Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-15
Congressional Notes.


Government receipts from Internal
revenue. Friday: $i23% customs, >"tz' 20
miscellaneous, $3.50 GA; expenditures, ~
2l3. 900.
The Senate committee on privileges ana
elections Friday decided to make an ad-
verse report upon ". W. torbeit cEtlhi
to Il seat in he Senate from oregon. ne
vote was To AMI WAS cast on i'ir,iSah
lines, except that senator burrows. Keep,
who was absent. was counted. on ms :ttt-
thority, in opposition TO Mr. corbett.
The order of the navy department
calling Civil Engineer Menocal back
to the United States to stand trial by
court martial on charges growing out
of the Brooklyn dry dock scandal Will
in no way effect the work of the canal
commission TIE commissioners have
with them other members who hay"
been in the employ of The Canal Co.
and who can furnish the necessary
information.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Shallcnbcrg. SIIpt. Brooks OF the foreign
malt service. and Minister Andrad" Of
VeneZucla were IN conference. Friday
for the purpose of agreeing ON the draft
of a proposed parcels post convention be
tween the United States ana FcneZuld.
As a result of the meeting tho post office
department, will submit to the minister
the protocol IF the proposed convention
ana this will bc transmitted 10 III" gov
crnmcnt of Nenezula. There were several
features upon which the officials could
not agree t'pOn these the officers of this
government will insist and the minister
will submit them to his government for
instruction as to how hc shall act IN the
matter.
The House committee On interstate
and foreign commerce. had the anti
scalpng bill under discussion. Friday.
Two reported amendments wr.o
adopted one Imposes a penalty "n
railroads refusing a. redeem unuS
portions of tickets. The provision 's
lacking in the original bin and the
railroad interests that have bren rep
resented. favor "a as an evidence nj
good faith An ndmcnt was also
added providing that passengers Ip-
plying for redemption 81 tcke.s
should not Toe given the profit for )nc
through tarim bin Of only the regular
rates 10 the point where the Journey
ceased.
\ new hAua stamp go he used for the
cancellation Of mail matter wifi soon Ice
adopted by the post office department.
That now In use has been found TO De uu-
successful In many respects. tn" principal
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AL So ,o,'tb, 40 me- i..y,.,rt-
m,"nt inTi,eG INVENTORS =" sibni, designs
rnr ~ NV. stnr7us vhos, rrinrinai 7j
vantages should BE- in the direction of
simplicity. durability ana cheapncss. In
consequence about 2"a such designs were
submitted. These have been under OK
animation Ivy committee consisting Of
Alexander Grant. ". IL. Iamus and II
W. Lewis They have agreed on a design
far Lt
ust. for the series ana have. made a report
tu the postmaster general The new
stamp will hc introduced gradually TAX
ing tho place al the old ones as fast as
The Department deems practicable
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