The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-01-05
IN WASHINGTON
As told by the Special Writer for The
Bottlneau Courant.
the HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES

There seems to be no end to the introduce
tion Of bills in Congress. There's many .
slip, however, between the introduction
of bill and its enactment into Iaw.--
The resignation Of President John Cor
don Of Howard University accepted.
Washington, D. c., Dec 80, 1906
Holiday festivities are paramount
within the city Of Washington at this
time. In support of that statement
l cite the declaration of the president.
which runs to the effect that there
will be no cabinet meetings during the
week between Christmas and New
Years. In further confederation there
of call attention to the wreaths of
holly and evergreen which adorn the
windows throughout the capitol, the
multitude of pedestrians which surges
upon her thoroughfares, increased
number of cabs, herdics. carriages
and miscellaneous conveyances which
roll along the streets and avenues.
and the usual number of noiseless au-
tomobiles which silently steal up be-
hind one and emit a hoarse croak,
causing one to jump violently aside,
and to look wildly about for some av
enue of escape-all these are cumula-
tive in sustaining the original PROPOSE
tion of this letter. Evergreen trees
gathered from neighboring mountain
slopes have been displayed in the
market places, and about the street
corners. and have since served as il
Illuminated affairs for the worship of
Santa Claus by many children with
faces shining in joyous anticipation.
The Roosevelt boys had tree of their
own, which some obliging electrician,
with the aid of colored electric bulbs.
etc., transformed into thing of beau
ty and brilliancy. The Cowles were
at the White House on Christmas day,
and other relatives, including the
presidents prospective son-in law, Mr..
Longworth. The President with his
family have since repaired to the
country estate purchased last spring
by Mrs. Roosevelt, in Virginia, where
they are rusticating for few days.
Of the introduction of bills in con-
gress there seems to be no end. There
is many slip. however, between the
introduction of bill and its enact
ment into law. Legislation copsists
in something more than the introduce
tion OF bills and. recording the ayes
and noes of Legislators. Upon the in
PRODUCTION Of bill it is referred to an
appropriate committee by the Speaker
of the House or the President of the
Senate, according to the chamber in
which the bill happens to be introduc-
ed. This committee scans the data
bearing on the bill which may be sub
mitted for it's consideration, secures
such additional information as it may
deem necessary, and if favorably i'm
pressed with the bill, report it to the
House orsSenate as the case may be.
Generally there is a want of entire
harmony between the members Of q
committee as to the merits of bill.
and sometimes the dissenters make a
minority in opposition to that of the
majority. which places the issues OF
the bill more prominently before the
House or Senate than it would probab-
ly be put by the majority report alone.
These and other duties devolve upon
the committees Of Congress, and in,
tervene between the introduction of a
bill and its passage or rejection. The
fate of bill depends to all intents
and purposes upon the favor Of the
committee to which it has been re-
ferred. The body Of our federal stat
utes is constantly growing, and it is
often suggested that few laws we'll en-
forced is preferable to an abundance
of laws which are disregarded. Twelve
thousand FIVE hundred bills were in
troduced during the thirteen days Of
this session OF Congress preceding the
/ LUXURY IOSSSS. OAAy q AAoSOAOA "
these bills will~become law. Repre-
sentative Brownlbw, of Tennessee,
holds the record for this session. hav-
ing introduced three hundred and for
ty-seven bills before the holidays
During all the sessions Of the fifty
eighth Congress there were but nine
/ %on,, Thousand txuo h1,ndra1 1la intro
duced.
There is combination Of forces at
work at this time, as manifest in leg
islative circles here, and in influences
brought to bear upon congress. which
seeks to develop a spirit. Of paternal-
ism in governmental affairs. Man:
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