The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-01
Letter from Washington.

C0trteSieS. his WOTk Oh tie stilSuS Dill
and in the Departments. Senator Hale
on the War Path. Senator Frye on the
Tariff
Correspondence of The Journal.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a. These
are big Washington days for the High
school students of Maine. They are in
yading the federal Capitol in force, see
ing the sights and forming opinions of
rhejr own as to how Washington is get
ing along under the new Taft admins
tration They are viewing Congress in
extra session, climbing the Washington
monument, tramping the corridors of the
Departments, and so on to the end of a
org chapter High school classes from
Gardiner, Wiscasset and Kennebunk were
mere last week and went the rounds, hav-
ing a gay old time indeed. These visiting
students were agreed that they had learn
ed more about their country IN few
hours than they could acquire from few
months perusal of books. Right on the
heels of those young eXcursionists came
the High school students of Belfast and
Islesboro, under the management OF
Orrin ]. Dickey Also there came High
scro0l students from Augusta, who We're
bv TO means in the 'also'' class. These
maav visitors have kept Representative
Burleigl and other Maine Congressman
s+%1p;ng high. OF course all of them
wanted to see their congressman and
took pains t. look the statesmen up at
the Capitol. All the courtesies possible
were extended to them IN learning about
the Capitol and other places of moment
on the map of the District of Columbia.
Some Of them got to shake the hand of
President Taft. but that is a special priv
ilege these days, depending upon whether
rhe President is in town at the right time
and also upon the pressure of public bust
ness Representative Burielgh asked that
the President give reception to the Bel
fas- and Islesboro students. This was
accorded and Congressman Burleigh &C
,orrpaned the party to the East room at
1fe White House and presented them to
President Taft
A this is the vacation period thousands
u students are coming at this time of the
Feax and the White House is besieged
with requests Mr. Taft is glad to grant
the4. and to receive the young people
eA4aever he can possibly spare the time.
no
20 shake hands with all the young students
Who want TO see him just now. This is
lot Of time for very busy President to
spare. when Congressman and many
Others are pressing for few moments
conversation with him.
Several Third District travellers, who
nave been summing themselves in the land
Of Dixie have dropped in at Representa-
rive Burlegh $ offices the last few days.
Mr.. 0. Z. Frost Of Belfast, who was out
on the stump in the last campaign, was
in Washington last week on his way home
fror. the South. Major John w Fogler
II Skowhegan. has been here recently
and was welcomed by the Third District
contingent at the Capitol.
representative Burleigh is heaving a
sign of relief because that troublesome
Census bill is off his hands, During the
last six months he has devoted much
tine TO its provisions while they were
under consideration in committee. If the
Senate does not pass the bill. as the
House passed it, however, there will be
u conference committee, Of which Gov
BUrieigh will b. one of the House mem
bers, and he will have to sit at the coun-
ell fable face 10 face with Senator
IF ghung Bob LaFollette of Wis
20. 7,.. The latter was recently put at
be -eaG q The Census committee of the
Senate. Coy. Burleigh was one of the
le-I o. propose that President Roose-
Welt $ recommendations that Census APP
r".zrees. named to help take the new
census in the spring OF 1910, be selected
through the Civil Service Commission.
That provision, which was the bone of
1oItention and led to the veto of the first
Census bill by President Roosevelt, has
now been incorporated in the bill.
Now that the troubles of the House |
Republicans in getting organized have
bee1 settled satisfactorily, Representa-
tive Burleigh is resuming his rounds of .
the Departments on the errands of his .
constituents He footed it down to the
Post0tfice Department the other day and
persuaded the authorities to put Noun
tainville, on Deer Isle, back in the list of
postotiices. The Department abolished
the office some time ago, but the people
there think they are as much entitled to
postal facilities as ever and in short order
they will have them again.
1t S long time since the 800 Con-
gressmen around the Capital saw Sena-
tor Hale of Maine, out in the open, war
rior-clad He has fought many legis-
9aJiVe battle. Frequently he has been
IN Senate clashes. But usually his
methods are quiet, leaning to adjust
ments in the conference room, where /
differences are put to the test without |
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