Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-02
TELEGRAPAIc NEWS,
WASHINGTON. April 2s.-consress
adjourned at o'clock this afternoon.

gress all over the capitol today The
committee rooms have been busily oc
cupied all night, and although the
session of the house did not close un
til ? O'Clock this morning, members
rather worr and hs ggard. were scrrry
ing In for the committee meetings al
s. and 10 o'clock ard all were eager
| for the regular session at IL. IL is
confidently expected that sine die ad
Journment will occur before midnight
The senate is considerably ahead OF
the house. and although there is a
great deal of unfinished business ON
hand, the principal measures are all
out of the way and this afternoon
early the upper house could have an.
| nounced to the President that 1t was
ready to finally adjourn.
Arrangements were made at noon
for Mr.. Roosevelt to come over to the
capitol this afternoon and evening in
order TO sign measures requiring his
immediate signature.
This morning the bill OF Mr.. Mon
dell, arranging with the Shoshone and
Wind River Indians OF Wyoming was
agreed to after an acrld debate short
ly after midnight and which lasted
until the house took a recess In the
small hours of this morning
The senate has agreed to have the
inquiry in the right of Reed Smoot to
seat in the senate continued during
the summer. and 1t has also passed
most of the measures affecting west
ern interests. irrigation and land laws
At noon today there is less unfin-
lshed business on the calendar than
for many years upon the day of Anal
adjournment of congress-
WASHINGTON. April 2s.-The
house this morning adopted the reso.
luton providing for the adjournment of
congress at 2 p. m.
The seat of the executive branch of
the government was temporarily re-
moved this morning from the White
House to the capitol. II is customary
in the closing hours of each session
of congress for the President to es-
tablish headquarters in the Presidents
room, across the corridor from the
senate chamber In order to expedite
the signing of bills and other bust
ness MIR. Roosevelt, with two secre-
taries, remained in the capitol until
adjournment.
There was the usual large crowd in
the galleries to witness the closing
hours
The Senate adjourned at 2 o'clock
and the house at 2:10 this afternoon.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-More than
10000 men will be out of employment
May l II the propositions submitted
10 the employers are not granted be-
fore that time The garment workers,
more than 10000 strong In the city,
demand recognition of their union,
while 10000 members of the Excava-
tors and Rockmens' union also want
recognition of their organization and
slight Increase in wages. From
present Indications the demands of the
Two unions will be refused. There
also will be several small differences
In which more than 1000 men will be
Involved. but they can be settled with
out much trouble.
still on. with no prospect of settle
ment. while the trunk manufacturers
have also strike on their hands Al
together. however. the employers are
jubilant because of the fact that May
day will come and go without any
great Industrial disturbances such as
have taken place for many years
motion
the first OF January w. r. Hearst has
spent In his pursuit OF the presidency
an average of about $4,000 a day.
This statement was made In New
York last week by n man who is in
position to know what he is talking
about. as he is well informed as to
what is going on in Mr.. Hearsts news
paper office and political shop. Fiji
zen thousand dollars day for about
A hundred days amounts to round
million and half Of dollars, not count
ing the large sums spent before the
first of the year. This Is pretty
heavy Investment in the fad of young
man who has been accustomed to buy
whatever he wanted In this world, and
there may be some truth in the ru-
mors flying about New York city that
Mr. Hearst is pretty near the end of
his rope, 30 far as ready money IL CON
cerned. For all this enormous outlay
the self-made candidate has to show,
up to date. just 30 delegates to the na-
.ional Democratic convention. He may
possibly be able to bag a hundred
more. though that would appear to be
about the limit of his possibilities.
Give him a total OF $50 delegates and
reckon his expenditures at only the
million and a half of dollars which his
people say he has spent since the first
Of the year, and 1t will be seen that
when he gets to st. Louis and looks
over his array of followers In the con-
yention he will find that they will
have cost him 10000 apiece. Con
sidering that these delegates will
number only about one-seventh of the
entire voting strength of the conven-
tion, II may be doubted II even Mr..
Hearst will conclude that they are
worth the money. True, he has OBJ
talned large amount OF Advertising
such as II is, but he has made very
small progress toward the goal OF his