Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-17
Capital Notes.

Government receipts, Friday: From
internal revenue, $S09,300; customs,
$S34,932 miscellaneous, $40,374; ex-
renditures, S1,630,000.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs, Friday, adopted a provision made
in the naval appropriation bill pre-
pared by a sub committee authOriz-
ing the construction of three large bat
tleships and one cruiser.
Twenty private soldiers who lost
their lives in the Philippines We're bur-
led at Arlington National cemetery
Friday, with the usual military honors.
All the interments were made in the
Spanish war section of the cemetery.
The Iittlefield subcommittee of the
House judiciary committee will prob
ably call at the department of justice.
Saturday, to make further study Of
the decisions that have been rendered
affecting trusts, to aid them in the per-
lection of the bill now formulating.
The gunboat Nashville, from Ad-
miral Dewey's squadron, dropped an
Choir off the Charleston navy yard,
Friday. and saluted the pennant of
Rear Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson.
commandant of the yard. 1t is ex-
pected that the Nashville will repair
there.
The interstate commerce bill intro
duced by Senator Elkins, was again.
the subject of discussion, Friday, by
the committee on interstate commerce
but no conclusion was reached. The
meeting was brief and developed such
radical differences of opinion that it
was considered useless to attempt for
the time to proceed.
The House committee on industrial
arts and exhibits, Friday, authorized a
favorable report on the bill appropriate
ing 100000 for an agricultural college
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position at ST. Louis. Amendments
made to the bill provide for an appro-
priation of $4,000 TO aid the residents
of Alaska to make an exhibit at ST
Louis, and for an appropriation of
$4,000 for an Indian Territory exhibit
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries directed, Friday.
that subcommittee of five be APP
pointed to begin the investigation into
the subject of coal transportation
which the House has authorized the
committee to make. 1t is probable that
this committee will first go to Boston
to take testimony. Hearings will be
held in Washington by the remainder
of the committee. The list of wit
nesses to be summoned has not yet
been prepared.
Senior Don Fec Leonte Vasquex, who
has been charge daffaires of the Do
minican republic, with headquarters
in New York City, Friday, was pre-
scented to the President by Acting
Secretary of State Hill as the minister
of the Dominican republic to this
country. Tile Dominican minister
said that he came to the United States
empowered by his government to ne
gotiate a commercial treaty which he
trusted would be of pecuniary benefit
to both countries.
Friday, by Senators Aldrich, Lodge |
and Spooner of their belief that the |
Cuban reciprocity treaty would be rati- |
fled by the Senate. The three sena- |
tors conferred with the President prior |
TO the cabinet meeting and went over |
the situation with him carefully. 1t /
was stated that the treaty as amend
ed by the foreign relations committee |
was satisfactory practically to every |
Republican senator ard that the oppo- |
sition now was confined to the Demo-
cratic side.