Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-22
Republicans Cheer Asher
Kinds in Discussion,
Bills and Petitions introduced
For Senator Frye by GaIIInger.
What New Maine Members Wrote
For the Congressional Directory.

! tive Asher Kinds. of Maine. the othe
day in a parliamentary role. cheereC
the House Republicans tremendously
| When he rose to participate in the dis
cussion of a knotty parliamentar,
| point they eheered and they alst
cheered again and louder than eve
| when he sat down.
He has abstained very properly from
the discussion Of parliamentary ques
| tons since the extra session begar
| because he wished to arouse no ami
| riosities among the older members who
| might be jealous OF him in such a role
HOW that he is member of the House
On the same footing as they. He de
eided that he could better devote his
| attention to other things and bide his
time fer getting in" on the parlia-
| mentary questions. For out in the
| country folks know little and care less
| in a specific way, about parliament
| tary law. 1t is all so technical few
people can understand it any way.
There had been a big dispute as T.
whether a certain amendment to the
| farmers free list DILL. which one of the
Nebraska Republicans, given to allit-
Grafton describes as the Fraudulent
Farmers Free List" and finally Mr.
Kinds locked horns with Representa-
| tive Underwood of Alabama, the chair
man of ways and means and flnoI
leader. The Maine man Immediately
| quoted what Mr.. Carlisle IF Kentucky
whom he mentioned as "one of the
greatest ehairnen and Speakers who
even sat in that chair"
This PUT Mr.. Underwood hack a little
but he INDUCED in some "reminiscences
of what went on ii years ago when
the present Nive President of tho
United States was sitting in that
chair" and. the distinguished gentle
man from Maine tMr. Hindsl was
standing on his right hand. his chief
adviser as to parliamentary law
Representative Hardwick, of Georgia
also measured swords with Mr. Kinds
and the conversation ragged back anC
forth till the time lad all expired. Mr.
Kinds did not have opportunity to fin
ioh his remarks (Which often happens
to those who are speaking in the N3-
;ional House, and Mr.. Underwcod
suggested that Mr.. Kinds had had
half of the time that was left for
debate"
"Oh." retorted the Maine man. while
there was laughter on the Republican
side. las the gentleman (Mr. Under
wood) was indulging in rem:niscencies,
which are the common treasure of both
of US, did not know but what l might
participate in the memories"
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
has introduced many bills and petit
lions this week for Senator Frye of
Maine, who is too i'll at his hotel to
attend the sessions of the Senate. One
of these is bill for the relief of own
ers Of property at Popham Beach,
Maine, on account of the depreciation
in value of their holdings because of
the location of heavy guns at Fort
Baldwin and because of the firing of
these guns This and other bills. for
Maine folks who claim damages on ac-
count of the firing Of heavy guns in
their vicinity. have been referred TO
Senate committee on claims.
Another bill. introduced for Senator
Frye, pertains to the efficiency of the
lighthouse service and provides for the
retirement of lifesavers on three
fourths pay after certain term of
service This is subject in which
Senator Frye has long been interested
He has introduced bill of this char
acter into every Congress for many
years.
One of the very first votes that
Senator Charles F. Johnson of Maine,
has been called upon to cast in the
Senate had to do with the considera-
ton of the bill to submit constitu-
tional amendment for the popular
election of senators to the people. He
voted in favor of making 1t the I'M
finished business of the Senate as did
several Republican senators from New
England
There is always scanning of the
Congressional Directory. when it comes
out at the beginning of a Congess tc
see what kind of biographies the new
senators and representatives wrote OF
themselves. 1t is an open secret thai
| these biographies are autobiographies
The four new members of the Maine
delegation in Congress We're all mod.
est in that direction. Senator John.
son takes UP less than ten printed
lines. He describes himself as
Democrats, of Watervile,' born al
| Winslow, Me-. February IA. 1859" tell
how he attended the common schools
of Winslow and Waterville Classica
Institute; graduated from Bowdoii
/ College in 1879 taught school and rea,
law; was admitted to the bar in 1888
and began practice in Waterville." II
also tells how he was Democrat
candidate for Governor of Maine
served two terms in the legislature
both terms on the judiciary commit
tee" and was grand master of tn
Grand Lodge of Masons of Maine il
1906 and 1907"
Representative Asher Crosby Hind'
Republican of Portland" who IVA
born at Benton, Me-, Feb. s, 1863
graduated from Colby College, 1883
began newspaper work in Portland i
1884" takes just six lines to tell abou
his life. He mentions that he wa
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