Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-16
Senator Ha|e's Work on
Rate Regulation.
Many Maine People Who Are
Now Visiting in Washington.
Changes and improvements Made in Names
Postal Service.


coinplished wonders in bringing about
substantial agreement at their end
of the Capitol on the railroad rate
regulation bill. Foremost among them
is Senator Hale. He came here with
views on railroad rate regulation. de-
cidedly in accord with the views Of the
President. Mr.. Roosevelt learned
that early in the session. But while
standing by the Presidents views in
the outline Mr.. Eale's position has
been much like that of Senator Lodge,
who spoke a few days ago for rate
regulation but with provision for fair
and thorough judicial review Of the de-
cisiOnS of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The Maine Senator has
been much at work bringing his col
leagues into accord on the subject. He
was one of the first to insist that the
rate bill must be passed by Re-
publican votes. He declared in the
many conferences Of the leading men
of the Senate that the party must not
let the bill be passed by Democratic
votes. as there was danger at one time
would be the case.
Senator Lodge, too, has done much to
into accord or the subject. He has
been the Presidents friend since boy
hood and to his house the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt go to dine nearly
every week when Congress is in session
and Senator Lodge is in town. The
Sunday before Mr.. Lodge delivered his
speech on the rate bill. he and the
President We're out for n long walk.
Many times they have discussed the
subject, which Mr.. Lodge thinks calls
for a somewhat different legislative
remedy that the President recon-
mends.
Senator Crane, of Massachusetts, is
another Republican. who has had an
important hand in bringing about n
Republican agreement on the bill. AL
though q new Senator, with only a lit
tie more than a years service to his
credit, he has rapidly taken high rank.
Senator Hale helped put him on the
Interstate Commerce Committee, where
Mr.. Crane has done much to justify
Mr.. Hale's high opinion of the Massa
chusatts mans ability.
Hon. Carl Milliien of Island Falls,
Me-. is here along with Bill Sewall,"
of the same town, who has been here
tramping with the President and at
tending to business before the Treas
ury Department. pertaining to his col
lectorship of customs at Houlton. Mr..
NIillikCn is a member Of the Maine
legislature and also Il son of eX-Mayor
Milliken Of Augusta. He came to
town to look after the prospects of an
enactment by Congress 70 repeal the
Low or, u IF
manufactured lumber from certain
New Brunswick ports into the United
States. free Of duty. Hon. Peter
Charles Eeegan of Van Buren,, Ne, is
here on a similar errand.
Mrs. Byron Boyd, wife of Hon. By
ron Boyd. secretary of State, is in
Washington on visit of several
weeks duration. She is staying with
her parents. Representative and Mrs.
Burleigh. ut the Richmond.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are now
realizing the difficulties in arranging
smoothly the details of wedding. such
as all parents Of manageable young
ladies are likely to realize. In hand
ling such 4 large affair as the wedding
of the Presidents daughter must be-
numerous little slips are made. One
of them, which, of course. will be cor
rected, was the omission of carriage
cards from the invitations of the Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks. That
would have neceSsitatcd that the Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks leave
their carriage at the White House
gates. instead of riding up under the
port cochere as practically all of the
guests to the wedding will do.
In spite of the busy official season,
the prospective wedding has eclipsed
everything else in Washington this
week. Those lucky enough to have
received invitations. have been busy
with preparations TO attend. Those
without invitations have talked about
little else. In the House of Represen
tatiyes more attention has been paid
to Representative LOngworth. the
bridegroom. than has been paid to the
proceedings.
1t seems that the name of "Hall
Quarry" does not altogether please the
firm of Campbell & Macomber, granite
contractors, because the name is mis-
leading. The name was bestowed Mt a
time when Mr. G. J. Hall was the chief
man a: the quarries. Postmaster Z. r.
Campbell wrote to Gov. Burleigh in
quiring what could be done to get the
name of the postoffice changed TO
Granite Heights with the result that
Gov. Burlelgh took the matter I'D with
the POstoffice Department. recommend
ing that the change be made. While
little time is necessary because of
the routine methods in the Department,
the postoffice will soon be officially
known as Granite Heights.
The residents at West Bass Harbor
in the town of fremont, want a pos,-
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