Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-28
Fifty-Eighth Congress.
Washington, April %.
SENATE.

prlatlOns committee, presented a tabu-
lated statement of the appropriations for
the year ending June 80, 1905, being an
excess of appropriations for the current
year of S2S, 600, 0O0 The most import
ant of these increases, he said, were as
follows: District of Columbia, for
adjustment of grade crossings and con.
struction of filtration plant, %, 900,
900; navy, $40, 900, 900, most of this
being for navy yard extensions; Post
Office Department, 5000, 900, much Of
it for rural free delivery.
The conference report on the isthmus
canal civil government was agreed to
without discussion.
The House resolution fixing the time
for adjournment of Congress at 2 O. clock
was agreed to.
Mr.. Culberson presented a tabulated
statement of the appropriations for the
last twelve years. He said the appro-
priations of the Roosevelt administration
exceeded those of the Cleveland admin.
istration ty S515, 900, 000
While Mr. German was commenting
upon the great appropriations of the ses-
sion, the session of Wednesday was ad-
journed at 11:5S o'clock.
Mr.. Perkins had been designated by
the president pro tenn. as presiding Off
Ger. He adjourned the session of Wed
nesday and called the legislative session
of Thursday to order
Mr.. Hoar, known as a stickler for par
liamentary procedure, declared that the
President pro tenn. could not, under the
rules, designate member to act as
presiding officer whose powers would
continue beyond one legislative day, I'M
less by unanimous consent. Therefore,
in order that there might be no prece-
dent established, he would ask unanimous
consent that the Senator from California
be selected to act as its presiding officer.
"If the Senator insists the chair will be
compelled to call the Senator from
Massachusetts, to preside" declared Mr..
Perkins. Naughter).
The tangle was finally ended by page
being sent for President pro tenn. Frye,
who created laughter by hurrying to the
desk, holding in one hand a big batch of
enrolled bills. which he had been signing
in his room, across the lobby.
Mr.. German was given the floor to
continue his denomination of the policy
of extravaganza on the part of the ma
jority. This he did with vigor.
Mr.. Hepburn gave notice that On
December Sth he would call up the
measure known as the pure food bill.
Mr.. German charged many offenses of
omission.
Mr. Allison in reply said he knew of
no important measures that had not been
given due consideration.
At l2:45 the customary resolution,
providing for the appointment ola COM
mittee to wait upon the President, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Haleand Mr.. CockreIl were nam
ed.
They were joined by committee APP
pointed for similar mission by the
House and visited the President in his
room back of the Senate lobby.
Five minutes later, the Senate COM
mittee reported that the President had
said he was pleased to say he had no
further communication to made.
The Senator from Rhode Island called
attention to the fact that this country
was much greater than it was half a
dozen years ago even, that its needs
we're greater, and that the people would
not cOuntenance parsimony.
During Mr.. Aldrich'0 remarks, Mrs.
Roosevelt and son Theodore entered the
private gallery and viewed the scene
with manifest interest.
Mr.. German charged that the gross
appropriations of the past session had
exceeded the revenues of the government
"There has never been time when the
gross expenditures have not exceeded
the revenues, and the Senator from
Maryland knows it," declared Mr.. AID
rich. at is merely a matter of book
keeping. Can the Senator from Mary
land foretell any better than | can what
a democratic Congress would do on the
tarit'?' asked Mr.. Aldrich, when Mr..
German declared that the government
would soon be in the hands of the
democracy.
alt will do as it has done from the
of the government" replied
Mr.. German.
GAS it did in 1894?" retorted Mr..
Aldrich interrogatively, whereat laugh
went up from the floor and galleries.
Later Mr.. German drilted to discus
sion of the postoffice scandal.
''The Senator is getting of the line"
Mr.. Aldrich.
ooh, no." retorted Mr.. German.
ut is the Senator himself who would I
ike to get into some byway and thus
'scape the indictment that has been
ound against his party"
Later Mr. German presented the Gus
Omary resolution of thanks "for the dig
lifed, able and courteous manner in
which the president pro tempore had
presided over the deliberations of the
senate" which was adopted.
To the resolution Mr., Frye made
itting response.
The Senate adjourned at p. M; the
louise at 2:10.
HOUSE.
An interested crowd in the galleries
nd small attendance on the hoor4
Tere the features of the opening at 1890 |
{ today's last session Of the House.
Eaters of minor Importance which had