Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06
Maine Peop|eSaying Good
Bye to the Capital.
GOV. Burlslgh viii Remain In
City for Several Days.
A strenuous Session for All Of the
Maine Contingent.

washington. d. D.. March l.
tSpeciai).-The Maine folks at tho
Capitol have been saying good bye
many Of them getting their Pullman
reservations north. and settling up af.
ialrs before quitting the Capitol. Just
half OF the delegation to Congress
gives way with the last week of the
session for Democratic successors They
have had lot of matters to arrange
incident to the change of residence
and the expiration of office. Hale In
the Senate, and BurieIgh and swasev
IN the House, terminate their services
at noon Saturday and become ex-Sen.
ator and Representatives respeet-
lively
senator Hale will remain in Wash
iHStoh LOT Few days after the session.
he mas mad so much work to do the
very last week that he could not have
given attention to other matters had
lie wished. But he always takes a lit
tie rest after Congress adjourns and
winds up his work here Ieisurely. He
wants to get back to Maine soon. how
ever, and probably will be In Ellsworth
again before long. All the extra ses-
sion agitation of recent weeks has had
no terrors for him, for all along he
has been looking forward keenly to
the pleasure Of a REIMBURSEMENT of
public duties.
Governor Burleigh will remain in
Washington for some days after ad-
Journrent to close up the odds and
ends OF his congressional work.
Asher Kinds. of course. ceases to be
a Represehtative-elect and becomes a
representative with the adjournment
Of Congress. He has q lot of things
to do i'll winding up his affairs as the
House parliamentariar This session
has been prolific of precedents and
rulings. all of which he Is trying to
compile that he may round out his SER
vice in the parlian rniary office with a
complete set of M Hascript and print
ed records. Much Of the time during
February he has been working days
and half af the nights and will well
come few days of rest. He will tar
ry in Washington little, as he has
hou3c here and q. make himself and
family comfortable. There are several
matters of correspondence from the
First district that have been turned
over to him since the death of Mr..
Allen. These involve some visiting
around the Departments.
Ii has been strenuous session for
nearly al of the Maine delegation and
will stand out prominently in the Pc
riod Of service of the several members.
Perhaps for them, as for many others.
there has never before been short
session of Congress anything like it.
Moat Of the Maine people among the
Senate and House employees have
shared in the .ivities that have fall
en- to these employees at the Capitol.
They will ycry generally hasten back
home.
1t has i. many years since the
last hours of d Congress attracted such
IL multitude Of spectators in the gal
Ieries. Day and night the galleries of
the Senate have been filed, with an
overflow in the corridors. There has
also been a large attendance at the
House and the corridors have been
thronged. Among the onlookers nave
hecn many from New England and not
a few form Maine. A dozen prominent
Maine pcople have been here taking in
III. sights and visiting with their ac-
n,aiutances and friends. The news of
the interesting matters of legislation
under way spurred many "ho we.e
contemplating trips south to entrain III
time for a 'look-in" at the Capltoi oe-
fore the sine die adjournment was de-
rIared. The White House offices nave
also been a daily attraction TO these
visitors, although very few OF theIi
have had opportunity to meet 'he
President. - =.
washington will now speedily pc
come a more quiet city. Within le"
days the larger portion OF the oon ,
rressional population will depart an'
the Capitol for little While al iens., ..so
will be deserted by all save 'ilo'e e,,,,rt
have business with the Supreme eu". a,.
,r.s ,r,s 80 ,aarnad instices will continue their
sission i,e along into the spring, grinding ns
u%%y wSiSn at then the are able to clear ,a
.,,roy There will be sursi,ie
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