Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
CONGRESS ADJOURhS
Two Hour Sessions Of Both
Houses.
NOT MUCH TO BE DONE
SENATE sAT1HroRMALLY MOST
OF THE TIME.
Recesses Taken by Both Branches in
Order to. Kill the Time
Until Noon.

The f1fty-eighth Congress adjourned sine
die today, the House Ave minutes before
r. and the Senate about 20 minutes after
IL.
The Senate convened at 10 o'clock today
| in continuation of yesterdays session.
The Senate SOON found itself In the pre-
dicament of being in position to work. but
without having anything to do. The calen-
dar had been so completely cleared last
night that practically no business was left
to be transacted, and as a consequence the
Senate sat much Of the two hours between
the time Of meeting the beginning OF the
inaugural ceremony, in an informal man
ner. Is
Business began with the adoption of
resolution making provision for the pay
ment of the expenses attendant upon the
inauguration.
Fiscal Conditions.
Mr.. Allison then made his annual state
ment concerning the appropriations made
during the session. He said that Whlle
accurate figures could not be given the ap-
proximate amount appropriated was
$S1S. 100000 as against 1S1,00O,0OO last year
The estimated revenues for the next year
were S726,000.0O0. Mr.. Allison expressed the
opinion that the deficit for the fiscal year
beginning next July would bee no greater
than that for the year which will end on
that date.
For some time thereafter the business
consisted in receiving messages from the
House. and in the announcement by the
presiding officer Of his signature to bills.
the last of the appropriation bills to receive
the official signature on behalf OF the SEN
ate being the general deficiency.
At 1O:45 recess was taken for thirty
minutes.
Senator Frye Thanked.
AS soon as the Senate was called to order
Mr.. Bacon took the chair, and Mr.. German
presented the usual formal resolution Of
thanks to President Pro Tempore Frye. He
said that while it was the usual expression.
it conveyed the sincere feelings of the Sen
ate. 1t was adopted unanimously.
The House resolution providing for joint
commftteeFtO wait upon the President and
inform him that Congress had completed
its labors ana was prepared to adjourn was
then annoNncedsky the clerk of the House
and immedia tely adopted. Messrs. Allison
and Bate were appointed members Of the
committee on behalf of the Senate.
At 11oo Messrs Allison and Bate. consti-
tutlng the. natorial contingent of the COM
mttee to wait on the President returned
from the performance of their mission. and
standing abreast in the center aisle, an
nounced that they had performed the sery-
Ice assigned them, and that the President
had said to them that he had no further
communication to make.
Senators Sworn In.
Immediately after Senator Fairbanks had
entered the chamber and had been an
nounced as the Vice President-elect. he
TOOK his seat at the right of President
tenpore Frye, who administered the oath
! to him, following up this ceremony by his
| own address to the Senate returning thanks
| for their resolution.
When DR.. Hale concluded his prayer
which Immediately followed the announce
ment of the final adjournment of the Sen
| ate, he requested that all join him in the
audible repetition of the Lords prayer
The following new senators and those
| old senators who have been reelected
We're sworn in: Messrs Bate (Tenn }.
Beveridge Qnd.). Bulkley Comm, Bur,
kstt (Neb9. Burrows (Mich.), Carter
| lMont). Clapp (Minn). Clark tWyoo,
Culberson cTexas), Daniel (Va.), Depew
| IN. V, Dick (Ohio), Flint (CaL), Hale
| (Me), Kean On. j., Hemenway Cnd)
| Lodge (Mass.), McCumber IN. D., Money
| (Miss). Nixon (Nev). Piles wash ),
Proctor Vt), Sutherland Utah), TaIia-
ferro (Fla), Scott CIV. Va.) and Rayner
| (Md), who affirmed" while all those
| preceding had taken the regular oath.
! The Vice President directed the SER
geant-at-arms to execute the order of
| the Senate for the Inauguration of the
President" and at 1885 pm. all began to
| make their way to the outside platform