Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-10
CONGRATULATIONS
Showered lpon Members Of
the Maine Delegation
For the SpI;ndid Victory in the Great
Rc-appocticl mel: fi& h.
Details OF the Yea and Nay vc.c ON Motion
to Substitute.

Washington, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD.-
When your correspondent called on
Governor Burleigh at his room in the
Richmond, this evening, he found him
reading the congratulatory kilograms
which were stacked upon his desk.
They began coming, last evening""
he said. 'and have continued all day.
/ has been from the start a hard fight
against heavy odds, but now that the
strain of it is over, and we have the
satisfaction of knowing that our State
is not to be reduced in it's representa-
ton in the national House, and in the
electoral college during the next de-
cade, we are "a thousand times repaid
for all our efforts. l am touched and
gratifed beyond expression by the
many kind words that have come to
me since the vote was taken, from
friends all over Maine.
No greater satisfaction can come
20 any man in public life than the feel
ing that he has been able to meet i'll
some measure the expectations of mis-
constituents. The delegation has stood
shoulder to shoulder in this contest.
and each one did his full share in the
winning of yesterdays victory.
Il felt when we went home for the
to defeat the Hopkins bill The can
vass at that time was fun of On
enlargement, but it remained for us to
so thoroughly organize our forces, that
there should be no possibility of a
stampede on the amendments. This VIC
We're able to accomplish with the re
suit that our majority exceeded our
most Sanguine expectations.
iS. al al I oh
the matter added the Governor. I'VE
are feeling little tired, but happy"
In reply to a suggestion that he
should take a needed rest the Governor
pointed to a big stack of letters upon
his desk.
Il must get down to these now he
said. 1--WE have been obliged to drop
most everything else while the fight
was on, and it will take us a week or
so to catch up with our other work
again"
The experience of Governor Burleigh
has been that of other members of the
Maine delegation. Congratulatory tele-
grams have fairly showered upon them
ever since the result of the vote on the
apportionment matter was put upon
the wires They have also come in for
many cordial expressions of good will
from the members of the House and
Senate generally.
The readers of the Journal will,
doubtless be interested to know the
details of the yea and nay vote on the
motion Of Mr.. Burleigh TO substitute
the first section of his bill for the
first section of the Hopkins bill. 1t was
as follows:
Yeas, Rcpubicans-Mc ssrs Adams. AID
rich, Alexander, Allen (McD. Bailey
tkan-l; B IN! Bingham' forcing.
prom. Cochrane IN. VI. Cromer.
crumpacker, Curtis. Cushman, Da-
wilson. Dovencr. Driscoll, Eddv Esch.
ham. Greene Mass.D Grout, IIeatwolc,
Hcmcnwav. HiH. Jack. jenkins. Jones
Washl. Kahn. Kerr tMdD. Knox, Ian
dis, Lane, Iitticdeld, Long Mccall Nc
cIcary, Mann, MctCaif Miller, Minor.
Moody (Mass.D. Moody (OrcD, Morgan.
Morrcll Morris. Needham. O'Grady.
Pugh, RAY. Rceder, Roberts, Russell.
Shackleford, Shattuc, Shaw, Southland,
Spalding, Spcrry. Spraguc. steele. stew
art IN. ", Taylor oOhio), Thropp. Temp
White, Woods. Wright and Young-S6.
Yeas. Democrats Mossrs. Allen tky),
Allen tMissD. Atwater, Bclamy, Benton,
Brundidgc. Burke CTcx.). Burleson. Cald
tMo1. Cooper CiexD. Cowh' ri, Crowley.
DaveY, DAVIS, De Almond. De Graffenreid,
Denny, Dinsmore, Doughcrty, Elliott,
Finley. Fitzpa trick. Fox. CASTOR. Gilbert.
Green PaD, Griffith. Hay. Henry tMissD,
Henry ITeXD. Jett. Johnston, Jones tNaD,
Klebcrg. Lamb. Lanham, Lassitcr. Lati
NOR. Levy. Little. Lloyd. McCulloch, Nc
Lain, McRae. Naphen, Otey. Polk.
Quarles, Rhea Cky.}. Rhea tNa.D, Rixey,
Robb, Robinson UndD, Rucker, Sheppard.
Sblcy. Slaydcn. Small Smith tkyD,
Sparkman, Spight Stokes, Sulzer. Tai
bert Thayer, Thomas On. @, Nandivcr.
Wheeler, Williams Games R.), Williams
tW nlam ED. Williams (MissD, Wilson
Is. c., Zenor-75.
Yeas, Popuiists-Messrs. Ridgcly and
Sutherland; Silverites-Me ssrs Bell and
Shafroth-2. Total yeas, l65.
Nays Rcpublica ns-Messrs. Achcson.
Babcock, Bartholdt, Bishop Brownlow.
Burton, Conner. Cooper (Wis.). Corliss,
Dalzel. Davenport (SamIcD, Emerson,
Fordney, Gardner tMichD. Gardner IN.
j., Gillctt (MassD. Graft, Grosvcnor.
Grow. Hamilton. Haugen, Hedge. Henry
Comm. Hepburn, Hopkins. JOY. Kerr
Whjol. Ketcham, Lacey, L.ttauer. Loud,
Loudensager. Lowering. Lybrard. Mon
dell. Mudd. Packer. Parker, Rodenberg,
Reeves, Sheldon, Sherman. Showaltcr,
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