Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-14
SEVENTH
CONGRESS ENDS
Much Interest Attaches to the
Numerous Changes in the
Upper House.
STATEMENT BY ALLISON
He Discusses the Heavy Appropris
tions, Showing That Three Items
Made Up the Entire Increase,
and All Were Needed.

Washington, March 5.-The Fifty
seventh congress adjourned at noon
Wednesday.
President Roosevelt left the White
House at 1855 this morning for the
capitol, where he remained until the
adjournment of congress.
Soon after the presidents arrival
both the sundry civil and the general
deficiency appropriation bills were pre-
scented to him, and after their approval
by the cabinet the president affixed his
signature. The naval appropriation
was the last big supply measure TO
which the president affixed his sigma
ture. He had previously signed the
public buildings bill, in which members
of congress throughout the country
were interested.
The senate was called to order at 10
o'clock today for the last sitting Of the
Fifty seventh congress-, but business
did not begin until some time later. n
delay was due to the absence OF q quo
rum. The attendance in the galleries
was also comparatively small.
The session of the senate was inter-
esting not alone by the official pro-
ceedings incident to the last day OF
| congress, but by many occurrences
which were purely social in their char
acter, due to the fact hat the day
marked the close of many careers in
the senate.
OF thirty senator's whose terms ex-
pired today, thirteen failed to secure
re- election, either through defeat or
through their own ~refusals to enter the
contests in their various states. In
| cluded In the number are six repub-
leans and seven democrats; but OF the
republicans, two, Jones Of Nevada and
wellington Of Maryland, have in re-
cent years supported the national can
didates of the opposing party.
Two other senator's, Deboe OF Ken
J lucky and Pritchard Of North Carolina,
are southern republicans, n both are
succeeded by democrats. The remain
Ing two republicans are Mason OF ILL
nois and Simon of oregon.
The Party Changes.
OF the seven retiring democrats, Har-
ris of Kansas, Turner Of Washington
and Heitfeld Of Idaho were elected as
populists. All are succeeded by repub-
leans. McLaurin Of South Carolina
was elected as a democrat, and While
still classed as such has acted i~ndepend-
emily during the greater part or MS
term. The other three senator's, Vest,
Jones OF Arkansas, and Rawhns, have
from first to last been in the democratic
ranks, and Jones and Vest have risen
to places Of conspicuous leadership In
their party.
OF seven democratic senators who re-
| tire, four are succeeded by republicans;
of six republicans who go out four are
succeeded by democrats. All the
changes in favor of the republicans are
n the northwest; those In favor OF the
! democrats are in southern or border
states.
Senator Allison, chairman Of the
committee on appropriations, made a
statement showing the total OF appro-
priations for the present congress was
81, 554, 10S, 51S, compared with $1,440,-
4S9, 43S for the Fifty-sixth congress. He
says While it appears the appropriations
Of this congress have been largely In
excess Of those of the last congress, the
Increase is chiefly made up OF three
Items, namely, $50, 900 900 for the Pan
anna canal, an increased appropriation
Of $50, 600, 900 for the postal service, and
SAT, 900, 900 of river and harbor appro-
priations.
He concluded by saying the country
Endorsed these items and the opposite
political party concurred In them.