Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
THE SCRAMBLE FOR THE NEW
GEORGIA OFFICES.
The Mississippi Improvement De-
bate-Dsvid Davis on HIS Dig nifty
The Democratic Finance COmmtt-
tee = Southern War Claims The
Augusta Post Office.

Mr.. Atkins, to be Judge OF the new judicial
circuit in Georgia, were to-day presented to
the Department Of Justice. The papers of
Judge McCaY for the same place will be
presented to the department in a day or
two. As heretofore stated in the NEWS dis
patches. Atkins has the inside track, and
will doubtless be appointed. There is really
no use for anybody else to apply.
The candidates for the other offices Gre
ated BY the bill establishing a new Judicial
district are beginning to take shape. There
are already 10 the field for the District At
torneyship under the new bill John G..
Clark, Of bingham county, and Charles r.
johnson, OF Griffin. For the new Marshal
ship only James Deveaux, OF Savannah, has
| appeared on the scene. These and the
Judgesbip are the only offices which come
under Presidential appointment. The other
new places are either to be filled by the new
Judge or his subordinates. 1t is thought
that the new District Attorney will be either
Big5y's son-in-law, Parenta Triffe, his pres
eut assistant, Clark or johnson.
The papers in regard to the Postmaster
President from the Post Office Department.
There has been change In regard to the
prospects of this office. 1t has heretofore
looked very positively as if r D. Locke
would get the place. Such is not the case
| now. The papers which went to the Pcesi-
dent to-day are all in favor of John w.
Arnold, of Columbus, for the place. Arnold
is all powerful with the Syndicate" In
fact, he is the candidate Of the syndicate
| for that office. There is no doubt now but
that he will be appointed. His nomination
will 90 to the Senate early next week.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Blair, of New Hamp-
shire, from the Committee on Educa-
| tion and Labor, reported back the bill TO aid
in establishing and for the temporary sup
| port of common schools. The committee
lake no recommendation as TO the superin
| tendenee of expenditure aud other
details of the bill, but their report
| states that the majority of the committee
| favor recommending an appropriation from
| the Ire sury to aid in support of common
schools the same to be distributed to the
| several States and Territories for limited
| period of time and upon basis OF illiteracy.
| Placed upon the calendar
The discussion of the regular order (the
| Mississippi Improvement bill) was resumed,
| aud Mr. Mcpherson advocated an Increase
| of the appropriation to 81 500, 600 He was
| prepared to vote all the money required TO
make the Mississippi that great artery Of
| commerce and bond of union between the
/ North and South which nature intended it
| should be- He discussed the utility OF
| levees in connection with the channel i'm
L ,zl-xw kk.af.
| enumerated the commercial, military and
| postal advantages resulting from an efficient
| system Of Improvements, and the effect OF
| this in cheapeniug transportation,
| Mr.. Harrison replied to the arguments in
| the discussion In behalf of the use Of part
OF the proposed appropriation for reclaim
| ing laads by means of levees He re-
| garded the question put by Mr.. Gar
| land, whether an appropriation for this
purpose was not as defensible on coDsti'u-
! tiOual grounds as was the voting OF relief
for the sufferers by the late overflow, as
| hardly a fair one. Ia the latter case the
urgency was such that members voted with
out stopping to consider the question, but
| IN neither instance, in the opinion OF the
| speaker, was there anv constitutional war
rant for the expenditures. He said the
| claim that the levees should be maintained
| by the government because the Missis-
| sippi River Commission had recommended
their construction, was not supported
by facts, as the extent of the authority
vested in that body was simply to survey
the stream and report upon the cost OF a
levee system. and that members were not
agreed upon the system, as the information
shat they had acquired concerning 1t did
not warrant a conclusion upon its value. He
denied being actuated by any personal or
sectional consideration in his position, and
proceeded further to refute the claims upon
was based.
Mr.. Vest maintained the constitutional
duty of the government to protect the ripa-
Tian owners on the Mississippi from the ef-
fec;s of overhOws, on the ground that the
government, being the owner of the stream,
was obligated to see that its property did
not injnre the property of others.
Mr.. Harrison asked whether, upon this
principle, the government would not be
compelled TO levee the OHIO and other navl-
gable streams liable to overflow.
Mr.. Vest replied that the work belonged
to the States individually when they had re-
sources for its performance, but that when,
by reason of the immensely of the area OF
he devastated States, they could
not do the work, the constitutional
requirement on Congress to provide
for the general welfare, whether
that welfare consists In the preservation
OF one or more streams, become applicable.
ment, not only upon constitutional grounds,
bu upon every consideration of statesman
ship and patriotism, not only to levee the
Mississippi, but to keep the levees in repair
FOR the benefit of the commerce Of the ma
tiOn
Mr.. Morgan favored the restriction of the
bill applying the money solely Ia deep ming
he channel of the river and against its use
for the protection of private property.
Mr. Kellogg made an ineffec ual effort to
secure unanimous consent to an agreement
for a vote on the bill on Monday MIR. Pen
| dleton objecting, the bill was laid over on
the orders as unfinished business
Pending consideration of bill to extend
a patent, personal controversy, brief but
animated, occurred between President (pro
TEN Davis aud Mr.. Hosr. The latter rose
TO respond to an inquiry addressed to Mr..
Piatt, who was occupying the floor, when
the Chair Mr. Davis) interrupted him with
the remark, 'The Senator from Massachu-
setts is not in order"
Mr.. Hoar quickly retorted: 81 do not
| think 1t is the function of the Chair to in
| terpose such an objection, If the Senator
who has the floor does not see fit to do It,
The Chair asserted that it was his function
to maintain order, and that in his efforts to
administer the rules he was treating all
members alike.
Mr.. Platt expressed bis willingness to
yield to Mr.. Hoar, but the Chair ruled that
the former, having taken his seat, had for
feited his right to the floor, and that Mr..
Hoar could not proceed except by dnani-
nous consent.
After few words as to the power of the
Chair to call Senator to order, Mr.. Hoar
moved to amend the bill by striking out the
last word, and, being entitled to speak on
the motion said that, If in his impatience he
made any disrespectful utterance to the
Chair, he regretted it.
The usual deeorum of the Senate was
restored, and the discussion proceeded.
TIE pending resolution of Mr.. Vance for
the appointment by the President of the
Senate of a committee of three Senators to
investigate the charges and complaints
against the Internal Revenue officials in the
Sixth collection district of North Carolina,
with power to compel the attendance of
witnesses, etc, was adopted.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourned until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Cslkins, of Indiana,
Chairman of the Committee ON Elections,
stated that he would not call up any of the |
contested election cases to-day, but would |
do so duringthe early part of next week.
On motion of Mr.. Kenns, of West Vir- |
ginia, the bill was passed fixing the second |
tuesday in October as the time for the elec- |
tion OF Congressman from that State.
The House proceeded to the considera- |
tion Of the special order, being the bill to |