
cities favored by the new line began to con.
gratulate themselves on the benefits of CON-
peting line, 10 and behold, the master spirit
of the enterprise, Jay Gould, sold out the
entire concern-his associate Stockholders
as we'll as the telegraph-to the Western
Union, which now makes that line the strong
est overland telegraph company in the world,
perhaps, and giant monopoly, equaled only
by the "Southern Express" whose extortion.
ate rates begin at Richmond, and end only
on the extreme edge of the eastern bank of
the Rio Grande.
The telegraph consolidation created con-
siderable excitement among capitalists and in
business centres, and Rufus Hatch, the New