Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-28
FROM WASHINGTON
Maine Gets a Generous Share
in River and Harbor Bill.
Major Herbert N. Lord Of RockIand, to
be a Candidate for Congress.
O'her Walters Of News Interest 10 People q
The Pine Tree State.

| Ao'n the MAINE senators have been
slightly under the weather OF late. hay.
ing felt the effect OF the very disagree :.
aDie weather to which Washington has
| been treated this winter Senator FRYE.
VINO was confined to his apartments at
the Hamilton for two or three DAYS with
! cold, was out again about the time that
Senator Hale was back from Maine.
where he went at considerable sacrifice
to accompany the remains Of the late
Representative Dingley. Senator Hale
has had vast deal of legislative work to
do this winter and his presence here was
demanded as much. probably. as that of
any other senator. Moreover there has
been considerable sickness in his family.
Worn out with the rapid journey to
Maine and back again. the senator felt
compelled to take couple of days rest
the latter part of the week. There was
nothing serious in his condition and now
the senator is plungng into his work on
the appropriation bills as usual.
Maine pulled out a pretty good sum on
the rivers and harbors appropriation bill,
which was made public late last week
The total for Maine projects is 500 OO0
The biggest item in this was for Cape
Porpoise in Speaker Reeds district for
which the appropriation is $4,000. But
the money is well distributed as the fol-
lowing list, showing the items and re-
spective appropriations will demonstrate:
Saco river. S50Oo; Bagaduce river. $4,000
Narraguagus river 5000: Lubec channel.
$4,000: Union river. $1,000; Georges river,
$4,000; Sullivan Falls 5000; Camden Har-
Dor. $4,000: Breakwater at Mount Desert
and Porcupine island $4,000 and Moosa-
bee bar, $ll 900. 1t will be seen that a
good share of this money falls to the
third congressional district. Most of the
money is for projects which have already
been authorized and on which work has
already been done. 1t means more money
put in circulation in those localities and
improvementsfo for shipping that will event.
ually enlarge the trade of many towns.
When the bill reaches the Senate. as it is
likely to do at an early day. it will be re-
ferred TO the Senate committee on COM
merce. of which Senator Frye is chair
man. 1t is more than likely that some
more Maine projects will be taken care OF
in that. body. A new Improvement for
Bucksport Narrows in the Penobscot riv-
er is contemplated and 1t is quite prob
able that that will be put on in the SEN
ate.
1t has been extremely fortunate for
Maine that she has had Il powerful dele
cation in Congress in respect to river and
harbor improvements. That has been
true of the Congressional delegation for
the most of the time during the last half
century and they have never failed to get
good appropriations for the States riv-
ers and harbors. Indeed more than fifty
years ago the first appropriations were
made for the Improvement Of Portland
harbor. Other water ways were looked
after in due season and IL the work con-
tinues for twenty-five years more the
Maine coast will be in an ideal condition
for the passing in and out of ships.
The announcement has become public
here that Maj. Herbert M. Lord of Rock
land, is to be candidate for Congress
10 succeed the late Representative Ding
ley. Maj. Lord is graduate of Colby
University. In Washington he held for
several years the responsible position Of
clerk of the House committee on ways
and means. Soon after the beginning OF
the war with Spain he was appointed
in the volunteer army and was
ordered to the Philippines.
He was instructed beforehand TO look
into certain features of the situation
there and when he returned from Manila
a few weeks ago his report to the Presi-
dent proved very satisfactory. Naturally
Major Lord since his return has been
much sought after by public men here
who were anxious to secure information
bearing upon the eastern question.
Maine will have three or four fewer Of
fees under the House after December
next. than she had at the beginning of
December. 1896. With the death OF Rep
Milliken, the clerkslip of the
on public buildings and
grounds. which paid 5000 year. passed
from Mr.. Willis Wing. to Nebraska
man. the protege of Representative Da-
vid Mercer. the present chairman. Now
that Representative Payne of New York.
is chairman of ways and means. sue
ceeding the late Representative Dingley.
ne will have the right to appoint his con-
stituents to fill the important position or
clerk which pays salary of $i0OV year.
when everything is considered about as
much as representative receives, be-
cause the clerk is not subjected to the
same expenses representative he
will also have the naming OF an assistant
clerk who is really the private secretary
to the chairman. He receives "A salary OF
$500 IA year. Mr.. Payne will also have
the right to name messenger at $iWw a
year and a stenographer.