Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-25
Dull DAYS FOR
news SAY THE
CAPITAL SCRibES
Maine Showing Her Interest in
National Affairs - Petitions
Sent Senator Burleigh Against
Ship Purchase Bill - The
Maine Gossip There.

Washington. 4, c. Jan. 23.-(SpeciaD.-
The problem as TO the Democratic post
masters IN Maine has not altogether
been solved Every little while some
new step in the process OF getting good
men and true into those places is taken
\ batch OF Civil Service examinations
for February 20 has just been ordered
ct the request of the Postoffice Depart
ment. These are for The following Maine
oostoffices paying salaries Of $500 or
over:
Riddecorl Pool, Cape Cottage. Christ
mas Cove, Jay, Mattawamkeag, Mon
hecan WATERFORD Center, and West
FQrminETnn.
The Civil Service Commission. which
is non-rartsan, has had something OF
struggle with the political authorities
who c!amor for Democrats for the Off
ces. The Department officials want4
Democrats high I'M on the eligible list
and nave been insisting that there
should be ar eligible list Of TWO or three
1t eaoh vacant fourth class postoffice,
where the salary is more lhan $500 q
year, because then i would be feasible
~ ll.lG = 4SltlpCIdl III iIOSl CUSeS 10 NOM
mate.
Examinations were neld throughout
The country under an order prvmulgat-
I'd May {, 1913, ANA ''i, is found that
there ,4:e a rumour of offices for which
no eligibcs We're secured For such OF
these offices, as have IL compensation Of
IS much as $500 per annum q second eZ-
animation has been ordered by q recent
executive order and the examinations
VIII ne held III different states" at var
ious dates. This means examinations
like those in Maine, in New Hampshire,
Vermont and indeed in all the New Eng
land states
Maine is waking up quite bit on the
shipping bill that democrats are press
Ing in the Senate. A good many people
up there have been sending kilograms
to Washington. asking that the bill be
not passed. Senator Burlegh and also
other members Of the Maine delegation
in Congress, have been receiving these
kilograms by the score. They have been
presented in the Senate and allowed to
lie on the table. as the shipping bill has
been reported ont IF the Commerce Com
nittee. The city government of Bath,
Maine. mas sent here resolutions in
favor Of the Hamll bill granting pen
sions 20 retired civil service employees.
A great deal of PROSECUTING in behalf OF
this legislation has apparently been zone
in Maine, judging from the petitions
that come here for il from unexpected
places and organizations,
This has been d very dull news winter
at Washington but Maine people appear
to be following transactions al the ma
tional capital. Senator Burlegh so in
fers from the stacks of daily mail that
come TO him from his constituents back
in the nome State These bring 10 him
q variety Of matters and he devotes
lot OF his time to looking after these
int erests of Maine people, as he has a.
ways done since he entered public life
at Washington
Recently a request was made OF him
in behalf of Albert J. Johnson of Bel
fast. Maine, private in the Marine
Corps. who is now stationed at the bar
racks at Rremerton, Washington state.
johnson has a business opportunity III
Cuba that ne wishes 10 accept. The
navy authorities grant requests for the
discharge OF enlisted men reluctantly
and Senator Burleigh found obstacles il
the way of his request in behalf of john
son However, tAe mans record was
good and Senator Burleigh ultimately
obtained the Department. assent
Senator Burleigh has recently been
doing a lot Of work son the claims
committee Of the Senate. One can
probably do more work on this COM
mittee than on any other Of the SEN
ate, If he wishes to perform his duty
conscientiously. There are thou
sands Of pending claims before this
committee. some Of which are meri-
torious and some Of which are de-
cidediy otherwise. Senator Burleigh
has Just reported four claim bills ia
vorably to the Senate.
The junior Maine Senator is still n
receipt of many prohibition petitions
from his State. Within the last few
days he has presented requests for a
constitutional amendment from citi-
zens of Westbrook, Perry Washburn,
Weeks Mills and other Maine towns.
The Senator has also presented a pc
ton from Frontier Loyal Orange
Lodge, No. PIG, Of Vanceboro, Maine,
praying for further restriction OF i'm
migration, which was ordered to lie
upon the table.
Men Of some prominence from
Maine have been numerously at
Washington of late. Col Frederick
Hale of Portland, Republican Ma
tional committeeman. has. been here
but came chiefly to visit his parents,
ex-senator and Mrs. Eugene Hale,