The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-09
CONGRESS QUITS
NOT MUCH DONE CN LAST
DAY.
SHIPPING BILL BEATEN
Big Appropriations Will Leave Little
Margin From Receipts-Ne~
Forest Reservations.

Forest Reservations.
Washin hinyton.-With a new record for
large appropriations and far-reachins
legislation, the Fifty-ninth Congress
vas brought to close shortly after
noon Monday. The last few hours
were tame by comparison with what
had been expected.
gers fight for the passage OF the ship
subsidy bill had been abandoned and
the nlibuster 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 stan and number
OF guests. occupied the Presidents
room in the Senate wing. Seated at
big table Ia the center of the room. he
signed bills as they We're 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
lively OF the appropriations committee
and by Representative Livingstone.
ranking minority member OF the House
committee, regarding the appropria-
tions OF the session.
The total appropriations aggregate
s9l5,9 $50 of which 375G.G22 .G74 is
for the annual expenses for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905.
Some OF the big items are: $12.439.-
CS5 for emergencies and deficiencies on
account OF the fiscal year 1907 and
prior years; 100000 for misccllan-
eous objects such as private claims
and the like. authorized in special acts.
and Sl49. .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. 900. .000, which
1t was stated. would leave a surplus OF
$20,00000O and not q deficit, as had
been predicted in some quarters.
During the Fifty-ninth Congress. as
= whole, 1t was stated that $19S, 900
had been appropriated in excess OF the
total for the Fifty-eighth Congress.
Analyzing the increased appropria-
tions for tho year 1908 over the current
fiscal year. the total OF which is given
as S40000.00O. the increases are dis
tributed In part as follows:
For the army. $6.70o,oo0; for fortifi-
cations, $500. 900; legislative. execu-
tive and judicial $2,4oo.oo0; postal
service. $20.o0o.000: pensions. $4,000
900
1t was stated that while the river
and harbor bill carried approximately
3s3 100000. the expenditure under 1t
would be but 27.ooo.0o0 during 1908
The appropriation for the Panama
canal was increased over that during
the Fifty-eighth Congress by 69,50o,-
900. During the same time the postal
expenses increased $50. 100000.
Most OF the important measures
In WhiCh CoIOraQO Is Interested "nlcn
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, w.-ich 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.
5000 public building. and it depends
upon members and senators OF the
next Congress whether the limit OF
cost is extended tos3 900 600 The super.
vising architect will put his ONCE 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.