Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06

~ ezrs citizen of the United States.
. -. .SI,st also be, when elected, an in
f.ek5fant of the state for which he has
been chosen.
The senate chamber is in the center Of
the north wing of the capitol. 1t is an
;roposing room, surrounded by Hobbies
aDnroaches and corridors II has no ex-
terror oreuIuEs, and is lighted through
stained and oTuamenled glass panels in
fbe ceiling It is constructed wholly of
metal and masonry, severe and simple in
IFS colors and decorations. II is ll3 feet
2 inches long, so feet inches wide and
36 feet high It's galleries have accom-
modations for about 1000 spectators.
ventilation is secured by system of re-
voIviug fans, driven by engines in the
basement.
The senate meets on the first Monday
in December, annually. Its daily ses-
sions begin at u O CLOCK aDd are opened
with a brief prayer by the chaplain.
THE president takes the chair and the
journal of the proceedings of the previ-
Gus day is r. ad by the secretary, amended
If necessary, and approved. Messages
from the president, communications
from the heads of departments, bills
from the house of representatives, and
other formal matters are then laid before
the senate and disposed of By reference
70 committees or otherwise. This is sue
ceeded BY the presentation of petitions
and memorials, the reports Of commit
fees. the introduction of bills and joint,
concurrent and other resolutions, which
ie Technically called ''morning BUSH
ness'' and morning hour, continues
until O clock. Should any time remain
after the conclusion of morning business
bills on the calendar are considered, sub
iect 10 objection, with debate not ex-
ceeding five minutes by any senator de-
string to participate in the discussion.
At O'Clock the senate resumes the con-
alteration OF the unfinished business Of
the previous day, if any, or proceeds to
the calendar of general orders, with the
right TO unlimited discussion, which con-
tinuss till the adjournment, which usu-
ally occurs from TO 6 o CLOCK.
The business of the senate is cOnduc
chiefly by forty-two standing and eleven
select committees, TO which all bills
after two readings are referred. The
most important of these are the COM
mittees on the judiciary, appropriations,
privileges and elections, foreign rela-
tions, and finance When reported
favorably, bills are placed on the calen-
dar for future consideration; If I'M
favorably, they are indefinitely post
poned. some of the committees are
superfuous, and are retained to give the
chairman the use of a room and salary
for a clerk and a messenger. The com
mlttees are appointed by the senate and
not by the presiding officer, as in the
house of representatives.
The vice president is ex-oficiO the
president of the senate. In creating the
office of vice-president the trainers of the
constitution evidently had originally in
view only the emergency that might arise
by the death, removal, resignation, or
inability of the president. They sup
posed the probable duration of two lives
would cover the contingencies of a presi-
Dental term, and empowered congress
TO provide, if it saw fit, for a possible
vacancy in the office OF president and
vice-president at the same time.
The constitution made no provision for
paying him a salary. It made no spe-
cilic arrangement for his election, de-
claring only that the person having the
highest number of votes il the electoral
college after the choice of a president,
should be president. 1t affixed 10
the office no qualifications of age or citi-
venship, except by an inference so re-
ote that in 1904, by the twelfth amend