The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-29
SENATE ADJoURNs.
Body Concludes Session ard Re
Svicws Approximations Made,
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WASHINGTON, April 2s.-With brie
announcement aud 4 sharp rap Of ~
we'll worked gnvel. President pro ten
FRYE adjourned the Senate sine die W
p Nt. to-day The hour fixed by rosoili
ton OF the two hotiscs Of Congress Ut
occurrence whs devoid OF unusual Incl
dent. =.
Tbe greater part Of She day was de
voted to political debate when WIZ
participated In on the Republican Fio'
nv Mossrs AllisH and Aldricl anu W
lilo Democratic side by Messrs. 6ornan
and Ctlbcrson The President anu M
CABINET occupied the Presidents room
dt,rtnr a p,,r, Of The debate and some
OF lie Presidents advisers we're among
tho mos, Interested listeners to the criu-
risns and defense of their chief MIS-
Roosevelt and other members OF me
Presidents family occupied seats IN ne
gallery towards tho close OF the session.
and they too, found entertainment III me
proceedings,
The only Important facts Of legisialion
of the day were the presentation ana
acceptance ri conference reports OH the
Panama Canal government Gnu enor-
rencv reviews and river ana harpor piis
Neither report aroused debate
ME. ALISON, F0HllIUhii " 'ilS N''''''''>
teo on appropriations submitted the Sc
res OF tables prepared BY the clerks OF
the Appropriations Committee. showing
nm Increase Of s2S,onoo0l over the appro-
priation FOR last session. Mr.. Allison said
the appropriations were In the main Tor
the conduct of the government and he
expressed the opinion that they wouia
not be criticised.
REVIEW OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Culherson presented a review Of
appropriations for the last twelve years.
He said the total expenditures under the
Roosevelt administration had been ST.
6i1,oo1,oo0 or sl,cooooo greater than during
'the four years Of tho Mckinley admins
tration and sSS3,ooooOO greater than in
tho four years of the Cleveland.
Mr.. German placed tho total appropria-
lions OF this, session at $751; ,00o,0Oo and
the obligations incurred at over $4,000
900, or more than $500 ooo all told, not
Including the appropriation for the Pan
anna Canal, The said figures We're amas-
ing, and predicted that it would be i'm
possible to continue expenditures at this
rute, without increasing taxes.
He attributed the rapid increase to the
ambition of the President to ''makc of
In. United States a great world power
and said that we had reaped no harvest
except the loss, of life and Generalization
In every branch Of the governmental SER
vice
Mir German referred to the increase
for tho support Of army, and said that If
the present tendency should be pursued,
the army would become an instrument
of tyranny. He charged that twas now
being organized on the plans oG the Ger
man army. III also charged that the
chief reason for the building UP of the
army and navy was to attract the at
tcntion of the crowned heads of Europe.
Mr. Allison charaCterized Mi. Culber-
sons tables as ''old and Worn OUT as
at the time covered by the tables the
conditions of the country We're totally diff
ferent from present conditions. lie cont
batted tho statement that the expenses
of the military establishment were great
er than those OF the European nations
sayng that the pension expenditures
could not properly be included IN such
estimates.
Mir. German said that the revenue
5,ttptrSton had been cvaded because il
would disturb the political atmosphere
'Why not admit it," he asked, nnd
added that he did not blame the Ropub-
lican$1for this policy because tho Dem
ocrats had tried 1t TO their sorrow.
eve do admit" responded Mr.. AID
rich, mot that we fear any disturbance
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