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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
2
Hon. Charles E. Littlefield resigns as representative from Maine's second district prompting a crowded field. Harold M. Sewall and Edward W. Hyde, both of Bath, emerge as front runners with Sagadahoc and Bath vying to name the next congressman. Brunswick also mobilizes to attract new industry as candidates flood the race.
The piece notes ongoing criticism of House rules as illogical or arbitrary. John Dalzell argues rules evolved over more than a century, rooted in parliamentary experience and necessity.
About 700 men at the Cabot mill in Brunswick will take a roughly ten percent wage reduction starting April 6. The report notes broader labor and economic strain amid other national events.
The article surveys past committees on rules in the 6th Congress and 1590 revisions led by figures like Blackburn Garfield Reed Cannon and Randall. It highlights aims for accuracy, order, and impartiality, noting changes reduced obstructions like filibusters and asserting speaker power as essential to orderly government business.
Compulsory pilotage in coastwise trade seen as burdensome in Virginia ports with Virginia and Bath County interests weighing a repeal to free coal ports. Baltimore and Philadelphia already free, possibly saving Bath Heels nearly $10 000 yearly. No action taken yet as hearings continue and foreign wrecks remain a contested issue before a new Congress committee.
King Edward VII ordered 500 Havana cigars from a New York broker at a cost near 1 600 dollars with delivery to England by Easter. The 1 000 cigars previously bought for 3 000 dollars were acclaimed for exceptional quality and royal prestige, with expensive leaf selection and presentation. Supt S H Harding of the first district Life Saving Service returned to Portsmouth after inspecting 14 stations in Maine and New Hampshire.
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