Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-12
Maine Delegation Busy
with Sessions Bills.
AppoTtlonment Skirmish Won by
Adherenis otlaTger Membership ..
Frisco and Orleans Flooding Capital
with Liquor In Exposition Fight.

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. ll-tSpe-
cilD.-Maine folks at the Capitol ar,
stepping lively and working hard this
week. Every man of the delegation oi
two Senators and six Representatives
is in town, "Uncle Amos" Alien, OF
the first district is in and is walking
UP to the Legislative tasks like vet
eran. He has his coat off along with
all the other Maine members of fhc
House and is coaxing in votes for the
large apportionment bill which will
take care of the Pine Tree state.
Senator Frye. although not in ro-
bust health, is UP al the Capitol al
most daily making things hump on
the big river and harbor appropriation
btii, which the House sent over to his
committee before the holidays. Down
III the appropriations room, directly.
underneath the commerce committee.
senator Hale is gathering the gray
and wrinkled senators of his COM
mittec around the long table and there
are important doings in getting the
supply bills in shape for consideration
by the Senate.
OF course the very important thing
10 Maine of all now going on at the
capitol is that appoi tiunmcnt hill.
This Is a big week to the Maine rep
fesentatiSeS in that regard. They
lave won the opening skirmiSh with
the decision of tie House census COM
Inittce to present measure requir-
ing 433 members of the House. But
fas has only spufr4a Gov. Burieigh
and all the other Maine members To
work all the harder to assure a ma
jerlty for II on the floor and they are
not allowing the grass to grow under
their feet.
The visit of the Canadian cabinet
to Washington this week has bear
ing upen topics of Maine interest.
One of the errands has to do with
Canadian reciprocity and it is sup
posed that the negotiation Of "A reel
procity treaty is not far distant.
Presumably such treaty. If negoti-
ated and ratified BY the Senate. will
lave some affect upon the duties on
agricultural products. This concerns
people in Maine different ways. The
city populations. in some degree. argue
that the removal of a part of the du
ties on potatoes, eggs, vegetables and
the like might make those articles
cheaper to the consumer. The farmers
of the state have been on tine alert
regarding such action. lest ii might
result IN entertainments upon their
market.
No details are yet available regard
ing the prospects. but it will undoubt-
eddy be subject of discussion. If
there should be any agreement that
struck too hard at the agricultural
from the Pine Tree State. along with
other senator's from New England
would make it exceedingly difficult to
ratify such an Instrument. The man
ufacturers of agricultural implements
are urging Canada to make a con-
cessjon in the duties imposed by the
Dominicr Government There is a
great farming region in the northwest
ern provinces of the Dominion that
has aiding in voicng that demand.
The parleys in Washington this
week are of some minor interest also
to the Maine fishermen. The hardy
fisher folk of Gloucester. Mass, are
moro concerned. however. in the eff
forts to adjust details incident to the
award of the Hague Tribunal last au-
tumn. These details are to be discus
sed here this week, as are matters of
Joint rate making and the like that
affect railroads in the United States