Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-04
CAPITAL JCTTlNGS.

The Senate sunday agreed to the con-
ference report on the agricultural APP
preparation bill.
Ex-Ambassador to Russia George
Won l.. Meyer, who is to take up the
duties Of postmaster general Monday.
in successor to Mr.. Cortclyou, called
on the President Saturday.
As Il last compliment to Representa-
tive [irosvcnor as stated on III" floor Of
the Senate, that body Sunday passed i
House bin arpropriating 100000 for Il
public building al Athens O.
The Senate Saturday agreed II
tho Burkett resolution directing
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to investigate whether the
principal express companies arr
engaged in buying, selling or
handling on consignment fruits. VeSr-
tables and oysters.
In accordarce with he House rceolu-
ton providing for an investigation Of
the business methods OF cotton cX-
changes dealing in futures of bureau
or corpora ions Nc tie department If
commerce and labor will begin gem
cral inquiry into cotton dealing inmc-
Senator Gull IN today secured tho ador-
ton by the Senate of . Joint Resolutions
authorizing Rear Admiral F. II. Mccall
IN to accept 4 medal from the King Of
Great Britain and the decoration Of tho
Order OF the Red Eagle from tie En-
pcrOr Of Germany Rear Admiral Nc
Gala. who led the marines 10 the relief
Of PclSin. is dying. Tho resolution wa
passed hy the House.
There was Il farewell demonstration
at the railway station i'll Paris Sunday
afternoon. when Nj. Mccormick. the
retiring American ambassador. started
for London On his wa% to the United
States. NJ. Pichnn, the minister Of for
eien affairs and his diplomatic col
leagues and many Americans and other
persons prominent in the social life Of
Paris, We're present to bid Mr.. McCor-
mick farewell.
Developments in the war in Central
America with the Indications that III
least four Of tie republics may be-
come involved have led the state and
navy d"rartmcnt officials tn consider
the cXpcdiCnCy Of increasing the Ameri-
can naval force III those waters ana Il
is probable that within & few days sew
eral other ships will be ordered to re-
mtnrce the Marietta and Chicago in
IN Itecting American interests horc
Representative Garter Class of Virginia
has submitted to the House the report
Of tic minority members Of thn commit
tee on banking and currency in or,po siticn
to the Fowler asset currency bill upon
which favor2hl" report has been made
The minority report declares that thrrn
Is no urgent need for the proposed lccis-
latfon, on account OF tnorc being no gen
eral business demand for il. Tic rninori-
ty members cppoya thc measure uunn Tia
ground that they do rot believe tn
credit notes. which it authorizes. will I've
used for real emergency purposes or thlt
the currency thus provided will have any
appreciate degree of elasticity" Tho,
report declares that the measure in effect
would give the governments sanction
to scheme Of bank-rote issue that viii
enable the banks to increase, by million,
of dollars, their already ample profits"
No action viii ba taken by the post
office department respecting the puhli-
cation By cW@paDCr& of the details of
the Thaw trial roW in progress in New
York. at President Koosevelt's re-
guest. the matter was submitted to
Judge Goodwin. attorney general for
the p"stoflicc department, for an onin-
ION. and he has decided that q fraud
order issued against any newspaper
which had published matter concerning
the trial that might be offensive, would
not lie. because the publication would
be a fact accomplished before the or
der was issued. The only resource
would be to warn the newspapers that
violations Of the law in respect to the
publication and dissemination of Of
fensive matter through the mails would
be punished.