Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-09
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Cuba's System to Be Main
tanned for Present.
Rates on Mail Matter to Our New
Island Possessions.
Senate Appropriations Committee on It's Dig.
nity-Rsiuses New Measures.

Aside from In. war 6pDprtmant M Ot'hp
branch of the government is taking sucl
active interest in the new possessions @
the United states as the nostoffice denart
| ment. The extension of the United State
mail service to Cnha Porto Rico and I'll,
Philippines has been fine suhiect of man
conferences and ,,isc,ssions nv the most
master general members of the canine
and mstoffice officials At present TN,
postoffice affairs IF Cuba aro nlaca., upde
the nrimarv contro, of r. q; R,tbhono
who has been ,,cs;gra+o1 !. directnr n
posts for tho island IF Cuha He is on
ieayoripO to h,;,,u about So,pe cort Of or
der in tho ,,ostaI off.;rs NJ tho island
While he deals directlv with the nostoffic,
department. both uav.n. and Santiago
are at present branch stations of the New
York office ana . ,,ra.t 1o.I ~ tho t,,s;
ness is tr,nsacta., +brnn,h tho Na,y vorL
Office 1t is nrobab,e that +bis Svstam xv;l
continue until somo o,har ,nothod g. a.
yised for dealing d;r...l,, ,.i,h Tho ,,os+
Office tenartmept IN ali ,,.t.nrs ,,orto;,,
Inv to Cuban male Al At. a., D..
Rico are branch stations ~ .h.. No., WI
of,ic. .lso ond NaniIa g. -, s...;..-.
of thc San Erancisco ofy,ca
u.
nv,
~. s.' ,'aAkoi III 'hc ohiteo
IL. = ~" ior iIhii VI Sol
W ''..' A'''' Wv STATUS where Unit
w LOU .i.i,n ar S'a'ioieu. me same
~" - ''''""." ."' 'iici' III tiAc navy ana
49, ''''''' vi ny s''cri.''ieh" IL they are
nov, roy IN 'i'' hiii''''y SerVice' "A soldier I
mus W. PioP'its H'.'"'ptu ny an ON
s.,hS ohc cohipaiiy ana
t'si''i.h' am. ',iso 'hc name 'h me stamp
'''h oi','i' - ''''tr a'uiess'u I" II soldier
-, - - - %" soiA'e.
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IL rhnrgri thn uorsnn ra..ai,i,,,. ~" ,..,a.
IN an otb,.. ,.t,or., ,ha ,,,s,a1 1t, 80.
,,r i ,.on,s & .hnr.,,I -. ,., - -
porto NJ, n,J ~ ph,,;,,,,;,,as ~ 80 80,
eont -, no. ~, ,.i,;..,,s r. ~, 80,
stntes in these islands An atror, was
,,.,Io com. t;,,o 400 e., ~, Tr,;..,I c.
n,.i, ,,,r, nx,an1aa o., D.. D;as -. :.
,..,s .hn,,,.,. ~. ~, ut. ,,.,.,, ~, ~
was ratitisd which woni t , a;xo nnmn J.
.,,r.r,I ~ ,h,t ;sl..,d =. ~, fr,,;.,,a str...
Tho fr.nting rrixile,e 4, ,x,a,,ao,, e., "a;
., ~ and sola;nrs, T., ~, sar,.;oo - ~
,TnitcI states in the i.lapds Tho Same .s
:, tbn I-nifn1 .t.,e, brt ,,o, -, 80. ~,
.,,,,s :, ~ ;s,,,,de T., +hn ia ~ - CT.
hn,woynr th,. san. franl inn rr;,,;, aa,
which snain yrnnted ara ortepde,l IN, tbo
Tnirca Stntcs an,boritios This is o,,;,e
sn extensive svstcm and irc,,das +ho
,,ayors ;ua,c: ,nn,;c;,,.l n,,tt,,,;.ias
nriests writer's IN aorcnItn,al suhiects
railroads carrying rho mails frae stoa,n'
boot co,nranics and to The Of,icia1 Co.
zrtte II was y nn,t If the con+r,ct of nj,
railroads in Cuha that they must carry
mails free of charge
p,.,,:., s.
T., ,.o,,. 49,. ...a
TO Distribute the appropra,ion hills amono
various senate committees similar TO the
plan followed in the house of renrosenta-
tiycs. Each time the attempt fails he
cause the appropriations COMMITTEES and
the senators who are opposed TO any change
in senatorial methods are strong cnouob 70
prevent the innovation. The appronria-
lions committee in the senate is yery pow
erful Every bill appropriatinr money.
with the exception of that for river and
harbor improvements is controlled by the
committee on appropriations. This gives
the committee "a very important place in
the senate proceedings. and it is through
lnc StTtDgVn Vnc COmMlTVce cXcrtS that II
is able to prevent the distribution of the
bills when the attempt is made every two
years. This year the prospect Of distribut-
ing the bills seemed to be very favorable,
as nearly two-thirds of the senate had
been pledged to bring it about, but vet the
powerful appropriations committee and
its friends have been able to prevent any
action, and it may be carried over into
the next congress, when the struggle will
again De renewed on the same lines g
heretofore.
Simpson and Dingley.
Jerry Simpson was one man in tho
house of representatives who could always
bring the late Representative Dingley to
his feet. The Kansas man took great
pleasure in badgering the late chairman
of the ways and means committee about
economic affairs and was SO severely criti-
cal of what Mr. Dingley had said that he
never failed to,get response from the
Maine statesman. Sometimes it would
be one thing and sometimes another,
oftentimes statement in newspaper or