Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29
CAPITAL CHAT.
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IL that these preliminary stems b,va
been taken with the various M.ina
bills. Representative Allen or tho Z ~
district has been co-opcra ting with ,,in,
To secure this information fro,, IN
treasury department with reference ia
the proposed new courthouse at PORT
lahu, winch Is the largest project in
POINT of expenditure, asked for in
Maine. Accordingly GOV. Burlcich wiu
nave everything in the best boss HE
shapc TO make his plea with his col
leagues of The committee not ONLY for
a courthouse at Portland but for pub
lie buildings at Bar Harbor and Cas-
tine, Calais and Auburn. Senator Frvc
has already had passed at his ENG of
the Capitol 4 bill for the erection of Il
public building at Auburn to cost So
coo.
Senator Hale has been one of the
many victims of grip here in Washing
ton during the past week. His good con-
stitution and determination not to give
up easily to physical ills probably ward
ed off the attack to a degree but the
Senator lad to remain in doors for sew
eral days. He went TO his committee
AS''ii 60 SAi> NopibVl, ptlolc TIC w DIS slDlt
to attend the sessions i'll the Senate
chamber, where the swinging of many
doors create dangerous drafts. But in
in committee room the senator was
able 20 transact considerable business.
During all his illness the leading Re
publicans of the Senate kept in touch
with him and had the benefit of his adj
vice. Mr.. Hale is anxious to have the
Senate's work of the session moved
along as rapidly as is reasonable, for
two months have already passed and
there is much ahead to do He is CO.
operating fully with the President in
such matters and hopes to see the
statehood bill and the railroad rate
bill, especially. disposed of soon.
The Board Of Geographic Names. of
which Prof. Henry Gannett, formerly
of Bath. Nc. is president. has decd-
cd that "Wcskeag' is the correct spell
ing for the name Of the river in South
Thomaston town. Knox county. Ne"
and that it is not Gig. Keag, Wessa-
Wdskcag. nor Wcstkcag river This
board over which Prof. Gannett has
presided many years has some very in
tlrcStlnS work as il passes upon the
itttI'ES tl many towns, rivers, noun
tains, and other topoSra phical features
OF the carth'S surface that is under the
stars and Stripes. In doing this. the
members of the beard clash with nu-
nierous localities. for study as they may
the history and and traditions of local
tiles. there are always people who will
not agree with the conclusions of the
board and fight as tenaciously over the
spelling or RECOMMENDATION of Il name
as though it were a beQuest for $780,
600. The boards decisions however.
are final as far as the government iN
concerned. 1t goes with the poStofficc
dcpar mcnt, as far as the names of
IostotliccS are concerned and these
names are printed in the postal dircc-
tory as the board says. 1t also goes
in the making Of govcl nment maps
and i'll score of different ways
The BoWdoin alumni dinner here last
Wednesday evening was 4 Very enjoy
able Maine event in Washington. as it
almost Invariably proves to be every
winter. -Four members Of the Maine
delegation We're present-Scnator FRYE
and Representative Allen. Burlcigh
and I.ittlcficld. The first two. as is
we'll known, are alumni Of the college
GOV. Burleigh ana Mr. Littlcticld were
sent members of the delegation 1t
was the largest dinner the Bowuoin
alumni ever held here and much of