Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-24
CAPITAL CHAT.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

New witnesses had to be called and
so the work dragged. All the while
original witnesses, men like William
Whitman, the wooden mill king, were
fretting and Tuning. They had TO
come to the big committee room day
after day and sit through more or less
dreary proceedings, which they could
have learned about adequately BY
reading the newspapers.
For the present much activity at the
Capitol will be in committee rooms,
as the lobby hunt demonstrates. The
Finance Committee, to be sure, is freed
of its long stunt with the tariff bill,
but the subcommittee on judiciary will
probe a long time yet and the ses~
sions may easily last through July.
The Democratic caucus of the Senate
is. in substance only a big committee
meeting, but with this difference that
it is not official, whereas meetings of
Senate Committees are.
No Tariff Sessions Vet.
Thus it viii continue for quite
week vet There is no prospect that the
Senate will begin tariff sessions till
early July. and perhaps not till after
the glorious Fourth. For the caucus
will last several days and debate in the
Senate can not be formally begun uit
the caucus has adjourned. Completion
of the lobby investigation Is not heces-
sary before tariff debate begins. As
matters look now. when the lobby re-
port has been made, as II VIII appaf-
entity be at this session of Congress,
there must he much discussion of it
in the Senate However, if time is brief
the Senate might deief expressions Oh
that subject Till next December ihefe
may be easily majority ana minority
reports. The two Republicans, senators
Nelson and Cummlns, may not agree
altogether with conclusions that Dem
ocrats Will apparently reach
This is the week when Congress was
expected to be back IN town aSalh' IL
was anf'olneed thal Reliese natives
would return and SO they nave III some
numbers But attendance is SUI leall,
particularly IN the House. l)dlly speak
ef clark goes 10 HIS Offices III tiie s9"ti-
east corner, looks over the adiiy pa
IeIs dhu td'ilea OF eo'iN = 80 ~ -, 80
about whomeVer lui VI there. But
the House Is sun tefIiiicaHy nun i'e
sessions are very prlet ana perfume
-
parties, beiieVlnS tilal inns "oulu nap
pen nave feiuseu 10 COME u asiihS
Ton tiii tlefe Is eVloeiice Tue! aie ie"i-
~ needed mere.
II VIII propa"iy DC Two Vi thiee "eeNs
pe1ore thai hecu edh re aPpdisii'
Along III lhe h'ladie oi ouiy VI 'o"aiu
TIE last OF tiat lhoiith, tle ehif may 80
1orth that Democrats "ttit eFeiS so'e
they can get III support VI .neii eui
Iehes I'M. II eo' ~ - -,
tatlNes VIII come lochlig anu III = "
AZ hours ti'e Town VIII M up WIN 10 ="
makers, But these WI .iis sen
VIII not stay III to"h' SIMPLY
the House baiiAliis anu '1aii eitIs IN
Ihieiee 10 aetioeid we - -
Iar as tliey are eoiieei ieu ~ " ,-.,iii9
anu CURRENCY ooi4iiiii'te iii'9 O. It's |
Inc weather Is eoo iio' ioi oiie ~ So
III washington uiiless ne ~ u''ii' ID
10. fuftaeliiioie .iie po' ~,
nearly an peei iioiiiiiis,'ee am 1ysl''o
Gratis are not 50 iiiu.h M ~
patronage 10 'hes q ~"
ago.
Inc Committees u nc '7e go =. |
Jusi 10 ioie as 'iie ilou7N is7'ii' % 7
ohis BANNING anu vi eiieS anu ~
proptid tioils. ~ ia'e my va iou7 w
ditii'eHt' ''i'' o"i e'.''7 ~ -, -,
theii "ee'oiis7 "i'e' -, |