Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
CAPITAL CHAT
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eral commissions running from tn,
grade of second lieutenant up to major
general to the Massachusetts Historical
Society in Boston for preservation
They form truly unique collection
for it is rare that an off1cer in any
branch of the service is able to pre-
serve all his commissions. Two of Gen
Heywood's went down on a warshiI
/. during the Civil war, but duplicates OF
/ those were issued him by the navy de-
partment and have. the signatures OF
the Presidents atithe time, so that this
collection is not broken in it's COR
tinuity. No officer in active service
has -a commission las old as. that OF
Gen. Haywood, after his service of
nearly half century He could have
+, ago had he SO desired.
The House committee ON public build
ings and grounds has decided not to
include in the omnibus bill. which is
now being prepared, any new building
projects. That decision will cut hope
for Portland getting a new court house
at this session. but there will be legis-
lation on the bill probably for Augusta,
| Bangor, Bar Harbor and Calais, to per-
nit of certain modifica lions on the law
as it now applies to projects at those
| places.
| Senator Perkins of California. who
lcane from Kennebunkporr, Me, and
| who has just been reelected, has al
ways refrained from going back to
California when there was fight on,
Regarding his being elected to political
offices and he has never failed to win
I out The fight against him in the pres
ent Legislature was not serious, but in
times gone by he has had troublesome
obstacles to overcome. particularly at
This first election, some two years after
he was first appointed. to the senator
ship by the Governor of the state.
Here in Washington the Californian
liives Enostenta tiously, although he is a
man of pretty large means. He is in
dustrious in legislative matters and
has worked along till he has become a
man of no small influence. in the Sen
| ate. At home he likes to Iningie With
the common people and anecdotes are
told of how he has mingled with
strangers ard sought their opinion of
their senator, in the hope of gaining
knowledge that really could be relied
upon.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations is not displaying any eagerness
| to take up for consideration the Hay
Bond treaty. affecting the reduction of
duties, on fish from Newfoundland,
which tallles with predictions made by
senators earlier in the session that the
treaty would neTer be ratified and
probably would never be fayorably re-
ported from the Senate committee on
foreign relations.
Governor Burlelgh returned from Au-
gusta after the holidays, in good health,
although finding the brucing wintry
atmosphere along the Kennebec far
preferable to the variable weather in.
| this city. He has been taking up his
work, this week, with all the energy
characteristic of him. The first days of
| the session he was greeted very cor
daily by many members of the House,
particularly the old leaders, who re-
gard him as a very substantial member
and useful legislator.
Gov. PGrleigh works every day, ex-
cept Sunday, when in Washington
and he begin early. He, rises in good
season and When he has much to do
around at the departments manages to
put in about all Of the three hours
there is between o clock in the morn
ing, when the departments open until
noon, which is the hour for the con-
vening of the House. But he is mem
Der of two committees which impose nd
little work upon its members who are
Republicans and the work of these
committees is generally done in large
part in the forenoon. They each hold
one meeting q week IS A rule and other
matters haze to be prepared outside the
committee meetings
The sessions of the House last gen
orally till O'clock in the afternoon,
but apart from keeping in touch with
what is going on on the floor the Gov
arnor has to find time to keep up With
| his correspondence, which is always
lvollunnioue. He makes it a point to
answer all letters promptly and not in
| fcequently has to continue mis- replies
| to communications in the evening af-
lter lie has returned to his apartments
and had his dinner. Then there are peo-
| rle calling constantly to see him or
errands of Il personal or public charac-
ter which take up more time. Thus il
! Will be seen that Governor Bufleigh
| has Il decidedly busy time of it when
| he comes down TO Washington. There is
comparatively little play in being Il
faithful, working congressman, atten-
tive to the interests of constituency