Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-09
CAPITOL CHAT.
Work Of the National Fish
Commission in Maine.
Important Charges to Be Made in The
White House.
Rural Delivery Petitions.-Dsath Of
congressman.

| Washington, d. c., May 7-(SpeciaD-
| United States Fish Commissioner
Bowers has sent a letter to ex-Gov-
ernor Burleigh informing him that in
| accordance with his request 10000
brook trout fry have been assigned for
delivery to Mr.. l.. r. Carleton, Maine
| fish commissioner at Augusta. Mr..
| Carleton has been notified that the lit
tie fishes will be delivered within the
next sixty days.
The active season for the fish com.
mission here is just beginning. These
fishes by no means represent all that
Governor Burleigh will have sent into
the Pine Tree State during the coming
season. Thousands upon thousands
more will be distributed in the various
ponds and lakes of the Third Congress
slonal District. These distributions
are made on the endorsement of Gov
ernor Burleigh, through formal appli-
cation. The third district representative
has been one Of the most ardent
friends of the fish commission in Con-
gress, supporting its appropriations
and working for it's constant improve
ment. The fishes that he sends to
Maine are largely brook and lake trout
and landlocked salmon but a few Of
other varieties are distributed in the
counties of his district
TO the endeavors of the Maine men
in Congress. covering period of many
years is in large measure due the fine
fishing now enjoyed in scores of Maine
lakes and rivers. The fish commission
here. takes more pride in the results
of their work in Maine than in the
work done in any other state I'm the
Union. The policy of keeping the lakes
and rivers supplied with good gamey
fish will be continued in Maine, with
the view that it shall be for years to
come, as it is now the sportsmans
paradise.
Ex-Governor Burleigh has received a
letter of inquiry from Mr.. William G..
Bailey of Harmony, Me-, regarding the
requirements for a rural free delivery
route. He has answered that a route
should not be more than % nor less
than 20 miles in length and should ac-
commodate 100 families. A blank form
of Petition was forwarded to Mr..
Bailey.
Mr.. A. r. Devereux of East Lamoine,
has written Governor Bureigh inquir-
ing for the prospects Of rural free de-
livery out of that town. "A petition for
that route was filed last January and
the first assistant postmaster general
then assured the citizens of East La
moline that the matter should be taken
up and given consideration at an early
day. Governor Burleigh heartily en-
dorsed the project but there has been
such press Of business at the depart
ment that nothing has been accom-
plished. Governor Burleigh not only
wrote a letter to Mr.. Machen, superin-
tendent of the Rural Free Delivery
Division. enclosing Mr.. Devereuxs let
ter and earnestly requesting that some
action be taken. but he subsequently
brought the matter to the
attention of the officials of the depart
ment He hopes for an answer from
the petition before long.
The House has recently lost two
legislative days, through the death Of
it's members 1t is not always the Gus
tom of the House to adjourn i'm
on assembling out Of respect
for the memory of one of it's members.
But Amos J. Cummings who died last
Friday. was a veteran member widely
beloved and accordingly the House
gave up one working day out Of respect
for him. The same was true to a con-
siderable extent of Representative
Peter ]. Otey of Lynchburg, Va, one of
the most whole souled men In the
House. He was on very pleasant
terms with the Maine men In the
House. especially with Representative
Allen, the two being colleagues on the
District OF Columbia committee.
Major Otey was an ex-Confederate
soldier but very liberal in mis- views
and ne loved his country intensely. He
was a great admirer Of Stonewall jack
son. under whom he was student at
Virginia Military Institute. As boy
Otey went to Harper's Ferry. a part OF
the Virginia militia stationed there at
the time of the John Brown raid. He
loved to tell war "reminiscences and es-
pecially enjoyed chatting about war
times with ex-Union soldiers. He had
no bitterness whatever.
The Maine men in the House had
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