Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-07
CONGRESS AND IT'S WORK.

The session of Congress which closed Tues
day will be memorable for several reasons.
Work has been finished quicker than in any pre-
ceding Congress in presidential year since the
early days of the government. We will
to go back to 1918 to find an earlier
closing of a long session of Congress
says the St. Louis Gobe-Democrat Much of
the work too has been of the very highest inn
portance. Some work done in the extra
session which President Roosevelt called. In
that session Congress organized, and gave it's
principal attention to the Cuban reciprocity
matter Congress made the reciprocity treaty
operative, and then turned to other questions.
1t has been business Congress thuout.
The largest question which has been dealt with
by it was that of Panama. When this Congress
was elected in 1902 the revolution at the isthmus
was not in sight. Nobody looked for it either
in or out of Panama When it came Congress
stood with the President in dealing with the
situation. AS consequence, the United States
has obtained the French company's property
and rights on the isthmus, and the work of
canal construction is about to begin.
All the regular money bills of the govern
rnent have been passed. The great supply bills
which have been enacted represent appro-
priaton of $598,OOOyOOO, not including the inter-
est on the public debt, which calls for $85,OOO,-
900 more. These are big figures, but the revenues
which are looked for during the time covered
by the supply bills placed at 1904 100000 for
the year. The cost of government necessarily
grows with the population and the extent OF
the governments activities. The expenditure
nrovided for ia much smaller than was asked
Various measures calling for an outlay of cash
were postponed for the session, partly for lack
rof time to consider them, but chiefly because of
a determination to keep outlay below income
1t would be awkward for the Republicans to
have deficit this year, and they have averted
one, The Democrats were anxious to increase
the expenditures to the largest possible amount,
for partisan reasons. Under the vigilant leader
ship of the Republican party this conspiracy
Az. 'cfnated. The expenditures of the year
will be well within lie range of the revenues.
SURPRISES will continue to be the order of the
day during Republican sway.
The work of Congress during the extra and
the long session will tell in favor of the Repub-
icans in the campaign. great many poll
teal speeches were made on both sides during
the closing weeks of the session. This is al
ways the case in the sessions in the presi-
Dental years. Nothing has been said or done
by the Republicans which in ure their
chances during the canvass. Much has been
said and attempted by the Democrats which
will make votes for the Republican party. Con-
gress made ample provision for the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis 1t passed legislation calcu-
lated to help the President in his warfare on
the four territories passed the House, but the
Senate will not deal with it until December. It'll
is the intention of the Democrats to oppose the
bill in that body. They fought it in the House,
but were beaten, and they are likely to meet the
same fate in their obstruction in the Senate.
The Republicans are the party which looks
after the interests of the new as well the old
communities ALI the territories have found
their real friends in the Republican party. The
Indian allotment matter has been treated by
Congress i'll a number of measures, and this |
ng problem is we'll on the way toward salts
factory solution. illustration of the
courage, sanity, energy and progressiveness of
the Republican party has been furnished by
he record of the congressional session which
expired Tuesday.
Alta meeting in Minneapolis Monday night,
1r. Dunn said: Gas far as the state supreme
'ench is concerned, all of the judges might re-