Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
CAPITAL JoITINGs.

Reports from the bedside of Sena-
tor Isidor Rayner at noon. Saturday,
stated that the senator had regained
consciousness for time and showed
slight improvement.
The latest move of the navy depart
mcnt calls for national reserve to be
formed under such conditions as Con-
gres5 may authorize at its next ses-
sion. While Captain Marsh at Wash
ington, d. c., is the principal promot-
err, still the plan has the Endorsement
of superior officers. including Beellnan
Winthrop, acting secretary of the navy
Repeal of the Canadian reciprocity
treaty which Canada rejected after lts
advocacy by President Taft is expected
to he the subject of a bitter fight In
Congress, this winter. That an effort to
wipe the treaty from the statute books
to prevent it's possible future accept
ance by Canada will be made during
both the regular and special sessions
Of Congress was asserted, Saturday,
by House leaders.
President Taft discovered, Saturday.
that it cost him about $3.50 to accept
the invitation of Theodore Marburg
to attend a grand opera performance
at Baltimore, Friday night. The Pres
ident and Mrs. Taft had to hire pri-
vate car to carry them, and, since they
started at o'clock, had to dine on
the way. The payment will be made
out of the Executives travelling al
iowance
Appointment of Bennett Clark, the
81 year-old son of Speaker Clark, as
parliamentarian of the House in the
ed Congress, is being seriously dis
cussed among Democratic leaders, it
was learned Saturday. If the appoint
ment is made young Clark may be-
come the tactician and parliamenta-
rfan boss of his dad, assuming that
Speaker Clark is reelected Speaker
He would be at his fathers elbow at
the mable rostrum, steering his father
over the rocks of finely split questions
of rules and procedure.
A comprehensive retrospect of the l6
years regime of Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson will be embodied in the an
nual report of the department of agri-
culture, which will be made public early
in December. The growth of the de-
partment during that period will be dweit
upon in the report, which will show that
when Sec Wilson assumed office the an
nual appropriation, exclusive of agficul-
tural college funds, was approximately
81, 900 900, while the current year appro-
priation, including about $750,OO0 for ag-
ricultural colleges, aggregates $23Vo0'0oo.
Many complaints have come to the
war department at Washington, from
the commandants of Northern seacoast
forts that during the winter months
snow and ice block their gun carriages.
completely paralyzing practice work
az thei, posts. In an endeavor TO RENE
DIV this trouble the department has az
lotted $3.50 for the construction OF an
governmental cover on one of the guns
at Fort Preble. Me-, where the climate
is severe. If this test is successful an
appropriation will be asked for the
work of covering all guns in northern
army posts. for which work. it is esti-
mated, something like s750,00o would
be required.
The Boston & Albany, Boston d Name
and Maine Central Railroads were named
as defendants in petition of the EAST
ern Wheel Manufacturers Association OF
York, Pa, and Spoke Manufacturers
Association of Poplar Bluhs against
some 100 roads made to the Interstate
Commerce Commission. saturday. The