The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-05
FINAL OFFICIAL ACT WAS WIT
MESSING OF INAUGURATION
or THE NEW CHIEF EX-
ECUTIVE.
HOUSE WILL CONVENE
AGAIN ON 18TH INST
Senate Meets Today TO Consider Taft's
ppointments-UsaaI Stirring In
cidents of Closing Congress-
Lacking awney on Ap-
preparations.

Washington, March 1.-The six
tieth congress came to an end al
noon today and glided into the sixty
first so imperceptibly that the change
was scarcely noticeable
The final act though unofficial in
sofar as the house was concerned
took place In the senate chamber
where both houses Witnessed the In
coming of the new administration.
The senate will meet at noon to.
morrow to consider President TAFT 5
nominations, but the house will not
convene again until the beginning of
the extra session on the 18th inst.
Work Most Formal.
The senate met at $40 a. m. but
the proceedings were confined to the
most formal work, mostly the adop-
tion Of a complete report Of the con
fereea on the pension appropriation
bill, the last Of the great supply meas
ures, which the house also passed
within one hour of adjournment. and
the appointment Of two or three com
missions in accordance with the re-
cent congressional enactments. Vice
President Fairbanks delivered an ad-
dress in response to the resolution,
thanking him far his conduct OF OF.
flee. Immediately after the adjourn.
ment OF the siXtieth congress, the
proclamation of the president, calin
the senate in extraordinary session
to consider presidential appointments,
was read al the direction of Vitcrr
president Sherman.
No Stirring Incidents.
Utterly lacking in all stirring IN.
cidents usually marking she closing of
a congress, the house at 1859 was
declared by Speaker Cannon adjourn.
ed without day Having reconvened
at 10 o'clock in the morning the two
hours were spent in cleaning up con
ference reports and passing a few bills
Of no great public interest Speaker
Cannon received unanimous vote
.of thanks which he acknowledged
amid loud applause The speaker
Tho speaker wished the members
peace, health and prosperity, and the
house adjourned, the members march.
ing over to the senate
Tawney on Appropriations.
During the session Chairman Taw.
ney of the appropriations committee
| in the house, declared that the eX-
Ipenditures Of the government have at
no time except in war increased as
rapidly as during the past eight years
primarily caused by the popular and
extensive demands upon congress for
| appropriations for the exercise Of
rights and functions belonging eX.
clusivcly to the states, and abnormal
and unnecessary war expenditures in
time Of peace.
The appropriations during the past
eight years including the fiscal year
1910, he said were equal to $7,C07,
S39, 1856, and he declared that al the
end OF the present fiscal year there
will be q deficit of S1J0.0o0,O00 He
severely criticiscs the executive
branch for submitting estimates of
expenditures far in excess OF estl-
mates of receipts He placed the ap-
preparations OF the expiring admins
traticn al $1.0i40l4,29S.
Livingston. of Georgia. ranking mt
modify member Of the committee.
characterized the appropriations as
stupendous, saying they exceeded the
last session by $35,G16.75i. and great
or than at any two sessions prior to
1898 He declared that congress
should be commended for the millions
it had refused to appropriate mot
withstanding the pressure brought to
bear by the executive aud the badger
ing Of innumerable interests on all
sides clamoring to get their hands in
10 the treasury"
Senator Culberson submitted
statement covering the past seven
yaaFs, stating that the increase OF an
preparations for 1910 will show an in
crease over those of 1903 Of over
S32SNe4,G or about fifty-one per
cent and that the treasury's estimat-
ed expenditures for 1910 exceed 1902
by over s35.O00.00 an increase of $685.
600 in eight years.
In the failure of Minority Leader
Clark to present the usual resolutions
to The retiring speaker. ayne. majori-
ty leader, presented them and Cannon
in reply alluded to Clark's attitude
without mentioning 1t specifically.