Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-04-29
58TH CONGRESS-.
Adjournment Without Day Of
This Session Of Congress.
The Panama Canal Matter Discussed
in Upper Branch.
Compliments for Speaker Cannon IN
Lower Body.

Lower Body.
Washington, Apri! 2S.-With brief an
nouncement and 4 sharp rap of his
well worked gavel, President protein.
Frye adjourned the Senate sine die at
2 O'Clock, today, the hour fixed by
resolution OF the two houses of Con-
gress. The occurrence was devoid Of
unusual incident and the final close
of the session was but slightly differ
ent from the end Of an ordinary day's
sitting.
The Senate began it's days work at
| 1890 A. NJ, but the greater part of the
time was devoted to 4 political debate,
participated in on the Republican side
by Messrs Allison and Aldrich, and on
the Democratic side by Messrs. German
and Culberson. The discussion was
based on a statement by Allison of the
appropriations for the session cOmpar-
ing the figures for this year and for
the administration of President ROose-
welt with those Of other years and other
| administrations. The president and his
cabinet occupied the presidents capitol
office room during Il part of the debate
and some of the presidents advisors
were among the most interested listen
ers to the criticism and defense of
their chief. Mrs. Roosevelt and other
members Of the presidents family oc-
cupied seats in the galleries towards
the close of the session.
the only important acts Of legisla-
tion during the day were the presenta
tion and acceptance Of conference re-
ports of the Panama canal government
and emergency riv..r and harbOr bills.
No other report aroused debate.
the galleries We're not greatly crowd
ed at any time during the Gay.
The Senate began business promptly
lat 1890. today, III continuation OF
Wednesdays Legislative session. and
Immediately afterwards agreed TO the
conference report on tie emergency
river and harbor bill
The Philippine bond bill. at the in
stance of Mr.. Lodge was taken up and
read at length. the House measure be-
ing substituted for the Senate meas
ure.
MIR. Lodge said he would not attam2t
gress. as he was aware chat there
would be opposition to certain features
of it. He also said that he was anx-
ious to guard against the admission CT
chinese immigrants into the Philip
I ines :.nG that the purpose of section
6 was not to change the United States
immigration laws in tho Philippines
but merely to shift their adn;ni;tra-
~ IL;
Mr.. Allison. chairman of the Com
mitte2 on appror.iaticn.. submitted 4
series Of tables prepared by the clerks
of the appropriations. showing an in
crease of $2S,000.000 over the appro-
priaticns over the appropriations fo.'
the last session. lie gave the princi-
pal items of increase as follows:
For the navy, $16.O0G.G coo: on account
Of the postal service including rural
free delivery. $S.000.C0G.
He also stated that there is an in
crease OF $S,S32.GG0 in the permanent
annual appropria ations. Tic chief item
being $5.G00,000 Cor the banknote re-
de;nDtion fund and the next most i'm
portant item being $c.25O.OOG for the
irrigation reclamation fund.
Mr.. Allison also spoke Of the increase
in the deficiency appropriations. the
principal item il that connection being
the loan of Si.GC0,6 600 made to the St
Louis Exposition. Replying to an in
Guiry from Mr. Aldrich. he said that
outside the loan to the Exposition the
cost of that institution on the national
treasury, including he cost of the gov
crnmental exhibit, is about $6.5OO, 900
Speaking generally Mr.. Allison said,
the appropriations We're in the main for
conduct of the government, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that they would
not be criticized. He also referred 10
obligations assumed and said those OF
this year are less than for many yeats
lrevioIs.
While Mr.. Allison was speaking. Mr..
Kittredge presented the conference re-
port on the Panama canal bill and it
was agreed to without comment.
The house resolution fixing 2 p. NJ,
today. as the hour for the final ad-
journment Of the session was present
ed and adopted without being referred
to a committee.
Eesuming Allison said the obliga-
tions aside from appropriations incur
red at the present Session amount to
A-9,UOU,UOt
Culberson presented a review of an
preparations for the past IL years, COW
ering the last administration of Cleye-
land and the Mckinley and Roosevelt
administrations. He said the total ex-
penditurcs under the Roosevelt admin
istration had been $3.50. .OOO. 900 or SILL
0OG.00O greater than the four years of
the Mckinley administration and $685.
00U,O00 greater than in the four years of
the Cleveland administration. Those in
creases he sub divided as follows:
Civil administration $3.50. 900: Nav
al se51 100000: military saS4. 600. 900.
He also said that for 1905. the total
appropriations on account ocf the mill
tary including Pensions, would be
1887 100000 and said that excluding the
expenses of the Boer war, the military
expenditures Of the United States for
1903 were s32, ,OOO,0 900 more than those of |
Great Britain for that year; s131, 900, 900 |
greater than those Of Germany and