Gilpin observer., 1907-03-07
CONGRESS QUITS
NOT MUCH DONE ON LAcT
DAY.
SHIPPING BILL BEATEN
Big Appropriations Will Leave Little
Margin From Reeeipts-New
Forest Reservations.


Washington.-With now record for
large appropriations and far-reaching
Legislation, the Fifty-ninth Congress
was brought to close shortly after
noon Monday. The last few hours
were tame by comparison with what
had been expected.
Long before Loon Senator CALM
gers fight for the passage of the ship
subsidy bill had been abandoned and
the filibuster against it conducted by
Senator Carmack being no longer nee
essary, he surrendered the floor, much
to the disappointment of the galleries.
| President Roosevelt, with his Cabi-
net, White House staff and number
of guests, occupied the Presidents
room in the Senate wing Seated at a
big table in the center of the room, he
| signed bills as they were enrolled and
presented to him. On account of the
| dispatch with which business had been
conducted during the past week, there
were only forty bills to be signed.
When the members of the committee
which waited upon him with the infor-
nation that Congress was ready to ad-
Journ had delivered their message, the
President thanked them for the laws
that had been enacted, but he added
with smile that he still had several
bills that would be heard from in the
future.
Statements were made to the Senate
and House by Senator Aldrich and Rep
resentative Tawney, chairman, respect
lVely OF the appropriations committee
and by Representative Livingstone,
ranking minority member of the House
committee, regarding the appropria-
t1ons of the session.
The total appropriations aggregate
S91S,94S,GS0, of which $756,622, GA is
for the annual expenses for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1908.
Some Of the big items are: s12,439.-
6s5 for emergencies and deficiencies on
account of the fiscal year 1907 and
prior years; $1,000,000 for misccllan-
eous objects, such as private claims
and the like, authorized in special acts,
and $149,SS6,321 for permanent annual
appropriations to meet the interest
charge on the public debt, the require
ments of the sinking fund, expenses of
collecting the revenue from customs,
redemption Of national bank notes and
other purposes.
The revenues of the government for
1905 are estimated at $3.50, ,000, 900, which
it was stated, would leave surplus of
S2O,OO0,OO0 and not a deficit, as had
been predicted in some quarters.
During the Fifty-ninth Congress, as
a whole, 1t was stated that $19S, 900 900
had been appropriated in excess of the
tota. for the Fffty-eighth Congress.
Analyzing the increased appropria-
fnr ha Al,
fiscal year. the total of which is given
as s4O.OOO.O00. the increases are dis
tributed in part as follows:
For the army, S6,70O,000 for fortifi-
cations, s1.S00.000; legislative, execu-
tive and judicial, $2,40O000; postal
service, s20,000.000; pensions, $4,000.
600
1t was stated that while the river
and harbor bill carried approximately
SS3 100000, the expenditure under il
would be but 100000 during 1908.
The appropriation for the Panama
canal was increased over that during
the Fifty-eighth Congress by s69,500,-
900. During the same time the postal
expenses increased $5O,00O.0O0.
Most of the important measures
in which Colorado is interested which
were passed by Congress were signed
by the President early and conse
quently they escaped the hurried con-
sideration by the executive which the |
few last rush hours often brings. The |
bill for the protection of the Durango |
water supply, witch he vetoed during
the closing hours of the first session |
of this Congress and which was passed |
again at this session, was signed three |
days ago. as was the bill granting a
right Of way over government lands to
the Central Colorado Power Company.
The Boulder water supply bill. the bill
extending the Carey irrigation act to
lands formerly in Southern Ute Indian
reservation, a measure granting lands |
in Washington county to the State |
Agricultural College and many others
were all duly approved by the Presi- |
dent.
The Sundry civil bill bearing the
provision for the new Denver federal |
building was signed by the President |
after he reached the capitol this morn
ing. Denver is now guaranteed ST. |
SOC, 900 public building, and 1t depends |
upon members and senators of the |
next Congress whether the limit of |
cost is extended to SO 900 900. The super.
vising architect will put his office force |
at work on plans for the new building
at once and they will be ready for sub |
mission to Congress at its next ses.
sion.