Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-06
ARE OF ONE MIND
CONGRESS IN SESSION AGAIN
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WAsKEx0Ion. Dec- k--Iho nonogo1
feeling Of good humog cd sotf go
faction noticeable among the uAem-
bare prsssnt at high noon teday. vAoo
the sscond session OF the Fifty -6oopn1
congress was called 20 order. has ffob-
ably never bsen surpassed on . ssmilnr
oooasion. The large dsmocfatic ma
j,rity wns stiil dushsd with The tri-
umph Of the recent overwheimiog vsc-
tory, and at the sAns tune rsjoaosd u
the fact that its continuance "a pewsr
was assured. Hendshaking and mirth
early became epidemic. ssdats on
veterans relaxed their custouasy
morb.ty Of contenancs aud emilod.
Men grown Old wish age renewed sheir
youth and automatically s,sppe1
their companions upon the hack. Ihe
republicans Of oourss did not share il
this hiiarity. but the humor Of The sitr
uation relieved all feeling OF ressnor
ment and they viewed the sxurberanoo
Of their democratic brethren with ap-
parent resignatlon.
A the hour Of l2 O'Clock approached
the galleries became crowded with IN
tsrcsted spectators aud the corridors
were thronged with the usual overflow
OF those unable TO obtain admittanc6.
The desks OF favored memhers wero
generously supplied with fiowerG AZ
noon the house Was called 10 order and
the usuol committees appointed -
wait upon the aenate and president 70
inform them that the regular work of
the session Was begun. Alter the trans
action OF some unlmportant routine
business, recess ef thirty minutes wa1
tskens when . report WAS received that
the president would tomorrow send 3
communication 70 the house. Resoiu-
tons in honor Of Ed ward +. Mcdonald.
deceased. late = representative from
New Jersey. were adopted. and the
house at lao adjourned as = token q
respect TO his memory.
Secretary Foster of the treasury de-
part mont today submstted - oongreco
the book Of estimates for the 6ocnj
year l89S-94. The estimates ere -
follows:
Legislative establishment, es,7ls,-
4l4.7l; executive establishment. o2i>-
520, ,3ol. 10; judicial estAblishment e6el. >
10000; foreign intercourse, e1.SS7,-
079.e0; military establishmeut, e26. SOL
666.80; naval establishment, 81, ,G1t.-
3l5.2l; Indian affairs, g. l33.2ll.31;
pensions, $l66. .6Sl 5000; public Work6
tl6, ,0S0. .67$.72; postal oersice mot In
corporated), misoeliaueous. t35, ,6o7 =
1928; permanent annual appropE6o-
tions, Sis. .46S, ,27S.92; total, el2l. .6I2v-
2l6.66.
The estimates for lse1-ss were t<oe,-
SOS. .693.l0. The appropriations fer ~
same period were el23 Isl .97o.67. T6o
estimates - su6mittsd are 81 80. -
less than the appropriation Tor ~
current fiscal year.
EsstDasss osb01see1.
In the estlmates as eubmitto1 Tie
civil service commission ask for IN an
crease of SIS, 900, making the total o5o.-
go. No estimates Are made for lude.
ments Of the court OF elaine, though
last ear $4,000 wac appropriated fog
that purpose. The state Department
reduced its estimate for foreign iuter-
course 500, 900 from the approprIatspn
| of 1893. The ostlmates for the treasury
department are practically the same .
last year. The war department. ~
| duced its estimates from the appfo.
priations Of last year by tl4, ,00o. .o1Q 1,y
cutting the estimates for public works
down 20 SIC, 200. 900. when last yene
SIC. .o0o, 900 Was appropriated for them.
The interior department eseimatot
are increased over appropriation u
last year by 900 zoe. which u -
counted for entirely by pennona. \
slight reduction 10 shown In The eo11
mates for salaries ia both the peot
Office and agricultural departn'ereA
while the bureau OF labor asks ti1~DDl
less than Il received last year. III
District Of Columbia est,mstcs are ~
creased nearly t2,ooo.0 900 over lae|