Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-19
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Temperance Problem in
Our New Possessions.
Even Now Three-fourths Of New Bills
Grow from Civil War.
The Nicaragua CanaI-Mainc Men in Wash
ington-0iher lettings.

ljlI ilDIt IL a bbN in l'l' 49, - t4if-t'
days. right under the shadow of the
marble walls of the Capitol. The
grounds surrounding that national
structure slope away gracefully, haV-
ing been built up in the most artistic
lines of the landscape gardeners art.
The ground has been carefully titled.
the richest loan having been spread
On the surface to ensure luxurious
sWard The choicest seed has been
sproutcd there that no weeds and
nothing but green blades of grass
might spring up apd beautify the land
sCapr.
I;ut like the traditional wheat and
tarts that one reads Of in The Scripture
another growth has been shooting
h"ayunWard, this season. While the
grass is only > Or , inches high, bunch
IS ~ garlic have found root on almost
every square foot Of ErCcnSWard with
in the confines of the grounds on cap
Itul hill. These great punches of green
have not only scared far above the
grass. but they have grown in some
Instances II a foot in height. There
was nothing to do but tear out this
objectionable growth. 80 that while the
legislators in The marble halls have
been Grating. talking If grave prob
lens of state ana fighting one another
about politics, a corps Of ldburrrs have
been assailinE the groWths of garlic.
1t is Il question of considerable time
to clear - or 80 acres of the garlic
that is nearly the acreage of tn, Cap
itol grounds-but il will BE- done, and
before many days there Will not br
left sprig Of garlic On the whole
broad ana undulating eyplns4. In due
time the grass will grow to good
height ana the must" If the moving
machine will he heard there before
Congress adjourns. just rs it is heard
a LITTLE later in the season in the hay
fields OF Maine.
Gov. EurleiGh has presented resolu-
tions of the Tniversalist parish If tn,
State Of Maine relative to the sale Of
liquors in the new possessions. For
several weeks Congress has been hear
inr 4 great deal about TIM sale or
liquors in Hawaii ana the Philippines.
ANA the agitation has undoubtedly had
an influence IN Legislation fer these
new possessions. Petitions have been
received from many religious and tenn
pera0ce bodies all over the country.
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ANN, u.;Ii nat w considered n. .hfs .as
sion Of Congress, but. nevertheless. the
wish Of temperance people about
liquor in the Philippines are we'll
known at the Capitol. and that alone
Will have an influence when the time
for leEisIati II comes. 1t is we'll known
that an anti-sal10n law was passed bv
the House for the Sandwich islands
ana Tie friends Of temperance are
closely watching in the hope that tho
House amendment may not be stricken
out in the conference. The Senate is
understood to be less friendly t. the
amendment than the House ana the
influence over there may he sufficient
to defeat it. There has been less aei-
tdtl"n here about intoNicants in Puerto
i'lcp. put less mas btcn heard from
mat island about the evils Of drinking.
me senate mas voted to grant a
pension OF ~ month - John Hol-
lihu. Wh" served IN company & Of the
-Ath Nam" Volunteer Regiment. The
bil was lhtfoduc"d to pay him pen
S'"h "i $to month, nut the Senate
'"Hiillti'" Oh pensions cut the amount
"'N II o'I'-hdi. ihcr" was no debate
"ll the piil anu II passed after only the
i"ii'ldI i'auIiS anu ADOPTION ~ tn
'iichuliieht-
II IS interesting to note the great va
riety of requests made to Congress for
legislation that will directly or indi-
rcctly benefit private persons. Some