The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-05-05

w dSlllHSlOl, ApTll ZJ-l ne second
session OF the Fifty eighth congress was
declared adjourned at two O'Clock by
President Pro TEN Frye in the senate
and at 2:l0 by Speaker Cannon in the
house.
President Signs Bills.
President Roosevelt went to the cap
itol during the morning to attend to his
official duties incident to the adjourn
ment of congress Nearly all the mem
bers of his cabinet had preceded him and
We're waiting In the presidents room.
He was accompanied by Mir Loeb, his
secretary, and the whole executive force
of the white house. A number of bills
passed Wednesday night received his
signature At HIPS the president af-
fixed his signature to the last of the
general supply measures-thep post Office
appropriation bill. Prior to that time
| he had signed the sundry civil, the gen
eral deficiency and the military academy
! bills. In addition to scores of measures
OF minor Importance.
Senate's Closing Session.
With brief announcement and n
! sharp rap of his woll-Worhcd gavel.
President Pro TEN Frye adjourned the
! senate sine die at two p. m, the hour
! fixed by resolution of the two houses OF
| congress- The occurrence was devoid
of unusual incident and the final close
of the session was but slightly differ
| emf from the end of an ordinary days
! sitting The work of the session had
| been concluded before the final word
was said, SO that neither rush nor
confusion marked the end
The senate began its days work ut
! 0:30 a, m, but the greater part of the
time was devoted to political debate.
participated in on the republican side
| by Senators Allison and Adrich, and
on the democratic side by Senator's
| German and Culberson. Tho discus
sion was based on a statement by Sen
ator Allison of the appropriations for
the session, comparing the figures for
! this year and for the administration of
! President Roosevelt with those of other
years and other administrations The
| only important acts of legislation dur
ing the day We're the presentation and
acceptance of conference reports on the
| Panama canal government and emcr-
| geney river and harbor bills. Neither
report aroused debate. The galleries
were not greatly crowded at any time
! during the day.
In the House.
The closing of the second session of
the house of the Fifty-eighth congress
was made notable by tie demonstra-
ton which was evoked by resolution
offered by Mr. Williams, the minority
| leader, testifyinR to the courtesy and
impartial manner In which Speaker
| Cannon had presided over the house.
The resolution was not OF the perfume
tory kind, but was expressive of the
kindly feeling which men In tho house
of all parties entertained toward him.
In a graceful speech the speaker do
clarcd HIS appreciation of the resolu
ton Many conference reports wero
agreed to on bills which had been in
dispute between the two houses The
only debate of any importance was ON
the bin providing for the restoration
10 the naval academy of three cadets
who had been dismissed for haAng the
house voting overwhelmingly against
IT, The members, after the speaker
announced final adjournment Joined
in sinking patriotic airs. and slowly
filed out of the hall, after shaking
hands with the speaker and bidding
him GOod-by.
Views Regarding Appropriations.
Washington, April 29,-Thc republic
an and the democratic views Of appro-
prlatiOns made by the Fiity-eiphth con
gross were presented to the house Thurs
day by Chairman ilcmcnway of the APP
preparations committee, and Represent
alive Livingston of Georgia, the rank
ing democratic member of that commit
tee
After reviewing tho expenditures for
the next fiscal year, Mr. Hcmcnway con
cludes: THE expenditures of our gov
eminent in their aggregate, as exhibited
by the appropriations of congress. are
largo, and by unthinking persons and
especially by misguided newspapers are
denounced as extrayapant. and yet, ac-
corning TO inc very pest authority our
national government Is the most eco
nOmically administered of any in the
civilized world" A table to substan-
tiate this statement Is given. showing
the per capita expenditures Of the lead
ing nations The highest given is New
Zealand, where the per capita expense
Is $30.3S, the lowest Is the United States,
with per capita showing of $797
The total appropriations made by this
congress aggregate, according to Mr.
Hemenway. 1881 ,57i 500 OF this sum
$26 SOl ,Si@ was to pay deficiencies for
prior fiscal years, and s56 800 600 IS SGT
aside for application to the sinking
fund. This leaves the total appropriation
for the expenses Of the government for
the year 1905 $G98. 272, 1856 The total
estimated revenues for this period arc
$704 ,4720G0 or an excess over appro-
priations or authorized expenditures Of
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