The daily sentinel., 1909-10-06
DE LONG TELLS OF BILLS FATE.
CONTINUED from F,rs, rage.)

While the senator was speaking,
as he took up one point after another
| in the discussion Mr.. Fred Bacon
| supervisor of penmanship. placed "A
concise outline on the blackboard in
view of all the students The out
line is the result of the senator's
| careful observation and ripe expert
ence. and we give il in full not only
for its present interest but for its use
| as reference.
| /. Preparation.
.. Introduced
3. Ordered printed
A. Printing committee. public
printer, report
.. Original committee, report
6. Placed on calendar
| Z. Committee of the whole, sec
ond reading in full.
$. Report Of committee of the
Whole
9. Engrossing committee.
10 Probably reprinted
II. Calendar for third reading in
full.
~ Finally voted, emergency
clause.
l3. Title agreed to.
IA. Bill sent to other house.
/ .. Same routine except printing.
/ ~ Allti pdsSiHEs ItpoIltu Ddth.
| II. Shall we concur in amend
ments?
| is. II not. refuse and send bill to
other house.
19. other house reeedes or insists.
20 Conference committee report
| 21. Bill passed as agreed to.
%. Sent to enrolment committee.
23 Signed by president of senate
and speaker of house.
"a Signed by governor or vetoed.
The following points We're brought
out in the talk
member seldom prepares his own
bill II is usually prepared by an at
torney, a committee, union or some
organization.
When roll is called a page takes
bill to clerk and reads it.
Three readings of bill are neces-
sary in each house.
ON second reading. house goes into
committee of the whole the object of
which is to obtain freedom of discus
sion without restrictions of ordinary
rules. In the committee of the whole
everyone has a chance to hammer the
bill.
Five days is the shortest time un-
der the constitution in which an;
lone bill can become law
The emergency clause causes law
to go into effect at once instead IF
waiting 80 days.
Many a bill has been killed by
knocking out the enacting clause
which is. BE il enacted by the gem
eral assembly of the state of Colo
RADIO"
The law-making body is about the
most lawbreaking body in the state
of Colorado. because it constantly
breaks its own rules.
In rush of business fifteen short
bills may sometimes pass at one sit
ting, and sometimes even as high as
60 or 20 bills.
Often those who voted against a
bill in the committee of the whole
will vote for it when they are COM
PEELED to by the rolf call
No matter how much bill may
have been changed in the printing.
the clerk always has the original bill
for reference; but the senators and
representatives hold the printed bills
in their hands
Bills often disappear mysteriously
and are lost the most when they are
needed the worst
in rush sometimes as many as 25
men used to stand in line. each read
ing aloud different bill to hurry
them through; but finally becoming
conscience-stricken they now allow
only six to be read at once.
On third reading the roll must be
called and no one can escape voting
| unless some convenient friend calls,
who must see the senator or repre-
sentative lust at this particular mo-
:. ment
, In writing bill, strict attention
must be given to spelling, punctua-
tion and paragraphs.
| The enrolment committee is the
most important committee in either
| body of the state legislature
| vetoed bill must have two
thirds vote of both houses before it
| becomes law
| II is bad for a bill to have long
| title, because the title specifies and
limits the bill. The shorter the title,
the better for the bill.
| At the beginning of the first term
| IL is difficult for members to keen
track of their bills; but later on they
familiarize themselves with the diff
hculties and get onto the roast -
| Senator DeLong stated that. after
|