The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-13
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Secretary Long announces that the
President has made these appointments
al Iarge 70 the Naval Academy. Ralph
sampson, SOD of rear Admiral sampson
principal. Woodward Philip, son Of the
late Rear Admiral Philip, first alternate;
! . Howard, soa If Major Guy How
ard, |. ;. a second alternate; Presley
NJ Taylor. son If Rear Admiral TAYLOR,
/ third alternate The appointments Of
young Sampson and Philip are IN accord
ance with a promise made by The late
President Mckinley.
Senator Frye las secured an agree
ment for vote on biz shipping bill ia
the Senate the nth instant al p. n
Mss A lice Hay and James Wadsworth,
Jr., it Is announced will make public
their engagement al Easter through Sec
Of state and Mrs Hay.
Tie President has signed the bill
creating permanent census bureau.
At the same time he sent the following
letter 10 the secretary Of the interior
"siT: | have signed the act providing
Tor permanent census bureau. Section
two Of his provides that the work per
tanning to the 18th census shall be car
ried on by the census officer under the
existing organization until the first day
OF July when the permanent census Of
fcer herein provided for shall be organ
lied by the director Of the census. sec
ton five provides that with your approx
/ al tie director Of the census may ap-
/ point into the permanent census force in
two ways. IL the first place, from the
/ present employees Of the census office,
and In the second place, all new appoint
ments 10 be made in accordance with
the civil service laws After any of the
present employees Of the census Office
have been appointed upon the permanent
force they become part of the classified
service. | have been over these two
sections very carefully with the attorney
general and their construction seems to
be perfectly clear. You will please in.
form the director of the census that his
Office will continue TO be administered
as ii has been administered until the
first of July. On that day he will with
your permission, appoint such members
of the present force under him as will
constitute the permanent census force,
appointing only so many as to be perma-
nently employed After that day all
appointments will be made under the
regulations of the civil service act
Miss Alice Roosevelts intended visit
to the coronation of King Edward VII
has been abandoned and that the trip
she is about TO make to Cuba as the
guest OF Gen and Mrs. Wood will take
place. The abandonment of the English
visit is due entirely to Miss Roosevelt
herself. who decided, in view of the talk
which had been made about it, that she
would stay at home rather than injure
the sensibilities of anyone.
The bill to classify the rural free de-
livery service and place the carriers
under the contract system, which has
been debated in the house for over
week, was passed, Monday, but in a
form which completely changed the pur-
pose for which ii was framed. Before
it was passed the bill was altered radi-
cally by its opponents All of the pro-
visions relating to placing carriers
under the contract system were stricken
out and the salary system was not only
continued but the maximum salary of
carriers was increased from $500 to $500
year
1t was understood some time ago that
If the Schley controversy was ever quiet
ed Necretary Long would retire from the
office His resignation now means, there
fore that be at least is satisfied that the
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ment is concerned.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Lorenzo B. Hill TO be
postmaster at Togus. Me.
Maine will get pretty large slice of
the appropriations for public buildings
when the omnibus bill is reported. 1t
looks now as though il would be about
5000 600. distributed as follows: Ban
gor, S35 600; Augusta. $3.50, 900; and
Bar Harbor, $4,000 This last item is
for the purchase OF a site only with the
intention within year or two of max
ing an appropriation for public build.
ing there.
Congressman Powers asked $4,000
for Bangor but the Treasury Department
has furnished an estimate that S35, 900
I will do amply. The members Of the
committee fee that they cannot do any
thing for Portland or Calais this year
: The needs of the post office at Augusta
, are very urgent and an extension there
will be authorized in ali probability.
Representative Burleigh has presented
the petitions Of Frank T. Merrill and
other citizens of Binehill Hancock eoun-
ty, Me, and of the Granite Cutters
Union of NorIidgewock, favoring the
re enactment OF the hinese Exclusion
law, which petitions were referred to
the House committee on foreign affairs.
Representative Littleield has presented
a similar petition from the Granite Cut
ters' Union from 81 George, Maine.
Senator Frye has presented the petit
tions Of the Cigar Makers Local Union,
No. 10, of Bangor. Me, and Of the
Granite Cutters National Union of Nor
ridgewock. for the re-euactment II the
( liness Exclusion 'aW in the senate.
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