Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-07-28

! Representative Burleigh will be in the
which is expected to move Saturday at the
earliest. The third district Congressman
will be accompanied by Mrs. Bufieigh
| who has preferred to remain in Washing
ton with her husband during the hot
| weather. They will proceed at once to
Augusta, and not long thereafter, prob
ably, will go out to q camp, by one Of
the lakes near Augusta, for little rest
from city life.
The extra session just closing has been
an exceptionally busy one for Gov. Bur-
l sigh. There were many matters in the
tariff bill of interest to his constituents
in the third district. He did all he could
to further the presentation OF claims for
protection before the ways and means
committee, vs. hen it was a matter in which
his constituents were concerned. His
correspondence over tariff matters was
large and in attending to this, he had oc-
| casion TO make numerous visits not only
| to the ways and means committee, but also
later on to the finance committee OF the
Sensts, where the bill was then pending.
He worked and co-operated with Senator
Hale in helping along the protection for
Maine industries and did great deal, first
and last, in helping along the program of
the representatives OF the paper and pulp
mills of Maine.
The governor also had a lot OF work dur
ing the extra session on census matters.
| He helped push through the bill for the
organization of the work for next year,
| served on the conference committee which
| adjusted the troublesome differences be-
tween the two houses, and shaped it up in
time for the enactment OF the necessary
| appropriation before the beginning of the
present fiscal year. He has had two or
three talks with President Taft during the
extra session on business of general i'm
portance, on which the President wished
the third district Congressman's advice.
| As usual he has been very industrious
around the departm A multitude of
errands have been done there for con-
stituents in the third district. His work
at the pension bureau has been abnor-
mally large. Now be has everything
cleared up and is ready to start for home,
as soon as the bill passes.
Within few days now the capital will
b deserted. and the seat of government
| will be temporarily located at Beverly.
The tariff will be reiegated as a matter Of
legislation. The President, ninety-two
senators and 391 representatives will be
glad 10 forget schedules and rates. OF
course the critics will still have a few
days in which to criticize, but the opera
ton OF the new law will be left to the su-
pervision of the treasury department and
to the next congressional campaign.
Maine on the whole, has Jared pretty
we'll. The new law will not be as salts
factory to the northeasternmost state as
was the Dingley law, but enough is al
ready known about it to demonstrate that
Maine industries will not languish under
its provisions. This fact stands forth as
proof OF the influence of the Maine dele
| CATION in Senate and House. Twelve
years ago, when the Dingiey law was
framed, Maine was especially favored, be-
cause the late Representative Dingley was
chairman OF ways and means, the commit
tee that framed the bill. He was in an
unusually favorable strategic position,
and was able to have many amendments
inserted in the bill for the benefit OF
MeiEe industries. Most OF these same
Dingley amendments will survive in the
new tariff law and will remain, till the
tariff is again revised, as monuments to the
good service that Mr.. Dingley performed
for his native commonwealth.
The President originally had it in mind
to dispose of considerable public business
while he tarried at Beverly. Because OF
the prolongation OF the extra session,
however, he is likely to devote most Of his
time at the summer capital to resting. AS
his plans now are he will be there about
six weeks before he starts on his long
western tour. It will be more than three