The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


cepted by the Senate, which refused TO
request another conference, although
Mr. Hale expressed the belief that an
agreement might be reached. Later on
the House agreed to the Senate amend
ments Soon afterward the House res
ofution providing for final adjourn
ment was passed. an amendment fix
ing the hour at O'Clock, June 9TH. 1t
was not until 4:40 that the President
pro TEN affixed his signature to the
naval bill. With other measures, il
was hurried to the President, and was
signed by him few minutes later.
The concluding hour of the Senate was
purely n social session. No business
beyond the adoption of the customary
resolution of thanks to the chair, Mr..
Frye, was accomplished. In acknowl-
edgment of the compliment, Mr. Frye
delivered a brief and graceful speech,
which was received with cordial ap-
plause throughout the chamber.
In marked contrast with the exciting
incidents attending the bitter strug-
giles of the closing hours of the session
in the House, Speaker Henderson laid
down his gavel this afternoon at the
conclusion of one of the most pictur-
esque scenes which has ever occurred
in the hall of representatives. During
a brief recess taken within thirty min
utes of the time fixed for the final ad-
journment to give the President an op-
portunity to afiix his signature to the
bills that We're being rushed to him for
approval, n group of members began
| singing patriotic airs. COLUMBIA, Gem
of the Ocean, "Auld Lang Syne,"
''The Red, White and Blue" success
| sively rang out. As the singing pro-
ceeded members Joined the group un-
til. without regard to age or party, the
entire membership of the House Joined
| in the choruses. The spectators in the
galleries applauded each song until the
strains of Dixie" filed the hall. Then
their unbounded enthusiasm broke out
| in wild cheers But the enthusiasm
Dixie" evoked was not to be com
pared with the remarkable demonstra-
ton which followed when, in clear
ringing tenor, Mr.. Fitzgerald of Mas
sachusetts started the national anthem
with the inspiring words, Through the
dawn's early light" In an instant all
the men, women and children in the
galleries were on their feet joining in
the singing. The mighty chorus from
thousands of throats reverberated
through the hall, making the pulses
leap and the blood tingle. 1t was n
magnificent and soul-inspiring spec
tacle. The ladies' kept time to the
rythm of the music with their handker-
chiefs. and the men beat the measure
with their hands. The Speaker. paus-
ing as he entered the hail, raised his
voice also. The excitement overcame
white haired old man in one of the
upper galleries. and when the song
ceased he jumped upon his seat and
shouted: "'rhat is the song of the an
gels of heaven" After Speaker Hen
derson had made graceful farewell
speech. thanking the members for their
courtesy and had declared the House
| adjourned. the members testified to
his popularity by singing For He is
Jolly Good Fellow" and the newspaper
correspondents in the press gallery eel
ebrated by singing the "Doxology.'
Congressional Appropriations.
A carefully prepared statement on
| the approprat tions of the session has
| been made by Senator Allison, chair
| man of the Senate committee on ap-
propriations, and Chairman Cannon of
the House committee on appropria-
| tions, in accordance with custom. The
| staement says:
THE appropriations made by the
first session of the Fifty-frst Congress
amount to STO9 129, ,4T6. This sum in
cludes S131. .247, 155. estimated to be
on account of or incident to the late
war with Spain. and deducting 1t, the
| remaining amount S51S, ,4SS,321, rep
resents the ordinary appropriations
made for the support of the govern
ment during the season.
at will be observed that after de-
Quoting the amounts estimated to
have been appropriated on account of
or incident to the war with Spain for
the ensuing, the current and the last
fiscal years (Which cover the period
| Machining the SlnnlSh
war; the appropriations for the five
fiscal years-including the two imme-
diately preceding the war-are as fol-
lows:
1897 $515, ,S45, 19S
1898 52S. .735,0T9
1899 532, I3l,6SS
| 1900 ................ oo4'zLo'Soo
| 1901 oiS,fo-,o-l
This shows an apparent excess in
the ordinary appropriations at this
session for the fiscal year 1901 of
$40 747, ,242 over the appropriations
for the fiscal year 1898, which imme
diately preceded the Spanish war. The
chief increases in ordinary expenses
for 1901 over those for 1898 are:
Increase Q: the navy, ST,0S1,916;
pensions. S3.9S1 $50; postal service. eX-
elusive of newly acquired territory.
SIT, ,7S2, 900; twelfth census, S9,O0O,0O0;
permanent appropriations tncluding
$4,000 600 for requirements of
sinking fund and S4,000,OOO for re
demption of national bank notes., S6
634.O 900. The total of these increases
is 50,202, ,S2G.
'The approximate amounts, as near
ly as they can be arrived at, appro-
priated on account of or incident to
the war with Spain during each of
| the three sessions of Congress held
since the beginning of that war, are
set forth in detail. The amounts thus
appropriated during the two sessions
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