The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-09
Our Nashlngton Letter.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., April 6, 1914.
brine dsgs are upon the capital city and
|nter is forgotten. Things are getting
yter4s;mg at the National Capitol.
5enocratc politicians are at one an
Eb.r's throsts and there is something
birth seeIrg every day, whether one
hes 10 the Senate or to the House. Re-
EDbicaDs need only sit back quietly and
the shi,1y proceed. Senator Bur-
gb remarked today that it was the
@t spjriteI wrangling he had ever seen
democrats engaged in during his long
prue. - Washington. And yet he was
hi surprised Indeed, after the Demo-
Fats had been Getting along with some
kow Of s7mouy for few months it
Fss to be expected, that when they did
kgn To 4v- a row, they would make
b for lost time.
Main men here are gong the even
enor Of heir way and attending to the
bbAe business which comes to them.
)enator BGreigh spends two or three
hours lis desk in the office building
EeY moruHg pefore the Senate con-
|tlss, }uca Of his correspondence from
lain 2 ended to during that inter-
al Then he is free for the work of the
eDate, wtcn begins at IL o'clock and
'tltRu5 through the afternoon.
Their hes not been very great exodus
Nam for the State conventions. Sem
tm Capr Of Minnesota, who has been
geat prop -andist for the Progress
ives, went to bangor for the third party
Invention Senator Clapp has mighty
pice which has now been heard in about
very Stat Of the Union. He is one of
be chief trouble makers in the Senate
Pd there IS feeling of relief when he
away. Senator johnson went to Maine
attend the Democratic State conven-
|@ anu was absent several days.
congress will not adjourn very soon,
fdeed. the big Democratic wrangle
Paaes il certain that the legislative pro-
pam Is going to smash and it will take
I'll August for Democrats to get
ffOugh.
Democrats have allowed a few river
harhor items for Maine togo through
Tie annual appropriation bill. Several
aeSe were items which Senator Bur-
va champIoned actively and probably
'uIa not nave been adopted otherwise.
y majority party in the Senate and the
VaSe are chopping away nearly all these
'ue Items of legislation that benefit
f'ae III a material way. For example,
efe were three small items in an omni-
y Claims bill which the House had pass
ihese provided for the payment of
s@S to Jacob B. Loring, Knox county;
O'f' to William L. circuit of Aroos-
va county, and $47.56 to William L.
''' 0f Penobscot county. All these
',e CLAIMS which the Court of Claims
considered at length and in detail
declared to be entirely valid. But
senate claims committee was bent
:" paying lot of Southern claims and
w very little for what became of
!. '0''heT ones. Accordingly the COM
w.; approved of the many Southern
~' proposed for the bill and struck
|OSI OF those for claimants from
'e'H ) ates. In this form the claims
SVsS before the Senate. The South
'v'e Is probably too large there to
III, ol Northern claims. like those
Maine, being put back in. When
q, wi gets to conference, however,
may be Northern influence enough
a'e care of some of the Yankee
m, r'' as matter of compromise.
,st department. of Agriculture, under
sa' .'e from members of the Maine
N, s''ioo In Congress, has been consid-
H. -, VI the potato growers in Maine.
h.. ''hgements for. State inspection of
rlv pO ~ are progressing satisfac-l
pps,. Inc Department is taking steps
u'y to protect the best interest of
d i.s 'e growers. Recently bulletin
btatoa ea advising those who buy seed
spt on' RON Aroostook county ''to &C.
aas h stock delivered in the origina
ts,s e''lng the certificate of the Maine