Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-12
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in Washington. Most of these
visitors are officials. a large portion
of them governors of states and their
staffs. Gov. Powers, who has been
an occasional visitor in Washington
for many years, was gladly wei
coined by the Maine people in the city.
| Hon. Joseph II. Manley of Augusta,
| who always spends a portion of the
| winter here, has been in town since
! last Saturday, and has planned to re-
main over till the end Of the week
that he might also view the CEN
tennial exercises which will center in
the addresses To be delivered in the
| hall of Representatives.
For the first time since Speaker
Reed abdicated. a Maine man will be
! the presiding officer in the House on
a state occasion. When there is a
| joint meeting Of the Senate and the
House the meeting takes place in the
! han OF representatives., as that is
much larger than the Senate chamber.
The only exception is on inauguration
days, when the President participates
In the formal ceremonies in the Senate
chamber. on Wednesday Of this week
the senators win march through the
long central corridor TO the House Of
Representatives.. headed by Senator
Frye the President pro tenn of the
Senate. Small chairs will have been
placed behind the desks on a portion
OF the Democratic side, which is the
east side and the senators viii file in
there by twos as they issue through
the central door. After Speaker Hen
derson has called the joint assemblage
To order he will turn the gaVel over to
Senator Frye.
Senator Hale will also have a part in
the Wednesdays ceremonies, possibly
more important part than Senator
Frye. for he j. chairman Of the con-
gyessional committee that has charge
OF the ceremonies. Being a man of
good Judgment in such matters and
also possessed Of excellent executive
ability. he was chosen as the head Of
the committee and as such welcomed
the governors to the city last spring,
when they came here to inaugurate
the plans for the centennial. He pre-
sided at the notable meetings at the
Arlington.
The struggle over apportionment.
which affects Names representation
for the next decade, will probably be
settled before the holidays, but the
Senate will take it up much later.
Chairman Hopkins. of the census COM
mittee, announces that he expects to
have the bill prepared soon and that
he will pass il next week in the House.
At present he is talking of a caucus of
House Republicans to decide upon
what population shall be allotted to a
Congressional district. This is prob
ably a move to checkmate a larger
number of representatives.. which
would be apt to result unfavorably to
the interests Of Maine, but Mr.. Hop
kns will have hard fight along that
road The matter of framing the bill
will require but short time and it
probably viii not be debated extern
siVely in the House. But the struggle
Will be in the preparations for the
voting. wherein the opposing forces
will work with might and main 10
marshal their forces.
MIR. Manley has monopolizAi q great
deal of talk in Washington this week,
because of the seeming assurance that
he will have some office of Importance
under the next administration. He
feels strongly the compliment the Re
publcans of Maine have paid him in
assuring him unanimous election to
the Speakership, and therefore wants
to keep clear OF any federal office till
after the Legislature adjourns. But
Mr. Manley likes Washington and
would be pleased to spend some time
here with the added prestige Of a good
federal office.