Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-03
CAPITAL JOTTINGS.

The wool tariff revision bill passed
by the House, Monday, WAS reported
to the Senate, Tuesday, and referred
To the finance committee, joining the
accumulation of Democratic House
revision measures on which the Sen
ate has taken no action.
The district supreme court. Tuesday
dismissed contempt proceedings against
the Washington Times and F. a. Walker.
its managing editor, after it was ex-
planned that an editorial complained of
was not intended to be published before
the case had gone to the jury. The ed
itorial related to the alleged insufficiency
defence in an impending case.
President Taft Tuesday. promised Rep
Garner of Texas to take up with the wa
department the question of protection
for citizens of Del Rio, Tex, on the
Mexican border. Mr.. Garner presented
to the President Letters and kilograms
from officials of the town showing their
alarm over conditions south of Del Rio,
and asking for aid.
Postmasters We're authorized, Tuesday.
by Postmaster General Hitchcock to send
unbelievable matter, "such as picture
cards newspapers. magazines and other
periodical publications" to municipal au-
thoritieS for distribution among hoSpi-
tails, asy1ums or reformatory institutions.
Heretofore such matter has been sent
to the dead letter Office in Washington.
The International Joint Boundary
Commission for Canada and the Unit
ed States held it's first session, Tues
day. The application of Minnesota.
power interests for permission to buy
a dam at Kettle Falls, at the head of
Rainy lake, to conserve the flow OF
water for the big power plant at In
ternational Falls, was heard.
Cigars costing $1O1 and Chicago
hotel quarters costing SiS6 were the
principal expenses of Senator Cullom
of Illinois in his campaign for re-
election, according to his expense ac-
count filed, Tuesday, with the Senate.
Senator Cullom swore he expended
$3.50 and received $1,000 in contribu-
lions.
Rear Admiral Nicholson, Tuesday,
assumed command of the newly or i,
ganized China squadron" and raised
his flag on the Rainbow. He arrived
in China, Monday. Rear Admiral
Murdoch, commander in chief of the
Atlantic fleet whom Admiral Nichol-
son will succeed when the China sit :
| uation clears, changed his flag to the
| Saratoga.
| Resolutions looking to the neutrali-
tization of the Philippine islands and
providing for ultimate independence OF
the islands, introduced by Rep. Jones
| of Virginia, were ordered favorably
reported. Tuesday, by the House com
mittee on insular affairs. Democratic
members of the committee unanimous
lily favored the two bills The indie
lpendence bill would provide that be-
ginning July 4, 1913, the Filipinos take
over gradually the governing of the
islands and at the end of eight years
IJuly A, 1921. full and complete indie
lpendence would be theirs. The meas.
ure will be called up in the House al
Ian early date.
! Secretary Fisher of the department
of the interior will go to Honololi
| within a short time to investigat,
| charges preferred against Walter i,
Frear, governor of Hawaii, by Dele
gate Kalancanacle. Charges were file,
in December, 1911. that Gov. Frea
was not in touch with the people o
Hawaii and that his sympathies wer.
with the Sugar Trust and other spe
cal interests The governor has de
MED the charges. His term of ofIic,
expired August Is, 1911, and his re
appointment, it is said, has been pend
ing during the investigation of TIL,
| charges.
| The parcels post Unexpectedly received