Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
CAPITAL JOTTINGS.

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sin The bill would direct the Inter
Estate Commerce Commission to begin
line investigation, Jan. |, 1912.
Attorney General Wicllersham. who
suffered an attack of Indigestion while
defending the cabinet meeting. Tues
cay, was reported improved. Wednes-
day morning. lie did not go to the
department Of justice, remaining at
home TO secure the benefit Of days
lrcst
The per capita circulation of money
: In the United States is $34.59, ac-
lcording to a statement issued By the
| treasury department. The total amount
of money in circulation Dec. l. was
| So, 270,5S2, 1853; the assets of the init
cd States We're 345,943,923. This
makes the total stock of money in
this country $3.616,526,676.
Pension legislation early in this ses-
sion Of Congress is certain to be press
| eel and Democratic Leader Underwood
| of the House is authority for the
statement that some service pension
bill will be passed before Christmas.
Party leaders in the House have
| agreed, it is reported, TO get the SER
| wee pension IeSlSiittbH pit VI TIC tiS
as early as possible.
After comparative tests OH num-
Der of navy vessels the navy depart
mcnt has decided to abandon the tur-
! hine type. This change has been made
lin face of the fact that practically all
other nations of the world have adopt
C. the turbine engine. Rear Admiral
H. l. Cone, chief of the bureau of
steam engineering. who conducted the
| tests. says it has been discovered that
tie reciprocating engine was about 80
| per cent. more economical
The federal treasury is $4,000 rich
cr because Senator Hoke Smith of
Georgia decided, Tuesday, that he
eauld not accept pay for being a Unit
cd States senator and governor at
thu same time. Senator Smith was
elected, July Y, and his salary from
tie government started at that date.
HGe chose the state of Georgia's mon
ey. however, and, Tuesday, turned
back about $4,000 accrued money to
which he was entitled as senator.
Every farmer his own forester is
the slogan which the United States
forest service is preparing to sound
throughout the country. Efforts will
be made to have forestry taught in
the agricultural high schools which
are being established in many places.
The forest service at Washington is
preparing a bulletin which will serve
as guide and partial text book in
Horticultural high schools which desire
tc add forestry to their curriculum.
In spite of the efforts of five Unit
Cd States senators, President Taft,
Wednesday, declined to reconsider the
cases Of five cadets recently dismissed
from West Point for drinking. The
President said that when a cadet had
been dismissed it was not in the pow
o. of the Executive to reopen the
case. He declared that he would veto
any legislation aimed to put them
back in the Military Academy, as he
| held it to be subsersive of discipline.
Senators Swanson and Martin of Vir-
ginia, Beacon of Georgia and Fetch
er and Bryan of Florida made the
| plea for the cadets.
! Chairman Suzer of the House for
cigl affairs committee, which is 10
begin hearings. Monday, on Mr.. Sui
zer's resolution for the abrogation of
the treaty of 1892 with Russia, de-
elared. Wednesday, at the White
House, that his committee would bring
witnesses to Washington to prove yio-
lation of the treaty by Russia in the
eases of many prominent American
Jews. The state department negotia
items on the passport question with
; the Russian government at ST. Peters
burg, Mr. Sulzer said, would not in
terfere with the committee hearing.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the House
committee on appropriations. today.
| charged that Sec. MacVeagh had sent
t. Congress misleading estimates of
the needs of the government for the
| next fiscal year. Instead of CONSTITUTE
ing saving, as indicated by the face
of figures, Mr.. Fitzgerald says the
treasury departments estimates call
for aggregate appropriations of $40
0$5992 more than last year. Estimates
in excess of $1,000, 900 000," said Mr.
| Fitzgerald, are notice to the Demo.
| cratic House that so far as the adj
ministration is concerned, no help viii
be given 20 effect the economies ad-
| mitted TO be essential"
The early completion of the Pana
ma canal and its probable effect on
transportation in the United States
marked the address of nearly every
speaker, Wednesday, at the annual
session of the National Rivers and
l1aIbors Congress. Secretary of Wal
ISUmson welcomed the delegates and
lspoke on the relation of the canal to
foreign trade. In the afternoon, Pres
ident Taft received the members OF
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
| citation, who are delegates TO the Con-
gress Every section of the country
was represented in the thousand dele
; gates in attendance, and every section
lad an advocate among the speakers
who pleaded for unity in the effort TO
impress upon Congress the need for
navigable waterways.
The first meeting of the Democratic
members of the House committee on
ways and means since adjournment OF
Congress, last August, was held
) "Wednesday. Chairman Underwood and
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