Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-26

II, giving to each of the rear admirals
embraced in the nine lower numbers,
! the pay and allowance and a brlgadier
| general of infantry in the army. An
! officer filling the position of chief OF a
bureau is given the pay. but not the
rank of commodore. The provision
giving captain in command Of a
squadron the pay Of commodore is
4, stricken out.
! Several amendments are made to
the provision for the retirement Of Of
flcers, but they are largely technical.
The authority of the President to
appoint additional ensgns and l!euten-
| ants in the navy is continued for two
years. The House provision for judge
advocates corps was eliminated as was
| also the provision giving retired Of
ficers. who served during the Civil
War three-fourths of the pay of the
next higher grade. and also that CIV
ing students at the naval academy the
rank of midshipman.
An amendment was added giving
chaplains not now officers the rank of
lieutenant. A provision was inserted
to the effect that after the vacancies
in the marine corps now existing are
filled, there shall be no further APP
pontments from civil life. The pro-
vision in the House bill giving senior
officers of marines on fleets while serv-
ing the next higher rank in the marine
corps is stricken out.
The Senate committee on appropria-
tons. today. reported the legislative,
executive and judiciary appropriation
bill, increasing the aggregate appro-
priation TO the extent Of Sill .0f0 over
the amount carried by the bill as ii
passed the House and making a total
appropriation of $23.400.9I1.
The House committee on banking
and currency, today. decided 10 report
the bill Of Representative Erosius Of
Pennsylvania. authorizing the issue Of
bank circulation up to the par value CT
bonds deposited for the establishment
of national banks of small capital IN
towns of 5000 and upwards; changing
the tax on circulation to a tax of u of /
per cent. on capital. The measure is
on the lines Of recommendation made
in the Presidents message.
The fight for the post of librarian of
Congress was actively begun at the
White House. today, and the two can
didates We're pressed an the Presidents
attention. Senator Elect Nee omas of
Maryland. presented George Alfred
Townsend. and asked for hts appoint
ment. About the same time Senator
Plat of New York, had an interview
with the President. in which he spoke
in behalf of Thomas G. Alvord. another
newspaper man. and Librarian
Young's chief assistant. Others. who.
however. did not personally see the
President, were at the White House
to endorse II. Il. F. Mcfarland of this
city. newspaper man. who has re-
ceived some hearty endorsement Sec
rotary Long is strongly urging Repre-
sentative Barrows of Massachusetts
for the place.
y superintendent of the new census
is also soon to be chosen, and the Pres
ident has had a number of mes call |
ed to his attention in connection with
the appointment. The census bill is
now pending in Congress ard no APP |
pointment can be made until il be- |
comes law. but in view of the urgent |
need of an early organization of the |
force for taking of the next census II |
is believed a superintendent will be ap- |
pointed very shortly after the bill is |
signed by the President John Hyde, |
statistcian of the department of agri- |
culture. by reason of his fine record in |
special work in previous censuses and |
his equipment for the office as a result |
of years of work in statistical fields, is |
strong candidate for this office.
The state department has forwarded |
to Ambassador White at Berlin, full in
StructonS as to the presentation he is !
to make to the German minister tor |
foreign affairs relative to the indignity /
reported TO have been offered the chief /
justice of Samoa by the German official ,
at Apia. The department has also had |