Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-25

ALSO voted $500 to pay the funera1 eA-
penses of Capt. De Coster, The late
captain was a Maine man, with an eX-
cellent Civil War record and made his
home at Fort Fairfield. He was
Grand Army man and very generally
liked around the Capitol. He was at
one time president of the Maine So
ciety at Washington. The recognition
by the House, with such a resolution,
was special evidence of the regard IN
which Capt. De Coster was held and OF
the efficiency of his services.
Senator Burleigh has received notice
from the Postoff;ce Department that
recent request made by him for i'm
proved mail service for Winthrop,
Maine, has been granted. The last in
coming and outgoing mail for the
day there is by the same train, leaving
at 6.35 P. NJ. The winthrop people
wanted electric car mail connection
with Augusta, which would enable the
residents and the many summer So
journers to answer the evening mail
and have 1t go out the same night
The Department has granted this SER
vice till September so.
Miss Mary L. Kelley, employed in the
Bureau of Pensions, has gone to her
home at Gardiner for her annual va
cation. This is the season of the year
for government vacations and Will
continue till toward the end of August.
Representative Kinds has gotten
bill through the House to refund TO
John B. Heating, of Portland, customs
taxes to the amount of S31S.SO, erron-
eously and illegally collected from MN
on a cargo of patent fuel March II,
1903. The case has been pending
long time and Mr. Heating has prob
ably expended more time and money
than he now receives from the Gov
eminent. The bill has yet to pass the
Senate but probably will be disposed
of there within a few weeks. Inc
cargo was for 397 tons and the duty
was at first assessed at 81 cents ton
but afterward changed to 20 cents. MI,
Heating protested the action or the
Treasury Department and the case was
fought through the Board of Apprals-
ers.
Senator Burleigh has received ana
presented resolutions of the Maine
state Fedora ton of Labor adopted at
their state convention in WaterVlHe,
asking that labor unions be exempted
from the operation of the criminal law
in the CLAYTON bill. He has also re-
ceived and presented a resolution OF
Waterville division, No. 5S4, ORDER OF
Railway Conductors, in favor or the
uteracy test in the immigration plii.
There is no prospect that this bill VIII
be PASSED by the Senate at the present
session. 1t has already passed the
House. Senator .Burleigh has ike
wise received petitions from citizens OF
North Castine, New Sharon and from
The New England Society of frlenos III
annual convention assembled at vas
salboro. asking for national pro
bihition amendment; also prohlpltioh
netitions from Hammond NJ. l.. chuFch
Of Lewiston. Bangor EpWorth circuit
which includes leagues at Bangor
Brewer. Old Town, and other places IN
Penobscot county, and from N"s0 y,
Lake Grange of China.
Senator Burleigh has presented tiie
resolution of the Bangor Chamber OIL
Commerce, which requested the Matiie
r,ar, in senate and House to vote 1or
the stevens bill, intended to prevent
loo dealers from being able to under
coll small dealers. Many letter nave
800 To senator Burleigh from drug
sists all over Maine in favor OF TINS
Stevens BILL which 1t Is proeo ,se.s
make an amendment to the Clayton
antitrust bill now before the
judiciary committee. os.al
Carter B. Keene, head OF the p os'
savings bank system ana -
Freedom, Maine, has recently s,t
his office from he Dig oep"i III ~
building on Pennsylvania Avenue
has quarters now in the Dig anu
nificent postoffice buidlng loI inc -
of washington, which is aoJacehe ~ ~;
the Union station. lhls ouAiO- 9-+
the most modern of any goVeiiiiiiel'
building in Washington ana Is
mirably located, IF
The appointment is announce
Tobn e Downs to be postinaSeei
Smithfield. Somerset county III p Pc
Of Harvey l.. Sawyer, deceaseu' Us
NJ Knight is named postilas tel ..
North Waldoboro, Lincoln county -
nlace of washington Bornheihiei
| signed. Anne NJ. Murch Is appoii.t.
postmaster at Freedom, Waloo CUM
and Frank E. Harvey at hehausAe''9'
Penobscot county. - .ba
SENATOR Johnson has presented 'iie
netitions of sundry citizens Oh NeAtI 80
| Purford. Cornish and RlalohEhie
favor of National PROMOTION az
panrasentative Guernsey has oHereo
sinailar petitions in the House from 90
citizens of Rowland, Maine. 10
johnson has also offered in the senate
resolution of plumbers and steam Mt
- 80 portland in behalf of the eA-
er,,+ion clause in the Clayton Dill. ne
hos also presented petition by tne
hoard If fire underwriters of Franklin
county for the enactment of bill 10
nrobibit use of mails in procuring OF
directing insurance in companies no.
An, authorized to transact business
in the various states.
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