Show BILLION DOLLAR SHORT SESSION Congress Which Expired on Monday Broke Record for Money Expended Amount Approximates One Billion Dollars River and Harbor Appropriation Appro-priation Alone Being 83000 000 Salary of Public Servants Increased Washington More money was appropriated ap-propriated during tho short session tho Fiftyninth congress which passed Into history at non on March I I than during any previous session Iho amount approximated a billion dollars Two big battleships for thp navy wore authorized and tho artillery corps of tho army was reorganized A general service pension bill was granted to veterans of tho Mexican and civil wars and life provisions wore mado for army nurses For river and harbor improvements the appropriation aggregated 83000000 Increased salaries wero given to cabinet officers tho vico president and senators tho speaker of tho house of representatives and Its members to ambassadors ministers and consuls to postolllco clerks and otter carriers Tho public made more inquiries for information from the document rooms of congress regarding tho ship subsidy sub-sidy bill tho currency measure and the bill regulating the hours of service serv-ice of railway employees than any other pending legislation Tho ship subsidy bill died hard In tho last hours TIre Immigration bill ono of the measures brought over from the long session was completed under the spur of tho president that ho might meet tho California Japanese situation situa-tion by giving tho administration control con-trol of coolio Importation through passports Tho bill further restricts tho admission of aliens to this country coun-try A bill was passed for the establishment establish-ment of an agricultural bank in the Philippine islands Tho free alcohol law of last session was modified that farmers may dlatlll waste products to bo denatured Tho right or appeal In criminal cases was granted tho government a measure Intended to strengthen the antitrust legislation by affording a means whereby tho supremo court may pass on tho constitutionality and construction of such laws An Investigation was authorize regarding tho condition of women and child workers The interstate com morco commission was authorized to ascertain If tho express companies of tho country are evading tho railroad rail-road rato law of last session by buying buy-ing selling and handling on consignment consign-ment fruit vegetables and oysters ben Smoot WPS retained by tho senate as a senator from Utah ond lug four years of controversy Tha senate ratified treaties with Raito Domingo and Algeria The president was authorized to use his good ofilsea to prevent atrocities atro-cities in tho Congo The senate also launched an ox haustlvo investigation of tho Browns vllle affair After the recess tho house agreed to the conference report on tho gen oral deficiency bill A number of monument bills were passed |