The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-09


the senate committee and the sen
ate as whole. This is the regula
course of all legislation.
After the passage of the bill by
both houses it goes to a COMMITTEES
on conference. Its duty is to come
to an agreement as to whether any
or all of the senate amendments
shall be accepted by the House
Here is where the bargaining anC
dIckering comes in. An agreement
is usually reached by the committee
on the part of the House allowing
some of the senate amendments, in
return for which the senate COM
mlttee recedes from some of the
amendments made by thr senate.
This is in the nature of saw-off,
and is the only basis on which an
agreement can ever be reached. Its
office and nature is something that
OF jury, and only by concessions
on both sides can a verdict be reach
ed. But after the conference com
mittee agrees it's work is by no
means over. 1t may be,and on the
other hand it may only be just be-
gun. Its verdict has to be submit
ted to both houses for their accept
ance and endorsement. Either
house may accept any, all or none
OF the conference report. Whatever
part of the report is disagreed to is
returned to the committee, and that
body is compelled to trade and
dicker and swap and bargain until
they submit report which is en-
tlrel y acceptable to a majority of
both houses. Sometimes it requires
an hour, sometimes a month, but
the committee must satisfy congress
if it remains in conference till the
crack of doom. 8 Z
As far as the important items of
the bill are concerned, those which
most interest the people, the result
will not be finely known until it has
passed both houses and is CON
clusively settled by the committee
of conference. Sections will be
taken out and put back in a dozen
times over. Every man on the vast
checker board will move into the
king row and out again and all over
the board countlsss times. When
man is jumped he won't stay dead
until everybody agrees that he is
really and finally dead. The really
vital parts of the bill will be per-
manently inserted in the last hours,
by compromise and trade, and
until the document is ready for the
presidents signature the whole mat
ter will remain uncertain.
A long time previous to Senator
MorrilPs death he fathered the idea
of acquiring by condemnation or
purchase the entire block or square
opposite the north end of the capitol
and across the park from it for the
purpose of erecting hall Of justice
on the site Across the park and
opposite the south end of he capitol
is the congressional library, and
across East Capitol street is the pro-
posed site. The erection of this
building would entirely surround the |
east front park of of the capitol with |
edifices, on the north
and south ends being already the
house and senate Office buildings re-
spectively. Therefore, with the
library and proposed structure the
square would be complete. Senator
Morrill, in his lifetime introduced
bills for the erection of this build
ing for the Supreme court, and in
nearly every congress since like |
attempt has been made to inaugur-
ate the project. The available
funds have not been in sight, how
ever, and are not yet. Nevertheless
the structure is definitely decided
on, and as soon as the condition of
the treasury will permit the bill will
pass. 1t is proposed to erect a
building the name of which shall be
the Temple of Justice, and in style
Of architecture it is intended that
t shall be twin of the congress
,ional library which it will nearly
sdjoin. The modest sum of eight
million dollars for starter is named
n the bill, but it will require much
more before its entire and final COM
,letion. The area which will be
Utilized is now covered with fine
Iotels, apartment houses and dwell
ngs, and with the prospect of their !
ale to the government the price of :
he property advances several humid
ed per cent.
A favorite and most successful
et-rich quick scheme here is to own ,
cal estate which the government !
-ants or needs for some public :
or work. A house may be
ED in the market at five thousand ,
ollars. but if there is an intimitiOn :
hat the government is going to re-
uire it for some purpose the price /,
amps over night to forty or fifty /;
If the government re- :
lses to pay the outrageous price
emanded the value 10 referred to
GARD of citizens who instantly pro-
ED to soak Uncle Sam even more
ian the individual demanded. The :
GARD is composed of real estate
~, r,-hn nlr.a,-s fnrnr tho ritirnn