Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-30
Capital lettings.

The Senate Friday night at 11.30 O'Clock
adopted the conference report on the gen
cral deficiency appropriation bill.
The isthmian canal commission has APP
pointed Richard Reid Rogers. an attor-
ney Of New York, as general counsel.
Government receipts Friday: From in
ternal revenue. 81, 2g2, 926; customs, $1,QG9
500: miscellaneous, $6lS, 4S2. Expenditures,
81, 27C,0co.
Franklin Lane of California wa Fri
day c0nfiremd rs Interstate commerce
commissioner. The nomination had
been held UP for several months.
The Presidents approval Of the naval
Appropriation bill, the Military Academy
appropriation bill and the measure per-
hitting cattle to remain on trains sc
hours without unloading was annOunc-
ed Friday.
The secretary of the treasury has writ
ten letters to the various national banks
which some time ago received L special
deposit Of 100000 Of treasury funds,
asking then. to return the same to the
treasury between the 10th and Goth of
July. This is in accordance with the
c9nditionxElEhposed at the time the de-
pos its Teremade
= Representative splea1t Of, mississippi,
tanlling Democrat on the merchant
marine committee, takes issue with the
published. statement of Cen GrosvenOr
to the effect that the shiptsubsidy bill
will be reported and passed at the next
session of Congress. saying: The COM
mitten is composed of Is members. 1t
would require 10 TO report the bill.
Nine or 10 have expressed themselves
as opposed to the bill.''
Mr. Joubcrt, the Dominican minister,
had a long conference with Assistant Sec
rotary Bacon at the state department
Friday concerning the financial situation
in San Domingo. DIR. Velasquez, the Do
minican minister of commerce and ii
nance, and DIR. Hollander who is repre-
senting the United States in the admin
istration of customs in San Domingo, are
both in Washington and are attempting
TO bring about n satisfactory arrange
ment of Dominican affairs pending the
final action upon the treaty.
The President has issued a set Of
important regulations at the instance
Of Secretary Root covering appoint
ments and promotions in the consular
service. They are intended to effect by
executive order the reforms in the con-
Sular service which We're contemplated
in the original bill introduced in Con
GrcSS. but which lost much or It's value
by amendment in committee and on
the floor. In brief the regulations pro-
vide for promotions based entirely on
efficiency records, while original ap-
pointments are to be made only to the
two lower grades of the service.
The Heated controversy Of Thursday
between Dalzell. Pa, and Copper, Wis,
growing out of the blanket rule to per-
NIT the consideration of conference re-
ports without printing had its after
math in the House Friday. Under q
question Of personal privilege Dalzell
called the attention of the House To
what amounted, he said. to a delibcr-
ate change in the Record of Friday by
Copper in changing the wording Of tbs
coloquy between them Thursday. He
declared that no gentleman had a right
to change the substantial character OF
another gentleman'S speech. Copper
justified the changes made on the
ground of bad reporting. BY a vote OF
Sc to IS. the remarks of Copper were
expunged from the Record and the
original remarks inserted.