New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
LONERGAN TELLS OF
 CONGRESS- ROUTINE
Former Representative Addresses
 Anchor Brand" Club

The 1s' h annual banquet Of the An
 ehor Brand club of North X Judd
 Mig %. was held in the club house
 last n.ght with over 70 members and
 guests present. The affair Was one
 ot the largest and most brilliant ii
 thy history uf the club and great
 credit l. due President Michael !.
 Giynes and his committees for the "X-
 caseH program offered.
 The speaker of the evening. ex-
 Congressman Augustine L.onergan,
 dHe.t ou ,he working of the govern-
 ment tte told Of the manner n
 which the government was founded
 hN Washington and his colleagues nnd
 explained hat great caution was eE-
 ,rnisQd that too much power would
 roi hc given Q the central heads of tbc government but that only the
 powers of supervision should be vest
 ed ia them, Mr Lonergan said that h. believed as did Thomas Jefferson wben he declared, "rhe best governed people are the least governed people. and the best governing can be done al homc rather than al some remote oint.' The speaker said that by that statement Jefferson wished 10 empha- size the point that loo much author fly should not be given to q central power and that the more governing that could be done al home the bet fer il would prove for fhc country. Alr I.onergan stated that the beset- ling sin of the people in Washington saa t.1. I, f,.. central powers Of government and that the people of the various states ani communities must exercise care that this, power is not enlarged to an extent that would make Il embar- rassing to the states Of the union.
 Tho former congressman explained tbe manner in which a bill is taken before congress. He said that fl t would be impossible for congress 10 act on every bill introduced and for that reason most of the work in con gress Is done through committees, These committees have their special duties and when a bill in introduced in thc house it k taken by one of the pages who drops it in Il basket near tho speakers desk, from where il is taken and given 10 he committee whose duty if Is to consider tho hili. lf It is acted upon faNorahly by inc committee it Is then introduced bee fore congress, where fl is discussed and voted upon.
 Tho srnate then takes the hill and follows procedure similar 10 the rnc followed by thr house. Mir. lon ergan described the senate as ihe more deliberate legislative bod. of the United sihtes
 300oa RiIls at Every session
 Ntr i,puergun said that during tho nterage session of congress arproNi- [ maIelp 3n.hoh bills arc introduced. He sata that il is utmost impossible for enf ahinfurmrl on the workings nf r9td4reHs tn rtaiizr shat the rersonali- " ur force uf character of Il man may ao. Many, Of the committees arc die A ihrd iatn sHi1-aommitteos and in the tsse of a subcommittee man of strong porsonal character and a man with n pleasing personality may sway a committee tn his way of thinking. lh remarked Chat the action taken eH q biii is greatly influenced by thu con. grtHsman WhO introduced if. The speaker compared congressman in- tradnrihe a bin to lawyer bringing suit In court and said that the action talien on q hill is determined by thn manner iH which tho congros smaH pushes the hill and if the congressman iakts uo action the bill will dir q na- tarti death. but that ir the congress- man pushes the bill it will in ali hc brought before congress To bt acted upon.
 Thn pX=roHgrt ssinan told oi t5a ' manner in which congress IS ditidsd Nith Inc republicans sitting on ont sHR nI tht hali and the democrats and pn the other side. ila said that the best UT feliOWship exists between the men of the different parties and that very little partisan-