Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-30
Maine Folk Getting Back
To Share The Temperature.
Talk Of Congress Staying in
Session TIN Snow Files.
kliisry Navy Yard May Be Abandon.
sd..Hale Kept II Alive.

| Washington, d. c., June 29.-(Spe
eiaD. Maine folks are getting back to
| the Capital this week, and there is
once more semblance of a House
delegation in town. Representative
Sam Gould of the Third District got
in from his sojourn at home, after the
vote on the wooden revision was taken.
but he was paired thereon with Rep
lresentative Asher Kinds, who also has
returned and is taking up anew his
work as a member of the special com
mittee to Investigate the sugar trust.
But Representative Guernsey, of the
Fourth District. weary of staying in
Washington while Democrats play
politics with the tariff. has started
back to Maine and will stay there till
the signal is given that the Democrats
are ready to go ahead with their cot
ton schedule revision.
The Maine congressman, who have
been back home-both Democrats and
Republicans-have improved the OPP
portunity to catch something about the
drift of things political. 1t is worth
while bearing in mind that the entire
delegation save only Representative
McGillieuddy, has been back home in
recent days All these returning con-
gressmen report great interest over the
September voting on the resubmission.
Most of them gather from talking with
their friends and followers that the
prohibition amendment will be kept in
the State Constitution. None of them.
however, is showing any particular
concern about getting into the prohi
bition campaign one way or the other.
but are content to let the contention
proceed without any assistance on
their part.
How long mast we stand this sort Of
thing >" and why do they stay when
every mothers son of them wants to get
away - are samples of the terrible
plants that rise daily in Washington, as
the mercury climbs higher and higher.
There is no more mournful camp in all
the broad land than these homesick official
and near official folk in the Capitol city.
Probably the cou airy does not care es-
peciaily whether these people want to get
away or not-whether they do get away
or not. The business folk would like to
see an end of this unsettled condition
Perhaps. if Congress would shut its doors
stop tinkerng over legislation. cease keep
ing the people aroused over political is
sues. there would be relief. On the other
hand, if Congress would stick to its tariff
tasks for awhile enact wool and wooden
schedule and some other tariff revision. the
most of the agony would be over and, un-
desirable as some of the revision might be
possibly business would be better off be-
cause it would know what to expect and
could try TO adjust itself to the eertainties
The swagger talk of the town in these
heated days since the quiet capsized. is
that Congress must be- kept in session, will
be kept in session till the snow hies
Folks who make that kind of talk are usu-
ally the Republican Regulars. who. can
be well understood. are disguised over the
desertion from the ranks of the Insurgents
and the virtual turning Ct the Senate over
to Democratic control. They are in the
attitude Of don't-care- what happens now. and
all that sort of thing.
But Congress will hardly remain in ses-
sion till after the snow flies. In the old
err II not the better days. Congress quite
often used to stay in session long into
the summer but the last time that hap
pened was back in Democratic days. As
has been pointed out heretofore. it does
the Congress to remain in session beyond
the damage the law makes to the treasury.
| Hardly anything extra for expenses is be-
ing voted out of tho treasury thus far.
because Of the extra session. 1t costs a
| little something extra for mileage and the
extra allowances for the up-keep of the
| legislative establishment are something.
| But if the tariff battles must be fought
| out it Is possibly just as well that the
| Congress have to buckle down to II. n
| DAYS Of retrbution and repentance are COM
| ing because of the tariff tnkering. it may
be just as we'll to speed the time and have
| It through with. So why not let Wash
ington sweter in the terrific heat and why
| waste much of your sympathy on the Of
feial and near official folk down this way
| There is much interest among the Maine
| folk here in the recent announcement from
| Secretary of the Navy Meyer, which
amounted to statement that next winter
| he would recommend that the Portsmouth
navy yard be abandoned. While it is called
the Portsmouth yard It could be more APP
proprlatey called the Kittery navy yard
| for the islands on which the yard is To-
Gated are on the Maine side of the Pts
cataquis river and before the yard was es-
| tabiished there the islands were recognized
| as a part of the Pine Tree State.
For many years Senator Hale was the
good friend of the Portsmouth yard and
| through his influence largely, it bull
up to be a splendid plant for repair work
| Navy officers some years ago began to in
dictate their hostility to the Maine yart
hut Senator Hale always stoutly combattet
i wit lar %,
| measure of success
Now that Senator Hale is out of pub
lie life, the attack is to be renewed Their
is little prospect that it will be successful
for the present unless a Democratic Senat
| and Democratic President should come in
, Whether or not they would side with tn
contentious of navy officers that tho worl
of repairing warships should be centered il
!, three large yards on the Atlantic coast /
a matter Of conjecture. The responsibility
i for kenninp 1.-THE Maine ward in operatio