Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-29

aminations Of its employees. which If
proved practicable. is designed to be ex-
tended to all branches of the government.
service.
Representative James NJ. Griggs Of
Georgia, was unanimously chosen chair
man of the Democratic congressional
committee at a meeting held. Frida =
night. in the minority caucus room at the
capitol.
At the hearings, Friday, before the
House committee on commerce on the
Nelson bill establishing Il department of
commerce and labor, MesSrs. Hayes. sec
rotary of the Knights of labor, and Bun
ker of the San Francisco Chamber OF
Commerce, and eX-Gov. Bradlee Prince o:
New Mexico, spoke in support of the
measure.
The secretary Of the treasury has
awarded a gold life saving medal to e.
mer Mayo for his heroic services in res
cuing Seth l.. Ellis at the recent Mono
moy. Mass, disaster. in which the entire
life saving crew of the Monomoy station.
with one exception, were lost. The sec
rotary also awarded a gold medal to
Seth Ellis, the survivor of the crew.
Secretary Root has completed his an
swer to the House resolution calling for
the correspondence between the depart
ment and Lieutenant General Miles re-
speeding the latter's proposition to visit
the Philippines. The answer would have
gone to the House, Friday, except for a
misunderstanding as to whether the body
was in session. and it will consequently
go in Saturday or Monday.
Assistant Secretary Spalding of the
treasury department. has announced
that hereafter in case of Americans go
ing abroad and taking sundry articles
with them, the rule will be that PEI
sonal effects may be examined by a GUS
toms officer before leaving and an item
lied descriptive schedule prepared ana
then upon the return of the person the
goods will he exempt from duty provided
they tally with the list
Representative Shafroth of Colorado.
introduced bill. Friday, prescribing the
size of the field of the United States flae
and the arrangement of stars. The field
shall be square and Oue-thrd the total
length of the flag. The stars of the Il
original states are to be in a circle. sur
rounding the stars of the 30 admitted
states in the form OF star with the
stars of the last two admitted states
CWyOming and Utah) temporarily ono
on each side of the interior star.
Up to the present time James r. Gar
field has not indicated to the President
his intention of accepting the place of
civil service commissioner which was
rendered to him to succeed VIM. A. Ro-
denburg. resigned. In the event that Mr.
Garfield should finally conclude not to
serve. it is said that the President is very
favorably disposed toward George Ever
EFT Adams of Chicago. Mr.. Adams served
four terms in Congress and ii is under
stood that his name was considered be-
fore the offer was made to Mr.. Garfield
The attention of the President having
been called to alleged interviews vita
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Tay-
Tor in number of newspapers in which
he had put himself in the position of op-
posing certain provisions of the Chinese
exclusion bill now pending in Congress
Secretary Shaw has been required by tn,
President to examine into the matter ans
Ieport To him as to the truth of the allie
cations As Secretary Shaw is in New
YORK, no action will be taken by him il
the direction of carrying ont the Presi
dents instructions until his return.