Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-09
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Appropriation Of S20l,OOO
for the Togus Home.
An Appropriation for lighthouses fer
the Kennebec River Lights.
The Lishtship for Cape Elizabeth will Be
Built This Summer.

Washington, d. c. May S.-(SpeciaD.
The Soldiers Home at ToSus, Maine
this year has been treated pretty well
by the government. and given an APP
preparation in all Of $2Sl .0J0. At least,
this is the amount appropriated by the
House, and Will undoubtedly be voted
by the Senate. The appropriations
for the home ut Milwaukee is almost
the same as for the home at ToSus. it
being $2Sl,55o. The home at Dayton.
ohio. however. which is very large
one, receives a total appropria ton this
year of $560.000. The hcme down at
Hampton. Virginia, which is also Il
very extensive one, receives an appro-
priation of $25S. 20 The home at the
Western branch at Leayenworth. Kan
Sas. receives an appropriation of $315.-
500. The Pacific branch at Santa
Monica. California. receives an appro-
priation If $291 100. this year. The
home ut Marion Indiana, receives an
appropriation Of $2-6,5oa and the new
branch at Dauville. Illinois. received
III appropriation Of $113.tnh. som" new
Improvements are authorized at FOCUS,
which will be Of interest To the friend,
If that home. The House has voted
s. 600 for an icchouse. 81, 500 for a sum
m"r blrrack. ard 81 500 for alteration
If barracks and extension of steam
heating plant. The bill also gives $1,000
for the alteration of nurses quarters
and $500 for the purchase Of 800 acres
Of land, more or less, FIR the farm.
The total appropriation for the farm is
made $li.5U0. The House gives an ap-
preparation nf $4,000 for current cX-
pcnses: $4,000 for subsistence $4,000
for househ III: $@0,o00 for hospital:
1900 cDr transportation If members
ma $500 for repairs
Within a few days tho Senate has
reported favorably on a. bill to estah-
lish another branch of the soldiers
Home at Denver. Colorado, and still
another branch at Johnson City,
Tennessee. There is TO probability.
however. that either # these bills will
become q law atthis session If Congress.
The total app. onriati 4 for soldiers
homes amounts tn $3.oS9,TQ0. SID that
1t Will he seen that The government is
still treating It'll OH soldiers generous
III. The laW. this year. viii contain
some naW matte" regarding the gen
oral management ri tar homes and
y: viding salaries for III, various
officials. besides the soldiers homes
which tn government supports. it has
also got t. TaY the state and territorial
homes for The support of Disabled vol
untcrrs There is pr vision that one
half If any sum ~ Sums retained by
state homes on account Of pensions
received from inmates. shall be de-
Quoted from the amount provided.
which This year is $oFn."oo. 81 it Will
D. seen that the total amount f1r
soldiers homes paid b!- Lhe govern
meEt is almost $4.0S9.00o.
Governor Eurlairh diminished j
rood niece IF work for ~. naviarat1rs
IN th. T<,nnah.c river when H. suc-
ca.d.d i'm a.ttiulr an ;.,urnnriatiou
from thu If,u.,. Of s1GlD fo. bnathousr.
FIR The K,rn,h,c river Ifrhts For
several wears \ long list of f,proy4
,narts fnr yaf.ious Iiqb+ stations and
Ii-ttbouscs along th4 coast of Maine
ba,-,. haan asked for bv S,,narfrtandant
Kinnau VINO is o Maine man and
patiy. nf Sanford When these itar,>.
rnl estimate came +, rh4 committee
na arurui,riltinas however Chairman
cannon v,Ild W. diyarsed III NH ,han,
nut. hncaus. ho FiI MT regard tharn III
ab.rIute,y tirr,ut This v1a,. rnw41.r.
Governor EurIctrh sucraefad I'll con
vinrinf- him thar there v.Is urgent
need frr the Ennnaboc river LIGHTS ana
consent WAS obtained for tn. erection
Of lighthouses at Doubling poini
Doubling noint rang Squirrel point
and Perkins island Iirht stations Thu
only other improvemant authorized for
the Maine Iirbth nee service was an
Augmentation Of $50 for the pnrchasa
Of additional land for 4 bpat.lip al
Narracuague light station.
Governor Eurleigh presented ut TIL
White House Inst week. tbo petition
which was forwarded him fl m the
East Maine Conferences. which met ii
Belfast. protesting against the army
c7rteen ana asking for its abolition
Thfs petition was signed hv Eishop
MalIillieu. The President promised to
give the matter his attention. although
in recent times he has gone over the
subject thqrouchlv. \ large number Of
delegations have visited the White
House on the same crrand ana have
protested a@ain5t me INTERPRETATION .s q