Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05
Washington Visited by
New England Students.
They Visit Every Corner and
Call on President Taft.
Senator Hale Very Busy Looking
After Tariff Revision Bill.


numerous Maine towns. There has been
sightseeing day after day and that means
visits to the Capitol, calls upon congress-
men, calls at The White House and recep-
tons by President Taft But the Maine
congressman seem to have been ejoying
these visits and have been doing their ut
most to assure the young people not only
a good time but an instructive visit.
The Augusta students have been among
these numerous visitors. Representative
Burleigh did the honors for them.
Washington never before has seen such
an outpour;ng of New England High
made very favorable impression and the
people here will not object if these visits
become an annual spring institution with
the High schools of New England. All
told fully IS different New England High
schools have been represented in the ex-
cursions here the past two or three weeks
and the total number of High school Wis
itors has run into the thousands
President Taft. although hard pressed
with official business, has cheerfully ac-
corded time to meet the New Englanders,
who have come to seek information at
first hand about the capital and tue adj
ministraton of the country's affairs.
Sometimes the politicians have been
thronging his Office 50 numerously that
he has been unable to keep his engage
ments promptly. but this has been COM
pensated for by the cordiality of the Pres
idential greeting.
The House has been in session early
and late for 10 days which has given the
visitors unusual opportunities for Witness
ing the progress of the debate upon the
Payne tariff bill.
Hon. Harold Sewall of Bath has been
sojourning in Washington for few days,
has visited the Capitol to call upon the
Maine congressman and is soon going
down into Virginia to visit among some
of Mrs. SewalPs friends. She has been a
guest for some time of Former Judge
and Mrs. Frank NJ. Hatch of Honolulu
Judge Hatch is a former New Hampshire
man. who graduated from Bowdon Col
lego and goes much with Maine men
When Mr.. Sewall was in Honolulu as a
representative Of the United States gov
eminent prior to annexation, the friend
ship with Judge and Mrs. Hatch was
formed and has continued very pleasantly
ever since.
Mr.. Sewall attended the dinner of the
Harvard Alumni of Washington the other
evening, when President Taft and DR..
Eliot of Harvard We're the chief guests.
He enjoyed greatly the display of college
enthusiasm and was welcomed by numer-
GUS old-time friends.
Another Maine man at the Harvard
banquet was Director George o. Smith of
formerly in Skowhegan. He is graduate
of Harvard graduate
Still another man of Maine interest
about the tables that evening was Secre-
tary f. A. Moseley of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Some % years ago he
heurished as the foreman of a log-driving
crew upon the Carrabassett river. He is
now very much of power in the Inter
state Commerce Commission and several
Presidents have been pleased to call him
friend. He co-operated much with
President Roosevelt toward securing the
enactment of laws for the protection of
railroad employees.
iit SNNNi al -hdtiIc B'Soplc iitlt cii' St't-'-
uatng much upon the probable adjourn
ment of Congress this year. The opinion
prevails with them that it will not come
till June at the earliest, and may not
come till July /. After about 10 days the
House will have little to do till the Sen
ate has completed its consideration of the
bills and many of the Northern members
of the House will go home to remain till
the bill is out of conference and the time
is at hand for the consideration of the
conference report That probably will
not be before the middle of May and in
the meantime the House will adjourn
three days at a time and will not attempt
any other legislation.
Senator Hale of Maine is up to his ears
in tariff revision work. He has been bear
ing the brunt of the Democratic attack
in the Senate regarding the methods of
the finance committee in revising the
Payne bill, as Senator Aldrich. the chair
man, has been so occupied with the bill
that he did not like to spare time for
upon the floor. Mr. Hale has
also been attending the sessions Of the
communities daily.
There is nothing vet to indicate what
the outcome will he in the finance COM
nittee with reference to the pulp and pa
per schedules. but the impression prevails
that the duties will be raised somewhat
above the schedules reported to the
House. Probably all of the duty will not
be restored. but enough will be to give
thes Maine and New Hampshire mills and
aborers some protection.
When the Payne bill is brought before
the Senate and taken up there for debate
Senator Hale will be one of its leading
champions. He is one of the most effect
i've speakers on the finance committee.
in fact one of the considerations in as
signing him there two years ago was the
purpose Of Strengthening the Republican
thereof in Senate debate.
Senators A!drich, Hale and Lodge will be
the three leading defenders of the bill and
will be on guard during the long discus
sion which is expected as soon the bill
is reported from the finance committee.
That debate will probably begin about
two weeks from now and is expected to
continue for about one month.
Harry NJ T1,ypar hoe hao,, oj