Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11
CAPITAL CHAT,
Gossip Of Men in Congress
Who Are Direct from Maine
And Of Men Who Were Maine
Born, Now from Distant States.
Big Fights Of Winter and Who Were
in THEME After Them.


Washington, D. c., Feb 10-(Spe-
ciaD--The Maine men, who have come
to Congress from other states, are
having share in the activities of
Washington these parlous days. One
Of them is the delegate from Arizona,
Honorable Ralph Henry Cameron. of
tlaggstaf, once Of Southport, Maine.
He is a Republican from that Demo-
cratic territory and is representing his
constituency in both the Senate and
the House. a legion of measures in
which Arizona, as new country. is in
terested. come pressing TO the fore in
such times as these and Delegate
Cameron fits from one end of the
Capitol to the other. He has no vote
but he has a voice in the House and
he also has a voice which he used
assiduously in presenting the situa-
ton, to senator's Among the toga
wearers he has many friends and
some Of the staunchest of them are
New England men.
Delegate Cameron has been men,
toned as one of the two first sena-
tors from the new state. He will
hardly arrive, however, because all the
signs point to Arizona having
Democratic legislature. The Demo-
Gratis have framed a new and radical
constitution and Delegate Cameron Is
doing his best to prevent its ac-
ceptance by Congress and the Presi-
dent. Advance copies of the docu-
ment We're forwarded to him. He has
supplied these to influential men and
is urging that no action be taken here
at Washington with n view to forcing
the Territory to adopt more con-
serVative constitution The features.
most objected to. are those providing
for an initiative and referendum and
for the recall.
Although Arizona is far away many
Arizona people come here to see their
delegate, more probably than come to
Washington from all the State OF
Maine. That is always the way with
"a new country, which inevitably has
numerous interests at Washington
He is very busy before the depart
mentS as we'll as before Congress and,
occasionally, has to make "trip here
during the months when Congress is
rot in session.
There viii be little change in the
number OF Maine born men in the
next Congress. who represent con-
stitucncies in other states. Repre-
sentative p. S. Alexander of Buffalo.
as is generally known, was defeated
for re election by one vote, but he is
very philosophical about it and, after
his very long service in Washington.
is quite content to return to private
life. All the other Maine men from
outside states We're reelected. In
the next Congress Massachusetts will
have two Maine members, William
III. Wilder of Gardiner who starts
upon his first term, and Ernest w.
Roberts Of Chelsea, who has been in
Congress for about ten years.
Senator George c. Perkins of Cali
fornia. kennebunkport man, is do
Ing a lot of work this session in spite
OF the fact that he is in feeble health
He goes about very little hut has TAX
en- an active part in the big contest
to locate the Panama exposition at
San Francisco and gives close atten-
ton to the Congressional business
that comes from the great state on
the Pacific coast
The last few days have been busy
ones for the four Maine Republicans
in the House. Representative Bur-
leigh has been before the appro-
priations committee in connection
with the annual appropriations for
tn" Soldiers Home at Togus The
Sundry civil bill, now being framed
there carries the funds for all the
branch homes for volunteer soldiers
the country over The Third District
congressman has always championed
liberal appropriations for these homes
that the veterans might be made as
comfortable as could reasonably be.
Representative Guernsey of the
Fourth District, has been much as
sociated with Representative Burleigh
in the apportionment fight. With
Representatives elect Asher Kinds OF
the First District. they have been the
big battling trio. Mr.. Kinds has
no vote yet. of course butt he has been
a tower of strength in assisting.
Representative Swasey of the Sec
ond District has been celebrating
much with the House committee on
merchant marine and fisheries of late.
That committee has been considering
his bill for federal control of pilots,
and other kindred measures This
committee has been considering some
such measure almost every year for a
decade but there seems to be no hope
OF getting it enacted into law The
opposition is very powerful and then
some of the abuses that formerly pre-
vailed with reference to state pilots
in Southern ports have been rem
edied. Steam vessels were long ago
relieved of these exactions but sailing
vessels. many of which hail from New
England ports, have been subjected to
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