Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-19

A bill becomes Q Law in Congress by
very many processes. 1t 10 introduced
oy q Representative, II it FIRST appears
IN the House. Bills to raise revenue
and to appropriate money are always
introduced in the House and passed
upon there before they appear in
the Senate. This Is provided for by the
Consultation of the Uaited States
After ths introdu ,tion Of the bill il 10
referred to the proper committee. For
instance, II Il be on tbs subject of agri-
culture it goes to the Oonmittes on
Agriculture; II il is to amend q Law on
the statute books relating to courts. or
anything Of that kind, II Roes to the
Judiciary CoRmittee; II IL Affects the
army 1t Is referred to the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs; II il Is an account
against the Government it 0iil 90 to
the Committee on Claims; however, If
the account is N the naiuIe Of q draw
back, where excessive duty or revenue
has been imposed, il may 90 to the
Committee on Ways and Means or, II
it IL an account to adjust some claim in
court, or that of a United States officer
In any capacity, IL would 90 to the Com
hIttse on Judiciary. IL the bill re-
oeiyes favorable action it is reported
back to the House with statement or
report fron the committee Why IL should
pass and become Law. Sometimes a
bill Immediately after 1t i, reported is
taken up for considerable q and passed,
bat this can only be done by unanimous
consent, and enc objection lays 1t over
until some other time when tue House Is
10 session, when 1t may again be called
op by unanimous consent. Generally,
however, bills are nunb ered as they are
reported from the House and 90 upon
the calendar IN order. The report from
the committee il at once sent to the
Public Printer aHd returns to the
House on the subsequent day printed
IN sufh sient qaantities to allow each
member a copy. The bill 10 also 70
printed with lines saying that it was re-
ferred to Committee asd reported
fsvorably and placed apon the oalen-
dar. Toe Chairman OF the com mittee
reporting the bill then by motion IN
the House secures day for considering
she measure. Very often, though, upon
the day Set for the consideration Of bills
uatinished Business crowds over aud
eonssmes tue time; but the man having
tue neasare IN charge Will call il ny
promptly when the unfinished business
10 disposed OF. and 1t is then considered
dnlsss the day IN vaic1 some other
matter is to be considered has a.
rived, when q new and early day Is
ixed upon. When the bill hnaIly comes
a. for consideration tne House Ross
Into Sue Committee Of she While. The
oil may then oe 30 amended that it 10
thought best to send IL back to the
original Committee for such amend
ments as may be sugge ted by the Com
mittse of the Whole. In that event the
piiI receives Immediate consider .tiou,
WneH II 10 again reported. Finally
p ,ssed. the bill Is engrossed and en-
rolled. IN shioh process It must be
proagnt DOT on parchment, making u
read smoothly with the interiusalions
made In the original bill; then the
speaker and Clerk Of the House syn 1t
as having been passed by the body tney
represent, and 1t goes over TO the Sen.
tie ~ take the same course. Bills COM
toe same treatment.
or course there are a great many in
tricaoies through which bills pass and
sillogs on WHOM they ride and gauns-
lets Y nIch they run, in which meritori-
Gus measures ars defeated and fraods
are atamped With approval, bot they
are matters Of tedious detail. The Ave
processes through which . bill must
psss TO become q lac in Congress may
Do summarized briefly: insroductios In
The House, reference to osmmisse-, re-
port ba:k to the House, passage by
House and passage By senate through
the same channels.