The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-25
F|FTY-N|NTH CONGRESS
ENDS FIRST SESSION
Notable Measures That the Body
Has Passed.
APPROPRIATIONS, s880,1o3,30'
S6O,GO0.GO3 Jump il Expenditures
Mr.. Roosevelt Compliments
Members OH Their "Disinterested
High nliadcdncss.'

Washington. D. G. - For the first
tina il the history Of the Government
Congress adjourned on the day which
closed the fiscal year. Other sessions
had adjourned before and some after
juno 30, but the Fifty-ninth Congress
ended its first session exactly at 10
o'clock in the evening OIL the day When
the Government strikes it's balances
and closes it's books, after 4 session
marked by the expenditure of more
than $3.50, ,G0O,000, an increase of S6o,-
OOOOOn over the expenditures OF the
preceding bod.
Tie last day was marked by eXct-
ing scenes. weary delays anu the hllar-
ious actions of members Of the House
during the waits for action Oh The I'M
Dortant measures kept until the last
moment.
President Roosevelt attended at the
CapitoI all day to sign late bills. but
after many weary waits was compeilea
to 60 home leaving two unsigned.
.Hc left for Oyster Bay on the l!
o'clock train Before going he Issued
this statement:
an the session that has just closed
the Congress has done more substantial
work for good than any Congress has
done at any session since I became IA
mliar with public affairs. The leglSla-
ton has been along the lines of real
rtO m0Sf
practical and efficient type, and bill af-
ter bill has been enacted into law
which was of an Importance so great
that it is fair to say that the enact
nent Of any one Of them alone would
have made the session memorable:
such. for instance. as the Railroad
Rate bill, the meat inspection measure.
the Pure Food bill. the bill for free n
cohol in the arts. the Consular Reform
bill, Panama Canal legislation. the
Joint Statehood bill and the Naturali-
Zation bill.
"I certainly have no disposition to
blink at what there is OF evil in our So
cal, industrial or political life Of to-
day, but it seems 10 me that the men
of genuine patriotism who genuinely
wish we'll to their country have the
right to feel Il profound satisfaction in
the entire course of Congress.
81 would not lie afraid to compare
it's record, with that of any previous
Congress in our history. not alone for
the wisdom. but for the disintereSted
highmndedness which has controlled
it's actions. 1t is noteworthy that not
a single measure which the closest
scrutiny could warrant lis in calling
of doubtful propriety has been enacted,
and on the other hand no influence OF
any kind has avaled to prevent the
enactment of the laws most vltally
necessary to the nation at this time"
Chairman Tawney. Of the House Ap-
preparations Committee, made this
statement as to the appropriations for
the fiscal year of 1907:
"The total appropriations made Mt
this session of Congress, including
those carried in the regular appropra-
ton acts, all deficiencies, miscellaneous
matters and permanent annual appro-
priations. aggregate $3.50, 1S3.301.
"This is an apparent increase Of $G0.-
100000 over the approximations made
at the last session of Congress- This
apparent excess in appropriations at
this session over those made last ses-
sion is more than ACCOUNTED for in the
three following items:
"For the Isthmian Canal. S42,AT,-
600: under the Statehood bill, $10,230.-
600; toward the construction Of new
buildings. authorized at this session,
S10,320,000. making total Of SG3,0lS.-
600. to which might properly be added
S3.000000 for San Francisco.
"Other notable increases are $1,000
900 ON the agricultural bill for inspec-
tion of meat product. and S10,6OO,OOO
on account of the postal service.
"In my Judgment the ordinary rev
enues of the Government next fiscal
year will amount to at least 5000, ,0O0.-
000 The postal revenues are esti-
mated at S1S1.573,000 for 1907, making
the total apparent resources Of the
Government next year not less than
STS1, ,5I3. 900. or at least S40,000,0OO iI
excess of appropriations that may be
char1rad ooainSt them"