The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1900-11-24

out on the subject. Also to A. 81
Berry to get Newport and Coving-
ton people to write to Carlisle; also
! to F. l.. Cleveland to write and get
others to write TO Clark. Had in
terview with Beck as to confer
ences of Kentucky members. Said
he did not think it would do any
good. Such matter of appropriation
belonged to House, still If House
members desired his presence and
invited him he would attend. Saw
Turner; showed him my letter of
invitation which he approved. We
fixed time of conference Monday
1890 p. m. Had seen Blackburn
before and be agreed to conference.
Sunday, January 20, 1879.
Went to National Hotel to see
Reagan, Chairman of Committee
on Commerce. He was not in.
Went TO Judge Harlan's, saw him.
his wife and family; spent say 2
hours with them; pleasant visit.
Returned to National, found Reagan
in his room. Senator Maxey, of
Texas, with him. Told Reagan my
business; had considerable talk;
no trouble as to Reagan. Maxey
said Kentucky had an old fogy
delegation in Congress opposed to
every appropriation; that we must
send different men or we could
never get any thing for Kentucky.
Wrote long letters to Craddock and
Judge Pryor to get letters to Beck.
Carlisle, ETC., to help me. Read
Rambles in Wonderland; went to
bed.
Monday, January q, 1879.
Went at IL o'clock and had invita-
tions to conference put on tables of
each of our members. At 1890
O'Clock went to Blackburn COM
mittee room found none of them
there. After little time Turner
came in, said the members had just
seon their invitations and could not
be present on so short a notice. Al
his suggestion commenced writing
an authority TO him, Willis and
Boone, from Kentucky members, to
present claims of Kentucky before
Commerce Committee. While. en-
gagged in writing it Turner came
back and said Beck proposed mem
bers should meet in same room at
IL 80 tomorrow morning, to which
/ agreed and Turner was to notify
other members.
Went into gallery of Senate; found
Hill, of Georgia, speaking against
claim of Warren Mitchell, of Ken
lucky, taking the ground that Con-
gress should not pay for losses oc-
casioned by the lahe civil war.
They could not pay rebels for their
losses and should not pay losses of
those claiming to be loyal in the
south, and advising the Democrats
to disarm the Republicans by TAX
ing a stand against paying such
claims. Beck replied, advocating
the payment as a legal obligation
upon the government, as Mitchell
had, by permission of the officer in
command of TIE Federal army, gone
into the South and purchased the
cotton which was seized by Sher-
man on his capture Of Savannah
and witch was sold by the Federal
authorities and the money placed
in treasury of u. S. Morgan, of
Alabama, opposed payment of claim
also. think Hills position cor
rect and as a matter of policy best
for the Democratic party. Saw
Blaine, Conkling, Edmunds, Burn
side, Hoar, Dawes and other lead
ing Republicans. Blaine is full
faced and full bodied man with a
pugnacious expression of face.
Conkling a man of fine figure and
size with blonde face and hair.
Edmunds face and expression of
great thought and study, very old
looking and bald for his age, as he
is said TO be less than go. Burn
side is more remarkable for the
prime cut of his whiskers than any
thing else L saw about him.
OF Democrats l saw Thurman,
Bayard, Lamar, Hill, Meriman,
/ VOORHEES,, etc. Thurman appears TO
be man Of power, self-possession
and caution. Bayard man of