Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
MR.. REESE LOOKING OUT FOR
AUGUSTA.

WimberIy After Farrow's Berth-Tbe
Radical Game of Grab-Slim Chances
for the Bankrupt Act-Mr. Hammond
and Marshal LOngstreet-The District
Marshalship-The Jeanette Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Mr. Reese. of
Georgia, who is Governor Stephens sue
cessor in the House, will give special atent-
tion to the bill now ON the calendar of the
House in committee of the whole. provid-
ing for public building at Augusta. In
this connection there may be chronicled
reminiscence of interest. Last session
Mr.. Stephens, when there was anv pros-
pect of this bill being reached, was daily
in his rolling chair. His health was worse
than usual at that time. but he notwitb-
standing was on hand to catch the
Speakers eye. Keifer would fail
to recognize him time after
time. But he would always write note
OF apology to Mr.. stephens. The latter
would accept the apology and come again.
But he never got the required recOgni
ton. Mr.. Reese will do the best he can
for Augusta this session.
NOMINATIONS AND COMBINATIONS.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate to-day were the following: j. G.
Bancroft Davis, of New York. to be a
Judge of the Court of Claims; Mrs. Mat
tie ID. Todd to be Postmistress at Cyn-
thiana, Ky.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations:
Henry II. Morgan, of Louisiana, to be Sec
retary of Legation of the United States at
the City of Mexico; George f. WarinU
Jr., of Rhode Island, to be a member of
the National Board of Health: CommO-
dOre Earl English to be Chief of the Bu-
reau OF Equipment and Recruiting of the
Navy; Mrs. Elizabeth Porter to be Post
mistress at Russellville, KY; VIM Rhein-
hard, to be Postmaster at Abiline, Tex.
BANKRUPTCY LAW.
1t has been developed in Senate debates
that Southern and Western influences are
against the passage of a new bankrupt
law. They say that there is no necessity
for such a law. These influences are
strong enough to defeat any bankruptcy
bill; and they will do it. You can put it
down that no bill for new bankruptcy
law will be enacted at this session.
HAMMOND AND LONGsTREET.
There is a little matter between Repre-
sentative Hammond and Marshal Long
street in regard to employment of sDe-
cial election deputies, about which cor
respondence with the Department of JUS
tice is now going on, and which may fur
nish very interesting reading. Long
street employed deputies in Hammond's
district, outside of Atlanta, when. under
the law, he was authorized to employ
them only there.
RUMOR.
There is a report here that Mr.. Jesse
Wimberly, of Georgia, present Republi-
can member of the Legislature from Burke
county, who is in the city, is working to be-
come the successor of FarrOW as Collector
of Customs at Brunswick. 1t is stated
that FarrOw has not since he received his
present appointment spent over five days
in his office.
THE DISTRICT MARSHALSHIP.
The nomination of Clayton MacMichael
to be Marshal of the District of Columbia
was briefly discussed by the Senate Judi
ciary Committee, and the Chairman was
authorized to report a resolution to the
Senate in executive session calling upon
the President for a statement of the causes
for which Marshal Henry was removed.
THE JEANETTE INQUIRY.
Seaman Noros was examined before the
Jeanette board to-day. He repeated
what had been previously testified to. and
said that when Jackson and Lawson
visited the place where the bodies were
buried the grave was opened and Lawson
made sketch Of the tomb and bodies.