Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-12
CAPITAL CHAT.
Good Impression Made by Gov.
Hill in Washington.
Senator Frye's Committee Busy with
River Harbor Bill.
The Governments Close Watch OF
Banking and Postal Matters.


(SpeciaD.-The postutice -4partnI1Al
through Second Assistant Postmaster
eneral Snellenberger, has informed
Gov. Burleigh that the requests of Mr.
Elmer p. Spofford, OF Deer Isle. and
Mr.. Henry w. SaI gent ut Sargenlville
Me-, for a change ia the schedule o.
mail route from Sa s-utville % Blue
hill so as to leave Tbs Office 1T BluehilI
an hour later ii Necessary, IN order 10
secure connection with The mail from
Ellsworth, and to change the schedule
from Deer Isle to Sargentville in con-
formity Herewith has been granted.
Gov. Burleigh submitted the requests
of these gentlemen at the department
in person and asked that they be
granted. The department complied
speedily and the orders have already
been issued to that effect.
The members Of the House who met
Gov. Hill on his recent trip here were
charmed with the personality of
Names Chief Executive. The South
erners had good word for him, es-
pecially Representative Moody, of
North Carolina, and Representative
Brownlow. of Tennessee, both
mountaineers and both Republicans. who
were introduced while the governor
was on the floor. Gov. Hill visited
the Speakers room and had a hearty
greeting there. A Maine man is al
most sure to attract attention on the
floor of the House because the fame of
Maine men in Congressional annals is
such that it betides well for the rest
of their people. Democrats and Re-
publicans, the country over, not only
reverence the character Of men Maine
has sent and is still sending to Con-
gress, but they talk about it when they
get together as something for the
whole country to be proud of.
Gov. Burleigh has been invited to
Richmond, this week to ascertain the
needs of the old Confederate capital
for a new public building for the post
office. He declined the invitation, al
though some of the members of the
committee accepted. The Governor
rarely goes on these committee trips as
the House is already in possession Of
very complete information about the
needs of localities for public buildings.
The visits, while enjoyable, add little
to the information of members, al
though they give the residents of cities,
aspiring to Congressional favors OPP
portunities to dispence generous hos
pitality to men who must pass upon
their claims.
Congress has speedily disposed of
the pension bill of Gen. Andrew B.
Squirting, once lieutenant colonel of the
I'd Maine Cavalry and brevetted a
brigadier for his gallant services dur
ing the Civil War. By the time Me-
mortal day comes the general win have
a pension of $50 a month coming to
him. sufficient to keep him comfortably
in his Chicago home. although perhaps
not luxuriously. AS soon as it was rep-
resented to Congress that he was 40
years old and in need, because of the
loss of his property, the Senate COM
mittee took the bill UP at once and as
it has already been PASSED by the
House it now goes to the Senate. There
was no debate on the measure by Sen
ators and it passed with the identical
language passed by the House.
Senator Frye's committee on Com
merce is still lahol-in- WITH The bully
River and Harhnr bin and if VIII be
some days vet before il IL completed
He is WORKING diligently 10 keep the
total or the bill down I'd II noint where
the Senate and the House wiiIaWrove
Of IL and therein has to resist the EN-
treaties Of senators to add largesiteus
There ere many projects fog locks ana
dans for rivers coming Ep before the
committee. ana these always carry
large sums OF money. They are per-
feet nightmare 10 Senator Fry.
Therein some OF he senators have
joke on Senator Frye. When one OF
the projects was broached the other
day the senator threw IN his hands in
DESPAIR.
"Oh. this is ore Of those dam
schemes exclaimed Senaror Frye,
which sounded somewhat unusual at
first blush, although on second thought
1t was innocent enough. 1t was the
first time senators ever caught Senator
Frye saying anything that sounded like
an oath.
The National Banks Of Maine are ex-
tending their connection with outside
banks as means of facilitating the col
lection of checks and the transfer OF
money. The comptroller Of the cur