Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-08-31
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
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May Change Inauguration Day
That Congress at its next session will
Issue a call for a change in the Con-
stitution. making the date for the in
duction OF Presidents into Office some
time In the latter part of April or the
nrst part OF May. instead of March 4,
Is now believed by many in this city
to be probable. The committee hav.
Ing the matter In charge has heard
from the governors OF various states
in favor Of the change.
Another Date-Secretary Bonaparte,
after consulting with Admiral Sands.
the commandant of the Naval Acad.
envy at Annapolis, has set April "a.
1906. as the date for the ceremonies
at the academy in connection with the
final interment OF the remains Of John
Paul Jones. This date Is the anniver-
sary Of Jones' capture of the Drake.
France mas signified her desire to send
a squadron to participate in the cere-
monies.
Seaman MISUNDERSTANDING Bon
aparte has sent letter of commenda,
ton to Charles Dick Sutton. yeoman
OF the first class on the Hancock. On
July 80. Sutton rescued from drown
ing H. G. Miller, an apprentice sea-
man attached to the Detroit, then at
Boston. The secretary In his letter
says: THE promptness and forgetful-
ness Of self displayed by you in the
successful effort to rescue a shipmate
from drowning merits and receives
the commentator Of the department"
Government Check lost-Admiral
Harris. paymaster-general OF the navy,
has been ordered by Secretary Bona
parte to make an investigation into
the circumstances surrounding the
disappearance of a check for $4,000
forwarded by the bureau of supplies
and accounts to O'Brien, Houlihan &
Co.. OF Syracuse, N. Y, in payment
for the work Of constructing build
ing at the Portsmouth IN. H.) navy
yard. A short time ago the contrac-
tors were notified that the check had
been forwarded, but they advised the
department that 1t had not been re-
ceived.
Roosevelt Never Tires-It is safe to
say that Mr.. Roosevelt is the busiest
and the happiest man in the country.
He Is as strong as a horse and as
eager for work as youngster who has
just taken his first job and is earning
his first salary. The President saia
to friend the other day that he never
knew what II was to get tired. He
has learned to economic his time.
He wastes much less time than he did
three years ago In useless and point
less conversations with chance callers
out of courtesy. He Is as cordial and
frank as ever. but he has been made
TO realize that his time is valuable
and that he must conserve 1t in every
possible way. He has really become
quite an adept at Handling people"
with tact and skill, and now almost
RIVALS Mr.. Mckinley in that respect.
President Roosevelt Is the most YER
satile man we have had in the White
House in recent years. The wide
range of his knowledge Is simply
amazing. There is hardly any field OF
human endeavor. whether II be po.iti-
cal. literary, mechanical, military,
scientific. commercial. naval or histori-
cal. that he is not fully conversant
with. He knows the old things and
the new things. He is up to date.
To Prevent Graftins-As the result
OF the investigation of the bureau of
animal industry and the admissions by
DIR. Salmon. its chief. Secretary Will
son has under consideration the pro-
mitigation Of two rules designed to
prevent government officials from en-
gaging In commercial enterprises
which deal with the government. One
provides that no employe Of the de-.
partment Of agriculture shall be In.
terested in any concern that is en-.
gagged in a commercial way upon
line Of work in which the employe is
engaged In the course OF his duties
In the department. and the second will
prohibit any employee from being in
terested In any concern which con-
tracts with the department, II that
employe Is In position to influence
the award OF contract orFis likely
to be called upon for a recommends
ton Of the bureau Of animal industry
Is still under way.
Revenue and Expenditures-The
breach between the national expendi-
lures and the nationj evenue con-
tinues to. widen Las yweek the ex.
penditures thus far in"thesiscaI year
THAT Is. from June 80 last. passed
the 500. 100000 mark. while the reve-
nue. was only slightly in excess OF
ss0.o00.o00. TIE receipts thus far fall
short Of meeting the governments
bills BY about s1o.s0o.O00. II was to
be expected that the month OF July
would show a large excess of outgo
over income. The frst month OF the
fiscal year usually does, owing TO the
heavy drafts from <he various depart.
ments on the treasury. July OF last
year showed an excess OF expenditures
~ atooosf AZ r0o 000 ona r.,f.. A.. roc,