The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
News Al Capitol
 of Local interest
.(By Our Washington Corres.)

Washington, April 24.-Postmaster General Burleson has filed notice in the Post Office department, and has notified the 2Fnembers of Congress that in the futuWe persons appointed in presidential offices will be required to give the department assurance over their own signatures that after their receiving a commission as postmaster that they will give their entire time to the conduct of the business of the office, and not give their attention to private matters while the govern ments business is left to subordinates.
 Clerk George A. Conant of the Su- perior court for Hartford County, ac- companied by his wife called upon the mem bers of the Connecticut dele gation yesterday.
 Senator Mclean, introduced bills yesterday to grant pensions to Mrs. Francis Tripe, widow of John Tripe, late of Go. c, 9th R. I. Volunteers at the rate of $50 per month; also to Franklin Comstock, a naval veteran, residing at Bethel, at the rate of $50 a month.
 MT. Lonergan called at the White House yesterday and talked with the President about the patronage of the First district of Connecticut.
 Representative Bryan F. Mahan re- turned this afternoon from his recent visit to Hartford.
 The season for the distribution of free seeds will end May 1. All of the Connecticut members other than MT. Reilly did not draw any seeds this year as it was their first term. Their predecessors in office drew the seeds before March 4. In the Fourth dis trict Representative B. J. Hill had over 10000 seeds to distribute before going out of office but it is said that fewer people received seeds from him than they have in past years. MT. Donovan who succeeded MT. Hill got busy shortly after his election and by borrowing from city members was able to get several thousand packages which he sent out to all who asked for them, and up to date he has been able to supply every request that has been made
 Representative Reilly introduced in the House today bill granting a pen sion to Sarah Aggitt of New Haven, widow of Rufus Aggltt of Co. I. 7th Connecticut Vols. at the rate of SPA a month; also bill granting a pension to Nellie N. Taft, widow of Ira Taft of Go. I, 18th Conn. at the rate of $25 8 month.
 He also presented the bill of the Cigarmakers' Union of Hartford pro- testing against the free admission of States. This bill will undoubtedly have the support of the entire Con necticut delegation.
 MT. Reilly also presented by request the petition of the Hartford board of trade protesting against the selection of Bridgeport as the headquarters of the customs district of Connecticut.
 Representative Gillett of Massachu- setts reintroduced the bill which if passed will permit the Connecticut River Go. to build a dam north of the village of Windsor Locks, which shall extend acros both branches of the river. One of the provisions of the bill is that the Secretary of War may sttpulate a reasonable annual charge or return, to be paid by the corpora tion to the Federal government, the income to be used for the develop ment of navigation on the river. The bill which was defeated last sessi on failed to provide that the company should pay anything to the govern ment.
 Containing several items for work on public buildings and river and har- Dor improvements in Connecticut, the Sundry civil bill passed the House yesterday. This is the measure that was vetoed by President Taft in the last hours of his administration.
 The bill also carried a rider exempt ing Farmers Alliances and Labor Unions from being prosecuted under the Sherman Antitrust law.