Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-18
CAPITAL CHAT,
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,;,,os and discussed Hawaiian matters
with th,. President. Col sam
Ir.,,o,,,,,, ,rho succeeds him. as na-
,,a,,aI committeeman. is now on MS
,,.,y to Washington. He expects 10
.,,y bere most of the winter TO urge
.Ir,a necessary legislations peiore
Congress for the ISLANDS.
Mr Sawall's task as committeeman
vas more onerous than falls TO mos.
r,en in such an office. In the MS.
niocc the salaries paid for ieueiai
o,,;cee in Hawaii are very inadequa'e
~ tho scale of living. whicn is Ne'.
costly. Accordingly some OF the f''os'
i,rportant offices pay hardy 'i'oie
,n:,u a good clerk receives IN 'ne
Glands Under such circumstances
is difficult to find good men TO recon-
.oerd who will accept once Anu
npler any circumstances il is generaiy
:, thankless task to deal with the dis-
,.,hutinn of patronage. for the men
who fail in their aspirations may
come vigorous enemies.
n is probable that Representative
t.ittlefielo of Maine VIII serve Oh w"
subcommittee that has TO deal Win
tho framing of House measure 10 re-
strict anarchy. Fe is q member OF thH
Judiciary committee of the House ol
,ybich Representative Pay of New
York is chairman. Judge ray mas 4
,,iyh oDinion of Mr.. Littlefelds abillty
and generally chooses him TO help III
any especially difficult task that NJ
has in hand. Judge Ray is himself
drawing a bill, embodyins the best feat
uree of different measures already IN
troIuced but will have a sub-commit-
zee TO advise with him. The members
ot this subcommittee will be the Lead
crs of the debate in the House ah'
,h.re Nj. I.ittlefield. too, viii hnd
..nod opportunity From all appear
urces the House is eager to pass SOM
legislation of that character and II"
long after the holidays will have son"
till from the committee or JUDICIARY
TO consider.
The decision of the navy department.
last week to let the contract for fur
nishins granite for one Of the grea'
buildings in the new Naval Academ.
-; AnnapoIis 10 Rockland firm. ado.
another 10 the several notable publ
structures in this vicinity. built "a
Maine material. The state war an
navy building in this city is erected o.
Maine granite and so is good poF'
lion of the magnificent library build
ing. on CAPITOL hill. rhe building II
question nov at Annapolis is to D.
Tie largest Of the entire group. SeN-
cral millions Of dollars have been Vot-
ID by Congress for the new Academy
Senator Hale and the late Representa-
live Boutelle. as chairman OF Senat"
.icI House naval committees, haVlnG
peen prominent factors in accomplish
ing the legislation therefor.
The big postottice building in this
city. which looms up on Pennsylvania
avenue and which also is the home o.
rhe postoIice department. w2* con-
structed in part Of Maine granite
Maine quarrymen have long been for
nidable rivals for This class of wCTk.
even outdoing the owners of grant"
.,uarries 20 the South. especially il
Georgia. where there are some extern
.sive granite deposits and where the
cost ot Quarrying is much less than III
Maine \ great deal of Maine granite
comes into the District of Columbia
cor grading and curbing, but in recent
times Southern competitors have So
cured a part of this trade.
Mrs. Dingley. the widow of the late
representative of the Second Maine
district is spending several weeks IN
washington. She is with her only
daughter. Mrs. James c. HOoe. COL
cnel Hooe has lately been to the Pacific
coast and back again on business for
Mrs. Hearst.
From all indications TO date the
shipping bill introduced by Senator
Frye few days ago. meets with COM
nendation Of ship owners and others
in the Pine Tree State. AS far as
known no complaints have been re-
ctivcd here regarding IT,
The PROSPECTS for the passage of a
hill this session of Congress are not
altogether assuring, because OF
different views among the Republicans
as Ia what ship subsidy bill ought to
hp. The pressing necessity for sub
sidy to American shipping is reCog-
nized but the Republicans from
the Western states are not entirely
harmonious in their views with mem
hers from the Atlantic seaboard. Re
puhlicans from the West seem inclined
10 pTeulCt tHdl llp itsiSldtloii - Pos'St-
HE at this session and that the whole
matter must go over till the next ses-
s-.on of Congress II is not improbable
that the Senate will pass the bill at
this session. Senator Frye, as chair
mar of the committee on commerce.
and personally is much interested in
its enactment and is determined L"
leave nothing undone to accomplish