Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-11

CAPITAL CHAT.
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csorce w. Hall. Waldo, Charles s.
sands. Washington. f. +. Barbour,
and York. Walter Higgins.
After the business of the evening had
benn transacted. the following pro-
cram was rendered: \ solo by Mrs.
Tittv Thompson Berry, entitled "A
Morning in May" she responded to an
encore with I'll BaCio. rendered in
militant style: DR.. Woodbury. Pulsiier
was called upon and gave several OF
his Characteristic stories; Judge Spin
ner of Ohio. rendered two selections
.ror James Whitcomb Riley with eX-
os,lent effect: the Misses Burroughs
wore heard in 4 piano duet. ana later
ore sister sang The Four Marys" to
the accompaniment of the other sister.
Then came the amusing feature of the
evening.
Gec~ge W. Hall, chairman of the
evenings entertainment. announced
,hcrc would be an old-fashioned spell
inr match" Sides were chosen. Mrs. {.
\, Mctcalfc being one leader and Mr.
ME-. ODonoghuc the other. Mr.. Hail
gave the words 10 be spelled ana much
,nprriment followed. nn the whole ii
was decided that Maine people known
how to spell. The meeting adjourned
until the 2lst instant.
The dairymen and raisers of milch
,ows in Maine will undoubtedly find
much Of interest in the proceedings be
fore Congress. this winter. in the effort
10 aass m ELECTROMAGNETIC bill The
forces opprsCd to olco have come down
ia the capital in great numbers ana
2re preparing to fight every inch Of
the way In the first place they are
irving to get the vacancies on the COM
r,iftee on agriculture. where the bill
Eill be framed. there being six of these
racancies filled by men who will be
favorable to their own cause II is not
altogether probab bic that Speaker Hen
derScn will comply with their wishes
in that regard. There is strenuous op-
position to the legislation asked for on
the ground that it is really the taxing
of an industry out Of existence, a very
unvisc thing to do on principle.
Although the dairy interests Of the
country are able tn apply great inlln-
ence on their members of Congress.
especially from Such states as Nc,--
mont. Wisconsin ana Minnesota. where
the Gairv farms ar" numerous and
rich. slill - great many Of the leaders
IF the House Ara inclined to resist to
the utmcSt such taxation. which they
claim is not for revenue bat to destroy
industries OF course the great cattl"
raising industries uf the West. witch
furnish the material from which 0l+n
is made. are fighting the dairyman. It
Will le i battle ROYAL ANA if rh. dairy
mon win in tn. House they will have
another hattie tn frht i'm tho Snn,t.
II would BE- difficult to forecast III, r..-
suit. Pcrhars the dairvmpn will win
in tho Huus" and hr defeated i'm tine
SENATE.
T. Y. Knfght. III. secretary of tF,r
National pairyn1nn.s Union. cam. tn
WASHINGTON several DAVIS a.rn. ur,.ra,.d
to ~ ! his tsIt hrIt. f,i th, Winter
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th. rnuntt. hat,. i,u.,r t.r...niz.J i'm hr-
half If an .,ti-c,., lin. L.. y.-,r
fh,.c aapcrs If which th,r, NV. .Ihnilt
em III the I-nitnl states. kent aIo,l
from tine frav. this vrar thnv ara .---
pect-G to BE- an imDortant factor
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