The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-05
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tieth congress came to an end at noon
yesterday and it gllded into the Sixty
first so imperceptlbly that the change
was scarcely noticeable.
The final act, though unofficial In
so far as the house was concerned
took place In the senate chamber
where both houses witnessed the In
coming OF the new administration. Tae
senate met at noon to-day to consider
President Taft's nominations but the
house will not convene again until the
beginning Of the extra session Of con.
gress to be called for the 18th Inst.
The senate met al 9:40 a. m,. but
the proceedings were confined to the
most formal work, mainly adoption Of
the. complete report Of the conferees
on the pension appropriation bill, the
last OF the great supply measures,
which the house also passed within
one hour of adjournment. and the ap-
polntment Of two or three commissions
in connection with recent COMPRESSION.
al enactments. a.
Vice President Fairbanks delivered
an address In response to resolutions,
thanking him for his conduct Of the
office. Immediately mfter adjournment
OF the Sixtieth congress, the procla.
nation Of the President calling the
senate in extraordinary session to con.
slider presidential appointments. was
read at the direction OF the new vice
president, Mr.. Sherman.
Utterly lacking all the stirring in.
cidents usually marking the closing
Of a congress the house at 11:59h
o'clock was declared by Speaker Can
non to be adjourned without day.
Speaker Cannon received an unanl.
nous vote Of thanks which he ac.
knowlelged amid loud applause.
The special committee appointed to
wait upon the President, as Is the Gus.
TONI reported that he had no further
communications. .qf
During the sessions Chairman
Tawney, OF the appropriations com.
mittee in the house, declared that the
expenditures Of the government have
ut no time except in war increased as
rapidly as during the past eight years.
Appropriations during the past eight
years. including the fiscal year OF
1910, wer equal to s7,0O7, ,S39,1S3. and
he declared that at the end OF the
present fiscal year there will be a
deficit Of sl5O0OO,00o. He severely
criticised the executive branch for
submitting estimates Of expenditures
far In excess Of estimates Of receipts.
He placed the appropriations Of the
expiring administration at $1,0MOl4,.
29S.
Mr.. Livingston Georgia.. the bank
Ing minority membe.' Of the commit.
tee, characterizes the appropriations
as stupendous, saying they exceeded
last session by s35,6l6.754 and are
greater than at any two sessions prior
to 1898. He declared congress should
be commended for the millions 1t had
refused to appropriate. .l
Senator Culberson submitted state.
mcnt covering the past seven years.
stating that the increase OF approprla.
tions for 1910 show m increase over
those for 1903, OF over s32S,ooO,OO0,
or about 81 per cent. and that the
treasury's estimated expenditures for
1910 exceed 1902 by over s375,ooo,0OO,
an increase Of GO rer cent. in eight
years.
In the failure Of Minority Leader
Clark to present the usual resolutions
to the retiring speaker. Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader, presented them and
Mr.. Cannon In reply alluded to Mr..
Clark's attitude without mentioning it
specifically. s{.llg1 1."