Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-15

election in the joint Senatorial caucus,
at Madison, Wis. Wednesday night.
Representative Sulzer, N Y, intro
duced a bill, Wednesday, appropriate
ing $4,000 for statue to Samuel j.
Tilden, to be erected in Washington.
The tgvo houses of the Idaho Legisla-
ture met, Wednesday, in joint session
and w. r. Hepburn was officially de-
clared elected United States senator.
Postmaster General Payne, Wednes-
day, directed that no more rural free
over roads that require the payment of
turnpike tolls by the post office depart
ment.
Congressman A. J. d. Hopkins of
Aurora, was nominated. at Springfield,
Ills. ednesday night, by joint Repub-
lican caucus of the Illinois Legislature
to succeed VIM. f. Mason in the Unit
ed States Senate.
II a caucus at Hartford, Conn.,, last
ing only three minutes. Senator Or
vile II. Plat of Meriden, was unani-
mously renomnated. Wednesday, by
the Republican members of the General
ASSeIEDty lOt GliOlIt. lsItI III liit
United States Senate.
Dr. Jacob H. Gallinger Of Concord,
y. H., was, Wednesday night, at Con-
cord, nominated by acclanation by the
Republican members of the Leglsla-
ture to succeed himself as United
States senator from New Hampshire.
DR.. Gallinger has already served two
terms in the Senate.
At the instance of the Senate COM
mittce on District Of Columbia, sum
poenaes, Wednesday, were issued SUM-
monirg several Independent coal opera
tors to appear before the committee to
testify concerning the shortage Of coal
supply in Washington. These gentle
men will be asked to appear before the
committee at 2 O'clock. Friday T.lc
effort will be made to ccrroborate or
disprove by these witnesses the state
ments made by local dealers that the
independent dealers are responsible for
the high prices of coal.
Investigation of the alleged case of
hazing of Midshipman Pearson Will
probably not be pressed further. The
authorities at Annapolis and at the
navy department are convinced that
the accident to the midshrman was
not the result of unfair play. Supt
Brownson of the Naval Academy, who
has investigated the various reports as
to haZing at the Academy, had long
conversation by telephone with Acting
Secretary Darling of the navy,
Wednesday,, in regard to the Pearson
case and the facts in the case do not
l.
the ''middies.'
The treasurer department has infor-
nation which leads to the conclusion
that to a limited extent at least alien
girls and women are being decoyed to
this country for immoral purposes.
With view to ascertaining the exact
facts the department has decided to
appoint q number of women inspectors
for employment at the port of New
York, whose duty it will be to board all
incoming steamers and make investi-
cation into suspicious cases III the first
and second cabins and to give needful
information and advice to those who
may be ignorant of the characters of
the houses in which they are to be en-
ployed.
1t can be stated on authority that
Judge w. X. Day. eX-secretary of
state, will probably be appointed an as
sistant justice of the United States su-
preine court to succeed Justice Shiras,
who is about to retire but it con be
said also that the President has not Of
fered the position yet to Judge Day 1t
is understood that through Senator
Hanna of Ohio, one of fudge Days
close personal friends the ex-secretary
has been asked whether he would con-
slider an offer Of a position on the su-
rreme bench. No answer has yet been
returned to this proposal but no doubt
is expressed that Judge Day will con-
slider it favorably