Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-09
Wheels Turning Rapidly
Every Day at Washington,
Great Pressure from Many
Quarters 10 Get Work Done.
Senator Male Once More Take.
Seat at appropriations Table.

his is IN reality high old week at
washington. The wheels are turning
rapidly every day. Every evening
"nou che Governments big hired men
knock off work, something has been
done. Uncle Sam has something to
show for the money he spends to pay
them.
In other words the Senate is ON the
job; the House is on the job; and the
President is on the job. Incidentally it
might be added that the Department
officials likewise are attending relig-
iously to business and getting things
done. This is especially refreshing af-
ter the long drawn-out winter and
spring of chickering's and contentious.
Business is fairly whizzing through
Congress. The passage by the Senate
of the railroad regulation bill was the
key that long held the jam in legisla-
tive channels. There was d great uni
versal sigh Of relief when the last roll
call has been taken there AMI every
Republican went on record in favor
of the reconstructed bill. Insurgents
as well as Regulars put their stamp
of approval upon the measure and had
some Democrats voting with them.
Now there is a great pressure from
many quarters to get the work done
and go home. The Republicans seem
to have settled their differences over
tn" Postal Savings Bank bill so that
it will go whiZzing through the House
The Senate is graphing this week with
the Presidents withdrawal of public
lands bill. 1t has passed the House.
just as the Postal Savings Bank bill
has passed the Senate. And when the
Senate is through with graphing with
the withdraw wal bill, up comes the
Statehood bill in all probability.
And with all the cheerful industry
in getting done the business of the
session come reports about the House
accepting the railroad rate bill amend
ments and thus avoiding the long and
tedious conference. which nearly
everybody supposed to be ahead. 1t
that could be done. The Republicans
would score heavily in the interests
of harmony and efficient legislation.
1t would probably be entirely satisfac-
tory to the President and would sure
~ shorten the time to the adjourn
ment of Congress.
All this progress and promise of
daily progress stimulates an era of
better feeling. The wranglers of the
winter are forgetting their resentments
and are feeling buoyant in the eNpecta-
ton of getting through a good pro-
gramme which Republicans will not
feel ashamed to tell their constituents
all about when the days of the hust-
lings are at hand. Some are already
predicting that the session will close
about the middle of June with
clasping of hands across the bloody
chasms. So may it be.
Senator Hale, of Maine, walks down
from his little corner room on the top
floor of the Senate wing this week
and takes his seat once more at the
head of the appropriations table. That
is matter to take note of. The clerk
of the House has come over to the Sell
ate with an enormous bundle of manu-
script which he announces is III. r.
25552" which has passed. When that
announcement comes from the clerk
of the House it is a signal that the
session can not be long extended.
Tile tern, "Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton Bill sounds pretty vague and
is one of the largest of the appropria-
ticn bills and also one of the last, gen
orally the last but one, to be enacted.
The clerk of the House has come this
week with that announcement which
Senator Hale. us Chairman of appro-
priations has been waiting for many
DAYS.
THAT is why the Maine Senator has
come down to take his seat at the head
of the appropriations table. Hell
take care of that bill in just about "a
hours' say the knowing ones around
the Capitol 1t is little exaggeration
which carries lot of truth. For the
Maine Senator has seen to it that a.
half dozen other big appropriation
bills, carrying hundreds of millions OF
dollars of government money. nave
been pressed along through confer
ence. This is practically the only
budget of Importance left
Nobody knows better than the Maine
senator. after thirty years of service
at that end of the Capitol. how TO proc
Congress up and make it. go nome.
He like scores of others is weary oi
tho wearisOme speeches. He, ike
MANY others. wants to get back 10
his native heath. Now when ne puts
that one lone appropriation Dill
through and il is fixed up in CONFER
ence there is little use trying to make
Senators and Representatives stay i'll
WASHINGTON. Away they go on one err
rand or another and the two legisla-
tive bodies find themselves threatened
with the absence of legislative quo
rum
Tn Senate knows and the House
knows tina. the Maine man is reient-
less and that he will crowd the APP
nronriations through from this time
on. Consequently everybody is must
ling TO get the other work done.
Everybody takes up the cry. There
is a common interest in getting busi-
ness disposed of lest it be left over
till another session. Consequently the
wheels whir, the inertia of Congress
is overcome as never before this SEES
sion and there is a feeling of elatlon
evervwhere in official circles.
Representative Burleigh of the third
District has had a deal of department
al business ir recent days. The peo-
nile of the third District have numerous
matters of interest to them in the Cen
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