Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-02
CAPITAL Jcttinos.

| SdpiclI JCtIiIJS.
| Sec. Taft went to New York Thurs
| day on a personal visit.
| Government receipts Thursday: From
internal revenue, st67.Ot5; customs, Sl,0>7.
10; miscellaneous, $lli.1J3. Expenditures
s2,5t1,OJO.
The comptroller of the currency
Thursday issued a call for the condi-
J ton of the national banks at the close
| of business Monday, Jan. 20.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho is i'll at his
apartments at Washington with IN attack
| of appendicitis. He is suffering consider
! ably. though it is said he is not in any
danger and an operation Will not be nee
| eSsary.
Sec. Bonaparte is confined Thursday al
| his home in Baltimore with an attack 81
| tonsiIitis and upon the advice Of his ply
sician will remain indoors for several
days. Meanwhile, Assistant Sec. New
berry will be in charge of the adnlnistra-
| ton of naval affairs.
The Senate committee on commerce
| Thursday agreed to report favorably a
! bill for the retirement of thrae-four:hs
saving service who have served 80 years
| or reached the age of 81 years, Or have
| been disabled in the service.
Richard G.. Wagner, owner of sugar
| factories in Wisconsin,, opposed the
Philippine tariff bill Thursday in the
hearing before the Senate committee
on the Philippines. The passage ul
the bill he said, would destroy the
sugar interests of the United States
within ten years at the outside.
AS the Jesuit of the visit of Gen.
Chaffec and the party of American Of
ticers to France last summer, where
they viewed the French manOCuvrcS,
the general staff has decided to adopt
the bit and brddon principle for caval-
| ry brides. This contemplates the use
of both straight and curb bit with
| two sets of reins. Gen. Chaffee was
| impressed with the perfect control
which the French troops have over
their horses in cavalry drills.
Rep. II. Il. Hit of Illinois. who has
been i'll at his home for more than a
week past Of a trouble with his heart.
is reported to be improving, having
passed the crisis of the disease. The
trouble from which Mr.. Hit is suffer-
ind dates back over a week, when he
was seriously i'll. About a week ago
he had a return of the old trouble and
for several days, was in a very criti-
cal condition. Within the past day his
condition has become SO much better
that his recovery is now looked for.
The House committee on merchant
marine ana fisheries decided THURSDAY
! to make favorab BILE report on the bill
Introduced in the Senate by Senator
| Frye and passed yesterday by that
body. which provides that the COM
missionCrs of navigation may issue
a register to foreign built vessels
when such vessels shall be wrecked in
the United States and shall be pur-
chased and repaired by a citizen Of the
United States providing the cost of re-
pairs equals three-fourthS of the cost
OF the vessel when repaired.
The Washington Post says: The
minority members of the House COM
mittee on Pacific railroads Wednesday
got together and agreed upon a plan
of action through which they hope to
throw the searchlights upon alleged
combination of the Southern Pacific
| and its tributaries. which they assert
! is on a par with the Pennsylvania,
Baltimore and Ohio plans in the East
| A resolution will be introduced in the
House requesting the President to
transmit to the House all informa-
ton that may be in possession of the
interstate commerce commission or
any other division of any department
of the government bearing upon the
alleged fact that the Southern Rail-
road is the leading company of the
| Union Pacific. the Oregon Navigation
Co. and tha Orpron Sbor. linz