Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-26
TO THE FRONT.
Maine Men Very Much In
Evidence in Congress
Speaker Reed as Presiding Officer
Mr.. DingIey Always Alert.
Appropriations for the kennebec - ortIand' S
Next Collector and Appraiser.

week in Congress have brought Maine
men in the House prominently To the
front. In their capacities as Speaker
and lioor leader of the majority re-
spectively Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Dingley
are necessarily involved in every i'm
portant episode affecting the Republic
can management in that body. The
sudden aggression of the Democratic
and Populistic minority for the sake
of fancied partisan advantage in fore
ing the cuban question to the front
brought out all the determination Of
Speaker Reed in ruling with a stern
hand the turbulent elements. In his
role. as presiding officer Mr.. Reed is
undoubtedly the ablcst man that ever
sat on the rostrum Of the House. The
dull monotonY of House proceedings
as it has generally been for the past
Two sessions. is not calculated to
show Mr.. Reed off at his best. Whcn
the storms come ana he Pilots his way
through the angry protestations of
Democratic statesmen MIR. Reed is
seen in the role that made him famous
in the 51st Congress.
Mr. Reed frequently has occasion 10
prompt in an undertonc his licutenants
on the floor during exciting periods.
This never happens in the case uf Mr.
Dinghy. He is always on the alor;.
watches for every advantage ON tn
opponent and drives his argument
homo With force. when the opportunity
comes for it. During the past week T."
has shown remarkable aptitude in
combating the assaults of Popuiiata
D.4 Il. n l.
mined colloquy with Leader Bailey 81
the Democratic minority, and the
crossing of swords resulted dsast rous-
~ for the Texan. The dispute was IN
the course Of debate OH cuba. in
which ;.rhnicaltE about III" rules
was tHpueaJ un. Standing by his desk
Which Is in q commanding position ia
the House Nj DMgley never h;nrh 4
at the declarations III the Texan The
"a District representative ~ very
norgetic i'm debate and he is 50 thor
ou@hiy informed on All public questions
that he is Il very dangerous aut1gon-
list. EepTcst ntative jerry simpson. the
"socllesa statesman from Kansas
found This out 10 his sorrow the other
day when h. tackled Mir Due!rs
about the receipts ana expenditures rf
the government. Air. Bryan made
some reckless statements at 4 speech
in Chicago about the Dinglcy las.
which Mr.. Eineley bad wished 20 am
sWer nut h. ala not care to dignity
Mr. Bryan hy replying to them jet- /
~ simpson. who il the BEST knuWn
Popuiist in the House. made practi- +
caly the same criticisms which ga. e /
Nj Dineley the desired onportuni., f.
and the way h. sailed INTO Jerry was !,
caution. Nh Simpson drew from hIS
desk a printed bulletin but Afr. Ding /
ley anticipated him by stating just
what figures there We're on the hulle- 4
Tin. These figures were concerning w. /
receipts and expenditures for the pr
vious day. an item Of government IN !
which Mr.. Dingley keeps particularly .
we'll posted
This incident also gave Mr.. Dinghy /
an opportunity to get even With Nj /
Simpson for a vicious attack that tn /
latter made upon him at the eXtr, Z
81 ssiOn. There was provision in the
Dneley bill that allowed logs. cut in +
in Maine. to be loated down the =
CroiX river without paying duty /.
Many Maine people know that the S, I
CToix takes a bend into Canada SO /
that the logs twice cross the boundary .
line between the Pine Tree State and .
the Province Of New Brunswick. Nj +
Simpson thought he smellcd a rat in
this provision of the hill and went t. +
Mr.. pinglcy in private seeking an OK /
PLANTATION Mr.. Dingley patiently cX- /
planned to him what the provision /
was for and Mr., Simpson was appar-
entity satisfied. Mr. Dngley Was
somewhat surprised a little later wh"n I
Mr.. Simpson secured the ioor Of the +
House and made a most personal al 4
tack upon him. 1t was easy enough 4
To explain it tn the House but Air |
Dinglcy nevertheless felt piuued at /
such discourteous and reckless treat Z
ment
rncant statnmap, 10 I'M var a.
u,,.tn.nt .,i,ns Some intarostinr his
torv ahout tho irnrovamants of mo
,<nnn.hac ,;vnr which is ona ~ mai
,,,,, in,nor,,o+ n.o,orv,vs i, Mai,o /
rbe fi,st ,nnronriation I'm, tho i,
,,rn,o,nnnt nf 10 ri,.a,. wac mai.
March > 1897 amountino tn s,0oo Sine
tb,t limo CONGRESS- bac made eixtenn
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