The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
CONGRESS QUITS
NOT MUCH DONE ON LAST
DAY.
SHIPPING BILL BEATEN
Big Appropriations viii Leave Little
Margin From Receipts-New
Forest Reservations.

Forest Reservations.
Washington.-Witha a 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 room 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 a 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-
/
| journ had delivered their message, the
President thanked them for the laws
that had been enacted, but he added
/ with a 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
s91S, S,94S,6S0, of which S756,622,67 is
for the annual expenses for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1908.
Some of the big items are: s12,439.-
GS5 for emergencies and deficiencies on
account of the fiscal year 1907 and
| prior years; s1,000,000 for miscellan-
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, 900 ,000, which
it was stated, would leave a surplus OF
| $2O,000,000 and not a deficit, as had
been predicted in some quarters.
During the Fifty-ninth Congress, as
a whole, it was stated that $19S 900 00C
had been appropriated in excess of the
total for the Fifty-eighth Congress
Analysing the increased appropria
tions for the year 1908 over the current
fiscal year, the total of which is given
as $40,000,000, the increases are dis
tributed in part as follows:
For the army, $6,700,000; for fortifi
cations. s1,S00.000: legislative, execu
service. s20.000,000; pensions, $4,000,
| 000
1t was stated that while the river
and harbor bill carried approximately
$50, 100000, the expenditure under II
would be but $27.000.000 during 1908.
The appropriation for the Panama
| canal was increased over that during
the Fifty-eighth Congress by $69.500,
! 900. During the same time the posta
expenses increased s50.00O,000.
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 a ST.
100000 public building. and it depends
upon members and senators of the
next Congress whether the limit of
cost is extended to 50 100000 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.