The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-10
AT Washington.

On saturday the House adjourned at
l 40 p m. without any qualification as
to time. This carries the house over
until twelve o'clock Monday, and will
have the effect of merging the extra
session into the regular session without
interim The result will be to cause the
lapse of the nomination of General Leon
ard Wood and 1877 other nominations.
The committee lists in the House an
nounced by Speaker Canon contained
few genuine surprises. The seniority
principle has generally been adhered to
but there were notable exceptions There
are three changes for Maine members on
committees as announced Saturday.
Congressman Powers ge,s desirable
place on the banking and currency COM
mittees and retains his two old places.
Congressman Littlefield ia taken off the
election committee and is placed on that
for the revision of the laws. Congress
man Alden gets one new place, that on
reform In civil service.
Fourth Assistant Bristow shows that
the total postal receipts in Maine for the
fiscal year were 81, 800, 966.14, or $1.87
for every one of the 704, 1882 persons In
the State. That Is very high average
and Ia exceeded by only nine other
tates including Massachusetts and Con-
uecticut.
Speaker Cannon, resenting what he
deemed an insult from Herman j Schulz
tbs, chairman of the Legislative commit
tee of the Knights of Labor, summarily
ordered Mr.. ~chultes from the Speakers
room at the Capitol, recently, with the
~ I'M in RI IN a 10 Il
never to darken HIS door again.
Col. Robert Hunter, of the judge ad-
vocAtess department of the United
States army, has been placed on the re-
tired list for age.
The annual report of the commits
sioner-general of immigration shows
that there arrived in this country during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1908,
857 ,046 aliens, travelling in the Storage,
an excess over the corresponding figures
for the preceding year of 208 ,303, or
80 per cent. OF these, 804, 456 arrived at
United States continental ports, 16,807
at insular ports, either Hawaii or Porto
Rico, and So, 920 at Canadian ports.
President Roosevelt and Senator Han
ma had a conference of several hours
,
at which the Panama canal situation and
important legislation to come before
Congress was discussed, with incidental
reference to the case of General Leon.
ard Wood and the Craftsmanship of the
Republican national committee. Sena-
tor Hanna would say nothing as to the
conference His acceptance of the man.
agement of the next Republican cam
paign will depend upon his health,
The first regular session of the 18th
Congress began at noon Monday, but
the Senate met half an hour previous to
that time in accordance with the ad-
5urnment of Saturday for the purpose
of permitting an orderly termination OF
the special session,
The reading of the Presidents mes
sage was concluded at 20 p, m amid
applause on the Republican side. More
than one hour aud half was consumed
in its reading. The message was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole
House and ordered printed
The panama canal treaty was sent to
the Senate Monday, but as there was nc
executive session after its receipt, it was
not referred to the committee on foreign
| relations.
Rep. w, A. Smith of Michigan has in
troduced bill making McKinley's birth
day Jan 20, national holiday, to be
known as Mckinley day"
The action of Russia in recognizing
the republic of Panama leaves Great
Britain the only power of consequence
that has not yet extended recognition OF
signlfied an intention of doing 80, The
British government desires to secure
some pledges from the provisional gov
ernment OF Panama that provision will
be made for the settlement of portion
of the foreign debt of Colombia and by
British subjects.