Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The st. Johns and Indian River
Bridge BIlI-FIOrida Public Build.
iDgs-Tbe whisky Bond Extension
The New Georgia JudgeshIp.

WASHINGTON, May 11-Representstive Fin
ley, Of Florida, has introduced in the House
a bill to authorize the Sanford and Indian
RIVER Railroad Company to construct bridge
across the st. Johns river, and to establish
post road. Candor compels the prediction that
there is not much chance of the bill becoming
a law; there is, however, a chance that it may
pull through. The substance of the bill is as
follows: That it shall be lawful for the San
ford and Indian River Railroad Company,
corporation existing under the laws of Florida,
to build bridge across the st. Johns river at
or near the mouth of Lake Jessup, and to lay
on or over said bridge railway tracks. Said
bridge shall be built as a draw bridge, with
pivot or other form of draw over the
main channel of the river, at an aces
sibe and navigable point. and with a
sOan Of not less than thirty-t1ve feet in the
clear at low water surface, and said draw shall
he opened promptly upon reasonable signal
for the passage OF boats and trains. The
bridge constructed under the provisions of this
act shall be known and recognized as a post
route, for which no higher charge shall be
made for the transmission OF the mails aud
troops and munitions of war OF the United
States than the rate per mile paid for their
TRANSPORTATION over the railroad or railroads
leading to said bridge; and the United States
snail nave the right or way Tor postal tele-
graph purposes across said bridge.
FLORIDA PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The bill which passed the Senate some time
ago providing for public building at Pensa-
cola has not yet been acted upon by the House
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Favorable action on It Is, however. expected In
a week or two. The bill introduced bv Repre-
sentative Finley providing an appropriation of
100000 for public building at Jacksonville
has been referred to the House Committee on
klnNNI DrnsII Gn T11n&n
tee has referred it to a subcommittee. consist
ing of Representatives Scranton, Ford and
Beach. The subcommittee has agreed upon
report in favor OF the appropriation, and will
so report TO the full committee at the earliest
opportunity. There are very reasonable
grounds for supposing that provision for pub
lie buildings at both Pensacola and Jackson
vile may possibly be made at this session Of
Congress.
LITTLE GOSSIP
There is a little gossip induIged in by the
whisky men In explain ation of the opposition
which the bill extending the bonded period
indefinitely is meeting in the Senate. 1t will
be remembered that Representative Dunnell,
of Minnesota. managed the bill when it passed
the House. Window. of the Senate Finance
Committee. opposed the bill most vigorously
in the Senate. The whisky men say that his
opposition TO the bill is simply opposition to
Dunnell Dunnell is an open candidate for
the Senate to succeed Window. The natural
inference is that by showing fraud in the bill
Window, who wants to come back. can iDjure
Dunnell. 1t must be admitted that such a
course would be in keeping with the general
habit of human nature There is another
point of gossipy interest which the whisky
men make The say that the reason that acting
Vice President Davis appointed such a strong
anti whisky investigating committee on the re-
cent charges as to the way the bill passed the
House is similar to the reason that Window
opposes that bill. 1t is or it has been for the
past two months well known that Commits
sioner Raum wants to be Senator from Illinois
to succeed David Davis. Raum wrote a very
strong letter in favor of the whisky bill when
it was pending in the House Ways and Means
Committee. If Senator and temporary Vice
President Davis can connect Raum's name
with any fraudulent practices in the passage
of the bill by the House a point will be gained
over one who is at present his leading oppo
nent to reelection All which is some more
human nature.
THE NEW JUDGESHIP.
1t has been repeatedly stated in the NEWS
correspondence from Washington, both by
mail and by telegraph, that Mr. Atkins would
be made Judge OF the new circuit. In fact the
place was really offered him, and promised
him, before the bill establishing a new district
became a law. All of it is old news, however
You may expect the nomination of Atkins and
of Charles r. johnson, as District Attorney, at
any day. Potomac.