Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-24
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pension bills pending. 1t remains to
be seen how far Mr.. Talbert Will carry
out his threat. He is a typical South
erner. but has always claimed that n
regarded il as a pleasure and PRIV
ilege 10 vote pension loI WI my
Union soldiers. The clamor for spec
ial pension legislation has grown so
great of late. as he claims. and there
have been so many temptations lol
abuses that he intends to check the
entire business. For many years pen
sim bills have been passed in the
House at a special session, held frlday
evening. AS a matter of fact only a
handful of members are presnt at
these sessions and il is always posi-
BILE for one man to block the proceed
ings bv raising the point of no quorum.
Irate members have occasionally stop
ped legislation for one evening in this
way. but il has been 4 long time since
a man has announced that he intend
ed to press the point continually. Inc
The Senate passes its pension bllls
bills with great rapidity but always a.
the day sessions
The trustees of Columbia University
in this city have not yet selected a sue
cessor to President E.. l.. Whitman,
former president of Colby. A meeting
was held some days ago and commit
tee chosen to undertake this work. one
of the committee was Mr.. W. :. wood
ward, a prominent dry goods man, VINO
came from Damariseotta. Ne. DF.
Whitmans resignation will take effect.
April 80.
Mrs EVE Gray Robinson OF North
Anson who came here over a week ago.
with her young daughter. that the lat
ter might be treated for threat
trouble. hopes to be able to return to
Maine in a week or so. Her daughter
has been at Providence hospital. but is
now at the residence of her uncle, and
is doing very Well Mrs. Robinson will
be a delegate to the national convention
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution. which will soon meet in this
city. ,
Representative Littlefield of Maine,
is having an active part, this week. in
the debate before the House on the ease
Of Brigham Fl. Roberts. Few new mem
bers Of the House have so good an op-
portunty to make a maiden speech as
Mr.. I.ittlefield had. His topic was
one Of live interest and one on which
he is thoroughly Informed. 1t seems t"
be assured that his resolution. although
il Will have the support of Republicans
and Democrats will not command Il
majority. There is widespread conf
dence in the legal argument that Mr..
Littlcfield has to offer but many Of the
lawyers of the House, who agree with
him on the legal matters, are not salts
fled with the language of his resolution.
which might place the House in the at
titude of having to compel Mr.. Roberts
to take the oath before it could eXpei
him. While probably Il tWo-thirdS ma
jority would vote to eXpel Mr.. Roberts
they do not want him to nave the
chance to take the oath or to put the
House in an awkward position. Then.
Representative Tayler of Ohio, who is
more familiar with parliamentary tao
ties than Mr.. Littlefield. has prepared a
resolution that is intended to be vote
gettcr, because it really amounts 10 =
resolution of expulsion. II the resulu-
ton is adopted by two-thirds vote.
Mrs. Frye the wife Of Senator Frye.
has given several very hcspitabie r.
ceptions. during January. at the Ham
ilton. Miss Burleigh. daughter of Gov.
and Mrs. Eurlegh. assisted her in re-
ceiving at last weeks reception.