Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-01
Bin Friends Becoming Anxious
About Its Fate.
Speaker Reed and Press---Newspapef
Men Afforded Every Opportunity.
New York and New Jerseys Retiring Senators
The Army Engineers.

years that any attempt has been made.
In 1887 q bill was passed and reached
President Cleveland two days before adj
journment. He did not sign 1t, and 1t
failed to become law. In 1889 abill was
prepared but it did not get through the
house. There was no very great effort to
put it through because there was strong
Indication that President Cleveland would
not approye it. Since then no attempt has
been made at the short sessions to pass
such bills. At each congress, however, a
bill has been passed during the long SEES
sion, until the present, when nothing was
done during either of the two long ses-
sions 1t is claimed now that some of the
works under construction imperatively de-
mand more money or there will be great
loss to the government and serious incon-
venience to navigation in many ports OF
the country The possibility Of the failure
of the measure has caused all members
who have river or harbor improvements in
their districts to work very hard to get the
bill through Predictions have been freely
made that it could not become a law.
Honoring the Father.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, who have been in session in Wash
ington have made their convention a very
patriotic occasion, especially on Washing
tons birthday. These women thoroughly
enjoy themselves when they come to the
nation capital, and besides attending the
sessions as delegates they take advantage
Of the many opportunities afforded to visit
the points of interest in and about Wash
ington, especially going to Mount Vernon,
the old home Of Washington, which is
down the Potomac, Is miles away The
delegates wear badges of their different
states, and many Of them show their state
pride in other ways, sometimes by having
the coats of arms prominently displayed.
At this particular session the one hun
dredth anniversary Of an interesting event
was recalled and mentioned 1t was the
marriage of Miss Nellie GUSTS, the adopt
ed daughter of General Washington, to
Major Lawrence Lewis, the nephew of
that great man. This ceremony took
place at Mount Vernon on Washington,
birthday 100 years ago. 1t was recalled
that no event in the later years of Wash
ington's life gave him so much pleasure as
this marriage, and it was the occasion of
a great celebration at the Mount Vernon
plantation.
Speaker and Press Gallery.
Speaker Reed has always afforded every
opportunity to the newspaper men in
Washington, and no gallery of the house
is better cared for than that set apart for
the press. He stands by the committee
elected by the correspondents in all its de-
Examinations relative to admission to the
gallery and holds the committee to strict
accountability for the preservation of order
and proper conduct in the gallery He
became very indignant the other day be-
cause 40 or 80 correspondents left the press
gallery by a concerted movement as an ex-
preston of disapproyal that Mr. Fleming
Of Georgia should take the floor to debate
the point of order upon the Nicaragua
canal amendment to the sundry civil bill.
The debate had been running on for long
time, and the newspaper men were anxious
to send out the decision, which seemed
about to be reached, and were disappOint-
ed when another speaker took the floor 0
express his views. Mr.. Reed called IL
press committee together and told thei.
that he did not think the action of the
newspaper men was conducive to good or
der in the house and suggested that, being
free to make criticisms in the papers, they
should not undertake to express approval
or disapproyal from the gallery II will
probably be long time before the news.
paper men do ANYTHING of the Kind again.
as they realize that the speaker is a good
friend, and they have no desire to embar-
rass or displease him.
Two R.t,-,u~ s.,.,o-.
Two mon who ro.;ro fro,,, ~, so.
oftar Sorv;aa civ roans ,a,,n ,, .no sona.o
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sra Ed,rana 49, ~ NJ. VI. Aney
lanes ! Su,;+h 81 Wav. 1.r W." po., , anu
olocta,, 80 ~, san.to ~ ~ .'''a n . W.
Roth ara mon, of cons;dor,l,Io ,uaans and
leaders of their party in their states. Rorb
write Junior after their names. but this
last point is nothing in their bond CT sym-
pathy. These two senator's have often
been seen together in New York. and thew
generally spend a portion of the summer
at the same seaside resort in New .Jersev
They sit together in the senate and nearly
every day, when both are in Washington.
lunch together in the senate restaurant
Neither Senator Murphy nor Senator
Smith engages in debate to any great az.
tent. Mr.. Murphy has scarcely made a
speech during his term: When some i'm
portant measures are under consideration.