Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-04
National Salons fAdjourn With
out Enactlne Epoch
Maklne History.
CLOSING SCENE OF CONGRESS
Thirty Senators Retire. Thirteen
OF Whom Will Not Again
Return.
PRESIDENT SIGNS ALL BILLS

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March A.
The Senate was called to order al
10 O'Clock to-day for the last sitting Of
the fifty-seventh congress but busi-
ness did not begin until some time
later The delay was due to the alb
sence of a quorum and TO the fact
that Mr. CQckrell insisted on the pres
ence of the necessary number, before
taking up the work of the day. Pres.
ident protein Frye was as usua- on
the minute on ascending to the seat OF
the presiding officer, but only about
dozen senators faced him. The coun
tenance of most of them bore evidence
of the two prolonged sessions OF Mon
day and Tuesday, but the indications
of fatigue soon vanished and business
proceeded as smoothly as it would
have done il the senate had adjourned
at 6 o'clock yesterday instead of 2
o'clock this morning. 1t was notice
able too, senators who have been most
busily and most continuously occupied
in the closing days Of the session
were among the first 10 respond to
their names. The attendance In the
galleries was also comparatively
small. The crowd increased gradual
ly, however, so that by the time a
quorum was secured on the floor the
audience was respectable in dimen-
sions and apparently sufficiently wide
awake to give due attention to the
proceedings
The session of the senate today, was
interesting, not alone by the offic al
proceedings on the floor of the cham
ber incident to the last day of con
gress, but by many occurrences which
were social in their character, due to
the fact that the day marked the close
of many careers in the senate. OF
the thirty Senators whose terms ex-
pired when the presiding officers gavel
fell at noon, thirteen failed to secure
reelection either through defeat OF
through their own refusals to enter
the contests in their various states
Included in the number whose official
presspce in the chamber Will no lon.
srr 5e noted are six Republicans and
seven Democrats but of the republi
cans, Senator Jones. of Nevada, and
Senator Wellington, have in recent
taI tho
tional candidates of the opposing
party. Two other senators, Debo and
Pritchard are southern republicans
and both are succeeded by democrats
The remaining two republicans are
Senators Mason and Simon. OF the
seven retiring democrats, Harris
Turner and Heitfeld were elected as
populists and all are succeeded by re-
publicans. Senator McLaurin was
elected as democrat and while
still classed as such has acted inde-
pendcat tly during the greater part OF
his term. The other three senators,
Vest. Jones, of Arkansas, and Raw
lins. have from first to last, been in
tn democratic ranks and Jones and
Vest have risen to places of conspicu-
Gus leadership.
Mr.. Allison. chairman of the com
suittee on appropriations, made q
statement in the senate regarding the
amount of money appropriated by the
present congress as compared with
the appropriations of the fifty-sixth
congress. The total appropriations
Tor the present congress. he stated
as 1854. .10s.51S as compared with
st.44O. O.4S9. .43S. for the fifty-sixth con
sress.
Mr.. Bailey. OF TEXAS, called UP a
/ I'll amending the rivers and harbors
:et so as to provide that the $125,O00
i.arescfore appropriated for certain
fer and harbor improvements in
: xas shall be used for the construc-
ION of channsl in Sabine lake, Tex
;,s. On yea and nay vote. demand
c by Mr.. Mason. the senate agreed
t. take the bill up by Al to 8. The
sct of the vote was to dicipline the
ilippine tariff bill. 1t was then
,gaporarily laid aside and Mr.. Hoar
1ke on the Philippine bill. The
I'll has been talked to death. he said
y is was not in criticism of the sen.
stcrs who think that IN the closing
trs Of the session this remedy shall
be dealt with in an hour. The
at he made. he said was that the
seaate. the executive. the house OF
resentatives and the public are
-es fit to govern the destinies Of q
Die 5000 miles away who have nc
Z, e in the government
citing upon the resolution, Presi
1. ~ Pro TEN Frye, appointed Messrs
L.s.son and Jones. of Arkansas. com
!; lee to meet . similar committee
f;ca, the house and notify the pres
i ut that congress was ready to ad
rn. Mr.. Mason of Illinois. tool
- floor and discussed the statehood
III. and the Panama canal treaty
Bailey, OF Texas, interrupted and
e-Ts it was apparent. that Mason's OBJ
- was to talk the Sabine lake bill
r. = sath and he would relieve him
of ae necessity Of making this kind
er ,aledictory. This Mr.. Mason de
r~'. He said that he had never en-
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