Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22

construction of a federal building at
Quincy, Mass.
The Indian appropriation hill. which
has heen completed -hyAthe House ebm
| mittce on Indian affairs, carries Il total
of SITS, ,52S, which is S335S.1S4 less than the
| current appropriation and Si21000 less
than the estimate submitted
The Senate committee on foreign rell-
tions continued its discussion Of many
proposed amendments to the Dominican
treaty Wednesday, but reached no agree
ment concerning any of them. The COM
mittee adjourned 10 meet next Wednesday
when it is hoped to dispose of the amend
ments which stand in the way OF Il vote
on the treaty.
The Senate committee on post offices
and post roads ordered an adverse report
Wednesday on bill entitled ito prevent
Sunday banking in post offices in the
handling of money orders and registered
letters" The committee declared that
there could be no good reason for closing
the post office divisions affected by the
bill and permit other divisions to remain
open.
Among the midshipmen of the Fourth
class who have been deficient in this
years examination and whose resigna-
tion5 the academy board at Annapolis
will recommend shall be accepted by
the secretary of the navy, is ]. II.
kimbrough Of Tennessee, who was the
! victim of hazerS and the discovery Of
whose injuries led to the present in
ypSt ion nj tb, DcDIrinv
The President Wednesday talked
about uniform state Insurance laws
with 4 delegation representing the
commission inquiiing into the work.
The delegation consisted of \. NJ.
Eaton of Rhode Island; c. +. Libby.
Maine; Z. T.. Williams, Florida: John
| G. Richberg. Chicago: John l.. Web
st'r, Nebraska; {. Larkc, Munion. Pa,
and Talcote II. Russell. New Hamp-
shire.
F. r. Hathaway of Saginaw Mich.
Wednesday concluded his statement he
fore the Senate committee on Philippines
in opposition TO the Philippine tariff bill.
Mr.. Hathaway believes that the Philip.
pine islands, if the duty is removed.
would soon supply all the sugar used in
the United States and that the develop
| ment of American sugar industry will re-
main at a standstll from the moment the
bill is passed.
soon after court met at Washington
Wednesday a jury was secured to try
the case of ex-senator George f. Green
of NV York, charged with conspiracy
To defraud the government in connec-
tion with the furnishing of supplies to
the lostof1ice department. After the
jury mad been sworn an adjournment
was taken until Monday. The adjourn
ment was taken because Thursday is a
holiday and Friday is motion day. or
he II iurymen one is negro.
Rep. John Sherp Williams. Miss. spoke
before the House committee on judiciary
Wednesday in support of his bill to pre-
vent the c. o. D. shipment of lir1or into
prohibition districts. He said the bill
clearly provided for a regulation Of inter
state commerce and was not the assump-
ton OF the police power of states Rob-
ert orain of Baltimore, general counsel
OF the National Brewers Association, ad-
dressed the committee on the HeDburn-
Dolliver bill to make liquor subject to
the laws of states into which it is shin
ped. He said this bill and others on the
Same subject contemplate far-reaching
legislation which would be unconsttu-
tionai. The hearing on these bills was
attended by large delegation of the
German-Amer:can Alliance which opposes
any hlil Of a prohibitve nature The
Anti-Salcon League, Womans Christian
ieHii'efai'ce Union and other temperance