Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-14
Capital Notes.

Senator Hale expressed the opinion,
Thursday, that Congress would be pre-
pared to adjourn by June TO-
Major General David S. Stanley, Z.
S. A.. retired, one of the few remain
inc cOrps commanders of the Western
army. died at his residence at Wash
ington, Thursday, aged 73- years, OF
Brisht's disease. He was president of
the Army of the Cumberland AAssocia-
ticn.
The hearings on pure food legislation
We're continued, Thursday, before the
House committee on commerce. George
Sherrer of Peoria, Ills, completed his
statement begun, Wednesday and J. ID.
Miller of Chicago, began statement.
Both favored the so-called Corless bill
for food bureau in the agricultural
department and a food commissioner.
Senator Patterson of Colorado,
Thursday, gave notice of the follow
ing amendment which he proposed to
offer 10 the pending ship subsidy bill:
That none of the compensation, sub
sidy of allowance herein provided for
shall be paid for or upon any vessel
for any voyage thereof that has en-
not entitled to admission to the United
States or to the territory hereof"
The amendments to the original pro-
tocols betweenthe United States on
the one sides1nd the Nicaragua and
Costa Rica on the other, outlining
treaties to govern the construction of a
Nicaraguan canal have been substan-
TALLY agreed upon. The new protocols
yet require signature, but the factsthat
they have advanced to this point is
probably the basis for Senator Nor
gan's statement to the, effect that
working arrangements had been com
pleted between the countries.
William S. Mccormick of Los An
geles, has telegraphed to Senator
Thomas Kearns of Utah at Washing
ton that he will accept the position
of secretary of the interior in Pres
Roosevelts cabinet should akvacancy
occur through the resignation of Sec.
Hitchcock. "All that has been done..'
said Mr.. Mccormick, at Los Angeles.
Cal, is that Senators Kearns and Mil
lard have asked me whether | would
accept the place, and l answered that
If the President offered it l would ac-.
cept.' -
The Ecuadorian minister, Senior Carr
bo, called at the state department.
Thursday, and had a long conversa-
ion with DR.. Hill, the acting secretary
of state, respecting several questions
which have arisen of late relative to
the development of American interests
in Ecuador. 1t is understood that these
are matters of small consequence and
it is likely to be easily adjusted, though
some time may be occupied in so doing
The United States government has
been assured that there will be no de-
nial of justice to Americans in Ecua-
dor.
The bill to adopt the weights and
measures of metric system as the
standard for the United States. as in
troduced by Representative Shafroth
of Colorado, Thursday, was ordered
favorably reported by he House COM
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. 1t provides: 'That after Jan.
1, 1904, all the departments of the
government of the United States in the
transaction of all business requiring
the use of weight and measurement
except in completing the survey of pub
lie lands, shall use only the weights
and measures of the metric system and
after the first of January, 1907, the
weights and measures of the metric
system shall be the legal standard
weights and measures of and in the
United States"