Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-18
CAPITAL JoTTINGS.

Elliot NJ Goodwin of New York, sec
rotary of the National Civil Service
Reform League, was, Wednesday, APP
pointed executive secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
Sec. Wilson, before the House ag
ricultural committee, Wednesday
made specific and categorical denial
of Representative Atkins charges that
his son Jasper was drawing a salary
OF 10000 a year from a Western irri-
cation project because of the secre-
tary's influence.
Bearing the endorsement of Pres
ident Taft and the unanimous recon-
mendation of the House labor COM
mittee, the Hughes bill. creating a
commission on industrial relations
was taken up, Wednesday, by the
House. The measure would create a
commission to investigate causes of
strikes and industrial unrest in the
United States and abroad.
Sentence upon John Mitchell, convict
ed of contempt of court with Samuel
Gompers and Frank Morrison of the
lation of an injunction in the Bucks Stove
& Range boycott case, was again post
poned. Wednesday, in the district SUI
preme court. Mitchell. in oregon, sent.
through his attorneys, a waiver of his
right to be present when sentence was
imposed. The committee of prosecutors
preferred a written request that sentence
be passed in his absence. Sentence will
be taken up after it has been received.
Conferences of the Senate and
House have agreed to a bill which
they think will give to the cotton
grower the same amount of informa-
ton on actual cotton than the cot
ton spinner now gets on cotton crop
conditions The bill would require
the census bureau TO issue a monthly
bulletin showing the actual amount of
spot cotton on hand and the number
of spindles in operation. The spinners
now get the statistics ON the growth
of cotton from the agricultural de-
partment.
Clifford Pinchot has added about 5000
to his taxes in the District of Column
bia by calling attention to the fact
that his Washington home Is under
assessed by $43,973 or 40 per cent.
When a House investigating commit
tee discovered that many small real
estate owners in the District We're be-
ing taxed on assessed valuation far
greater thanssthe two-t thirds of real
value, provided for by law. while many
larger owners were taxed on much less
than two-thirds, Mr.. Pinchot employ
a ~ ic
and notified the committee of the re-
suit.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
will make a diligent inquiry into the
reasonableness of the contract between
the government and the United States
Express Co. of % years standing. for
the transportation of coin, currency
and securities between the treasury.
sub treasurers, minis, and banks. The
subject has been investigated by vari
Gus assistant treaurers of the treaury,
but Sec. MacVeagh. Wednesday, de-
cided to appoint a departmental COM
mission to determine whether tho
rates are equitable or the contract
should be terminated and bids asked
for The cost for shipments of money
100000 annually.
The House judiciary committee has
voted to report favorably Representa-
tive Borland's bill to amend the new
judicial code that the commerce court
will have jurisdiction over all cases
brought to correct any error of law
made by the Interstate Commerce
Commission in granting or refusing to
grant relief in any proceeding before
it. This would give the commerce
court authority to enforce orders of
the commission if lawful and to stay
the enforcement of an illegal order
The amendment was advocated on the
ground that it would give shippers the
same relief which railroads have
against an error of law by the COM
mission.
The navy has begun the formation
of corps of efficient radio operators
Under an order issued by Acting Sec
rotary of the Navy Winthrop. Wednes-