Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
Capital Notes.

Republicans of the 18th Ohio district.
Tuesday. nominated Charles II. Grosve-
nor for Congress by acclamation.
Assistant Secretary Adee will sail on
| the st. Louis, Wednesday, from New
York on a two months trip through
France
The friends of Speaker Henderson re-
ceived word, Tuesday, from Waterloo
Iowa, that State Senator o. B. Cortright
had withdrawn from his candidacy from
| the nomination against Mr.. Henderson
A delegation of business men repre-
senting the interstate commerce conven-
tion held at st. Louis, was before the
House committee on commerce at Wash
ington, Tuesday. to advocate the bill Civ
ing enlarged power to the interstate com
| merce commission.
Orders have been issued by the navy de
partment for test of the steamship
Shawmut, built by the Maryland Steam
| boat Co. and owned by Kidder, Peabody
Il Co. of Boston, in order to determine
it's eligibility an auxiliary cruiser un-
der the terms of the ocean mail subsidy
law.
The naval bureau of ordnance tested an
11-inch plate representing the last group
of armor for the battleship Maine, at the
Indian Head proving grounds. Monday
The trial was pronounced satisfactory
and the group of armor represented was
formally accepted. 1t is expected to
complete the deliveries of armor for the
Maine before the end of this month.
Bids were opened at the treasury de-
partment, Tuesday. for distinctive paper
used for United States government note
checks, etc. The only bid presented was
that of Crane & Co of Dalton, Mass. the
present contractors. The price was 43E
cents a pound for note paper, the same
as for the present year, and SO cents
mound for check paper. This last price
is 3la cents a pound lower than under the
present contract. The bid was accepted.
Gov. VIM. H. Taft of the Philippine is
lands, Tuesday, sent to Washington from
Cincinnati to the Senate committee on
the situation in the Philippines an an
swer to the charge that in the committee
Monday, by Senator Culberton of Texas
that the governor had withheld certain
reports in his testimony before the COM
mittee and says the charge is untrue. The
governor refuses to tell what he said in
his communication.
Whitelaw Reid, head of the special EN-
bassy to represent the United States at
the coronation of King Edward. has dc
ciined the tender of the British govern
ment to become its guest during the cere-
monies. The difficulty lies in the fact
that the invitation is limited to a six
days stay in London while Mr. Reid finds
it desirable to be there at least a week
proceeding and a week following the cere-
mony. so he has taken steps to lease d
suitable house at his own expense.
After conference lasting nearly three
hours, Tuesday night, the Democratic
members Oh lne House ldDieu Il nuH1Dtt
of propositions which had been present ID
relative to the policy to be pursued on the
Cuban reciprocity bill now before the
House, and then adjourned without ac-
ton on the subject. The result of the
conference leaves each Democratic men,
ber free to exercise his individual opin
ion. and it is generally believed that this
will result in the passage of the reciproc
ity bill, as the test vote in the House,
today, showed about GO Democratic mem
bers for the bill. which will much more
than offset the Republican detection from
the measure.
Secretary Root, after consultation with
the treasury authorities. has issued in
structions to Acting Civil Governor Luke
Wright of the Philippine islands. to give
effect to that part OF the Philippine tariff
act which provides for rebate of the
export duties on goods shipped from the
Philippines into the United States. 1t is
believed that through the operations of
this discriminating law there will be Il
large addition to the number of United
States bottoms and a considerable addi-
ton to the manufa cturing interests here.
1t is hoped by this and other important
steps to be taken later to make the Unit
ed States q vast collecting and distrib-
uting mart for the worlds tropical goods
Secretary Root, Tuesday, sent an an