is a register of bills. Then the fate of the bill rests
with the rules committee of the House.

The committee on rules, as other committees, is elected by the House.
The party in power usually determines the selection of this committee.

Impeachment: If a high official is charged with misconduct in office
the House of Representatives would impeach him and if found guilty,
the impeachment is carried to the Senate to be tried. The U. S. Senate
sits as a court of justice.

Six judges, one President and one Secretary of War have been impeached
by the House of Representatives.

Revenue: All bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of
Representatives.

UNITED STATES SENATE.

The Senate has ninety-six members, two from every state in the union,
and are elected for six years, receiving a salary of $7,500 a year.
The presiding officer of the Senate is the Vice President of the
United States.

The United States Senators are elected by the direct voice of the
voters of the state according to the 17th amendment to the National
Constitution passed in 1913.

A United States Senator must be thirty years old, a citizen of the
United States for nine years, and must live in the state from which he
is elected.

The term of office of only one-third of the Senators expires at the
same time, so at least two-thirds of the Senate is not new.

The Senate must confirm all appointments made by the President and
must ratify all treaties made by him with a two-thirds vote.

Bills originate in the Senate in the same way as in the House,
referred to a committee and their course is directly the same. When
passed by both Houses the President has ten days to sign or veto them.
Without his signature they become a law, unless Congress by adjourning
prevents the return within ten days.

The committees of the Senate are elected by its members.

Bills are passed in Congress similar to that in the legislature of a
state. They are introduced by a member in either house and must pass
both houses, then signed by the presiding officers and clerks and go
to the President for his signature or veto.

The sessions are yearly, beginning on the first Monday in December,
and last until March 4th; this is known as the short session. The long
session occurs in odd numbered years and continues until it is
adjourned. The President has the power to call special sessions of
Congress.

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

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