The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-24
I,ttpr from Washington.

pr rivers Increase IN the National
s''' - Senator Hale and the Nava
s1'';
...ri-l &c OF The Journal
-r,< D. c., January 81.
-,t,yr BurIeigh has been tax
-t chairman Burton of the
81 Hsrbor Committee of the
Fl ,.ral items affecting projects
,.ment along the Maine coast.
,t-s4 VAS the matter of a sur
y -. prnobscot river at Frank
r,. tar however, he has receiv-
.solragemeut and Chairman
practically told him that
or small projects will be in
+ ,..as 5tg Till which the River
.or committee is now framing,
-.- total of appropriations
.. bill will be large, the
a!st-s to deal chiefly with
.-t. r.z ports. Furthermore
.- ayg the Frankfort sur
ALI. uscouraged by an un-
.-,aa from the Board of
rr-r- Gen. Alexander Nc
.-r-t OF engineers, has in
lat he does not think
.-e.l.. uI an appropriation.
caalrman's attitude
..-...r projects, Gov. Bur
..-. voting himself of late
...... ..- IIge project of inter-
Main. ST -NIs time-that of Sc
..-. alton of S275, 900 for
-g.-. Of the kennebec river
!. 9,. ,ardiner. The army
-.. s- exported favoraDly on
= .ot --. Is a good chance of
.,,,,t ..r- appropriation. Gov.
...,. ea- ven a hearing before
pq ard HTbor Committee re-
..- --, -,t.r,UGG to it. He has
N III -a-.-, advocate of improve
-. f,- v.a kAutbec ever since he
y, Il congress and, while a new
'.r,sr serar8 legislation for a sur
+, 5.a-en Ceduer and Augusta,
/, Bsirg Followed a year or two later
ran sppalua4ou Of $4,000, most of
hi las -ro expended.
4 5ssp-,al- of The channel of. the
,netsa 3, proposed, would be of no
Nj al--t The people and the citi-
Is Of nfl III. we counties in that
,rn Of Maine because it would as
" aap- freight and passenger
.RrgGs-au TO Portland and to Bos-
7.o.l- -,ts0n UhIn the river is,
sl glae.-lnn
Washington is uow at the height of
grtrr s.-T Ties. Congress is be-
sl.a. O., ..ed very vigorously with
a.E, e Hotels are filled with
staa gam every part of the country.
l- e alrsy>, journeying from
" d. and -l the South. More are
tl.s 7.0 .aE- come on errauds be-
r ,,.- .e,s ami the departments.
MI Interested IN bills pending be-
lWe >-lare OF House and hope to
~ ge desc Enough before March 4,
lsl ta. 7r.yHgth Congress comes to
.s- q. almost impossible to COM
r1fa r. great volume of business
q. which Off,. is personally people il
aT STATE. Ut applies more to the
,oe VI 'o- newer States that are
iSDe5.avg-oped as the New Eng
Sd >a.es ala states along the At
-u. asr
I@seaest Oas been very marked in
yres to Id That time the govern
:bi& acquired all its insular posses
ls a.a las also reached out into
'ly laa u-4.Wn the mainland. The
3nP-ato1s lave nearly doubled.
Iti Ere twice as much now as they
NE "'4a .lesi2eut Mckinley took
{ 'ai. Office March (, 1897. In numer-
Sfi" 5at NaJk Of the active men,
h Oh Senate aud House has increas-
Ile2s are more pressing matters
'7giS-atou 10 81 considered and
It"-ea.so more vicious measures to
blocked
iuS iAo!eas5a burden of the larger
'''Ar. OF -ae federal government
IN 'Sp5ea ~ upon the President and
'u0e!s OF 9s yabjnet. More business
''ll.at..N coming to their desks,
u' '- d ptEaiLlng to distant regions
81 0'4tt-ofe more difficult to dispose
'i"'a5.f TO all concerned.
''' l''r .iy has also become a more
q''.-'4 -eu-eg for the vast throng of
.''yA5's @'o rave the money and the
'''7 10 spend q part of the winter
~ Inc; swell the population of the
~" %los' as perceptibly as the tide of
',@ seekers and pleasure seekers
W. ", Vie population of coast resorts
~'''os every summer when the sun
'I0' nigh into the sky.
a. a, 't5 head of the Committee on
,,' Affairs Mr., Hale's attitude is
nv ,''''s mary people at this stage
Nm. SESSION He has a very big say
IN, WIZ obstruction of new wall
m 's "'' Inns year is disposed to be
An, '-'dI even than members of the
~ representatives. Last year