Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-25
CAPITAL CHAT.
Continued from page -

ton are hurrying with their work be-
fore the departments and elsewhere, so
as to have matters concluded by the
time adjournment comes. 1t is rare
that the Maine men come back TO
Washington in tae summer, as they al
WAYS have theirwOrk in shape so that
they can. transfet whatever business
may, be nacessaH by letter. Represen-
tatiSe I.ittlefelt. after making some
speeches in. the Maine campaign, IS
planning ON a bng stamping tour. i
ann deiiberatirg, said he today,
whether [ will york on this side or on
the other side oTthe Rocky mountains.
The Congressional committee have
given me my Choice"
In years goneby Maine orators have
always been very popular with Cali
fornia audiences, EX-Speaker Reed
and the late REPRESENTATIVE 5outelle in
the last decade made extensive tours in
California, WhGe there were many
Maine pioneers md We've always given
a most cordial reception. Mr.. Little
field has many warm friends in Cali
fornia, some of them prominent il
public life. and hey would be very glad
to see him ont there in the campaign.
peprcscntativ Loren Fletcher Of
MircHpolic, a ntiVe of Mount Vernon,
kcnncbcc couny. Me, has had a re
yponsiblc posatim as one of the three
House conferees on the isthmian canal
Dill. He has loB been the ranking Re
uubIican lnemDclof the House commit
Zee on interstate and foreign COM
merce and has one into the question
OF a canal very thoroughly. 1t is nota-
bIe however, thu he has been opposed
III. building c any canal and was
on If the two mnbeTs of the House,
VINO 'ntcd a@ains the pending bill
some m"-ths age. Put in his capacity
rs conlcr't Mir. fletcher, whom the
boys call "Unne Lren" out in Mime
sofa, took W the tsil brsklv Of secur-
inF IN agreement "a he agreed with
the members Of TT House generally
that il was wiser TO icept the Panama
route under the tern of the Spooner
amendment, than to h-e no legislation
at all.
Gov. Burleigh has len very busy.
this week, completing numerous err
rands before the pensiC bureau and
the post office denartmet. He has a
long list of pension claim for the sol
Gicrs of the 81 District which he is
urging 10 completion rs radly as pos
siblc and is trying to havehe pension
bureau close these out befCe h. goes
home for the summer. lie assured
of success i'm a portion of the claims
There is also pending before he posi
office department Il cOnsiderab. num-
hcr of rural free delivery petitiDs f0l
everyone of the four counties the
"a District. These petitions havebeer
referred for investigation and reort
hut the governor is trying to htwy
them along so that a portion Of h
routes may, if possible. be CstabliSh[
by August /. That is the date for Whic
the department is authorizing hundred
of new routes to begin. A few have a
ready been authorized to begin
Maine on that date, including one :
Oakland. The latest annOuncomer
from the department is for two add
tional routes out of Harrison, Cumbel
land county Me. which will acCOmmC
date patrons both in Representative
Aliens district and in Representative
Lfttlefelds district. The departmer
is rapidly getting around to other pe
titions in the Sd District.