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.