Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-15

Senate II was u day OF waiting. The
naval appropriation bill the stun
bling block To fnnl adjournment
could not IN agreed to by the confer
rces Of the two houses, anu the dis
agreement was reported io the Senate
early In the day. The report was ac.
ccptcd by the Senate. which refused ip
request another conference. although
Mr. Hal. expressed the belief that M
agreement might b. reached. Later OH
the uous. agreed To III. Senate amend
mcnis. Soon aftcrward the House res
oiution providing FOR nnnl adjourn
mcnt was passed. an amendment aa-
Ing the hour nt . o'clock, Jun. sth. II
was not until i:tO That the President
pro TEN affixed his signature to ib.
naynI hill. With other measures. =
was hurried to the President. and was
signed 10y him few minutes later.
Th. concluding hour OF the Senate was
purely n social session. No business
beyond the adoption OF the customary
resolution OF thank. 10 the chair. Nj.
Frye. was accomplished. In acknowi.
-dsmcnt OF the compliment. Mr.. Frye
delivered n brief and graceful speech.
which was received with cordial np'
piansc throughout 'h" cianhrr.
Few Women In official III. have been
morr widely known and nosr general
Is admired thnn Mrs. John Sherman.
although her retiring disposition mad"
her av.r.r to osicniailon OF any kind.
She was essentially q lioai~ woman
with the simplest tastes and much
NOR. devoted 10 AFFAIR." about her own
h-arttiston- than 10 any phase Of pub.
lie life. The simplicity with which her
Early married life wa. surrounded was
continued n fnr ~ possibl- in later
years. SHE dlsiik-,i -saEsrraiian in
any form. especially wh-ru I, related
to the every day details af her home.
/ In Intercourse She wus Unaffected.
amiabl- and pains,akin. In ,scf efforts
To help others. ani these traits OF
character wcrr Jus; ne conspicuous Ia
her social career. which covered many
year. In this city. rhos. who knew
her ia her modest home. tho ars: rss'.
,i-nc- Of Mr.. shrtnIa. here. found tie
saInc gentle chaftss of manner whrs.
she rrvviscd them IN The splendid whtir
mansion In Il street No entertain
in-usr ever given AT off-'ai bones were
inor- complete and elegant u every
way than those presided over hy Mrs
sherman. u-f wide Acquaintance
among the oid-s, Washington families
aiway. made the assrnhinEss under
the sherman rosf gatherings Of usi-
.uai pleasure from n ,oclI standpoint.
| Congressional Appropriations.
A carefully prepared s,n,Cmcn; On
the appropriations OF the session has
bc-n made by Senator Allison. chair
man Of the Senate Committee ou sp.
prpprlaiIons. and Chairman Cannon OF
She House commitic,, ou appEppIia'
t.ous, in accordance with custom. The
| stacincnt says:
ss-rbc appropriations made by the
/ tirx, session Of the fif,y.firss Congress
amount TO Sio. .1.1.iIa This sum in
rjr,l-~ Sisi..iT.i.s,. estimated TO bc
i ON account of or iuciiyr. 'o the late
war with spain. nni dr,iuciiux is the
| remaining amount. sJIs. iss.gsi. rcp'
r,sru,s the ordinary appropriations
| made for the support of the govern
mcnt during the season.
II, viii IL observed ;ha; after ic.
ductins the amounts estimated TO
have bcrn appropriated on account Of
or Incident TO the war with spain for
the ensuing. the current AMI the last
| fiscal years (which cover the period
| since the beginning OF the S1pnish
| war the appropriations for the i've
fiscal years Including the two imfnc.
dia,ciy preceding the war-arc as FOL.
lows:
isGI .................. .sJi5,sta.ins
| fsisS neutrality-suspicious. 1s<.sI.ub
| 1ssN .........ss....ss .st--.Ji.eSs
| 1900 .........s.......... DSt.ssSSsS
1901 neutrality-suspicious. 51s.is.-'sst
This shows an apparent excess in
| .hc ordinary appropriations at this
session for the hScal year 1901 of
Sip.5Is.2i. over the appropriations
for the fiscal year iSDs. which immc-
iIatciy preceded the Spanish war. The
| chief increases in ordinary expenses
/ for 1901 over those for ls,'s arr:
Increase OF the navy. ss.usi Dig:
pensions, SJHsi.3J0: postal service. cN-
elusive OF newly aCtuir'd territory.
T.1S2.nCp: twelfth CCustIz. SH'-sLuoJ:
permanent appropriations ,inciuiing
sg.OIppCo for requirements uf
sinking fund and $l,ss.wn FOR re
dcmption Of national bank notes.. 81.
| G5i.Ucp. The total of these Increases
l. so. .2u2. $40.
The approximate amounts. as near
" rs they can bc arrived at. appro4
priatcd 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. arr
set forth in detail. The amounts thus
appropriated during the two sessions
OF the last Congress covered the pc
riod to the close of tlIs fiscal year
1900 and aggregated SIS2 a's., as:
"Of this whole slim IL is CSiimatsvl
by the treasury department that to
June Both Inst. the total expenditures
will not exceed S.sF2WbWu. leaving a
surplus of SyD.JNUUp. after meeting
outstanding obligations. to be covered
into the treasury. Thus. Tor the Cun.
duct OF that mUmcntpus war aud its
resultant effects. Congress amply made
appropriations and the administration
has wisely and prudcntly made "S-
penditurcs from the liberal sums thus
placed at its disposal"