The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-29
CONGRESS- ADJOURNS
Early Close Of a Comparatively
UneyenlfuI Session.
LEADERS SUM up THE WORK
Republicans Think They Have Done
Well by the Country, While Demo
Gratis Assert That Enormous Appro-
priations "stsggsr Humanity"


Gratis Assert That Enormous Appro
priations "stasssr Humanity
Washington, April %, Both branch
es Of congress have adjourned sine die
The senate began business promptly
in continuation Of Wednesdays legis.
latlve session ana Immediately after
ward agreed to the conference report
on the emergency river and harbor bill
The house provision re-enacts, until
the expiration Of the Fifty-eighth con-
gress. tile resolution adopted in 1903
for the government Of the Louisiana
purchase territory, making it now ap-
/ plicable to the canal zone. This pro-
vision gives the president complete
jurisdiction.
The Philippine bond bill, at the fe-
stance Of Mr. Lodge. was taken up and
read at length. the house measure be
ing substituted for the senate measure
Mr.. Lodge said he would not attempt
to press the bill. as he was aware that
there would be opposition TO certain
features OF it lie also said that be
was anxious to guard against the adj
| mission Of Chinese immigrants into
| the Philippines and that the purpose
Of section 6 was not to change the
! United States immigration laws in the
! Philippines, but merely to shift their
! administration to the Philippine ar
thorities
Allison Submits Tables.
Mr.. Allison chairman Of the commit.
tee ON appropriations. submitted SCI
ries OF tables prepared by the clerks Of
| the appropriations committee showing
an increase of S2s,000,000 over the APP
preparations for last session.
He gave the principal items Of in
crease as follows
For the navy. Sl6,00o.000: on account
OF the postal service including rural
free delivery, Ss000000
He also stated that there is an in
creacs Of $3.50, 900 in the permanent
annual appropriations, the chief item
being 100000 for the bank note re-
demptlon fund and the next most Inn
portant item being 81 100000 for the
irrigation reclamation fund
Mr.. Allison also spoke Of the increase
in the deficiency appropriations. the
| principal item HI that connection being
the loan Of 100000 made to the ST.
Louis exposition Replying to an In
quiry from Mr.. Aidrich, he said that
outside the loan 10 the exposition the
cost of that Institution to the national
treasury, including the cost Of the
J governmental exhibit, is about ST.
100000
Speaking generally, Mr.. Allison said
The appropriations were in the main
FOR the conduct of the government. and
he expressed the opinion that they
would not be criticised He also re-
ferred to obligations assumed, and said
those Of this year are less than for
many years previous.
German criticises Expenditures.
Replying 10 Mr.. Allison. Mr. German
placed the total appropriations Of this
session at $751; 100000 and the obliga-
lions incurred at over s24,00o,000, Or
more than Ss00,O00.000 al told, not in
GLIDING the appropriation for the Pan
anna canal. He said the figures were
amazing and predicted that it would
he impossible to continue expenditures
at this rate without increasing taxes,
He attributed the rapid increase to the
ambition Dc the president TO make Of
the United States "a great world pow
er," and said that we had reaped no
harvest except the loss Of life and de-
moralization In every branch Of the
governmental service
The house got down TO business Inn
mediateiy upon converting and agreed
to a number of conference reports on
, bills of minor Importance.
The conference report on the bill
establishing u government for the Pan
anna canal zone likewise was agreed TO,
81 MIR. Mondell fWyo9, called up the
bill to ratify and amend an agreement
with the Sh0shone or Wind river In
dams Of wyoming, which was under
consideration when the house took q
recess last night
Mr.. Fitzgerald IN. Y) continued
his opposition and secured a roll call
, on the passage Of the bill
, Mr. Payne az. Y) the majority
leader. by unanimous consent inter
rupted the roll call and offered a reso
, luton providing for adjournment
! Lend Republican applause greeted the
announcement
4 Mr.. Williams tAIissl. the minority
leader, remarked that while the Demo
Gratis personally would feel very glad
TO get back 10 their homes, they would
regret for long time 'the nonaetior
Of the majority Of the house that seems
q anxious to leave the post Of duty and
leave the situation bristling with legis
9 lation that ought TO be considered.
: lie was interrupted with loud Demo
cratic applause, which was renewed
when he declared that the Republicans
Of the house had a responsibility be
/ fore the country and had q right to as
/ sumo that responsibility aud to beal
! the burden of it,
Defending the majority for the rec
ord they had made, Mr.. Payne sait
: that the Republicans assumed full re
sponsibility for their action during tho