Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-30
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should go on with an effort to reach
a currency compromise he notified, not
Senator Aldrich or any other member
OF the committee singly, but Senators
Aldrich and Hale, whereupon those
white haired mandarins meandered
through the long corridor and had Il
pow WOW with the scptuagenarian
Speaker. That started things for
sure. The two New England senators
knew pretty much about what the
the House could be brought to agree
upon. They therefore entered upon
the formaltes of bringing about that
agreement, which occupied much of
their time for about 30 hours.
That stretch Of controversial work
with young and virilc men from the
House of Representatives is something
to try the mental and physical en-
dura1cc Cf any set Of men. The two
New EnSianders came out Of it fresh
as daisies and then set about seeing
how tie way could be smoothed for
getting the compromise through the
Senate. Much can always BE done by
diplomatic conference to prevent fric
tor in debate, which means prolonged
consideration Of Il measure on the
floor.
The currency compromise is by no
means what Senator Hale thinks it
should be. He sees numerous defects
in the bill If he could have had his
way much that is in the bin would be
stricken out and much that is not in
/. =,
n way tentative and as there had 70
be o cOl.prGlniSc or no legislation al
all. Mr.. Hale was willing to accept
what it was possible to get.
OF course Senator Hale was glad to
see the currency bill out of conference
and passed by the House. as was one
of the Maine representatives. That
vas Governor B,irlcigh, anxious IT,
have tie last word snoIcn with ref
crence to the public building bin and
to see it on its way to the President
for signature. That measure. carrying
n number Of important items for Maine
towns and cities has been in the for
native stage now for nearly three
months, during which time Chairman
Barthoidt, Gov. Burleigh and other
leading members of the committee
have had to be con the job" constant
w. Scores OF anxious members have
been coming 10 them daily TO learn the
prospects and much Of the time moth
ing could be said to console the inquir-
ers 1t was simply case of awaiting
developments and Of being satisfied
with things as they were.
When the currency compromise
~ al, hn IN ic
buildings bill was in the very last
stage. 1t had been accepted in confer
ence. Of which conference Gov. Bur-
leigh was one member, the Senate had
promptly voted to accept the report
ard then the thing stuck in the House,
1t could. not b. taken up. the Speaker
said till after the currency bill was
out Of the way. Otherwise too many
members would skid away home 10
leave the currency bill to take care of
itself
Much as members want to get away
and difficult as it has been for tn"
Speaker to keep q rood@iZcd majority
in town, lie has had little or n" tr"u~
bic froln Now England. The E"publi
| cans from that section have been will
ing to stick it out. The three Wen
members; If the Maine delegation have
sWc,tored through many q suitfE al
| tcrnoon OF late in their seats respond
| ing to the repeated roll calls brought
on as the result Of the persist mt
| Democratic Glihuster.
| One Of the Maine mon here, anxious
| to get away to tn" cool of the Maine
| coast is Asher G. Kinds Of Portland.
| the House parliam. ntarian. Tie has
| bad a bard winter between his duties
| in the House and his work of prcpar-
ing for the government printer six or
seven massive volumes on tn" parlia-
mcntarv law and nrccelcntS Of thn
House. He has overlonc himself an!
has 10 get away as soon as he can I"
breathe in some Of the ozone Of his ma
live STATE and rccuperate. He expects
to attend the State convention at Fan
gor ami will probably go to Chicago to
attend the Republican national con-
ycntion which will meet in mld-June.
Another Maine man here, DIR. George
Otis smith is feeling well over the ad-
iournment of Congress. He has be%i'
much ct the Capitol of late while IN"
eundry civil appropriation bill was IN
der consideration. The fund for the
maintenance of the Geological Survey
and for much of its important lic!d
work are provided for on that blll.
There has lon" been moro or less coli
troycrsy in the House over certain 81
the Geological Survey appropriations.
especially appropriations for joint llelH
work with numerous states.
There was the usual fight this year
over those appropriations, but Dr.
smiths bureau came out of it with
hying colors The Maine people IN inc
House hcIped him and when the bill
cot over to the Senate, Senator Haze
rs one of the committee that had the
bin in charge, proved tower OF
strength for the items in which DR.
Smith was Interested. Considerable
Geological Survey work will be taken
mn in Maine this summer under DR.
Smiths direction. He will go to his
home in Skowhegan for brief Vaca-
ton before the summer is over.