Presidents, character and influence of the early, 41; decline of character of, along with crystallization of electoral system, 42; real method of electing, 243 et seq.
Press, the, political influence of, in U.S., 305, 306, 319-321; in England, subordinate to political leaders, 321.
Prime Minister, method of selecting a, in England and France, 248; and President, contrast between, 249; questions asked the, in House of Commons, 300.
“Private bill day,” 73.
Public life, conditions of, in U.S., 195 et seq.; in England, 214; attractivehess of leadership in, 214.
Public opinion, not instructed by congressional debate, 101; difficulties of, in understanding and controlling Congress, 186-189: not led in U. S., 187; distrust of Congress by, 188; confusion of, with regard to congressional policy, 280; instruction of, important duty of representative assembly, 297 et seq.; information of, by inquisitive public body, 300, 301; leaders of English, 322; paralysis of, in U.S., 331.
Reform Bill of 1832 in England, 220.
Reichstag, consent of, necessary to policy in Germany, 59.
Reports, of Standing Committees, time given to, 72; backed by neither party, 96; thoroughly considered in early Congresses, 106; of Committee on Appropriations, privileges of, 153, 154; of Conference Committees, extraordinary privilege of, 158; annual, of Treasury, referred to Committee of Ways and Means, 170, 171; of Committee on Appropriations preferred to reports of Committee of Ways and Means, 174.
Representative assemblies, duties and means of, in instructing public opinion, 298 et seq.; supremacy of, in every system of self-government, 311.
Representative government, government by advocacy, 208.
Representatives, House of, 58-192; position of Speaker in, 59, 103-108; led by chairmen of Standing Committees, 60; multiplicity of leaders in, 61; rules of, restrain individual activity, 63; introduction of bills in, 64; bills in, introduced on Mondays, 66; early course of bills in, 67, 68; daily course of business in, 73; press of time in business of, 74, 90; conditions of debate in, 75 et seq.; absence of instinct of debate in, 79; best discussion impossible in, 86; hall of, 86, 87; debate in, in former times, 89; compared with Roman assembly, 109; concentration of federal power in, 110; suspension of rules of, to pass bills, 111, 112; compared with British Commons, 116 et seq.; with English and French chambers, 129; disintegrate character of, 210; “latent unity” of, with Senate, 224.
Responsibility, of administrators, to representative chamber for inefficiency, 274, 276, 277; of ministers, Machiavelli on, 275; scattering of, by federal constitutional system, 281: with power, 283, 284; of Executive, and civil service reform, 285 et seq.; history of ministerial, in England, 286 et seq.
Resumption Act of 1875, 185.
Revenue, controlled by House Committee of Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance, 169; policy of Committee of Ways and Means and of English Chancellor of Exchequer, 171-175; subordinate to Supply in Congress, 174, 175.
Revolution, English, of 1688, character of Parliament succeeding the, 313.
Rivers and Harbors, Committee on, 165; prerogatives of Committee
