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fnnct committees of the Senate. The
other two committees to which the
Junior Maine senator is assigned are
public health and marine hospital
service and University of the United
States.
Thus far Senator Gardner sticks
very closely to his end of the~Capitol.
He does not feel sufficiently familiar
with the legislative precincts to stray
around much. He keeps close u the
Senate and does not go far afield. His
seat in the rear row on the Demo-
cratic side looks good" to the farmer
from Knox On the other hand
Senator Johnson has become quite
visitor and every little while goes
over to the House to see what is 60
ing on and to have "a hand with
some of the Democratic brethren over
there.
The Democratic members of the
House from Maine are rather fond of
visiting in the Senate but the Senate
has been so little in session thus far
that they have almost no opportunity
to visit. That may be the reason
why Senator johnson goes so much to
the House end where he can make
plans for Democratic management in
Maine with Representative Dan
McGillicuddy.
The sentiment of Maine churches
for the ratification Sof the general ar
bitration treaties is being emphasized
constantly upon the Senate in the way
OF petitions and memorials. Senator
johnson has just presented such
petition from the First Congregational
church of Pennington, which was
ordered to lie upon the table, This is
the parliamentary procedure with
reference to all these petitions. now as
the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations, which had those treaties un-
der consideration, has reported to the
Senate and the treaties are now the
unfinished business there in "open ex-
ecutive session.. 1t is supposed that
the treaties will be ratified but it is
impossible to state the prospect posi-
lively. A two-thirds vote is neces-
sary for ratification. Because of the
open opposition of such men as ex-
President Roosevelt, and of numer-
Gus others it is more or less doubtful
as to how many Senators will vote
when the speaking is over and the
time for ballot comes.
| Senator Johnson has introduced
quite a batch Of pension bills for
Maine veterans and their widows
These include proposed increases for
Sarah A. Haskell, William III. Hunt,
James Dillon. Philanda Lewis, Alex
ander A. Richardson, Darius S. San
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pension Henry NJ. Libby and Eva NJ
Roberts. All these bills are referred
to the pensions committee of which
Senator johnson is member.
The Democratic caucus will decide
in a few days whether there is to be
aApublic building bill at his session of
Congress. Upon that decision Will
depend whether some of the projects
for public buildings in Maine which
Iwere originated by Republican Con-
crosses are to go forward. Many of
the Democratic leaders want to make
a basis for an argument that they
have practiced economy by postpon-
ing these needed improvements for a
year or two They are divided be-
tween the supposed political adj
.vantages of having few public
building appropriations in divers dis
ltricts to brag about in the campaign
Ithis summer and of being able to
point to a big cut in government ex-
lpenditures.
Representative Gould is trying to
obtain an appropriation for a public
building at Skowhegan. The site for
this projects was secured by Repre-
. sentative Burleigh, while he was in
the House and the ranking member of
1.-THE Public Buildings Committee.
Representative Guernsey is pressing