Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-01-12
Our Congressman.

Our Congressman.
From an interesting article In the
Portland Express relative TO the Maine
members In Congress, we clip the fol
lowing
sENATuR HALE.
ON entering the Senate In 1881, Mr..
Hale was appointed member OF two OF |
lis most responsible committees, Appro- |
priations and Naval Affairs, and to the |
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Census
and also a member of committee on ke-
vision of the Laws.
All the vast work of the new census
and apportionment to be taken IN 1871
fails during this Congress. into Mr.. Haze
hands and few subjects assume the poh-
teal Importance that attends the taking OF
a fair census throughout the southern
States.
A. member of the committee on APP
preparations he has had control OF the an
nual Naval Appropriation bills. As was
remarked, at one time, on the floor OF the
Senate, by Senator Beck, of Kentucky, no
one can manage a bin with more ability
than senator Hale. With calmness and
skill in talking at the right time, and not
over much he often succeeds when BAD
management would delay If not defeat the
passage of the bill.
In the work of the building up the navy,
/ which is now in hopeful condition, Sen
I ator Hale has reported and conducted the
management OF every bill yiding for an
I increase Of the navy The foundation was
! laid in the investigation and through ex-
| animation OF skllful naval officers IN the
I 4sth Congress This involved great LABOR,
both in the committees of naval affairs ana
appropriations and in the conference com
I mittees where the House sought to limit
such appropriations.
IN rHE LAST CoN"REss
provision was made for the building Of
two steel cruisers aud TIVE steel gun-boat~-
? one million dollars were also appropriated
for floating batteries OF rams for coast
/ and harhor defense The bill for batteries
and rams was introduced by Senator Hale
n feature in which he ha~ great confidence
a. the result of his personal investigation
I on the subject. In the debate ON the ON
tn Increase the army. reported and defend
ell 10y General Logan. Senator Hale led the
nppoSition and a vote was secured against
it.
Mr.. Hale advocated an amendment To
the Blair Educational Hill. faVorinG the
distribution Of the money :" that color
,d children would get il in proportion to
their illitcracy. He also took chafSe %
the interests Of New England in hearing
an the .Mackercl Bill" before the Senate
Committee. and in connection with Sen
afor FRYE debated and carried il in the Sen
ate
senator Hale has been au active friend
/ Of the movement which j. steadily gam
inr ground IN both houses. 10 establish
lines Of steamships with the South anu en-
raj American RcpuhlicsS He delivered a
sn,sch before the Norfolk Club of Boston,
on thi. subject which was printed by
them for general circulation.
At the beginning of this session nc intro
duced a resolution for an investigation OF
the Administration a. 10 lis manner "i eN-
.cuting the Civil Service la" which NI-.
probably Lad to a full investigation ana n
discussion Of tho whole c"ur~" ~ 'h' ~
ministration
An instance Of senator Hale'> diligence
and If his influence upon practical le.i>la'
. lion i found in the fact that the hr>'
public bin winch passed either House, al
Tho tsrr~,ut session was n measure intro
! d,,c,d by him providing for permanent
J h.ad Of the great FISHERY Commission. a
, plars left vacant hy the death OF the IL
fncutcd Professor Baird. I he work "i thl'
calumi.,io ion ha> been most important "a
In, people % Maine in it, Investigation
: As to the coas, fisheries aud the stocking
81 our numerous ponds and lakes WIKI
good fish
The caucu,es and conferences Of lie
publican senators are secret, but ii i wei
understood that senator Hale maintains
: conservative course In such meeting
and that ~ views nearly always prevail
a non :. l. AHIIKES
Z The member from the third district ha
he.o very successful. notwithstanding IL
la. been member Of the minority part.
In the House in his efforts in behalf "i III
constituents He j. graceful and enec'
a i've speaker both in the House and on IN
= stump In the last Congress he spoke OF
the following subjects, among others
Public building at Belfast. Legislative al
preparation hill Lubcc Narro~s hsh'
house markerei fishing, NJ lA">"r' err
g r,or, or entry. olcomarsarine, paHmrn
= All pcl.s X, ..,.ce ap...ps $500, -. -
Mr. Milliken spends al unusual amour
Of tine II the different Departments, mem
bcrs of the minority party in the Hous'
/ having no clerk, beiDg obliged 10 atten'
10 ali the routine matters themselves
There Is always some of this .knittin:
work" to take Up when not engaged q
the House.
Few OF the newer members have made 1
better impression upon their fellows IN tn
House than Mr. Niliiksn. When he set
himself Ia carry any measure Ia which HI
constituents are interested he most alway
succeeds in accomplishing what he desires