El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04
Appropriations Footed Up
More Than A Billion
and A Half.
ALL BILLS DISPOSED OF
And No Extra Session Will
Be Necessary, Thus
Leaving the Presi-
dent Free.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4.-The
life of the historic. tifty-6fth congress-
ends today. A number of senators and
representatives are already speeding
homeward, while others are preparing
for an early departure, leaving the ma
tional capital to settle down to the en-
joyment of period of peace and quie,
more pronounced than anything of the
kind it has known for the past year OF
more.
The promised dullness of next week
as regards national affairs, will be IL
striking contrast to the stirring events
and happe nings of the same week one
year since, as shown by the chronolo-
gical record of the Spa
war. 1t is interesting to note that TO-
morrow will be the anniversary OF the
date on which Spain asked for the re-
call of Consul General Lee, which was
promptly refused by the United States
government. Events were rapidly
nearing crisis.
Congress was in session, the con-
gress that came to an end today, and
March 7, one year ago next Tuesday,
bill appropriatiDg $50, 100000 for the
national defense was introduced in the
house of representatives. The bill
passed the house March and the SEN
ate the following day, and was signed
by the president. Two days later the
war department began the mobiliza-
tion of the army.
The terms of large number OF con-
gressmen who took a prominent part
in the legislative work connected with
the prosecution of the war and the con-
clusion of peace expired today, and
many of then, it is safe to assert,
Washington will know no more. Six
teen senators are leaving the city not
to return when the fifty-sixth congress
assemblies. Politically these senators
are divided as,follows:
Two republicans (if Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania fails of re-election); elev-
en- democrats, two silver republicans
and one populist. Nine republican
senators whose terms expired today
have been reelected. namely: Bur
rows, Hanna. Hawley, Aldrich, Lodge,
Proctor, Hale, Davis and Clark. OF
the fifteen democrats whose terms ex-
pired four have been re-chOsen, Daniel,
Bate, Cockrell. and Money. OF the
three silver republicans, Senator
Stewart of Nevada is the only one who
has been chosen to succeed himsel.
Senator Allen of Nebraska, the only
populist who retired today will be sue
ceeded by a republican of the
Nebraska legislature can overcome the
pending deadlock.
Washington society does not take
much note of the represe tatives for
the reason that as rule they are not
among the lavish entertainers. There
are. of course, notable exceptions in
this particular, as in the case of Con-
gressman Lewis of the State of Wash
ington, who will be greatly missed
next winter.
The changes in the senate will result
in a gain to society. The genial
Chauncey M. Depew succeeds Senator
Murphy of New York, who has
taken as little part in the doings of
society as ne Has Ii 'nS ue-
bates in the senate. Lee Mantle, of
Montana, is succeeded by the
multi-millionaire Clark, who promises
to revive memories Of Tabor of Colora-
do. Turpie of Indiana is succeeded by
Beyeridpe, a much younger man.
White of California and Gray of Del
aware, whose successors have not been
named, will in any event be greatly
missed.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.-With the
doors closed the senate this morning
confirmed a list of naval nominations
sent in yesterday. The most notable
of the lot were those of Schley and
Sampson, owing to the intense feeling
that has been worked up throughout
the country.
Schley is now two numbers ahead of