The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-11

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O. Representatives = 49,. mad" - "'
@3I KApuh,:ceus. '2i democrats, / IN
Dependent. T'7h'6.,on.N;. WIN 'o1 IS
;hr Delegates Conn .Nashd and Inc
Irl';rp.res porto RIO and -" Fswa.
ian I,isnas. ~" ha'" IN" i-''I."H' ~
,ho hrr- ard ma! engage :" DEBATE ou,
IL - vote
NJ, e-st !:rr-Nss.o" concerning We
E,.,>o vas Ma. = was an unwic,dy
N.t,. 80; Is membership WAS -" kTcAt
rs .nar Is p-ncH"I.uES ecu" u"t IA
,NrtIr;Ad With any proper 6rSr"' ~
d 'rr.:u'. ttcb'y. or certainty ~ "TSAh-
}a-'. 80 n, stormy scenes sometimes
I-rsr-,"a on ;hA floor. r"rh"pe. when
party feeling : running high: when a
sore ot rNemhe-S are IN their feet 81 lam
rr.uE t0- ceVCGOlNcn from the char,
c.hE~s ArSagins IN passionate SNnNerSa-
N. wh,In still others. less turbulent.
NJ. hs QUetly reading a now spapcr. or
~ Tho ,loRk room telling story or
smoking = cigar. When ~" blouse -
aGltatAd n tho manner described. the
crusaders Of ~" stock "NchanS". wh"r"
,na Ioars" voices 81 the bulls and -"
Srn-S not uniik" the CRIES q: Wild AMI
nal> are - great in y"lln" as 70 rem
de. COW srSolIon quite Impossible.
RAJ aside from N" dining noise and
Er-ss IS a going concern. Pondecous II
may BE-, YET moving as \ unit. propelled
h. great organization. and Keeping
w.! within the path - - "ro't. aS pre-
sCr'hed for IL ny the Republican mem
htrs A, their in.:lav conference.
The principal work OF Congress -
done by - SIXTY standing committees,
The mNmnersh p ~ these committees
,nrr IN number. hut there are 70 re
FOUND 90 n" rio-e important commit
'ecS such as Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. ArproT riations and the Iu-
dietary. 81 members the Ways and
Mans Committee has p members
\ cnmu2it:~n within itself IS n NINA
tUra law-nRSrnE hod% ThA commute"
usually has a printed calendar rs
chairman prAstdes and rules SgrsHablN
:" parliamentary procedure Its secre-
tary makes a permanent record. The
ava ard nay vote on amendments.
and the reporting out ~ bills Is usually
"ntsrsi ~ record. when hearings are
rad. The Shorthand reporters take down
and Afterwards transCrihs the evidence
SCI As w"ll, and theS" when III" measure
IS important. are printed :or the use Of
'hA committee. the Hcus" and the
PUblIr
In executive session thA measure ur-
Or consideration nv tho committee e
given q crlttcal. almost niscroscCricdl
examinations. There may - a half doz~a
suggestions In the form ~ motions. u
amend The rN"eldEN. chN mere form. ~
n S'nSj" sentence. Ard IN" committee
.ru~t pNsS or Tive broader question -
c"l!cy. which !"vol"sS ~ N"r'id C IN
measure. Finally. th~ measur" may ="
reported outw!th recommendation that
- do pass" and there may ," 2 rlajorl-
- ard a rlNorit" report lust when
The meRSu-" may hav" consideration IN
70 house -. generally. a matter fHr
40 steering committee. y n"r-CfhC'rl
bod representing tho majority party.
-. l,ss tel N@TYNFN 2
toe. and The later com .;'tes decides
whether the measure ~ ~ be placed on
the rTop"- calendar. and gwen right ~
WAY or 10 side tracked II the meas
u-s shall ne scheduled t"c passage Il
takes a preferential plac" on the cal
c~dar and - referred - tho COMMITTEES
- nc Wfo'" House ON ;hc State % the
r0,or. Tits mans jus, what the Ian
r4Akn imports thSt the house resolved
.o;0 ono great committee OF which
svs-v representative is \ mere"r. will
s.rs..! - tho measure After general d.
ea:n thR measure Is open ror amend
Ia rs"oSni''on ~ :hH char. may move
a. arr-rHr"a' md a allowed ~" min
u'os :.'-o. w:'&'" which - pcesen: rs
I.Nps - sI70o-; hereof
Af,sr the o.ll has hc.0 road section
~ section ara cpn0rtnr''" Cor amend
rrHr. given. ~. r"asLr" - reported
IA < - ,hH house. usually with the rec
orNne Hd1t:n0 that Il 70 pass Whom
'Nr measure comes " tNF passage
ordinarily. th> LIMO tnC debate IS limit
81 and ,hat I'm" controlled by commit
20 chairman Or others in authority
\ member. whi,o Co0rSrsa0' w;tN
measures that have heen before . stand
!-K committee ~ which NJ II a member.
c',ar knows l.ttj" ~ the form nr merit
81 measures that have been thresh"
C,. ~ Other committees. ne. therefore.
usually votes IN harmony with the rec
omnfNrdat'on ~ his party associates
On ne committee
During the session ~ congress many
ht,< and resolutions arc introduced, huS
~ these only a few ar" considered The
Erna, srsicritv of them de N III" pig
con hol"s 81 ne standing committees,
have thus hricNr sketchcd certain
II the more important legislative pro-
,NdurAs IN tho house 81 representatives.
Two journey Of a bill IN congress is SCI
dom. = ever. n Joyful ono II Il shall
g'Akn A successful although sometimes
stormy passage ~ the house. IL has
many irving N!"jssltudes ~ encounter
~ the senate and vice versa. II passed.
~ both the house and senate i IS then
subject % IN" presidents veto. And Il