Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
New Eng|anders Not Alarmed
at Southern Schemes
Err a Material Reduction of Our Rep
resentation in Congress.
Maine N ,mharS' Success With Pension Bills
capitals Northern Visitors.

washington. ID. c.. Jan. 5.-(Special)-
>-ruerous southern Democrats of fiery
aisnosition are trying to alarm New
rneland members of Congress in a curl
N. wav. Some DAYS ago a statesman
trom South Carolina. Representative
wilson. gave ont prepared interview
smuhasizng that a bill. offered by JudSt
crumpacher of Indiana. to take cen
nc of voters with a view to reduce rep
,.ssntation in the Southern states whef
,orss are suppressed, would strike Il Sc
,ious blow AT New England states on ac-
copnt of the educational qualifications
ana on other accounts. That did not
orouse the New England members ana
commemorative Hay Of Virginia. has just
followed with another prepared interview
in which he explains in detail how Maine
and other New England commonwealth
would suffer if the proposed bill were
sdopted. Mr.. Hay claims that Maine
with a population of G6l .0s6. and cast .
vote in 1896 of 1866. while the first
sixth. tenth and twelfth districts Of Ohio
with a population of G73, 255, cast a vote
Of Isl. ISL
The question Of pension bills before
Congress is one that commands the at
tention Of Maine members great deal
The difficulty Of securing private pension
legislation has grown very difficult and,
as Commissioner Evans remarked to OF
of the old delegation of Maine men, it Is
oute as difficult To secure i private pen
sion by legislation Of both houses 81
congress as it is to find 4 needle i'm 4
haysta"k In the course of time it is pos
siblr to get bills reported from tn" pen
sion committees if they are Of i nJtur"
that warrant legislation and can not
pr0prrly be handled by the pension hu
I4au But after they have PASSED one
branch Of Congress they must pass TIM
othpr branch ANA 50 scores uf bills hi.
10 secure the proper approval before 4
Congress adluurns.
The members Of thu Maine delegation
have been fortunate in getting pension
bills through Congress. Representative
Burleigh secured the passage of four
session Nevertheless all the Maine
members proceed very cautiously about
advising their constituents tu seek such
means al securing 4 pension, because the
chances are remote that they VIII sue
deed some of the Democrats. who have
A large constituency Of civil War Vcter-
ans. Introduce bills promiscuuuslN asking
for pensions ut fancy sums. Ii is Away :
easy enough to introduce the bill and tu
g4t ii printed at government expense.
Thp methods followed by some members
Is 10 then send 4 copy Of the bill To tho
constituent and subsequently, to inform
him that a Republican Congress was 50
h"etiI4 Ia peusinn legislation that no ar-
lion could be- taken on his case. although
il was meritorious one At the end al
a Congress they gather up these pension
bills preserve them till the beginning Of
The next Congress ana then rcintrot!uc-
them with the same procedure TO he fol-
lowed later thus keeping their ConStitu-
ents hanging BY the gills Tor years. The
late REPRESENTATIVE Dinelcy once re-
narkaI ,h.t I'M. Maine n,ni,Ia were tnn
n n,ai1ig.n lt''t Il H. f""4I thaf wav Tb"
Main members ina that thev must trlI
tbair can.tItmante H., trntb
'n Mrs c1 nnpy Tb ,T wi5"w Of the late
Representative DingIrv. is expected in
Washington Within "A few DAYS. She will
visit with her daughter Mrs. James e.
Unna Mr. md Mrs IIuoe have inst re
turned frnm a Lricf trin abroad during
which thy .tnnprd in Paris and London
R4nrase,it,tiy' t;,nrer +, FOss of chi
capo who is the ACTING chairman of the
cnmmittn4 in naval affIirs during the al
l'''l''ii' ~. % ~ 49,, ~,
,hp ' tb T MI n ,inr d istricf. IN The cam
raipn If 1>gt IL. .nnkr IN thr Kpnnebrc
valley being then i voIlng member Of
tnnyrass nn. II III. nt,bin Ineacbne
was deIivarad M U,iIovvnII IL mad i
large audience ana was given a warm re
Cantior 4 d.N ~ III, nrnyinueiv he
snnka a pittstiaId at -, I,roa rally with
Tb"mas n Ri .,rI ,:ir t:rosvenor thn
farv or,tnr frnr, obin REPRESENTATIVE,
Enss il, rho s,,i,, I.,,,,,,in,I ennife ar
Vor,idgswncl, III. MIN" ~ Enrridoa-
wock and HaIawaII warn hofb onen an.
te' VGy,noh nv pr' fG b e 9F
ling his rnIl,gi,,fe rdur,tinn NJ c6Ibv
Tniyarsitv liz fath"r va , R5ntiSt
d.acnn Ana wanted III 1anl him III rolb,-
that he might Sin remain under Baptist
Influences Nr I'nss hownypr Iatcr-
mind J., ,,,ArI ii.,,..,t,I rn,i'.oo I'M
went mere ,,r.dn,tjnt, ,ftnr , fnur