Congress Adjourns, On March 4 the American Congress adjocred. Mr, Porter's solution Which passed the House
math inthe Senate and could not Representatives was talked to be voted on before the fixed ad~ tournment took place. Without making any reference to Mr. Portec for his resolution, one turns with Some interest to the workings of the American Congress and the rather fpenerous methods which have been crotved by tat body for giving ite members ample opportunity to work off oratory and to bring themselves Detere their constituencies without, however, involving their Government} {in any difficulties beyond those whicl may rise from the average for ignor's and foreign Powers mis-Underwtanding of phrase for sub-Hance, A system. of committees has been worked out by role and time, 30 that after a congressman oF senator has delivered an address, Sthich may be spoken or may only be printed in that compendium of oratory the Congrescional, Record, fe question at issue is referred to the particular committee in charge, may ill it beyond the hope of) resurrection or may report it favourably. Occasionally, a. recaleitvant senator, like the tate Lafolette or the present Mr. Borah, may fight for" what be wants Against all the machinery of party' Grgonization and he may sometinies have his way because his opponents fear that he might talk throughest session on a flibustering expedi tien which knows no end. Rath than listen to days of oratory, other senators may compromise wit him and let him have action on sonic particular measure, But then even that does mot make it law. The President may sign it or, at the end a Congressional session, he may pocket the law, and, on his forgetting to sign it in time, it automatically: vetoed, Even should the President sion the measure, it may still declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the ed States, With such highly developed cheeks and balances, it is surprising ome of thd curiosities of an Iepislation evek ber perverse is the world Of course, every mann ways are bert and Americans swight be perfectly good natured with us whop we stand by, amazement, and admit that never can understand how they do} the business of government. They will, however, admit that the best book on the subject was written by Englishman and we are quite willing to praise President Lowell work on our constitutional system. So wwe are all on good terms agai "although perhaps next week or} next year we shall again open our eyes wide at something that happens in Washington, which Ameri-teans can seem to explain with what to them conciseness and eecuracy, but which is to the rest of us far beyond our experience or ken.
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