Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-10

Congress Ike the appointment of a Post
master. The people of Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois and other great Western States are as
mucn interested In the administration of
the legitimate business of the New York
custom house as the people of New York
themselves. While | regret that the ap-
pointment OF Judge Robertson is not accep-
taole 70 the Senators from New York, yet,
DeneVlDg MIN capable and an honest man,
and recognizing g the right of the President
TO make the selection, l feel it my duty to
vote for his confirmation
Ihe Star says: "Ihese views from Dem
ocratic Senator, from the prominence and
influence Of Mr.. Voorhees,, have special
weight at this time, especially as another
leading Senator OF the same party, Mr.. Bay
ard, has expressed himself recently to the
same effect"
NEWSPAPER STATISTICS.
The Census office has issued preliminary
exhibit OF statistics Of the daily press of the
Oniteu osStes during the census year, from
which the following figures are obtained:
The total number of daily journals in the
country during the census year is placed at
nine hundred and sixty-two, which includes
eighty daiiies which were suspended and
one hundred and fourteen which
were established during the course of
that year. Their aggregate daily cireu.
lstion Is placed at 1851, ,187, and their ag-
gregate annual circulation at /, 127, ,337, ,355,
with an aggregate daily circulation of g.
5ol, l67. At an average price per annum of
q 50, It appears that the people of the
United states pay out annually S26, $50, 100
for their daily newspapers.
New York State takes the lead In publish
ing the largest number of dailies, lis; Penn
sylvania comes next with 98; Illinois, 73;
OHIO and California, each, 81; Missouri, 40:
M Hon n. Or
33; Iowa and Texas, each, 80; New jersey,
"a; Virginia and Wisconsin, each, II:
Colorado, 20; Kansas 10; Connecticut, II;
Georgia, 10; Maryland, Nevada and Nebras-
Sa IA each; North Carolina, 13; Tennessee,
IL; Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine IL each |;
Minnesota, 10; Arkansas and Oregon z each; !;
Alabama and Rhode Island each; Delaware,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Vermont
) each; Florida and West Virginia 8 each: !:
and Al in the Territories and the District of
Columbia. Statistics of the weekly press
proper, and of all periodicals other than
datltes or issues connected Herewith, as
well as some important information regard
ing the daily press, notably by the amount of
capital invested, and the value of annual
products. are reserved for a subsequent
statement.
MR.. MoRGAN's IsTHMUs SHIP CANAL REso-
LUTON.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions to day authorized its Chairman to re-
port back, with the recommendation that 1t
be adopted, the following resolution, re-
Gently Introduced by Senator Morgan:
"ReSOlUed, That the interests of the peo-
pie of the United States and the welfare
and security of their government are so
involved in the subject Of the construction
OF ship canals and other ways for the
transportation of sea going vessels
across the isthmus connecting North
and South America, that the Government of
the United States with the frankness which
is due to all other peoples and governments,
hereby asserts that 1t will insist that its
consent is necessary condition precedent
to the execution of such projects, and also
to the rules and regulations under which
other nations shall participate In the use of
such canals or other ways either in peace or
war"
ADVERSE REPORT ON STANLEY MATTHEWS.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this
morning voted to report adversely on the
nomination of Stanley Matthews as Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court The
nomination was reported accordingly to the
Senate in executive session this afternoon.
II is understood that the vote in commit
tee on bis nomination was as follows: In
favor of continuation, Mr. Lamar. Against
continuation, Messrs. E lmunds, Logan, In-
gals, Mcmillan, Davis of Illinois, and
Bayard. Absent, Messrs. Conkling and
Garland.
RECEIPTS OF SIX PER CENTS.
The aggregate amount Of six per cent.
bonds received at the Treasury Department
up to date, at 81 per cent, is SIZE, ,55I, $50.
1t is estimated that this amount, together
with the packages of bonds at the
department not yet counted and upwards of
SIS, 900, coo in the Treasurer's office, not in
cluded in the above, will sell in the aggregate
amount to at least $40, GOO, 900, leaving but
about S5O,0OO,0O0 Of + per cents. outstand-
ing.