Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.


Governor Burleigh Fighting for -Four
Maine Congressman.
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The Taft administration is likely to be
signalized for extensive postal reforms.
4 The grsngers Of Maine and OF states clear
through to the Pacific, great industrial
concerns the country over. the patrons OF
the postal service generally have been
identified in some part with the agitation
OF q decade. 1t has all been in the direc-
ton OF more generous postal laws and
more effective service. There are men
who claim that demands for changes in
postal operations, which get closer TO the
doors OF the masses than any other phase
OF national government, have had not .
| little to do with recent political upheavals.
In any event, the President is Fastening
with postal reforms and is urging more
| legislation. He Is almost entirely re-
sponsible for the postal savings bank law,
which Congress enacted at the last session
and which will be put into operation next
week. While only one postal savings
bank will be esta blished in each state for
the present, it is only . question OF time
hen there will be more. The department
Is proceeding slowly because it wishes to
make no mistakes OF magnitude to dis
credit the law.
The President, as is quite generally I'M
derstood, is prodding Congress t, enact
rural parcels post At this session, and
there is some prospect that II will comply.
Members OF the House from Maine to
California have been dropping into the
House committee on postofices and post
roads to ask that some provision to this
effect be put upon the postoffice appro-
priation bill.
The ocean mail ubsidy amendments,
providing for payments to American
vessels which carry mail to ports on the
southern continent, Is also in the same
| line, although it does not come quite 80
close home to all the people a. some OF the
other postal innovations. The President
has lately taken that matter up vigorously
and bill is being framed by Legislators in
whose ability to get favorable action from
the House and Senate he has great con-
| fidence.
Then the postoffice reorganization bill,
the outgrowth OF years OF careful in
vestigation, is being considered IN the
House. II Is very important measure,
comprehensive IN its scope ana calculated
to make the department modern brsi-
ness institution right to the minute. II
will hardly become law at this session, but
it will be given such an impetus that its
enact menf before the ciose of the preei-
dents term Is not improbable.
|
Before Representative borieign started
Tor mas nome al Augusta, ne nao confer
ence with eensus-Director Dufano, ana 2
rev Gays ago the latter forwarded TO MIN .
punch OF statistics toucning upon the new
spportionment law. The third district
Congressman Is interested not only In get
ting an apportionment which VIII allow
Maine to retain four members OF the House
but ne is also resisting the enorts OF few
New Workers and others TO postpone the
enactment Of such Law TIL the next Con-
gress.
Gov burieigh had the organization OF
bis part OF the night pretty well IN hand
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critical illness OF his SON Lewis and his
caughter-in-law. Mrs. Lewis burieIgh,
with typhoid fever. The latest and most
comprehensive figures from the director Of
the census, however, hAvea bearing upon
the matter, ana Gov. burieigh wished TO
have thorough understanding OF that
data before he returned 10 Washington to
renew his campaign. He wants to know
how the various plans for apportionment
will AFFECT various states, and will try to
frame up the plan so as to bring just As
many state delegations as possible TO the
| Apparently the next house must nave
ABOUT sD me moers, a. against Si now II
the Maine oeiegstion "a not 10 DC reduced
from Tour 10 three members. But ~ may
be necessary 70 increase tnata ittie OF to
take care OF one OF TWO states whose sup