Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-13

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WAnm1naroM. May 4. 1856.
Already during this session ihsrs have
been oFur eight thousand bills intEo-
dncsd Ia The H0usa and pEinted--a
numbar szosodlnn By several hnndrad
the whole number iniFodnssd daring
both terms Of the LIST ConRreal. Tbs
expenanos Of . bill IN the House b "
RED. ssme % them hnss soms 10 SER
Woe b long experiences. They have
served shroaah many Congresses and
had varied experiences. Some Of thsm
have bsen thers 90 Iona thar they have
become sallowed and shFiyelsd with aee.
A bili that HAS never been h Congress
bsioss. and IL fresh and nsw, has Ronaz-
aIly eerne In fhe pocket Of = member A.
fresh and new and crisp as ilself; or has
been written b eome mid, tnalpuaaina
person outside, and introduced By re-
anea4, The average member OF Con-
ereas. though be delights IN introducing
a many bills &c possible, doaa not like
~ wrfte them. He will frequently take
4 biIl thal has done service IL many
different causes, and will ebsp and slash
and uterine Il. and patch i toRethes
a a new bill. Many Of the private bills
have done service throEeh many Gen
qraasss and for many peTs0ns; merely
the names 10 II being changed each time
4 was infrodnoea. It has heen suggest
ID, as q means Of preventing the hoase
being Hooded with 90 many bills, that
every bill introduced must be IN the
handwriting Of the member WhO Of
ieEs it.
After a bill Is introduced II is read b.
title al the CLERKS desk. Il ihen has
numerous hieroeiyphics pus in btua
poaoil upon iis back, 30 ahoW where it
"a te be CONSIGNED. Then il Il num-
bsred and registered Ia q book and
printed. The most active part OF les
existence b being printed. II Il has s
full ran, Il 10 printed six times. it ia
printed when hFat introduced, when Il
"a reported from the eommittoe u Is
printed. and when IL IL passed BY the
douss-f IL ever is-il Il again printed.
Then She Senate prints Il. When Il IL
reported By the Senate committee i Il
again printed. and again when it be.
comes q law. After that Il has 10 be
printed q he statute books. Mean.
while Il has been slowed away IN the
document room and on the calendar Of
tbs commiltoe, has been discussed, and
probably abused and cut 10 pieces; has
been objected 70 and threatened Ia the
House, and solenniy sal upon Ia the
senate. This Is the experience Of the
Simplest and most unimp1rtant bill.
Tho appropriation bills suffer more at
the hands Of the printer than this.
They are 6rsi printed as estimates, then
as unofficial forms Of the bills, then the
bill Is adopted By the committee Il
printed. when il posses the Hense Il 10
printed, and again a. q reaches the
Senate. Il Il next printed IS Il passes
che Senate. When q comes cat Of con
ference, u Il cues 10 conference, IL IL
printed a. an act. and after e is printed
IN the statute books.
The President, accompanied by Score
tary Endieost. Mrs. Endieott ana Col
Casey. visited the sop Of the Washing
ton Monument on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Cleveland was much interested Ia
she visit and in seeing the interior 81
the uaongmeEt. He vas invited By Col.
Casey 20 make the Lass trip on the oleva-
ser pFeTioas 10 the diamAntiina Of she
present machinery for raining ID. A
new engine aud boiler house 10 being
erected saven hundred feet distant from
the meuumeni, and the power for run
Mag The elevator Il 20 be conveyed Ia
an underground channel that a nov
belne constructed. No more visitors,
therefore. will be able 10 make she trip
% the top of the hon0meut at present..
The Presidents prospective marriage
continues 10 Be q leading topic Of con
veraatlcn 10 al circles. Very few people
venture 30 breach the subject 81 the
whits H1ase, although heard Of one
old gentleman from tha eounlry who
went up and made the President quite
an address The other day, telling him il
vas a good thing for him 10 eater The
state Of matrimoay, and congratulated
him % his wisdom IN picking cui Z
fresh and beautiful woman rather than
a more matare and possibly isss attract
i've companion. The PreaideRt listened
aud said neihine. Miss Folaom's rela.
tivea have certainly done . good deal Of
talking. and Mr.. Cleveland h doubtless
gradually deeeiopiaa the SORT 81 feeling
thai Artemas Ward entertained toward
I" bis wife's relations"
Lasf Thursday morning The PresidenL
seeing the sensational announcemonls
N The newspapers In regard 10 en-
PleNideat Arthnras health, sent % him
. Handsome basket % The anast flowers
from The White Hoase conservatory.
He vas very much gsatided az receiving
yesterday from Mr.. Arthur q leitsf az
thanks written IN bis own hand. Mr..
Arthur seems 20 b. IN last that stats az
mtna and body Wben the ooe thiaR
ncedfal y that Be sh0ala aoa b oon-
The newspapers. however, viii have Il
thar be Il rapidly shaking, and, indeed.
liable % die any day. ! am GLAD 10 zee
that Rev. Or. Leonard. who vas incog
rectlY reported a. haSiag been called b
New fafk b viAii hinl. states that Mr..
AFthnr IL By no means IN danesr0ns
concittan. AsENox.