The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-05
CONGRESS ENDS
AFTER SPENDING
TWO BILLIONS
CONGRESS AND HOUSE DISSOLVE
AFTER SESSION REMARKABLE
IN MANY WAYS.
SHIP BILL ABANDONED
BY Gallinger-And Last Few Hours
Were ame--Presicent Detight.
ed But Has Something Fer
Next Year-5ig Appropris-
tone,

tiors,
4, : Washlrston March l-rWith a new
Irecofd for large appropriations and
farrcaching legislation tha ffty,nlnlh
congress was brought to a close shos.
ly after noon to day The last few
hours were clam, in fact. tame by
comparison with what had been eN-
Dected Long before noon Senator
lGaIlinger, who has d the fight for
the passage Of the ship subsidy bill
sad it had been abandoned anal the
/ hIibuster against ii conducted by Sen
sarF he surrendered ths floor. much t1
the disappointment Of the galleries.
Extreme fatigue due to the contineed
night session in the house during the
last W elk had a dampeniug effect upon
many congressman and usual exces.
siye last day enthusiasm was con
fined to less than half the member
| hip.
Thousands Are disappointed
| Despite these cond tions audiences
in both houses were as large as they
ever have been Thousands throrg
ed corridors unable 10 secure admia.
sion to either branch
One Of the interesting features inc
dent to the close of congre was
| visit of President Roosevelt who. with
his cabinet. White House staff and
number of guests, occupied the presi.
dents room In the senate wing Scar.
ed at the big table in the center Of the
room he signed bills as they were un,
rolled and presented TO him On ac.
coent OF the despatch with which
business has been conducted during
the past week III re were only 40 bills
to be signed ioday
The president was at the capitol for
more than an hour He devoted NEST
Of The time in visiting with his cab'-
net, both retiring and incoming MON
bers b ing presented and in present
ing them to personal friends cf the
senate and house.
X firing senators were received
graciou ly and without execution the
pres d Mt expressed regret that these
law makers are to leave the service of
the country. Especially warm was his
reception Of Senator Spooner. who has
inst announced his voluntary retire
ment
President Not Discouraged
When members Cf the committee
which waited upon him with informa-
ton that congress was ready TO ad
iourn had delivered their message
be pre- ident thank them fo~ the
laws that had been enacted. bnt he
added with "A smile he stlI had sev-
eral bills that would be heard from in
the future. This amounted to a good
uaured brt dir CT notice to congress
that he had not abandoned he several
recomme1da ions FIR legislation which
had not met with congressional favor
. his session
Vice President Fairbanks aud
Sneaker Canon received the thanks
II the minority for the impartial man.
1er ia which they had pre- ided over
The deliberations Of the two housrs
md both of these officers mad
pccchcs expressing gratitude al tho
words Z appreciation
The feature of the houses sessi 7
vas the pres 0tation of a silver ser
vice of goo pieces 20 General GoSvcnOr
by his colleagues of the fftyninth con
grpss. Speeches OF rcgre- al the vet
ran Ohoans retirement we're made
from both sides Of The chamber. d, IN
edition 10 S. nEs and stories that MS
rally mark the close Of sessions thc-r
was a beautiful picture formed by tho
entire houc rising and waving flags
and singing My Country 'Tis lf
Thee as the gavl fell at 1929 M
IN the senate the last Of the or
~eeiinss was a speech by Vice Pre-l
dem Fairbanks p~'or 10 adjournment
80 1918 His remarks were applaud.
aI br thousands Of visitors and M
son'ause continued as the audie0ce
watched with interest the farewell,
- The -cnators N the 1oor
More none was appropriated dmi~S
$50 short session of the Finv.Nioth
congress which erded ar noon foisy
than any previous session The
mount approyimates a billion dollars.
Two bog battjeships were -t1cr-
zzed and the artillery corps re1rg7u-
izei a-d e1la- ged General service
0ension was granted the vetr=ns Of
'he Mexican and Civil wars and army
nurses
For rive and hartor improvement
he appropriation aggregated 81. 1fo
ono
Increased salaries were given to