Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-17
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CAPITAL CHAT.
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Representative Attlefieid has been

Representative Littlefieid has been
doing a lot of hard work in behalf of
his bill known as III. r. 52s1" "to re-
move determinations against American
sailing vessels in the coasting trade"
This is the bill to abolish compulsory
pjlotage charges in Southern ports and
is the bill upon which Mr.. Littlefield has
been working almost ever since he en-
tered Congress. He has taken it up be-
fore the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries, where hearings
have been held within the past week
and where the Southern pilots have
been fighting as hard as they could.
Mr.. Littlefield is now certain to secure
a favorable report from the Merchant
Marine ConThittee on this bill. He will
have the help of all the New England
mebers in getting it passed. As the bill
is out of the Committee this early in
the session it is in a fair way of be-
coming a law. AS soon as the House
passes it Senator Frye will take it up
with his Committee on Commerce and
seek to get it through the Senate. But
the brunt of the fight is expected to be
i'm the House.
President Roosevelt has called Sen
ator Hale in consultation at the White
House during the past week on the
legislative programme at that end OF
the Capitol. Mr.. Hale is cooperating
with the President in executing the
legislative business of the session. The
President has confidence in the good
Judgment of the senior Maine senator
about the sentiment of the legislators
at the Capitol with reference to divers
cOnSiG-
Grafton. 1t is unusual for single
senator to be called as often as Mr.
Hale has been during the present ses-
sion for talks with the President
Formerly the late Senator Platt. of
Connecticut, was largely trusted as the
Presidents chief advisor. Now that
role has fallen to Mr.. Hale, in addition
to his duties as the recognized leader
of the Senate.
Under the organization of the public
buildings Committee of the House, just
effected. Gov. Bureigh is given large
range Of important assignments
There is a subcommittee, composed of
Chairman Bartholdt, Gov. Burleigh
and Representative Howell, of New
Jersey, Republicans. and Representa-
tivcs Bankhead, of Alabama, and
Brantley, of Georgia, Democrats, who
will have supervision of the work of all
the other subcommittee. They will
virtually draw the omnibus public
buildings bill which will carry total
of about Sl5,O00.000. Their subcom-
mittee also has immediate supervision
over public building bills introduced
by members from Missouri, from which
State Chairman Bartholdt comes, and
bills for the District of Columbia.
Alaska. Hawaii. and Porto Rico. Then
there is subcommittee, called No =,
of which Gov. Burleigh is chairman
and Representatives Conner, of Iowa
and Miner of Wisconsin, Republicans,
and Bankhead and Brantley. Demo-
Gratis, the other members, which takes
immediate charge of bills for buildings
i'm New England. Alabama and Ohio.
There is still another subcommittee,
No. 5. composed of Representatives
Martin. Burleigh, Andrus. Republicans.
and Johnson and Bowers, Democrats,
which takes charge of building bills for
the Dakotas, Idaho. Oregon. Washing
ton. New York and Mississippi. AS
Gov. Bureigh is the only old member
of the subcommittee from the East he
will say in large part what shall be
done on public buildings not only in
New England but in New York state
as well.
President Roosevelt has decided
upon four reappOintments of post
masters for Maine towns and cities, as
endorsed by Representative Burlcigh.
Postmaster John V. Lane is to have
another four years term ut Augusta.
which is now the second largest office
in the State. 1t pays a salary of $3.4GO
n year. William Fennclly, of Bar Har-
Dor. is to have another term, the salary
there being $1,000. 1t is a Presidential
office of what is known as the second
class. George w. GOuldingS reap
pointmcnt as postmaster at Oakland
has also been determined upon. 1t is
presidential office of the third class
and pays $1,000 a year. Then Oramel
Murray. of Pittsfleld. is to be reap
pointed to an Office that pays $1,000 a
year. 1t being. like Oakland. a presi-
dental office of the third class These
appointments constitute the largest
batch for Maine that has gone to the
Senate for a considerable time.