The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-07-25
IN The NECK
Is Where MONTGOMERY Got II When
His Friends Commtn;ed o
Throw Dirt.
His Record In the Kentucky Senate
Is One Of IdIeness and Absent
eeism.
BUT NE DREW ms Paw.

The first break that the Montgomery
faction made in Marion county was TO
attack the record OF Mr.. Murray while in
the Kentucky Senate
AS is well-known Mr.. Montgomery
was member Of the same body at the
same time and the Marion Falcon, pub
lished at Lebanon, has taken the trouble
to examine his record, and it gives the
following interesting reading matter:
Since the article charging Mr.. Murray
with absenteeism appeared in the Mont
gomery papers, suspicion that some
thing detrimental 10 that gentlemen was
on record in the same books was aroused
from the fact that those books had dis
appeared from Lebanon and Bardstown,
and could not be found. A copy was
found at Springfield after diligent
search and the facts disclosed in refer
ence to the absenteeism OF Hon. A. b.
Montgomery makes the charge as to Mr.
Murray absolutely ludicrous.
The two Journals show that Montgom-
cry was member Of the Kentucky Sem
ate at the sessions Of 1880, and that
he was absent in 1873 twenty-three days,
for which he collected from the Treasury
S. per day, and that he was absent from
the session OF 1880 twenty-four days, for
which he drew the same amount per
day, making $235 which he drew for days
he was absent.
But the most amusing thing that was
disclosed by the Senate Journal of 1879
80 was on page 81 of that volume, jan
nary 5, 1880, resolution was offered by
Mr.. Murray in the Senate to exclude
from the floor all except Government
officers, newspaper reporters, ETC., and
Mr.. Blackburn amended the resolution
so as to provide that ladies might occupy
the seat OF Hon. A. b. Montgomery and
four others, among whom was not Mr..
Murray. Mr.. Montgomery was absent
ON that day and had made a record for
absenteeism. Hence this revolution to
give his seat TO the ladies'.
Che days Mr.. Montgomery was alb
ssnt were as follows and can be verified
Sy refs.ence to the Senate Journal Of
! tys-79 80, which ought to be found at
Amy Clerks Office and can be found at
the Office OF this paper ls7S-January
= %, q, s9 1885 e.. is, is. rs; March 4, 8,
y %. Fsbruaryl2. 0; MarcRnSs, April 8, 8,
10, rs. ls, 10, 20, 2s; May l, 3, 4, SO.
In addition to this Mr.. Montgomery
has been at home frequently in the last
eight years when Congress was in SEES.
sion and drawing his pay at three times
the amount per day allowed a Kentucky
Senator.
Mr.. Murray has explained his absence
from the Senate in various speeches 90
as to fully exonerate him from fault,
and especially at Bardstown, in which
he said that he had attended the first
session Of the Senate in 1878 and part OF
the second in 1880, when he was called
to Colorado on important business
where he was taken sick with rheuma-
tism, which almost destroyed his life
and kept him confined for many weeks,
that he returned to the Senate at the
latter end of the session still diseased
and was again attacked by the dread
disorder and'was taken to the depot ON
stretoher and from there home. In
the meantime sheriff, ON whose bond
he was security, had defaulted and he
had been sued as such security. He had
surrendered all OF his property TO his
creditors and when he recovered he
learned there was money TO his credit
in the State Treasury. His creditors
could not touch 1t by the law, but they
wanted it. The law would give it TO
him, and ii would have remained in the
Treasury subiect TO his order until
doomsday IL he had not disposed OF it.
He gave II to his creditors and paid
them of. He had acted under the
best lights he had and believed he had
done right lie was willing to make the
people his judges ON the matter
Now, Mr.. Montgomery's friends have
raised this question. What 10 sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander. Mr..
Montgomery is rich man and a banker.
II those gentlemen who have been max
ing the point ON Mr. Murray that draw
ing pay without doing work disqualides
q candidate, are sincere, let them verify