Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-08
CAPITAL CHAT.
A Story Of Maine Men Who
Stick Together.
Site Wanted for Names Monument
at AndersonviIIe.
Swell Society Evcnts-shipping and
Appropriation Bills.

Washington, March 7.-Scveral good
stories characteristic of Maine people
were told the other evening around the
banquet board at the Raleigh hotel.
where the alumni of Bowdoin college
gathered for their annual reunion. The
white haired graduates were all calling
each other by their first names. Gen.
Ellis Spear. formerly of Rockland. set
the fashion by calling out to BILL" to
which name Senator Frye responded
with alacrity. As the evening for
speaking wore on, Representative D. S.
Alexander. of New York. was brought
out for remarks. This is one of the
recent anecdotes he told.
Il was walking down from the Capt.
tOl with Senator Frye few days ago.
He was grumbling about those South
Carolina fellows referring to Senator
Tillman and the others of the Palmetto
State delegation.
Whats the matter with them, SEN
ator?' said l.
oh. they are eternally sticking to-
gether like pitch said he. what one of
them wants all of them want and there
is no shaking them off. They are very
bothcrsome in legislation
Well I replied to him, L think that
comes in bad grace from you, Senator
Don't you know that is the crOwnin.
characteristic of Maine men. They al :
ways will stick together. If an appro-
priation comes up in which IL Maine
Senator or Representative is interested
you don't have to ask the other Maine
/ men in Congress where they stand
Without any questions being asked
they all line up in favor of the propo-
sition and they fight as a unit till they
get it. "
Senator Frye had to admit that Col
Alexander had administered Il prope,
| rebuke and he has ceased Grumblinc
about Tllman and his crowd of Soutl
Carolinians
4 Ex-Governor Burlcigh has fOrwarde. i
1 to the 2ostoffice Department petition
4 of Glad!S Jackson and others of Lin
colnville, Me. asking for Il change in
rural route No. 2 out of that town. The
department has promised to give the
matter-speedy attention.
| Gene. F. Humphrey. quartcrmaster
general of the United States Army, has
received letter from Mr.. Levi NJ Poor
Secretary of the AnderSonvillc Monu
ment Commission for the State OF
Maine making formal application fol-
! ground on which to place the proposed
monument. authorized by the Stat
| Legislature. Mr.. Poor. who is an OK
/ prisoner of war at AndcrSonvillc, states
to Gen. Humphrey that the cost of the
monument now under contract. is IS,
| 700 but that he can not state what the
entire cost of the monument will be- as
it will he necessary for the commission
composed of Hon. S. J. Walter. oi
Skowhcgan. State Senator L. G. Morse
and himself to make another visit OF
inspection there before the monument
is finally accepted.
Representative Littlcfeld says that
the work in behalf of the Philippine
Shipping bill. which concerns Maine
ship owners extensively, will be takcr
up anew in the House Committee or
Merchant Marine and Fisheries this
week. The House is waiting some
what on the Senate. which is expected
to pass that bill. now pending there, as
soon rs Senator Hale gets through with
his big naval appropriation bill. Tho
terms Of the bill. az presented in tn.
Senate and more recently amended ar,
altogether acceptable to Mr.. Littlclield
The Maine shipowners would, of course
prefer that the coastwise shipping laws
should go into force ut once on trade
with the Philippines. but in the event
that cannot be had they are willing t.
accept the provision that these laws
shall not become effective till July l
1905.
Senator Hale is well pleased with
the status of the Naval Appropriation
bill. which is the most difficult of all
the appropriation bills to guide safely
through the Senate. The Maine Sena
tors task with that measure now is
chiefly to get it speedily through con-
ference. He has handled it with his
usual tact in such matters. There are
fewer differences this year between the
Senate and the House than usual and 1t
is expected that the conferees. of whom
Senator Hale will be the leading one.
will agree readily and that in the course
of a short time the bill will be sent to
the president for signature.
Since Lent came in there have been
many star events in Washington. Some