Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-10
Names Retiring States
men linger at labors.
Gong, BurIeigh Closing Up Mat
teTs at Various Departments.
Sen. Hale Holds His 0ffice--Frye
Remains for Extra Session.

| dSnlnStOn, II. u, March 9.-fSpe-
ciaD-Although the adjournment OF
Congress is rapidly becoming mat
ter in retrospect, most of the old
Maine delegation in Senate and House
tarry in town and will tarry for some
days to come. Ex-senator Hale is
still here, winding up his affairs and
also getting around to some work on
the National monetary commission OF
which he continues a member. There
is abundant opportunity for work on
that commission which is shaping a
task of national importance in COM
prehensive Investigations of banking
and currency matters and in formu
lating recommendations for legislation
some day by Congress.
Senator Frye Is also here and prob
ably will remain here through the
month of March and till Congress re-
sumes in extra session. He did not
wish to brave the change of climate,
that a journey to Maine at this time of
year would entail He will not at
tempt much work for the present but
is passing his time leisurely at the
Hamilton hotel, with an occasional
visit to his Offices at the Capitol The
reorganization of the Senate will not
change his committee assignments in
any material way. He Will continue
as chairman of the commerce COM
mittee, which gives him a very de-
sirable office on the gallery floor and
in close proximity to the Senate.
Incidentally, in that connection. ex-
Senator Hale will probably retain the
old committee room, which he held for
many years. 1t has two rooms in the
southeast, upper, corner of the Senate
wing. For a long time the outer room
was the room of the committe on naval
affairs. When he became chairman
OF appropriations with large quarters,
just adjoining the Senate chamber,
Mr.. Hale did not want to give up his
cosy corner on the gallery floor. where
he had kept his Office for decade and
more. Other senators had envious
eyes upon the corner but it did not
avail them anything. Mr.. Hale kept
his corner rooms.
AS soon as Congress adjourned SEN
ator lodge of Massachusetts promptly
filed on" those rooms and would take
his Philippines committee there. He
| found that ex- Senator Hale was still
| hanging on and did not propose to
yield possession. The rules COM
mttee of the Senate assigns rooms to
members of the National monetary
commission, who have ceased to be
members of the Senate and apparent
" the members of the rules commit
| tee are disposed not to disturb eX-
| Senator Hale or insist upon his NOV
| ing out.
Ex-Rcpre sentative Burleigh is also
tarrying in Washington. When Con-
gre SIS adjourned he still had a lot of
errands to dispose of and thought it
better to close up all his work before
he left Washington. He has been
visiting the departments this week.
! looking after matters that constitu-
ents had written him about before the
end Of the session He is also pack
ing up his effects lesurely and vacat-
! ing his offices in the big House build
! ing on Capitol Hill. ExRepreSenta-
! tive Swasey has already vacated his
! office. said goodbye to his friends
and quit his official duties.
Representative Asher c. Kinds of
Portland. is the only member of the
new Maine delegation in the House,
now on the ground. 1t is doubtful If
he returns to Maine during the month
He has moved out of the ante-room TO
the Speakers office, where he had
mahogany desk in a sunny corner
{
and documents and gotten room on
the fourth floor of the House Office
building along with other members OF
the incoming Congress. He felt some
regrets at leaving the post. where he
had served for 16 years and where he
had always gotten along very pleas
antly. Ills personal relations with
Mr.. Cannon, who has been Speaker
or l.,
Busbey, the Speakers secretary. had
always been of a very pleasant char-
acter There had never been an un-
kind word between any of these three
men in the course of their associations
, "a very exceptional procedure.
And vet Mr. Kinds was very glad to
be free to take up his work as
representative in Congress. 1t is
t somewhat in arrears because of the
illness and death of Mr.. Allen shortly
before the session ended Numerous
letters from constituents in the first
district had been turned over to him
and others came directly to him IN the
last days of the session, when he was
occupied all the time with his press
ing duties as House parliamentarian.
He is now answering these letters and
attending to the errands that they en-
tall During the month he hopes to
get little rest, his work during the
recent session having been very ex-
acting.
The Democratic members of the
House fear Representative Kinds be-
cause of his knowledge of parlia-
mentary law and House preeedents
He does not propose. however, 10 make
himself obnoxious to those who have
known him manv years as House
employe, but will observe a modest
program and bde the proper time for
participating in the House proceed
ings.
Senator Charles +. Johnson has been
assigned a seat in the chamber on the
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