Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Maine Items in the Public
Building Bill.
Two Congresses Are Nsw in Session
in Washington.
President Roosevelt to Take a Notable
5 Trip Through the West.

vania Avenue and the Continental
Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution at the other end
of the avenue. The members of the
latter congress have thronged the halls
and corridors Of the Capitol during the
early days of the week. They were
not exactly seeking pointers how to
conduct parliamentary gathering but
ito witness the making of laws. Sena-
tors and members have not been able
to return the compliment and witness
the proceedings of the Daughters. That
is because seats in Chase's Vaudeville
house are at a premium. The ladies
want all those places for themselves
and no profane eye of man is allowed
to look upon them, except such as are
necessary to give guidance in parlia-
mentary law and write the stories for
the newspapers.
This vaudeville house, where the
Congress has met successfully for sew
eral years, is large and spacious but
even the Daughters here in Washing
ton, and they are legion, cannot get
within, unless they be delegates or a
chosen few of the favorites of the re-
gents. They have to give way to the
visiting sisters. Washington city al
ways smiles more or less when the
Daughters come to town. They are
very representative gathering of
ladies, always becomingly gowned, and
gladly welcomed in the homes of the
city, But their quarrels in their Con-
crosses furnishes anecdotes for the
men for months. OF course the ladies
retort very properly that they haven't
n monopoly on that sort of thing.
There is the Congress of the United
States. frequently in bitter wrangles
And then, (the ladies never forget this
part of the program) they do not have
fist fights such as delights the Senate
and the House once in a while. But
Washington is always glad to see the
ladies cCme.
The Maine people in the House, par
ticularly Gov. Burleigh, have been
working in lively fashion these closing
days to save the omnibus public build
ing bill After getting it out OF the
committee on public buildings and
grounds in such fine shape Gov. Bur-
leigh was very 10th to lose the TEN of
100000 for the site of a court house at
Portland me. The unexpected opposi-
ton of Speaker Henderson and I'm
Gle Joe" Cannon proved stumbling
blocks and assurance that the bill
would be kept within $G,o0o,0o0 was
necessary by the passage of the bill
first by the Senate. But to get the bill
enacted into law it was also necessary
to strike out all thu new items.
Senator Hale and Gov. Burleigh
worked closely together on the Port
land item but they realized that as
soon as the hard and fast rule about
new projects was inaugurated there
was little hope for Portland. Mr.. Hale
was especially interested in the Port
land project. knowing the needs of that
city for good federal court accommo-
dations. The House has stood by the
committee in keeping out this item.
I'VE feel gratified' said Gov. Bur-
leigh, today, ''at being able to keep the
other Maine items on the omnibus bill
The cost Of the sites for Calais and Bar
Harder has beer Increased in each in
stance from $4,000 to $4,000. which will
enable us to- make a good beginning in
each of those cities. We have been
able to arrange the extension of the
post office at Augusta satisfactorily
and that will be entirely out of the
way in next years legislation. l be-
sufficient sum in the next Congress to
warrant the erection of good buildings
at Portland Bar Harbor and Calais,
such as the public business at those
places demands.
Mrs Joseph Williamson of Augusta,
Is here on a visit to her parents, Gov.
and Mrs. Burleigh. Her eldest son,
William has just entered the Force
l.. A. hoe 6a6 cnhOOl
the city. One of the Presidents sons
Archie-is a pupil at this institution.
Young Wiliamsons cousin, Master
Burleigh Martin, attended the same
school. last year.
A good chore has been accomplished
this session in increasing the appro-
priation for the proposed lobster
hatchery at Boothbay Harbor to SZo,-
900. At the last session OF congress
$4,000 was voted but Commissions
Bowers decided that was not enough
and began an uphill fight to have the
sum doubled. The House has just
agreed to the increase and Senator
Hale is looking after the item at tine
Senate end of the Capitol. 1t goes or
the sundiy civil appropriation bill
which Senator Hale helps scrutinize II
ub-cOmmlttee at tndt emu Vi INC Cdpi
toll. The passage of the item into law
is practically assured and that means
the Pine Tree State will have mode
lobster hatchery. The work Will b'
pressed, this summer and the title t
the property, purchased several months
ago. will be quickly cleared up to tn
satisfaction of the government officials
p Ex-Attorney General F. T. Dole o
Hawaii, a native of Skowhegan, Me-
is in town and will argue, next week
lu before the supreme court OF the onlte'
: states one of the most important con
stitutional cases since the Dred Scot
case. It is the case of Osaki Mankacnl
a Japanese convicted of MURDER com
mitted during the transition period s.
called, in Hawaii 1t was the perio'
between annexation and the adoption
by Congress of law for a terrltorla
form of government. The point i
question is whether the constitution,
particularly the fifth and sixth amend
ments thereof, followed the flag.
Mr.. Dole recently resigned his piac
as attorney general of the territor