Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-24
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Members Go Home For the
Holiday Recess.
Favorable Condition of the Re-appor-
tionment Contest.
Appropriation Of $4,000 to improve Kcnnc
bee Between Augusta ard Gardiner.

| Washington. II. G., Dec. 23.-(Spc
ciaD.-f.ike the Arabs in the poem.
senators and members Of Congress
have been stealing silently out %
Washington for the last forty -cight
hours to spend a portion of the holl-
days at their own homes. Time and
again in recent years efforts have been
made to avoid the long holiday recess,
whereby Congress loses about two
weeks of time that is otter valuable,
but these efforts have always been
futile. Even if the Legislative leaders
were able to secure vote of both
| Houses to remain in session, 80 many
of the members would go out of town
inbued with the holiday spirit that
neither body would be able TO summon
a quorum. That always settles it,
Some vicious opponent Of Legislation in
hand raises the constitutional objec-
ten and the transaction OF business is
impossible The Maine delegation has
divided S usual on the observance of
the holidays. Representative Little
field is already in Maine. Representa-
tive ana Mrs. Furlaigh and Miss Bur
leigh left here Saturday morning. Rep
resentative and Miss Allen will stay
itFlc tLGa1- t4t i4tlI'.tN vi Una va
Frye the holiday season brings a great
and crushing sorrow in the sudden
death Of his wife.
| Congress has been remarkably busy
during the three weeks preceding tire
Holidays SO has the Pine Tree STATE
| delegation Not for years has the
State been almost vitality interested in
so many matters. The fight on census
apportionmeat has been waring in the
House with "reminiscences and Names
members have been in the thick Of 1t.
Both Representative Littlefield ana
Burleigh believe that the situation is
at present very favorable and they
lift for their homes Vith full conf
deace that nothing has been left IN
done. If the entire story of the ma
chinery that they and likewise Sena-
tc-s Hale ana Frye have put
III motion to make their fight
| successful could be told in print
Hit would be Interesting reading
for the Journals subscribers. That
could not be done how without
! icopardizinG the cause. Men in hig:
places have been consulted with and
/ wherever il could he done their inAu-
ence has been enlisted The Maine
men have all utilized their talents "
| the best possible uzc. Where Senator
Hale was strong. he set to work with a
viii and that to with his character
istic promptness and busiEegslike
| methods. Where Senator Frye 9as
strong. he applied himself diligently
ana effectually. The same X true of
Governor Burleigh and Nj LittIeheld.
y. -.-~ -r..r
closed. i conference. one IF many dur
ing the last three weeks. vas held in
Senator Hale's committee rooms where
there was resume n what had been
accomplished and what must yct b.
done.
The appOrtionment has practically
mcnopolized aIl the time the dclega-
ton has had to spare thus far this
sessior although q great deal mas been
accomplishc1 in other directions. Not
the least. by any means. is tho pas
sage Of the resolution by which. Al
soon as ne cares 10 resign from thu
House. Representative Boutelle. NJ
Bangor. will b. nominated as Z captain
on TIE retired list Of the navy. The
cr0WniCg act of this achievement was
/ ny Senator Hale on Wednesday. I.
might h worth while 10 reproduce the
copy from the Congressional Record.
| regarding the passage N this resolu-
ton in the Senate The whole ~ il ~
/ Very brief ana is as follows
! The joint resoiIrio1 81 J. RS. 20 al
} rhpEizIl2 the aUlGir ,rr.er- u Charles :
/ SpIt-iie - \ captain IN the retired list
I NJ iEe navy EsS read twice BY its title
Mr. HALE Mr. President Should
ise F-rF TnleH- owing f1 IN. peculiar