Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

the President announcing several nomi-
nations which he desired the Senate to
confirm. They enabled Senator Hale a
short time later to win the plaudits OF
every visitor in the front rows Of the
galleries. Senator Cullom was interested
in four of the late nominations and he
moved an executive session.
Mr. Hale gazed around at the crow ded
galleries and pleaded to have the motion
withdrawn.
''It is very important that We have an
executive session replied Mr.. Cullom.
ITS impracticable at this time re-
vote down the motion"
Against Executive Session.
Senator Cullom's "aye" was about the
only one that could be heard when the
motion was put. but the noes could
have been heard several blocks. When
the galleries realized that they had been
saved from the loss of their seats. a
murmur OF approval swept around the
chamber.
messenger from the House an
nounced the appointment Of the usual
committee. composed of Representatives
Payne, Tawney and Clarke of Missouri,
to wait on the President and ask If he
before Congress. Senators Hale and
Bacon were named as the committee from
the Senate. They performed their duty
by walking into the Presidents room and
receiving his formal word that he had
nothing further to communicate.
The appointment of the committee was
followed by the presentation by Senator
Hughes of Colorado of the resolution for
an investigation Of Indian contracts and
its adoption.
Senator Penrose continued to direct the
Senate's attention to serious business by
reporting resolution from the committee
on post offices and post roads 1t was
adopted without debate. 1t directs the
interstate commerce commission to in
vestigate the cost of sixty-foot mail cars
of both wooden and steel construction,
the cost of their maintenance and the
charge which the railroads make for
hauling cars of similar size for the ex-
press companies.
den of its responsibilities even In the
last half hour of the session and Sena
tor Shively Of Indiana was the next
to dema nd consideration Of serious busi-
ness.
Shively Chides Republicans.
He chided the republican party for its
appropriations. For the fiscal year Of
1910, he pointed out, the appropriations
were S1.05o.663.367. According to the re-
publican figures. the appropriations for
the fiscal year of 1911 are 81 1,o2s. .5s7, 500,
but he said they failed to include many
millions which must be cared for in the
future because of authorizations made
during the session. Among these mil
lions Mr.. Shively put authorizations for
81 0OO.O 900 In the public buildings bill,
$10.6lS.O00 for continuing contracts in
the rivers and harbors bill and $1,219.050
for Additional aid to navigation, for which
no appropriations have been made. but
for WHICH expenditures Congress has
given its pledge.
Republican senator's, he said, had been
talking much of economy during the ses-
sion, but the record disclosed. he said,
that there had been no progress in that
direction.
Declaring that the Senator from Indi-
ana had only leased his mind.' Senator
Hale offered in reply a detailed statement
of appropriations for the session.
While the Vice President was out OF
Senator Simmons assumed the gavel and
q resolution, presented from the demo-
cratic side Of the chamber, was adopted.
thanking the Vice President for his fair
The last of1cial act OF the Senate
for the session was the giving OF
consent for the printing of
a paper on The Political Status OF the
District Of Columbia" which appeared
in the Political Science Quarterly Sem
ator Gallinger made the request.
Address of Vice President.
Vice President Sherman ended the ses-
sion in a spirit of felicitation.
II beg you to accept my appreciative
and thanks for the
action you have just TAKEN" he said.
Il have striven to discharge my duties
with courtesy and fairness. i am un-
conscious of preferring senators on one
side OF this chamber over those on the
other. / have desired to accord
to individual senators what was
fairly their due. The thought up
permost in my mind is Of graft
tude for the uniform and constant
extended me both in and
out of the chamber by members of
the Senate. j cannot refrain from ex-
pressing my belief that the result OF
your labors during the session are Of
American people, and I believe that the
public. with the understanding and ap-
probation Of the effect thereof, will af-
ford you full need of praise.
Death has not taken from your num-
Der during this session Please God.
be here, and with us those of whose labor
and counsel we have been deprived by
sickness. restored to health and vigor,
and occupying their accustomed places.
with this earnest wish that health and
pleasure be your constant company dur
ing its recess. i declared the Senate
adjourned without day