Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-01-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Canal Prospects Bright New Kansas
Senator Seeds and Documents
for Hancock County.

Senator Seeds and Documents
for Hancock County.
WASHINGTON, ID e, Jan. 20 Especially -
10 spite of the deep interest In trust leg
islation. which seems to be the uppermos,
theme In Congress, there is no Disgusting
the general satisfaction which prevails
among public men over the conclusion OF
treaty with the United States of Colon
bia which will allow us to begin the con-
strnction Of Nicaragua canal. Pubic
sentiment throughout the country has
been very much in earnest about having
canal, and at last this seems to be possible,
so that the preparations for the great I'M
dertaking can be begun.
81 hope the treaty with Colombia
will prove satisfactory to the Senate and
to the country" said Gov. Burleigh, who
has taken q very lively interest In
Isthmisn canal construction, anc 10 the
preliminary negotiations. al fear some
OF US have grown a little weary at the
long delays, characterized by petty bick-
erings and efforts to hold our government
up for a larger cum that the circum-
stances warranted. have known, as have
others here, that the talk about beginning
negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa
RIGA for the construction of a canal by
that route was largely unfounded. But
our South American brethren have been
trying to drive SO close bargain with us
that we had to resort to ell the ingenuity
we had to keep them from robbing us
outrageously.
i"There may be some bitches yet In the
arrangements, but / believe the way will
be much smoot her, and that more rapid
progress will be made. President Roose.
veit can be trusted to INACCURATE the
work on sound business basis, and that
Is what ought to be done with such an
immense project. The successful be-
ginning and execution of the work Will
be great achievement for republic
ad ADMINISTRATION"
The four Maine members of the House
voted against the Philippine currency
bill, which was adopted few days ago at
that end of the Capitol by the votes of q
few repu blicans and of the democrats. 1t
now goes to the Senate where the Philip
pine committee, of which Senator Hale Is
a member, will have hand in its con-
siderstion. The Philippine committee
has had great deal OF business at Thu
session of Congress, touching the welfare
of the islands, some of which has been
reported to the Senate.
MIR. Hale, who is he virtual head OF the
steering committee, is doing his best to
have a programme OF business arranged
which will allow time for the consider
at ion OF those bills in the Senate
Congress is now so near the end OF the
session that time is daily growing more
and more precious in the Senate, where,
of necessity, many important bills must
die for want of opportunity to consider
them.
The election of Representative Chester
/. Long to be senator from Kansas after a
protracted struggle, is of special interest
to the Maine men in Congress, to whom
he is very well known. Mr.. Long and
Gov. Burleigh worked shoulder to shout
der for several months when the sppor-
tionmeDt bill was under consideration.
They planned the campaign in harmony,
Vi AhVhC ScAtNNh'ss A<SbS hSiPtd VAIL
out the plans which Gov Burieigh laid,
and they msssed their forces together for
the trial OF strength which eventually
came in the House.
Then two years ago Mr.. Long, on the in
vitation Of Representative Allen, went to
Portland and delivered an address ON the
anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.
The new Kansas senator is a warm friend
of Maine men, for whom he has a great
admiration. He is an unassuming man,
but applies himself steadily, and has al
ready had very creditsble career in the
House. The senatorial campaign in
Kansas has been one OF the hardest fought
OF any in the country during the last
campaign.
ExGov. Burleigh has been mailing a
large consignment of seeds and docu-
ments into Hancock county. large
portion OF these pamphlets have been
relative to agricultural lore, which have
gone to the farmers. The government
supplies big quota of such publications,
many OF which have been compiled by ex-