The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-05
ROOSEVELT PAYS
TRIBUTE TO SOLONS
President Says Last Congress
Has No Superior in
History.
HAS RloHTTo FEEL PROUD
Says u Has Done More Substantial
Work Than Any Other Session
OF Congress With Which Hs
10 Familiar.

Washington. ID. G.. July 3.-President
Roosevelt. on the adjournment OF con-
rress last Saturday. dictated n state
,nent concerning the work accom-
plished during the session just con-
GUIDED. lie says the present congress
has done more substantial work slone
the lines OF real constructive states
uanship' than has been accomplished
at any session OF congress with which
the president In familiar. He says men
OF genuine patriotism have right "a
feel profound satisfaction In the en-
tire course OF this congress-" The pres
dents statement follows:
In the session that has just closed
congress has done more substantial
work for good than any congress has
done ut any session since became ia
mIllnr with public affairs. Legislation
has been along lines OF real construc-
tive craftsmanship OF the most prac-
teal and efficient type, and bill after
bill has been enacted into law which
was OF AN importance so great that II
is fair to say the enactment OF any one
OF them alone would have made the
session memorable. such. for Instance
as the railroad rate bill. the meat In
spection measure. the pure food bill
for free alcohol In the arts. the con-
sular reform bill. the Panama canal
legislation. the joint statehood bill and
the naturalization bill.
II certainly have no disposition 20
blink nt what there In OF evil In our
social, Industrial or political lives OF
today. but II seems To men the men
Of genuine patriotism, who genuinely
wish well To their country. have a
right To feel profound satisfaction In
the entire course OF this congress.
would not be afraid To compare Its
congress In our history. not alone for
wisdom. but for disintcrested high
mindedness which has controlled Its ac-
ton.
1T r. noteworthy that not n single
measure which the closest scrutiny
could warrant US In calling doubtful
propriety has been enacted and on the
other hand no influence Of any kind has
awaited To prevent Me enactment OF
laws most vitality necessary To the ma
ton ut this time
Closing Scenes in Congress-.
For the first time In the history OF
the government congress adjourned on
the day which closed the fiscal year.
other sessions have adjourned before
and some after June 20. but the Fifty
ninth congress ended It's first session OH
the day when the government strikes
It's balances and closes it's books.
An incident OF the day was the diS-
coyery OF an error I'm the enrolment
Of the sundry civil appropriation bill
which caused quite n furry about the
capitol. IL was found by Secretary
Root I'm looking over the bill after II
had been signed by the president that
Il contained nm appropriation OF 5000
DO for the site OF n public building In
Washington. n provision which had
been eliminated from two different
bills. After some pcrplexity the error
Was corrected by a Joint resolution.
The closing scenes In the senate were
formal and without interest. In the
house there were the usual hilarious
performances. consisting OF amusing
speeches and songs. which occupied the
time during the long waits. and mem.
bers made the best nf the hottest day
II the season with merriment.
No business OF Importance. aside
from completing pending legislation,
was transacted In either house during
the day