Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-09

WASHINGTON, December S-Another
effort for ship canal across The Isthmus of
Florida will be made this session. sena-
tor Jones, Of Florida, saws that he
viii give that effort bis most Jealous
support, and adds: "It should receive
the cordial support of the Southern
and Western COngressmen IS the canal would
shorten the water transportation of their
products and supplies between eight hun
dred and nine hundred miles. The govern
ment surveys estimate that the improve
ment would cost from thirty million to
forty million dollars, pretty round sum, It
Is true, but the reductions in transportation
and insurance on cargoes would soon recon-
pense the people for the outlay"
General Haz9n, Cnief Signal Officer of
the army, Is devOting great deal of atten-
ton TO securing fuller reports for the cotton
| belt. The special reports Of weather fore
| casts heretofore received have been without
/ any special aid from Congress in the way Of
/ appropriations. General HsZen deems the
/ necessity of full reports for the cotton belt
OF sufficient importance to warrant q special
| ar preparation by Congress. This he will
urge. He has the opinions of the different
| boards of trade IN the South that such pre-
| dictiOus are of the greatest value to cotton
growers, snd viii, he says, spare no efforts
to induce Congress to make the necessary
| appropriation.
| Beyond the regular and routine manner In
which Georgia aud Florida appears in the
/ appropriation bills there is nothing of a
/ strictly local character which has showed
any signs OF appearing before Congress. No
/ Georgia or Florida member with whom
/ have talked has any special local measure
/ In 1Haffc nd nf
/ plate any. They will content themselves In
| seeing that the regular appropriations, in an
| increased amount IL possible, are made.
Representative Emory Speer has had sev-
| eral interviews with President Arthur in re-
gard to the POstmastership at Athens.
| Whether he has succeeded In inducing the
| President TO put that particular bit of pub
lie patronage in the especial care
| OF Mr. Speer is not known. There is
| nothing on the surface, however, to indicate
that he has reached such a decision. But
| Mr.. SpeeT is energetic and industrious. He
loses 10 opportunity for presenting his
| claims and his preferences to the President.
| He may succeed in inducing the President
70 lean the Emory Speer way in this and
other matters of Federal patronage. If he
could there would be no doubt of the great
hilarity Of Mr.. Speer.
The Western people are hot after Mr.
Burchard, Director OF the Mint. Mr..
Burchard has been getting down on the
silver dollar since he went under Treas
ury influence, and has acted with the East
ern capitalists IN disparity to the Western
| producer of gold and silver. For this aud
| Other reasons Western Influence is trying
to accomplish the removal of Mr. BuIchard;
| and it seems as II il would be successful.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In he Senate the President pro tenn. sub
mitted the response of the Secretary Of the
Interior to the Senate resolution of Nav 10,
| 1881, transmitting list of names OF officers,
clerks and other employees on the rolls Of
the department, with the salary, date Of sp-
uOintment sud grade of Ofice-Of each, the
stare 10 which each is charged, and in6ics'-
ing who served in the Union and who in the
Confederate armies Tabled and ordered
printed
The Chair also presented the memorial Of
the National Guards Association of New
York, for amendments to the militia laws.
| Ref. rred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Bills we're introduced and referred TO
| committees as follows:
Bv Mr., Pendleton-To provide that the
. princips CfficeTs of each Of the executive
departments may occupy seats on the ho'
of the Senate and House of Representatives.
4 | Referred, on motion of Mr.. PendletOn, to a
special committee Of ten, TO be appointed
by the Chsir.
By Mr.. Vest-FOr bridge across the Mis-
! souri, az the most acceptable point from five
! % eight miles above st. Louis. Referred TO
i | he Committee On Commerce.
By Mr. Cockrell-For a bridge over the
Missouri at or near Arrow Rock, Mo, re-
J ported on fayOrably in the Senate last yesr.
. Similarly referred.
! Also. for an investigation and examina-
ton of the accounts of certain land grant
railroads, in accordance with the decision
of the Supreme Court. and for full report
2 Of the results thereof to Congress. This
I | bill is identical with that reported on favor
2 ably last session Referred to the Commit
! tee on Military Affairs
| By Mr.. Plumb-To amend certain sections
| Of the Revised Statues concerning taxes on
, deposits OF banks which are deposited with
: | other banks or with bankers. 1t further
t exemp-s from taxation savings deposits in
: provideDt associations, savings banks and
savings institutions, ard on so much Of the
. deposits as have been invested In United
+ S ates securities. Referred to the Finance
Committee.
Upon the conclusion of the morning busi-
ness Mr.. Morrlll's tariff commission bill was
Z taken up, and Mr.. Morrill, delivered a long
. and carefully prepared speech, taking
ground against free trade At the conclu-
sion of his speech he moved the reference
OF his resolution to the Committee on FL
! nance, but withdrew his motion upon Mr..
; Garland ating that he wished to be heard
/
passed over for the present.
Mr. VO' rhees submitted a resolution,
which at mis- instance wss tabled and order
, ed printed for reference to the Committee
T l On Finance. recommendations in the Presi-
d nt's message ia favor OF the repeal
of the acts authorizing the coinage of
silver ard the issue OF silver certificates and
their retirement from circulation.
Mr. Garland introduced a bill In relation
. 70 the Presidential succession, upon which
he gave notice OF his intention to spesk
when the subject is taken up on Tuesday
Tabled.
; On motion Of Mr.. Hoar, the memorial
! presented at the called session in relation
10 the title by which the New York Sena-
tors holl their seats, was taken from the
table ard referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Terry, from the Committee on Post
Offices. reported b ok with amendment the
bill granting the franking privilege to the
widow of the late President Garfield. He
| I asked and obtained unanimous con-
. sent for q suspension OF the rules
to consider the bill. He explained
that the committees amendment consisted
simply in making the language conform to
the r, r,QuiremeGts OF the present Revised
Statutes on postal matters, aud that other
| wise it was Identical with the precedents In
cases Of the widows of Presidents Tyler,
. Polk snd Lincoln, and that the report was
an u auimOus one.
Mr. Maxey, OF the same committee, made
, a like statement in relation TO the una
| nimity of the committees action.
The bail was read and passed without oo-
lection, baing the first Of the session to pass
the Senste.
The Senate then adjourned.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH CALL.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has to-day
authorized the Assistant Treasurer at New
! York 10 redeem five million dollars OF
bonds of the IG6th call in each week until
further orders, beginning with "Wednesday
; next, and to paw interest on bonds to ma
! turity, January 90, 1881.
The total amount of 81 per cent. con-
J tinued bonds received for redemption under
the 1O5th call up to date is Sl3, ,734 200.