The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-06
FIFTy-N|NTH CONGRESS
ENDS FIRST SESSION
Notable Measures That the Body
Has Passed.
APPROPRIATIONS, SesO,1a3,3O1
sec, 100000 Jump in Expenditures
MIR. Roosevelt Compliments
High Mindedncss."

Washington, D. C.-For the first
time in the history of tile Government
Congress adjourned on the day which
closed the fiscal year. Other sessions
had adjourned before and some after
June 80, but the Fifty-ninth Congress
ended its first session exactly at 10
o'clock in the evening on the day when
the Government strikes its balances
and closes it's books, after a session
marked by the expenditure of more
than $SS0,000,C coo, an increase of $780,
100000 over the expenditures Of the
preceding bod.-.
The last day was marked by ezcit-
ing scenes, weary delays and the hilar-
ious actions of members of the House
during the waits for action on the i'm
Dortapt measures kept until the last
moment.
President Roosevelt attended ct the
Capitol all day to sign late bills, but
after many weary waits was compelled
to go home leaving two unsigned.
He left for Oyster Bay on the 10
o'clock train. Before going he issued
this statement:
"In the session that has just closed
the Congress has done more substantial
work for good than any Congress has
done at any session since | became IA
miliar with public affairs. The legisla-
ton has been along the lines of real
constructive craftsmanship of the most
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
ment 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 al
cohol in the arts, the Consular Reform
bill, Panama Canal legislation, the
Joint Statehood bill and the Naturali-
cation bill.
81 certainly have no disposition to
blink at what there is of evil In our So
,ial, industrial or political life of to-
day, but it seems TO me that the men
Of genuine patriotism who genuinely
wish we'll to their country have the
right to feel a profound satisfaction in
The entire course of Congress.
II would not be afraid to compare
its record with that of any previous
Congress in our history, not alone for
the wisdom. but for the disinterested
highmindedness which has controlled
its actions. 1t Is noteworthy that not
a single measure which the closest
scrutiny could warrant us in calling
Of doubtful propriety has been enacted.
and on the other hand no influence of
any kind has awaited to prevent the
enactment of the laws most vitality
necessary to the nation at this time"
Chairman Tawney. of the House APP
preparations Committee, made this
statement as to the appropriations for
the fiscal year Of 1907:
"The total appropriations made at
this session of Congress, including
those carried in the regular appropria-
ton acts, all deficiencies, miscellaneous
matters and permanent annual appro-
priations. aggregate $3.50, S3.301.
"This is an apparent increase of $50.
100000 over the appropriations made
ut the last session of Congress. This
apparent excess in appropriations al
this session over those made last ses.
sion is more than accounted for in the
three following items:
For the Isthmian Canal. S42,447..
900; under the Statehood bill. S10,250,-
COO: toward the construction of new
buildings, authorized at this session,
S~10,320,000. making a total of S63,O1S.-
900. to which might properly be added
$5.000,000 for San Francisco.
"Other notable increases are $1,000
600 on the agricultural bill for inspec-
ton of meat product, and $10,G00,000
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, 00O.-
600. The postal revenues are esti-
mated at $191 $4,000 for 1907, making
the total apparent Of the
Government next year not less than
$751;, $4,000, or at. least $40 0,00O in
excess of appropriations that may be
charged against them"