Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-07
Capital Notes.

The state department has cXoncratch
fowell Clayton. United States ambaSSa-
aior to Mexico. from the charges againS1
HIM to the effect that he has improperly
interested in certain Mexican mining en-
ttfpriSeS having been disprOved
Senator Quay. Saturday. gave notice of
an amendment he will offer to the army
appropriation bill providing for the pro-
motion of the senior major general of the
army General Erooke) to the rank of
lieutenant general and authorizing his
retirement with that rank.
Papers were filed, Saturday. before tn
Spanish treaty commission on behalf al
the Spanish-American Abattoir Co,
which seeks to recover from the United
States 100000 on account of a franchise.
granted by the Spanish authorities to the
Cienfuegos and Santiago. Since the in
surrection it is set forth, the grant has
been of no value.
The civil service commission. Saturday,
sent to the Senate in response to an in
quiry a statement showing the operations
in the way of examinations of that nu-
reau since it's organization in 1883. The
statement shows that in that time there
have been 4S9.S91 examinations and that
of this number of persons examined 52l,-
2S3 passed. All told SS,779 persons or Us
per cent of those who passed have beer
appointed to positions. The present eli
gible roll contains 3O,5Sl.
The House committee on banking and
currency by vote on party lines, Satur.
day, ordered a favorable report on the
financial bill framed by the Republican
members of the committee and introduced
by Chairman Fowler" To maintain the
gold standard, provide an elastic curren-
cy, equalZe the rates of interest through
out the country and further amend the
national banking laws" The details of
the measure were given when Mr. Fowler
introduced it, and since then the changes
made have not affected any of the princl-
pies of the bill.
The Senate committee on postoffices.
Saturday, agreed to recommend that the
roStoffice appropriation bill should he
amended by the addition of a provision
for pneuma tic tubes, and to that end ac-
copied the bill which has been reported
in the House, which will be incorporated
in the appropriation bill when the latter
is reported to the Senate. This hill makes
an appropriation for the next fiscal year
of 100000 and limits the expenditure al
ter that time to SS00,000 per annum. Tire
provision is made to cover four years and
it provides that in no case shall the ex-
penditure for any city be more in one
year than 4 per cent of the gross postal
revenue of the city. The limit of cost
for tubes is fixed at $4,000 per mile an
nualiy.
The President. Saturday. signed par
don in the case of Captain Joseph b.
Coghlan, who lost II numbers in his grad
some years ago as result of an UNI
usually sharp letter written by him to
the detail officer of the navy department.
AS one of the captains in the battle of
Manila bay. Capt. Coghland was ad-
vanced SO as to make up good part
of the ground he had lost. The Presi
dents action. today. makes up the rest
of the ground and places him at the head
of the list IF captains along with Capt.
Sands. Upon the retirement of Admir- III
Farquhar both will become ADM
rails Captain Coghlan is carried an
additional number in grade and thus his
advancement will not interfere with the
promotions of the captains below him.
President Roosevelt's action was influ-
Cnced strongly by the bureau of naviga-
ton, who. among others. earnestly urged
the restoration to Captain Coghlan of the
lost numbers.