Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-19
THE LOUD BILL.
Prospect Is Good for Being
Passed by House.
Continental Congress Of the Daugh-
tiers Of American Revolution.
Sons and Daughters Of Maine is Growing
in Popularity.

The members OF the Maine delegation and
took survey of the situation Of the
| Loud bill. The fixing of a date in March
/ for the consideration of the bin III the
House occurred while pr. iIllI was here.
The opponents Of the bill ana Maine peo-
PIE generally. who are Interested in The
defeat Of the measure understand that
the prospect Is good and has been good
| of The bill passing the House, There was
u very substantial majority for he bill IN
the last Congress ana there will probably
be- less opposition in the present House
when IT comes to vote. Representative
Load ~ California; tho author 81 the
bill, told tn Journal correspondent TO-
day that ne understood that Representa-
tive QuiG2 Of New York, who vigorously
opposed the bin IN the last House had
withdrawn his opposition. From pres,
appearances the bill should reach Tho
Senate by the middle of March ard the
question Is whether sufficient strength
en- b. nlarshallcd there 10 defeat it,
Probably it is not generally known that
Representative Loud is 4 New England
man. II, Is q native Of North Abingdon.
Mass, where he was born March H. l>f7.
He went t. California very early i'll life
like many New England boys Of that
lime running away to sea and shipping
around the Horn. H was patriotic
man aud when the war brokc out
promptly enlisted in the California bat
TALON which became /, part Of thu Sec
ono Massachusetts Cavalry. In his hab-
il IF speech ana manner OF living Mr..
L.ocd is listinetively d New Englander.
He is heavy built man. wears full
beard. ana dresses as Il plain citizen. Mr..
Loud has uoue of what some people call
'orS. He does not take an active part in
th" proceedings of thr House but never
'h"loss is heard not infrcpu.ntly He
generally watches the bills that carry
appropriations for claims pretty careful
lN ana i III the habit of entering mild Oh
iecuonS. u he does not wish to defeat
just claims but fears that some unjust
ones may slip through by the negligence
Of Other representatives. He is lawyer
by education hut has not pr3lcticed much
having followed morcantil, business. He
Was member Of thu California LegiSla-
tur" in lNH4: was subsequently, cashier
ana tax collector of the city and county
- san Francisco The next office lie held
was representative in the nfty-second
'il- No .iii'i ING i'tS ll''lN Ills seat On 10
the present time. being one Of the Vet
rams Of the delegation from California
There viii he many arrivals Of ladies
hcIc This week to attend the continental
congress OF the Daughters Of the .Amcri-
can Il. Voulion. which assemblies next
week. Among the delegates from the
third district viii hc Mrs. Carrie l., Hut
rhnS VIII" Of pr. George W. Ilutchins OF
WaIcfN HE Mrs. ilutchinS is one of the
Arirht.st ladies of Wutcrvillr. Her faith
,r was tn" late Mr Hosea McFadden of
Emhdtn. Me. VINO owned ono of the fin
go farms on the entire Kcnncbcc river
Thcs" continental congresses always
bring TO Washington an aggregation Of
bright women ana the congresses are
therefore decidedly entertaining from the
Spectacular standpoint o. beautiful fem
lnnltN and also from the standpoint of
large gathering of ladies attempting to
control themselves in u doliheratiNc as
SrmhIN. The auarrclS they engage in has |
h"'"ln" pr"Verhiai but for that matter it !
would not surprise the citizcns Of Wash /
inGtnn to SEQ u building catch tire. IN
which any Of the patriotic organizations |
h"ld iofth. Thn Sons Of the American |
t"N"lutlnn ami the Sons Of the Rtvnlu- !
non. h"th OF Which organizations include |
IN" best gentlemen of the city. scrap !
the ladies have nm excellent cxamnl, far I