The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-07


lion dollars. When engaged in spending
public money, the House of Representa-
tives issa truly great body. On the ques
tion of whether letter carriers Should bt
paid few dollars more per annum, OF
some other of equal fiscal Importance
the House boils over. and the watch
dogs of the Treasury snarl and grow
and bite in their indignant protests
against the burden about to be cast upon
the toiling millions.
But when it comes to an appropria-
tion carrying millions of dollars, the
tune is changed, debate is silenced, the
watch dogs are stuffed to sleep, the
previous question is ordered, and she
rolling millions are told story or two
about the flag. 1t is generally supposed
that there are three hundred and fifty
seven members of the House of Repre-
sentatives. As matter of fact the
House is composed of the Speaker, the
Committee on Rules and Others
DO THE BUSINESS.
ssrhe Speaker and the Committee on
Rules attend to the business of the coun-
try, and the Others attend upon the
Speaker and the Committee on Rules.
To illustrate the procedure, the Commit
tee on Public Buildings held numerous
sessions and determined where many
millions of dollars should be expended
in erecting public buildings to invite at
tention- to obscure places. The Commit
n 4 t11al
ed, being beyond human Improvement,
should not be subject to amendment.
and through it went. These things are
done to facilitate public business and
the member who does not like the proce-
dure can take walk around Statuary
Hail.
..The excuse that the House is too
large to properly transact public business
is probably true. Some day the consti-
tutional amendment that / introduced,
cutting down the number of representa-
tives to two hundred, will be adopted;
but | must admit that up to date this
great idea has not received many re-
cruits.
AMENDMENTS NECESSARY.
a.. 1.x..4:I onaman+ necas-
az ,o,,or oons;darat;on of hills
in Congress should provide that the OBJ
-, af h;I,s should ba stated in their
l 49, ,Ianr h;,,s state their objects
~. .,,a4 ~ t,, otlar tb;no and
&C. s.,,am ,,,,r,oas, 90 that hill 70 nut
, .+,+ ~ f,ooroa Wash
;naton ,nar bave concealed in its legis-
,at;ra a,,tra;,s . nrov;s;on to secure seven
s;s+a,,t ooI,octors to attend 70 tbe
h,s;,,oss +ha+ ;s-sunnosad to be trans
aetoa ~ tho customs denartment of Jer-
-, T,;tr
..Io ,vh;ob ooso NC shopld have seven
,ora .assoo;at;o, n Is safe TO say
.,.a4 aa. az, ,,,.oso,,t sx.+o,,, faw ,aem-
hars ~ f,ong,ess tnoxv What they are
,ot;no for axcant in y general way.
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- ;+;,, ,,,on +,,o pe,s;on
nan,rtmsnt which IS nrobably the most
ridiculous governmental monstrosity of the
age. Anyone who has ever dealt with it
will appreciate why | introduced a bill
recurring additional interrogatories to ap-
plicants for pensions. This department
needs thorough overhauling.
much of the testimony called for IS
immaterial, irrelevant and clearly intend-
ed to defeat just claims. For instance,
why should starving widow be called
upon to produce two reputable wit
nesses' to prove that she has not mar
red againY How could any witness
other than the widow prove this mega
tive?
sIn a suit involving millions, her oath
Of continued widowhood would, in the
absence of contradicting testimony, be
conclusive; but the Pension Department
must be furnished with two sworn
guesses upon the subject. This require
ment is but an instance of the utterly
absurd that prevails in the management
of that department.
pu11JppTNEs AND CITgA.
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