Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Boston Journal Special d
Not Very Jubilant.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.
Congressman Dingley does not find that
the democrats are very enthusiastic over
their victory. They realize, he thinks, the
narrow margin by which they won. The tact
that republican president came near being
elected by the aid of democratic votes, and
the new responsibilities which they are about
to assume, have caused them to be apprehen-
sive and cautious. Their best men. he says,
are very thoughtful. Senator Mcpherson of
New Jersey frankly says that New Jersey
would have been carried by Blaine but for
the Burchard speech. Connecticut democrats
say the same thing, and the democrats gen.
orally evidently fear that they may not be
able to hold their power. Gov. Dingley
thinks that the republican party has good
future before it if its leaders are wise and
fractional contests are not continued.
Mr. Blaine and a serenade.
Asked as to the report that serenade would
be rendered Mr.. Blaine upon his arrival here,
and that a speech would be expected, Gov.
Dingley said that there would be no such
demonstration if Mr.. Blaines wishes were
consulted or if he (Blsine) could help it. All
that Mr.. Blaine wants, said Gov. Dingley, is
to be permitted to come to Washington, settle
down quietly in his home and to go to work
upon his book Upon that subject he is en-
thusiastic. He harbors no revenges, and is
not embittered by disappointment. No one
has heard him say an unpleasant or an un-
kindly thing of any republican who opposed
him. As to the work in Congress, Mr.. Ding
ley is of the opinion that nothing will be done
except to pass the Appropriation bills. The
fact that Morrison himself moved an adjourn
ment over till Monday he thinks shows that
there is no disposition to press business.
Eugene Hale, being asked as to the report
of the reception to Mr.. Blaine, said he was
sure nothing of the kind would be attempted
that it would be foreign to the wishes of Mr.
Blaine, who only desired to come back anC
did not want any demonstration.
A Private Pension Bill.
Gov Dingey of Maine today presented to
the House the petition of Gov. Robie and 90C
officers and soldiers of Maine regiments il
the late war, asking that Mrs. Sarah S Ssmp
son, widow of the late Lieut.. Col. C. A. l..
Sampson of Bath, Me-, may receive pen
sion. Mrs. Sampson accompanied her hus.
band to the war and heroically performed the
duty of caring for sick and wounded soldiers
on the march and in hospitals until her hus-
band was discharged for disability. She
then returned to Washington and gave her
time and energies to caring for the Maine
sick and wounded soldiers. So assiduous and
valuable were her services that the Maine
soldiers ask that in her present needs the
country may grant her suitable pension.
The petition, which was several yards long,
was referred to the committee on invalid
pensions. At the last session Mr.. Oringley
introduced a bill to pension Mrs. Sampsoa,
and pressed the same before the committee.
As there had been no case in which a nurse
had been Densioned except for disability in
CURED in the service,the committee postponed
the bill for further consideration.
| Rebel Claims Already Pressing.
| The solid South is coming to the front and
proposes to celebrate its victory by securing
the payment of as many rebel claims as posi-
BILE. An Arkansas member (Peel) today
offered three bills, all of them providing for
the payment of property taken by the U. S.
army during what he calls the civil war. The
bills do not describe the property for which
payment is demanded. The property seems
to have been taken by the Union army while
operating in that State. The claims belong
to class which it is estimated would aggre-
gate Sl,O00,0O0,00O.