. A bird's eye view of our federal government . s having claims against thegovernment are made to wait a whole year before they can gettheir acknowledged dues. Besirle these annual bills, there aregreat numbers of measures affecting only private generally involve a grant of money, and often consistmerely of an appropriation to pay some extra-legal claim, or to 11. Who is speaker of the house ? What is said of his powers ? 12, What is said of the work of the 49fch congress? Who is chairman of thecommittee on appropriations? What power has the legislative over the execu-tive depa
. A bird's eye view of our federal government . s having claims against thegovernment are made to wait a whole year before they can gettheir acknowledged dues. Besirle these annual bills, there aregreat numbers of measures affecting only private generally involve a grant of money, and often consistmerely of an appropriation to pay some extra-legal claim, or to 11. Who is speaker of the house ? What is said of his powers ? 12, What is said of the work of the 49fch congress? Who is chairman of thecommittee on appropriations? What power has the legislative over the execu-tive department? Id OUR FED^BAL GOVERNMENT. forward some scheme in which only a small part of the com-munity has any interest. Of late years many private pensionbills have been passed; these command the proper officers toplace some persons name on the pension list, and thereafterpay him or her a pension out of the annual fund provided. But aside from the regular appropriations and the annualbillB, there is always a certain amount of new legislation de-. SAMUEL J. RANDALL. Chairman of the Committee on AppROPiiiATiONS. [Mr. Randall was born in 1828. He began his career as a Pliiladelphiamerchant, but dabbled in city and state politics. He served three monthsin the army, was sent to congress in 18G2 and has been re-elected eversince. Was speaker of the house in 1876-81.] manded. Laws once passed continue in force until repealed,*but there are always new conditions arising, that demand newlaws or changes in those already existing. It is noteworthy,however, that congress is remarkably dilatory in providingthis new legislation. Most of its work is bestowed on the ap-propriations and private bills. *Laws may also expire by limitation. Many acts are passed tocontinue in force for a specified time only. Unless re-enactea they be-come null and void at the date set for their expiration. OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 13 Congress is nothing if not practical. Its committees take ac-count of the workings of
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