Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
Germans Parting Remarks
to the Senate.
ONLY GENERALITIES
MR.. ALDRICH FAILS TO GET A
SPECIFIC STATEMENT.
Passage Of Words Between the Sena-
tors Entirely Without Rancor-
President Pro Tenn. Thanked.


the Senate adjourned sine de-
With these words Senator Frye. president
pro tenn. of the Senate, brought to close
the second session Of the Senate of the
Fffty-eighth Congress.
The last day of Congress dragged along
in an altogether uneventful way. When the
Senate met at 1890 o'clock this morning
there was nothing in dispute which in the
least way Indicated any difficulty in con-
Guiding all business at an early hour to-
day.
A small amount of legislative work was
all that was in sight, and then, apparently
in order to fill in the time, Senator German
presented some parting remarks in which
he summarized what will doubtless be in
many respects the campaign slogan during
the coming summer and fall.
Senator Aldrich undertook to secure
statement of just what laws the democrats
would have passed had they had their way.
but he got only generalities to indicate
what Mr.. German thought the democrats
would do.
This passage of words between the lead
ers on the two sides of the Senate chamber
contained nothing Of rancor. The words
of both the leaders had more the tone OF
good-natured badinage. No one lost his
temper, and both democrats and repub-
Hcans taking sides with one or the other
they did not take the proceeding altogether
seriously.
While the Senate was dragging along its
discussion led by Senators German and
Aldrich and while Mr.. German was re-
ferring to the emperor and saying that
still more important than the tariff or
any other question that could come be-
fore the Senate was that encroachment
upon the legislative powers of the gov
eminent by the head of the executive de-
partment the President himself was in his
room adjoining the lobby.
Mrs. Roosevelt sat in the Presidents sec
ton Of the senator's private gallery during
the last half hour of the session. After she
arrived no reference was made to the
President on the floor of the Senate so that
there was no unpleasantness for her of that
nature The breaking up of the session was
accompanied by the usual all-round hand
shaking.
Philippine Bond Bill.
The Senate began business promptly at
1890 today in continuation of Wednesdays
legislative session. and Immediately after
ward agreed to the conference report on
the emergency river and harbor bill.
The Philippine bond bill, at the instance
of Mr.. Lodge. was taken up and read at
length. the House measure being substi-
tuted for the Senate measure.
Mr.. Lodge said he would not attempt to
he was aware that there would be opposi-
ton to certain features of it. He also said
he was anxious to guard against the adj
mission of Chinese immigrants into the
Philippines, and that the purpose OF sec
ton was not to change the United States
immigration laws in the Philippines, but
merely to shift their administration to the
Philippine authorities
Mr.. Allison chairman of the committee
on appropriations, submitted series of
tables prepared by the clerks of the APP
propria tons committee, showing an in
crease of 2S,Oo0,OO0 over the appropriations
for last session.
While Mr. Allison was speaking Mr.. Kit
tredge presented the conference report on
the Panama canal bill. and it was agreed
to without comment.
The House resolution fixing 2 pm. today
the hour for the final adjournment of
the session was then presented, and was
adopted without being referred to COM
mittee.
Resuming, Mr.. Allison said the obligations
aside from appropriations incurred at the
present session amount to $24, 100000.
MI. Culberson's Comparison.
Mr.. Culberson presented a review of dp-
preparations for the past twelve years, COW
ering the last administration of Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Mckinley and Roosevelt ad-
ministrations. He said the total expend-
lures under the Roosevelt administration
greater than the four years of the Mckin-
ley administration, and 1883 600 900 greater
than In the four years of the Cleveland adj
ministratiOn. These increases he subdiv1d-
ed follows: Civil administration, $780,
100; naval. $231 600 GOO; military, $aS4 :
OO0,O0O. He also said that for 1905 the total
appropriation on account of the military,
including pensions, would be 1887 ,0O0, COO
and said that excluding the expenses of the
Boer war, the military expenditures of the
United States for 1903 were $50 600, 900 more
than those of Great Britain for that year;
$131 600 600 greater than those of Germany
and S139,OOO,oOO in excess OF those of
France.
Replying to Mr.. Allison, Mr. German
placed the total approprfa tons of this ses-
sion at S7S1 600 900, and the obligations in
Cured at over $24,OOOOOO, or more than
$SOO,OO0OO0 all told not including the an
preparation for the Panama canal He said
the ngureS were amazing, and predicted that
1t would be impossible to continue expend-
lures at this rate without increasing taxes,
He attributed the rapid increase to fbe am
bition of the President to make of the
United States "a great world power" and
said that we had no harvest except the loss
OF life and Generalization in every branch
OF the governmental service
Mr.. German referred to the increases for
the support of the army, and said that n
the present tendency should be pursued the
army would become an instrument of
tyranny. He charged that it was now
man army. He also charged that the chief
reason for the building up of the army and
navy was to attract the attention Of the
crowned heads Of Europe. He again
charged that the early adjournmentethe
earliest in the history Of the country-had
been due to influence from the White
House, and said that while delay might
have been secured 1t would not have
changed results, ard delay was not. there
fore, undertaken by the democratic SEN
ators.
Mr.. Allison Replies.
Mr.. Allison replied to Mr.. German, saying
he was surprised to hear from him that the
adjournment of Congress was premature
or unduly Influenced
Mr.. Allison characterized Mr.. Culber
sons tables as "old and worn out" as MT
the time covered by the tables the condi
lions of the country were totally different
from present conditions. He said the ex.
traordinary expenditures of the MCKINLEY
administration had been due to the snan-
ish war, which was forced upon the Presi
dent. He combated also the statement that
the expenses of the military establishment
were greater than those OF the European
nations, saying that the pension expepdi
lures could not properly be included in such
estimates.
Mr.. Culberson said the figures given for
other countries include their pension Iists.
and Mr. Gallfnger called atlantic, ~ 49,