Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-16
1Wash. Cor. Lewiston Journal.

/ Mr. Ladd is on the Committee on Public
Expenditures, and on the Committee on
Expenditures in the Post Office Department,
neither of which is important. He has voted
steadily with the Democrats, except In the
case of Lowe VS.. Wheeler, in which he voted
with the Republicans to seat Lowe, the
Greenbacker. As the proof In the case was
not one bit stronger than in the other
Southern election cases, and as it was over
whelmingly in favor of the contestants in all
the disputed eases-all turning on terrorism
and outrageous frauds in counting ballots
it would be interesting to know by what
mental process Mr. Ladd arrived at the con-
clusion that he could with clear conscience
vote for Lowe and against Lynch, Mackey,
Finley and Smalls.
| do not think Mr. Ladd ever opens his
mouth in the House except to say "aye" or
'.no," but he gets leave TO print speeches
like those on the Geneva Award bill and on
Banking.
During the last month of the session Mr.
Laid has been absent all the time attending
| to his denomination and canvass for re-
| election.
| Mr. Laid has introduced the following
bills:
''To provide for naval cemetery at An
napolis."
FOR the relief of persons from Massa-
chusetts who served in the war of 1872"
Joint resolution relating to the volume
of currency"
CoSGRE.sMAS MURcH.
Mr.. Murch is on but one committee-Man-
ufactures.
Mr. Murch says few words occasionally,
but he never undertakes to deliver set
speech in the House. On one occasion he
spoke briefly in favor of reducing the price
of gas, and previously he had spoken twice
on personal explanation of a matter between
himself and the gas company. He got leave
to print a speech on banking, and subsequent
ly he read a few lines of another speech and
got leave to print the rest. One of these
speeches was made up of an old manifesto of
Peter Cooper's.
i week or so ago member conceived the
brilliant idea of asking permission of the
| House to print in the Record some remarks
on general subjects" and strange to say, the
novel request was granted. The idea must
have struck Mr.. Murch as good one, for on
Friday last he asked and received the same
privilege.
The River and Harbor Bill. so unpopular
| throughout the country, contains as appro-
priation for harbor in Mr.. Murch's district,
AMI that gentleman is anxious to have the
credit both of securing the appropriation and
compass He is, understand one Of four
or five members whose votes were understood
to be pleged to defeat the bill, but who failed
in the hour of need. Mr.. Murch gave his
vote against the bill at first, as had been ex-
pected. For moment there was rumor
that the bill had been DEBATED by one vote
and MIR. Murch FASTENED to withdraw his
may" stating that he was paired with
Clark, of Mississippi, Democrat who has
been sick and absent for months. The thing
was so cumsily done as to be perfectly
| transparent.
Mr. Murch has been the faithful, but Ian
guid ally of the democrats, voting with them
when he has voted at all. He has been pres
ent but a small portion of the time.
These are his public bills
ITO provide for the suppression of infec.
| tious Diseases
For the enforcement of the eight hour
law"
| '.To re-establish Bureau of Labor Stats
tics"
ITO amend sec 5000 of the Revised Stat
utes.'
''To retire trade dollar and recon in stan
dard silver dollar"
''To provide for equal school rights
''Relating to the French spolation claims"
CANDoR.
| Now Messrs Editors 7 desire a reputatiOn
for fairness, and | fear that Won will think
that am not altogether fair in giving Mr..
| Iadd and Nurcb sucb brief notices. and re-.
| framing from saving nice THINGS abont them.
But assure YOU it is a case of shor. horse
soon curried. If there il ANYTHING more to
be said abont the services of the gentlemen
from The Eastern districts diligence nm INV
n.r, hos f.;Iod 70 discover il Tbouob Ibavs
no, ,ha honor Of norson.l acorointsnce nth
tho two gentlemen 7 sbonld vet be varv bannv
| 70 sav comnI;mentarv tb;ngs about them d;d
,bev do ANYTHING m deserve II
| LIE hhooho'
| As it is right that the people should know
how their representatives have discharged
the duties they are paid to attend to. have
spent considerable time in looking up the
| roll calls in the Congressional Record which
furnish the only means of ascertainng the
attendance of members OF course these
roll-calls do not show exactly what portion of
| vsrv Good idea of how much he has been in
his seat. Sometimes the roll will be called
when a member is eating his lunch at the
House restaurant or when he is in a COM
! mittee room or in the lobby talking with a