The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-02

Washington, March 2.-The Fifty
ninth Congress, which expires accord
ing to statute at noon Monday, is to-
day holding it's last business session.
The Solons are making the most of
their last day of work and it is likely
that the session will last far into
the night. Nearly all of the congress
men will cave Immediately for their
homes and practically all of the avail
able berths on trains of all roads have
been engaged for Monday or Tues
day. Drays piled high with congress
sional boxes, furnished to all members
in which to pack stationery and rec
ords needed at home during the re-
cess, are also much in evidence and
supply additional proof that the annu-
al migration is ear at hand.
Although few measures of great ma
tional Importance have been passed,
the Fifty-ninth congress has been in
many respects a notable one, in that
it has ground out a tremendous num-
Der of bills directly affecting the peo-
pie of the country in their everyday
life. Perhaps h law of greatest pub
lie Importance throughout the coun-
try, which has been passed by both
houses and approved by the president
is that prohibiting corporations and
national banks from making co1tri-
buttons to campaign funds.
When the gavel falls at noon on
Monday n~inety-four representatives
land a dozen senators will sing their
swan song and retire at least tempo
rarily from public life. The number
of dead ducks in the house of rep
resentatives is the smallest in many
years, as in many recent elections
the voters have sent more than a ma
iurity of new men to represent them
in the lower branch of the national
Legislature.
The next senate will consist of 81
Republicans and 20 Democrats, the
latter party having lost a senator
each in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and
Montana. 1t is a notable fact that
the richest and the poorest men in
the upper house will retire On Monday
the first being Senator William Clark
of Montana, and the other being Sen
ator John Gearin, of Oregon, who has
admitted without shame hat he is
entitled to the badge of poverty. The
retirement of Senator Dryden of New
Jersey, the insurance magnate, also
effects a considerable reduction in the
wealth represented by the national
"millionaire's club." The death of Sen
lbol NISCI III "ISIiSoA, II 10 ouN
by representative William AL
den Smith, also takes another million
aire from the senate. The loss in
wealth will be partly made up by ST
mon ~Guggenheim, the smelter mag
nate, who succeeds Senator Thomas
M. Patterson of Colorado. Henry A.
Richardson of Delaware, another new
conner of h senate is also reputed to
be a multi-millionaire. The other
newcomers are comparatively poor
men, and their selection goes to prove
that great wealth is no longer a prime
requisite in securing a seat among the
legislative lords.
Three of the new senators, Dixon,
of Montana; Curtis, of Kansas, and
of Michigan, are graduates from
the lower house. Joseph NJ. Dixon,
succeeds Senator Clark of Mon
tana, was born in North Carolina in
1867 and has served two terms in
the house. Charles Curtis, who sue
ceeded senator Benso in the fatal
succession" is part Indian 4
is a native of Kansas William Alden
Smith, who has filled out the unexpir-
ed term of the late Senator Alger of
Michigan and who will begin his full
Term on Monday, was born in Michi-
gan in 1859 and has served six terms