The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-22

PATrIkHiLLE, NY Aprll o. 1870
Editor Herald:
In YOUR issue OF the oath inst. | see a
communication from the Hon. +.
Hooker. explaining his liule mileage at-
fair, and giving me fits for leading him
asiray We'll. we'll, we'll, | am so sad
about it. | do think 1t WAS downright
mean in any one TO lead the Hon. X l..
Hooker from the paths OF virtue, lie
resided, you know. away oil from any
public conveyance, and had no oeportu
nifty OF ascertaining the distance OF nee
CESAR, travel, and there being no mileage
committee how should he know any tn ing
about it, save partially 10 initiate his
predecessors? Ii is too bad Forgive
me, Richard. and next time We will both
DO better The gentleman desires me TO
take up the mileage affair OF 13-4 and
give il little airing, which | propose to
do but in so doing | want it distinctly
understood that | did not initiate any
predecessor neither WAS | specially
governed hy his draw in making NV e.
innate. do not propose TO hold others
responsible for what do. Mr. Hooker
SAWS | drew SCI 80 mileage in 1873, and
suppose wishes it understood that |
drew but $50 90 in 1873, which 10 true /;
a difference Of 81 50 lie wants this cx-
planned. Well, he shall have il. do
not remember distinctly all the circnm-
stances connected with the mileage mat
ter in 1884. but do remember that
was not aware at the distance 10y rail.
but having resided in Cloverport in 1868
knew the distance from there 10 Louis
vile, aud believing then as | continued
TO do until the Courier-Journal sssailed
the Legislature, that there was but little
difference in the two routes as to distance.
drew on the river route, the one upon
which returned in "A; aud -, and
the one upon which | often travel from
my residence to Louisville | drew in
1873 for 20j miles, counting the distance
from portland TO the Frankfort depot
In 1873 | threw oil miles, it seems. for
! did not draw on any particular route,
but in round numbers gave it al 200
miles. believing thar ! was correct on
either route. The gentleman is doubt
less aware that there has not been y
mileage committee in the Kentucky Leg
islature for years until some time after
the Courier Journal sssailsd sundry
members Of the last General Assembly,
notwithstanding the gentleman say. in
his letter that when he got to Frank tort
he supposed there would he such a COM
miltee. A mileage committee was APP
pointed some two DAYS after the assault
OF the Courier~JourAal. That committee
WAS composed Of members against whom
there were no charges and some of them
| know were favorites with the Courier
Jourral. and il partial in any way il
WAS not in our favor.
They had, as | stated in my other
letter, q table of distances, and every
member gave residence and furnish ed
evidence that was satisfactory as TO facts
that committee made a report and that
report was adopted, and the member
from Ohio, the member from Hancock
and the member from Muhlenberg were
reported rs having drawn correct, whilst
about a dozen others were left out in the
cold, one to the tune OF SIS. another S74
and others for uncomfortable amounts
Before this committee was appointed, and
Immediately after the charges wer,
made, had gone TO table Of distance,
and asceriained the exact distance b,
rail. and Immediately retui ned to tn,
treasury an amount equal to the differ
ence between the river and railroad
routes, only retaining mileage by tn,
shortest line Three or four days ate
this the committee reported. and by thei
report, which is law, was entitled L
30 miles, or $50 mileage. the amour
drawn in the beginning, and had onl,
retained for 10 miles, or S5l mileage
Il that committee had said in their repor
that WAS not entitled to but ITO mile
I certainly would have paid to the treas
ury the excess, as il in that case woul'
have been for 1873, but was allowe'
the river route by the committee, and
retained it or At least I am entitled Il
200 miles by law, and having returne'
50 to the treasury, which was lawful
mine. l retained the amount drawn i
1878.
Now, Mr.. Hooker, if there was a
excess drawn by me. it was in 1878