Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-19
Able Address by Kinds.

Representative Kinds of the LIST Dis
trict has just delivered another able
speech in the House 1t has enhanced
still further his reputation for ex-
haustive study and excellent presenta-
tion OF a legislative question. His first
effort was when the Canadian reci-
procity bill was under consideration.
His remarks in opposition to that
measure were regarded as the ablest
heard in all the debate. His recent
speech was against the Democratic
proposition for free sugar. Mr.. Kinds
had full warrant for speaking on that
topic because he had served on the
special committee, appointed by the
House Democrats year ago To inVes-
tigate the Sugar trust. He went into
the matter very comprehensively and
his speech was a real contribution TO
the debate. There is every prospect
that in due time Mr.. Kinds VIII be
made member of the ways and
means committee, possibly in time to
participate in whatever revision of the
tariff may be undertaken by the next
Congress. The only hindrance to such
an appointment for him is that there
are now two Republicans on the COM
mittee from New England-one Rep
resentative Mccall of Massachusetts,
and the other Representative Hill OF
Connecticut. The work of Representa-
tive Kinds has been so thorough on
such questions as Canadian reciproc-
ity and the investigation of the sugar
industry that this would naturally
commend him for ways and means
service. Then his exceptional ability
as . speaker would make him very
desirable acquisition for the ways and
means Republicans.
Money Expended for Maine.
A document on river and harbor APP
preparations which Secretary of the
Treasury MaeVeagh has forwarded
to the Senate, contains the interest
ing item that, the second largest pro-
ject for all Maine, is the Kennebec
River, where, since the government
was founded, there have been expend-
ed a total of $500. $500. The only 9TH
er project in Maine that has had n
larger expenditure for Improvement is
Portland Harbor the total of expen-
ditures there being $l39S, 259.06. The
appropriations for Kennebee River
are, in a considerable part. the work
of ey-Representative Burieigh. during
National House As soon as he had
been elected to Washington he began
to work for the Improvement of this
great water way through central
Maine, got an additional appfopria-
ton of $4,000 early for the improve
ment of the channel between Augusta
and Gardiner and later persuaded Con-
gress to vote different sums at varl-
otks times for the Improvement of the
river all the way from it's mouth up
to the head of navigation. While
much had been done in the earlier
years, the navigability of the Kenne-
bee today is in considerable part due
to Gov. Bpreigh's efforts at Wash
ington.
No Opposition to BurIeish.
All the folks who come here from
Maine nowadays bear testimony to
the success of Gov. Bureigh's candi-
dacy before the primaries June nth
for the long term u. S. Senatorial
nomination Republican member
of Congress from another state who
made trip into Maine not long ago
on another errand reported that there
seems to be nothing to the contest but
Burleigh."
Few matters of Maine legislation
are coming to the front here Just now.
There is dominant interest any
how, in tariff legislation and not much