Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-10
Naval Bill Awaits! there
turn Of Senator Hale.
Sen. Frye. Is Greatest Reader
Al Congressional Library.
One Of Surgeons Attending Gen.
Nelson Miles Is Maine Nan.

Washington. D. c.. May 9.-(Spe-
cia. During the absence OF Senator
Hale from town for little rest the
consideration of certain points of the
Naval Appropriation bill is halted.
There is no particular hurry about
taking the naval bill up in commit
tee but the Senators of the committee
want the Maine mans advise before
committing themselves TO certain con-
clus ions.
The chairman of hte Naval Com
mittee, Senator Perkins of California
formerly a Maine man, relies much
upon Senator Hale in framing the
naval bill. They have worked to-
gether for many years on naval
legislation and have generally agreed
in matters Of naval policy. Even
the Secretary of the Navy. Mr.
Meyer. has now to come to Senator
Hale for support in getting authorize
ton for the interchange of appropria-
tons in the various bureaus of ms
department. This is become very
essential provision, if the so-called
Meyer plan Of reorganization is to pc
given thorough trial The Attorney
General has recently decided that the
use of appropriations made for one
bureau in another bureau cannot be
IcOuntenanced under the law and ac-
cording the Secretary is appealing TO
the Senate Committee to give him the
necessary authority to transfer the
money from one bureau to another as
suits the needs of his plans for ad-
mniStering the department and the
navy yards.
Whether this authority is granted or
NOT will depend very largely upon
Senator Hale's decision. He is known
to be strongly opposed to the re-
organization plan, as put into opera
ton by Secretary Meyer but as the
argument is made that the plan
should at least have a fair trial. it
may be that Senator Hale will assent
to that idea and give his support to
the kind of a provision which Secre-
tary Meyer is asking for.
Vice. President Sherman has been
out of town considerable lately and
Senator Frye has been holding the
gavel in the Senate. He has been
presiding there in his old time form
and demonstrating how he can ex-
pedite legislation. He has been un-
able, however, to spur the Senate on
to vote upon the Presidents rail-
| road bill but he has tried to hasten
Senator's toward deciding divers
amendments which are popping up
| there all the time.
Over at the Congressional library
the attendants say that Senator Frye
has been the greatest reader of books
1t, ,,;,,tn .f mn n Spn.
ate, and particularly of novels He
has devoted his time, since his illness
began about two months ago to read
| ing Il novel or two every day and ne
has gone through a long list of books
and authors.
The conference on the River and
| IIarbor Appropriation bill, prepared
| i'm the Commerce Committee during
Senator Fryes illness, is progressing
favorably and apparently the Maine
items theron are to be well taken care
of. 1t is doubtful if any of them, ex-
cept possibly survey or two, Will
| fail. AS Senator Frye was not ia
miliar with the preparation of the Dill,
| he did not care to undergo the strife
land turmoil of the conference and that
| has been felt to other Senators.
The junior Maine Senator is keeping
an eye upon his bill for authorizing
new and less burdensome regulations
for motor boats. The chances of this
| bill becoming law in time to go lnto
operation this summer seem TO be
pretty good The bill has been faVof-
ably reported to the Senate. where II
will be disposed of some day soon
when the Senate gets upon the calen-
dar 1t has also been favorably re-
ported to the House by the Commit
tee on Merchant Marine and Flsh-
cries of which Representative Swasey
| of Maine is a member. The bill VIII
probably be passed by the House as
soon as it can be reached on ,Calen-
dar Wednesday, There are no i'm
lportant differences between the Senate
and the House bills. The principles
| in both of them are supported by the
100000 motor boat owners of the
country, many of whom are along the
coast of Maine.
One of the surgeons attending Lieut.,
Gen. Nelson Miles here since he was
thrown from his horse in Potomac
Park, is n Maine man, Dr. John Il.
Wellington. Although comparatively
a young man he is one of the foremost
surgeons of the city and probably has
la fine professional career ahead Of
him. He is native of Albion,
Maine, and a graduate of Colby Uni
lversity. He has been practicing
medicine and surgery in Washington
for about fifteen years and a short
ltime ago decided to devote himself en-
tircly to surgical work.
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Chandler Hale, son Of Senator and
Mrs. Hale of Maine. was one OF the
chief attendants of His Imperial
lHighness Prince Tsai Tao of China
during his sojourn in Washington.
Mr. Hale has been very apt in mat
ters of official courtesy and the adj
lministration has utilized his services
livery much in that direction during The
Hast six months. 1t was Mr.. i,a!'
ubo had cbaroa of rNlDV tn