Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05
LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS.
Appropriation Bills Passed Notwith
standing Filibustsring Tactics
of Democrats.

The Senate on Thursday of last week
passed the sundry civil bill. The House
by a party vote unseated James j. But
Ter of Missouri and seated George 1. H.
Wagner in his place.
The Senate on Friday passed the naval
and military academy appropriation bills
and considered the Panama canal treaty
in executive session. The House sent a
number OF the appropriation bills to con-
ference committees.
The Senate on Saturday passed the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill and
the House passed the omnibus public
building bill
The Senate spent three hours Sunday in
euloges of four deceased members of the
House. The House took action on a few
unimpOrtant bills.
The Senate Monday passed the general
deficiency bill. The House sent several
bills to conference
| In the Senate Tuesday the Aldrich fin
ancal bill was killed by being displaced by
the Philippine tariff bill. The House
ground out the conference reports to COM
plete the necessary legislation, the demo-
Gratis iiibustering by demanding roll calls
at every opportunity.
THE LAST SESSION
| Washington. March 4.--The 9th Congress
expired at noon to-day by limitation. In
many respects the closing scenes were
gress but there has not been in many
years such a demonstration in the House
as occurred to-day owing to the fact that
Speaker Henderson was retiring not only
as presiding officer but from the House
as "A member. Bitter partisan feeling that
has sprung up in the House of Represen-
tativcs during the past week reached a
) pitch which prevented the speaker from
receiving the unanimous approval of the
} House when the usual resolution of thanks
and courtesy was offered. More than this,
the resolution had to come from the re
publican side. and while this has occurred
! before it is not the usual custom.
The usual resolution of thanks to Presi-
! dent Pro Tempore Frye was unanimously
adopted in the Senate.
Two years ago when the Seth Congress
! expired it was remarkable not only for
| the second Inauguration of William Nc
. Kinlcy but also for the fact that Senator
= Carter of Montana, talked the river and
l harbor bill to death in the Senate up IL
within few minutes of the end. To-day
= Senator Mason, whose term expired at
noon, also talked an unimportant bill tc
I death. but in his valedictory he lectured
5 the Senate for its unlimited debate which
allows bills to be killed in that manner
. and also made final plea for the freedom
! OF the Filpinos.
S As all of the important supply bills hat
. passed before the two houses took a reces.
e this morning no legislation was necessary
= and none was attempted. The bills which
t had passed and reached the stage of en-
I rollment were all signed by Presiden
. Roosevelt who, with members of his cab
$ met, occupied the Presidents room in tn,
= Senate wing Of the capitol.
APPROPRIATIONS BY CONGRESS.
:. Washington, March 4.-The appropria
k tons made during the session of Congress.
a which closed to-day aggregated 1913. $i OILS
. as against sSrl.694 49j for the last session
/, The total for the entire Congress thu.
n footed up $lG4, los ia or something NOR,
:, | than a hundred millions in excess of iii,
# total appropriations for the 18th Congress
d the total for that Congress being Sl,4io,
: iS9, 43S.
. These figures were embodied in a state
n ment presented to the Senate to-day b,
Mr.. Allison, chairman Of the CoInmitte
D.. on appropriations. The statement ais
>, contained an itemized statement showing
the expenditures for the past session b.
bills as follows: Agricultural s597s, 1iJ
army, s7S,1SS, 752; diplomatic and consular
81 ,9os, 200; District of Columbia. ss647, 497
+. fortihcations, NlSS,4l6. Indian SS5l2,95C
:, legislative. executive and judicial, sT
~ F95, 95S; military academy. 1858 PAS navy
sSl, 81 2pl: pensions, slSs SAT, 500; postoftce'
~ $3.50, 401, 40; sundry civil. SS2G2S55; DC
- iiciencies. SCI 56l.572 permanent annua
81 appropriations, 1872, jS9, $50: miscellaneous
- $,,250 600.
r NUMBER OF BILLS INTRODUCED.
e, Washington, March 4-The number
IN bills introduced during the 57th Congress
S. aggregated 1860 of which 39lS were r.
Id ported and more than 1000 passed. TT
l. House calendar is clearer at the close
- this Congress than it has ever been h
It, fore, only IS bills remaining undisposed o
81 RETIREMENT OF G. A. GROW.
IN Washington, March Among the d
es tinguished men who retired from publ
ly life at the close of the 57th Congress. nor
Of is held In higher esteem by his colleagu,
ly than the Hon. Galusha A. Grow, represei
g. tative- at large from Pennsylvania who:
public service began nearly half II centui
ago, Euogistic resolutions beautifully ei
crossed upon parchment and signed
-, each member of the Pennsylvania delegi
ht ton were to-day presented to Mr.. Gro
H. with Il personal expression of the regai
no and affection of his colleagues.