Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-17
POLI1ICAL.

Ex-Governor Dix promises to take part IN the
next Presidential campaign if the issue is chiefly
financial.
II is singular, isn't it, that wounded Union sol
ders" should so trouble and distract democratic
House Of Representatives
The first bill of the session passed Tuesday was
an act to extend the life of the Alabama claims
court for six months. 1t went through both
by houses unanimous consent
1t is said to be the intention of Speaker Kerr to
announce the standing committees on Tuesday
next and that on the succeeding day the two houses
will take the usual holiday recess.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Harris of Massa-
chusetts in the house Tuesday, for settlement oil
tne claims of owners to about 10000 acres of land
in Maine ceded to Great Britain under the treaty
Of Washington.
Col. McCardle, recently the editor Of the Nicks-
burg Herald, is developing considerable OPPOSE
ton to Mr. Lamar as candidate for United States
Senator from Mississippi. Colonel MeCardle him
self is candidate for the position.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, has disclosed himself
to be of the opinion ''that they have made a
damned pretty Confederate mess of this business
Gov. Tden has not yet done anything toward
the arrest and punishment Of the men who are re-
sponsibe for THeed's escape. The kind OF light :
ming he uses for striking criminals is OF the kind
that moves very slowly,-so slow as not to be per-
ceptible-PAsburg Commercial.
Mr.. futile of California aspires to the title oil
champion investigator. He has prepared and dis
tributed among the democratic Congressman list
1n
necessary. The state of his mind will be inferred
from the fact thath charges the Secretary Of War
with selling $500, 100000 worth Of war material
all without accounting for the money.
The bill of pensions introduced by Senator Mer-
rimon of North Carolina, to repeal that section OF
the law of 1872 which provides against the pay
ment of pensions to "any person, Or to the widow,
children or heirs Of any deceased person" who
aided the rebellion, wilattract considerable atten-
ton throughout the country
Mr.. Samuel Bowles Of the Springfield Republi-
can is very well satisfied with the action Of the
House in electing Clerk. The choice didn't fall,
perhaps, on the one he would have named, but the
mere fact of member of the Adams family get
ting the Office is satisfaction to him. lie would
have chosen Charles Francis as a matter Of prin-
cipe and force of habit, but Matt will do better
than no Adams at all-Cineinnafi Enquirer
(Dens.)
How the school question was brought into poll
tics is told by the Cleveland Herald:
"Thc school question was precipitated into poll
ties by the eager and implacable foes Of She Amer
lean common school system. Those who demand
UNCONVENTIONAL schools-we will not say those
who are opposed to any popular edScation-have
for the past two or three years been preaching
crusade against the common school system.
The purpose to enter the political field has been
openly proclaimed. \ Bishop of the Roman
Catholic Church has gone up and down the coun-
try, the Peter, the Hermit of the new crusade,
telling the people Of his faith to band together,
make themselves political power, and sell their
interest to that political party which will comply
with their demand for sectarian education. The
press Of that church simultaneously broke out all
over the country with denunciations of the conn.,
mon school system, and advice to those they pro-
fessed to teach and lead that they give their sup
port to the political party most likely to yield to
their "just demands" for sectarian education. 1t
was thus the school question was thrown into
politics"