Identifier: picturesquewas00moor (find matches)
Title: Picturesque Washington: pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments ..
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Moore, Joseph West
Subjects: Washington (D.C.)
Publisher: Providence : J.A. & R.A. Reid
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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chief of the Chippewa Indians, called Bee-She-Kee, the Buffalo. Thew^all of the landing is embellished with an immense chromo-silica, byEmanuel Leutze, representing an emigrant train crossing the RockyMountains. It is bold in drawing and brilliant in color. Leutze re-ceived $20,000 for the work.
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CHAPTER Vll. CONGRESS CONTINUED—MANNER OF LEGISLATION IN BOTH HOUSES — THEENORMOUS COST OF A SESSION — HOW MILLIONS ARE SPENT—SENATORIALSKETCHES — A GLANCE AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES— CLAIMANTSAND LOBBYISTS — THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—THE DISTRIBUTION OFPUBLIC DOCUMENTS. THE Congress of the United States is the supreme legislativebody, and has full authorit)^ under the Constitution to makeall laws which shall be necessary and proper for carryingon the national government. It is composed of seventy-sixSenators (two from each state), and three hundred and twenty-fiveRepresentatives, apportioned to the various states according to popu-lation. There are also eight Delegates who have seats in the Houseof Representatives and represent the territories, but who have novote. The legislative period of each Congress extends through twoyears, and is divided into two regular sessions. The first session istermed the long session, as it begins in December and continuesuntil June

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