Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-17
PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOR MAINE.
Appropriation Reported by Committee
of Which Gov. BurIeish Is Member.
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Maine has gotten better start in the
way of appropriations for public build
ings at this session of Congress than
was anticipated by anyone here, even
by eX-Gov. Burleigh,, who has been de-
manding more than he dared hope to
receive His work in getting increased
sums and in securing an appropriation
for q big court house site at Portland
is only another evidence of the efficien-
cy with which he undertakes legisla-
ton when he goes about it vigorously.
The governor has done his work inside
the committee of which he is men,
Der very thoroughly.
Rep. Allen has been urging an appro-
priation for Portland and long ago
Coy Burleigh assured the First district
representative that nothing in his pow
er would be left undone for Portland.
The governor however. told Mr.. Allen
that he could afford him little encour-
agement But in the meanwhile Gov.
Burleigh went to work on the sub-com-
mittee that has the matter in charge,
Rep. Bankhead of Alabama, being the
chairman. Gov. Burleigh and Mr..
Bankhead are good friends and Mr..
Bankhead followed the information
Gov. Burleigh gave him and decided to
report favOrably.
But Gov. Burleigh has not stopped at
what the House and the House COM
can do in the matter of enlarged APP
preparations for public buildings in
Maine. He has been casting around
1, I, md TOW,
Hale have been talking over the public
building question. Whether anything
more than the House authorizes can be
done at this session cannot be stated
with accuracy, but it need by to sur
prise if something more than an in
crease to $4,000 each for Calais and
Bar Harbor sites can be accomplished.
Gov. Rurleigh tried to get appropria-
lions of $4,000 each for the sites in
those two cities. But the Senate may
be willing to increase the amounts and
it is not impossible that something
like appropriations for a public build
ing at one or both places can he pro-
vided at this session.
This can be said with certainty that
Sen. Hale will enter heartily into any
program to secure all the money that
Portland Bar Harbor and Calais need
for adequate public buildings for the
transaction in convenient fashion of
the public business at those places. 1t
may be that even n larger appropria-
ton may be provided for the site at
Portland. But in any event the next
Congress can be counted upon to COM
plete the appropriations so that all
three towns will have good public
buildings.
Sen. and Mrs. Hale We're among the
prominent guests at the last White
House reception, given in honor of the
army and navy. Most of the army
and navy officers in Washington, of
whom there are large number, were
in attendance. Their uniforms contri-
buted to the making of brilliant scene.
There has been much condemnation
of the attitude of the House leaders,
Friday last in refusing Mr.. Littlefield
any time to discuss the Elkins Rebate
bill Rep. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, one
of the most unpopular men in the
House. and regarded as the representa-
tive of trusts, many of which are in
his district would not allow Mr.. Little
field even Il chance TO PROFOUND ques
ton during discussion of the rule, for
consideration of the Elkins bill and
forced him to go to the minority side
for opportunity to speak one minute.