The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-03-16
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

More Pay for csrriers-Represent
tive McNary OF Boston has just in
troduced two postal bills in the House.
The first increases the pay Of letter
carriers. II provides that after June
! 80, 1906, the pay of letter carriers in
! cities Of more than 10000 population
for the first year shall be 5000. 10 be
! increased 5000 year till a maximum
Of $1,000 is reached. The same pay is
! provided for carriers in cities of less
! than 10000 population except that the
maximum pay is $1,000 The other
measure provides for the establis -
mcnt OF postal savings banks.
Naval Academy Bill.-The House
/ committee on naval affairs agreed the
other day 10 make a favorable report
on the Nrceland bill relating to ap-
I pOintments in tho naval academy and
other academy affairs. II fixes June
as commencement month ar the acad-
cmy; provides for The appointment OF
a board Of visitors selected for one,
two and three years, so the personnel
will change gradually: extends the
course Of midshipman at the academy
10 -four full years: fixes the age Of
admission at from 1G 10 20 years, and
provides for the selection OF candi
dates for admission a year before they
are 10 enter.
May Sell Alaskan TcIcgraph-Rop-
rcscntative Lowering has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary OF war
tO sell the Alaskan telegraph system
owned by the United States govern
mcnt The property is said to be
worth in the ncignborhoOd of 81 ,000.-
O00. Mr.. Lowering says some New
York people want to buy it as an eX-
tension of their own Alaskan system,
and he understands the war depart.
mcnt wants 10 sell. Later on he says,
he may propose the sale Of the sub
marine cable system which the gov
crnmcnt has built connecting various
Alaskan coast cities with the United
States proper.
The Passing of schofieId-The death
OF Lieut. Gen. John Nj. Schoheld marks
the passing of nearly the last surViv-
ing army commander of the civil war.
The harvest of death which 80 years
have reapcd is almost complete. Gen.
Schoficld PLAYED a conspicuous part in
the bittcrest incidents of the war for
the Union. He commanded the left
center of Sherman's forces before At
lanta. the conflict that preceded the
celebrated march to the sea. He was
a brigadicr-general at 81. and in com
mand Of the army of the Ohio at 33.
He negotiated the surrender of Gen.
Joseph +. Johnson 10 Gen. Sherman,
the terms of which were disapproved
by Secretary Stanton. The friction
that followed caused Gen. Sherman
openly TO insult Stanton at the grand
review of the Union armies in this
city that followed peace. Gen. Scho-
ties that arose over the effort OF
President Johnson 10 remove Secro
tary stanton and was acting as sCCre-
tary of war when Grant assumed office.
Justice Brown esigns.-PresidCnt
RoosCgClt has accepted the resigna-
tion Of Associate Justice Brown of
the L. :. Supreme Court Justice
Brown tcndcrcd his resignation to the
President on the second instant. that
being his 10Th birthday. Justice Brown
was 40 years old on March >. and so
became eligible for retirement. lie
will serve through the present term
of the court and will probably retire
i'm the fall. Justice Brown is a native
OF South Lee. Mass, a graduate OF
Yale, and received his appointment
from Michigan. Some time ago he
expected to retire as soon as he was
eligible because of failing eycsight
and impaired health In the last year.
however. his general health has inn
proved and his sight is nearly rostor-
ed Accordingly he has told the
President he is willing To serve
through the present court year. and
probably will relnQuish active work
next autumn. Attractive as a place
on the L. s. Supreme hench is To
practically all lawyers, ii does not
| captivatc Senator Knox. He promptly
declined the offer of this life posi-
ton. carrying salary Of $1,000. and
the President is now looking for an
other big lawyer in the middle west
TO wear the ermine.
Differences Between Friends.
there is still sharp difference of
opinion between the supposed friends
Of the Dofiwer-Hcpburn railroad rate
bill was made decidedly manifest the
| other day in the senate chamber. The
division is over the question whether
rate made ny the interstate com
merce commission shall be suspended
| by the courts pending final adjudi-
cation. and was brought To the sur
| face in brief debate which follow
| cd set speech by Mr.. Clapp in sup
/ port Of the bili. In reply to Ques-