The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-05
FROM OLD TO new.
Sfxtieth Congress GIides Into the
Sixty-First Almost Imperceptibly.

Washington. March 5.-The Six
tleth congress came to an end and 1t
glided into the Sixty-first imper-
ceptibly that the change was scarcely
noticeab BILE.
The final act, though unofficial in
solar as the house was concerned,
took place in the senate chamber,
where both houses witnessed the in
coming OF the new administration.
The senate met at noon today to
consider President Taft's nominations,
but the house will not convene again
until the beginning of the extra session
of congress to be called for March Is.
Immediately after adjournment of
the Sixtieth congress the proclama-
ton of the president calling the SEN
ate in extra session to consider presi-
Dental appointments was read at the
direction of the new vice president,
Mr.. Sherman.
Utterly lacking in all the stirring
incidents usually marking the closing
of congress, the house at 1859
O'Clock was declared by Speaker Can
non to be adjourned without day.
During the sessions Chairman Taw-
ney of the appropriation committee in
the house declared that the expenditure
of the government had at no time, ex-
cept in war, Increased as rapidly as
during the past eight years. This was
primarily caused by popular and ex-
preparations for the exercises of rights
and functions belonging exclusively to
the states and the abnormal and un-
necessary. war expenditures in time of
peace.
Appropriations during the past eight
years, including the fiscal year 1910, he
said, were equal to $7,007, 1885, 1873, and he
declared that at the end of the present
fiscal year there would be a deficit of
$50, 000, 900. He severely criticised the
executive branch for submitting esti-
mates of expenditures far in excess of
estimates of receipts. He placed the
appropriations of the expiring admin
istration at $1,044, 298.
Stupendous Appropriations.
Mr.. Livingstone, (Georgia), the rank
ing minority member of the committee,
characterized the appropriations as
stupendous, saying they exceeded last
than at any two sessions prior to 1898.
He declared congress should be COM
mended for the millions it had refused
to appropriate Notwithstanding the
pressure brought to bear by the execu-
tive and the badgering of innumerable
interests on all sides clamoring to get
their hands into the treasury"
Senator Culberson submitted a state
ment covering the past seven years stat
ing that the increase of appropriations
for 1910 shows an increase over those
for 1903 of over 1928, 900, 900 or about 81
per cent and that the treasury estima-
ted expenditures for 1910 exceed 1902 by
over 1915 200, 000 an increase of Sc per
In the failure of Minority Leader
Clark to present the usual resolution to
the retiring speaker. Mr.. Payne, the
ma ority leader, presented them and
Clark's attitude, without mentioning it
specifically and said:
After all is said and done in the af-
fairs of parties of men, what is needed
in the public service is virile men; men
who favor policies that they believe in
and have the courage of their convic-
tons whether it be the majority or the
and a minority, virile and
patriotic, is as necessary as is a ma
jority.
I'm a government of the people strong
men in public life as well as in private
life strike above the belt and tell the
truth. AS one member of this house
and under the tongue of good report and
evil report I have performed my duty
as a representative and speaker to the
best of my judgment, without regard to
consequences to me.
81 thank the members of the house
for their cooperation, approval or
criticism, when approval or criticism
is not fulsome on the one hand or
captious on the other, for the mere
purpose of praise or the mere purpose
of condemnation.
81 wish you health and prosperity
individually. Some of you are not
members of the incoming congress.
ship in private life; you will perform
your duties there as well no doubt.
You may return again. 1 can look in
the faces of many of you who depart
from public life, on both sides of the
house with sorrow and not joy at your
prosperity attend your footsteps
The speakers remarks brought
general applause.