Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
AT THE CAPITOL.
Connecticut Man on Pana- ma Commission Visit
 Ors From This State
lSpecial to Democrat.l

x w ASnlUS -H SO AA~ one has been appointed on the Pan- anna commission directly from Con- necticut, there is one member of the important board who originally came from the state He dS General George Whitefeld Davis. General Davis enlisted in Hartford November 27. 1861, in the Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers, as quartermaster ser geant, and served with this regiment all during the war. being mustered out April 20. 1866, as major. He then went into the regular army and by gradual stages was promoted to a major general in 1902. General Da- wis retired from active service July 26. 1905 having served continuously over thirty years, and making for himself an enviable record Since his retirement General Davis has lived in Washington, and but sell dom visits his native state.
 Commissioner Macdonald.
 Hon James H. Macdonald of New Haven, state commissioner of high ways. made a flying trip to Washing ton on Saturday. Commissioner Mac Donald has been visiting the ro3d commissioner of Pennsylvania, and inspected the system of road making in that state, to learn how others were treating the road question. He also inspected the road making sys- tenn of Delaware. and from there came down to Washington for few hours visit
 Commissioner Macdonald was en- thusiastic over the meeting of the Ma tional Good Roads association at Hartford, and said it was the finest meeting the association has ever had. He predicts that this assocfat ton, of which he is now president, will grow steadily in importance and will do much good towards securing good roads all overs the country. Mir Mac Donald is detef1nined to have the as sociation devise some practical scheme of government aid for good roads but is as much opposed to the present bills before congress as ever He hopes that in another year the as sociation will adopt some plan that all can favor, and that will have a chance to go through congress.
 Connecticut Pensions.
 Congressman sperry to-day intro duced in the house bill to increase the pension of William York of Mid dlebury to S30 per month. York served in Go F. 9th Connecticut vol- unteers, and is now entirely helpless. Mir Sperry also introduced 8 bill in creasing the pension of Daniel w. Graham of Portland 10 $50 per month. Graham served in Go D, 20th Connections Volunteers.
 The house has passed the bill granting a pension of $16 per month to Mrs Susan B. Oliver of Waterbury. widow of Theodore Oliver, late cap tain of Co l.. 2nd Arkansas cavalry. The bill was originally introduced by Congressman Lilley for $50 per month
 Connecticut Visitors.
 Mir and Mrs Charles F. Bissell of Sufheld, who have spent the past week in Washington, left for home this morning, well satisfied with their trip to the capital. They were en- tertained quite extensively while here, having been to one dinner att the British legation and one given byl Congressman and Mrs Lilley, in ad- dition to several smaller functions.
 Mir and Mrs F. H. Ingalls, and MrI and Mrs George H. Day of Hartford. who have been spending month in Florida. spent Sunday in Washing ton. They left for home this morn ing.
 Other Connecticut visitors here are George H. SnaIley of Bridgeport. at the National; T. w. Eaton anal Charles w. Reyes of Hartford. at the St James; J. B. Powell of New Britain. at the Raleigh; George Corn well of Bridgeport, at the Willard: NIr and Mrs J. H. Rundle of Dam bury. Arthur Bradshaw of Meriden and F. c. Earle of New Haven, at the Arlington
 Miss Clara Hill, daughter of Con- gressman F. J. Hill, has arrived in the city to spend the rest of the ses- sion with her parents.