Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-13
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
THE TENACITY OF THE NATION.
AL BOARD OF HEALTH.

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AL BOARD OF HEALTH,
Its Plans for Securing the Coveted
Plum Next Year-Ex-Senator Como
Yer's Fond Hopes-ShufeIdt on the New
Crnisers-Raum's Regrets-New not "A
Resigner.
/ W WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The National
Board OF Health are preparing to knock
again at the doors of Congress. 1t will be
remembered that for the present fiscal
year the only apprOpriation-and that was
slipped in at the very last hour-tbat was
given them was $4,000 to cover their
salaries and personal expenses. They
have held meetings during the summer.
every now and then, and by means of the
two press associations, have tried to con-
vey to the country the impression that
they were doing something to prevent the
introduction of yellow fever and choke
of an epidemic of cholera. They have not
done anything at all, of course, except to
draw their salaries. which feat has been
accomplished with the most laudable
punctuality and dispatch. They still keen
two clerks. 1t can be truthfullv said that
everybody who ever had any connection
with the National Board of Health, de-
veloped a remarkable tenacity where the
public purse was concerned.
The evidences that these re-
markable Board of Health men
are going to launch themselves upon Con-
gresS again are many. They are working
to get Endorsements from all health asso-
Citations. Their ''persOnal expenses carry
one or more of them to all places where
conventions of this character are held.
They are canvassing very assiduOusly.
They have gotten up nice little set of
resolutions telling how good they are and
how necessary is their existence if this
country wants to escape even one of the
lesser evils that flesh is heir to. These
resolutions will he worked through the
National Public Health Association
which meets in n short time in Detroit.
And again, they have caused to be issued
statements rejecting on the management
of DIR. Hamilton, the head of the Marine
Hospital Service. They put it forth that
ne has been eNtravagant and not by any
means Il success in handling that $780, 900
epidemic fund for which they reached
so vigorously but could not touch.
One of their latest attempts is in the
nature of scare. They say that the
cholera will spread through Europe and
in another season will become epidemic
in the United States! T1ey will not die.
They cannot be killed unless that opera
tion is performed promptly and vigorous
ly, which will very likely be the kind of
handling that they will receive from the
next Congress.
In this connection it may be interesting
to know that so far there has been eX-
pended by DIR. Hamilton ia establishing
and maintaining quarantine during the
present fiscal year the sum Of $55. 900.
All of this has been put out in the South.
The manner of its expenditure has been
very satisfactory to both President Arthur
and Secretary FOlger. The only COM
plants that have been made are on ac-
count of the quarantine at Cape Charles,
and they have been made by the Captains
of steamers who were necessarily detained
by the quarantine officers.
EX-SENATOR SIMON BOLIVER CONOVER.
OF FLORIDA,
after trying for long time to get a nice.
good place under the government. is now
at work in Philadelphia He is in govern
ment employ, but is not in a nice,
soft place. lie has gone back to medi-
cine, from which he stepped into politics.
lie is enjoying 500 month as an assist
ant at the Government DiSpensary there
He does not intend, however to keep the
place long. He still has hopes. His am
bition leads him towards the position of
Special Agency of the Treasury Depart
ulcHJs I1t 10 uOu0 lOGGNCF WIN DOllLlcS.
he says. In this he and politics seem to
have about the same feelings towards
each other.
REAR ADMIRAL SHUFELDT,
President of the Naval Advisory Board.
said to-day that steel for the new cruisers
is being delivered very promptly at the
Chester and Philadelphia yards Ii is all
thoroughly inspected and tested bv officers
of the navy before being accepted. Adj
miral Shufeldt thinks that by the time
Congress meets the report which will
then be made upon the progress of
work will be thoroughly satisfactory to
the naval committees of both houses.
He also thinks that the committees
will be favorable to recommending an
additional appropriation for at least two
more vessels. He regards what has al
ready been commenced as the nucleus for
an effective navy which is to be gradually
but steadily built up. The plan of the
new vessels are an improvement upon the
vessels being built in the Clyde, under the
direction of Sir Thomas Reed. Other naval
officers do not think as we'll of the new
vessels, They point out that not single
member OF the Naval Advisory Board ever
saw an iron or steel ship built, or was
ever connected with any work of that
character. For this reason they are some
what dubious as to results.
IT WOULD APPEAR
that General Green B. Raum. who re-
signed his position as Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. is not making as much
money in the practice of law as he thought |
he would. The prosecution of claims for
rebate on the tobacco tax has not poured i'm
one half the shekels that he expected. |
The truth is that the plans adopted by the |
government in handling these claims /
made it almost entirely unnecessary fol- [
claimants to hire anyone to look after /
their interests. General Raum has
consequently had little of this kind |
OF work. Other branches of practice /
before the Internal Revenue Bureau,
he thought. from his thorough |
knowledge of its workings, would prove a |
comfortable bonanza to him. But they /
have not. He is disappointed man. He /
is sorry he did not remain Commissioner |
of Internal Revenue. 1t has been stated |
that he wants to be Assistant Secretary of |
the Treasury if John c. New should re- !
sign. This he to-day denied. | have it |
from very good authority, however, that |
he does want good place, and is looking |
over the diplomatic field to see if he can't /
get good place in that service.
HON. JOHN c. NEW
has gone to his home in Indiana. Indi- /
ana produced the great ObjectOr in /
the person of Mr.. Holman. 1t has also pro-
duced the greatest resigner. He is Mr.. !
New. When Mr.. New was Treasurer
some years ago, he had hardly become in
stalled in office before he commenced re-
signing. He was resigning about every
two weeks for two years before he finally |
left. 1t has been the same way with
the Assistant Secretaryship of
the Treasury. Ever since he /
was appointed to that office,
he has been about to resign every other
day. He may resign some time in the
future, but | premise that he is in no
hurry. Mr.. New is anxious for a reputa-
ton that he does not care for office. /
He has hunted for nice places very fire. |
quently, and has shown good deal of in
dustry in holding on to what he did get.
HIS defeated ambition to be in the Cabinet |
would, under all the circumstances, have
kept almost any other man from taking a
subordinate place.
SOBIESKrS ACHIEVEMENT.
Vienna and the Cities of Poland Hold