Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-24
MIR. TURNER'S STAND.

/
/ MIR. TURNER'S STAND.
/ Considerable adverse comment is in
/ dulged because of the action of the House
/ Committee on Elections in the Mississippi
aud Virginia cases. The committee, it
VIII he remembered, decided that neither
4 Manning nor Chalmers should be seated
| upon the prime tacie facts. but that the
/ case should be decided upon its merits.
/ In the MayO-GarrisOn case the COM
mittee to-day decided that Mayo,
| the Readjuster, was, upon the
| prima facie facts, entitled to his seat.
/ 1t was by the vote Of Mr.. Turner, of
! Georgia, and Mr.. Lowrey, Of Alabama
/ Democrats. that these decisions were
/ reached. The apparent diametric differ
! ence between the decision is the cause of
! the comment. 4 member Of the commit
tee said tonight that no other results
/ could have been justly reached. In the
case of Mayo he had the Governors GER
titicate and presented 1t. In the case of
| Manning, he had that certificate, but
would not present it. Mr.. Turner does
/ not seem to care about comments being
made adverse to him. He says that he is
/ right despite the talk against him, and
/ that his committee seems to he engi-
neered by certain Democrats who are
/ anxious to find anything against Mr.. Car
4 hsle's organization Of the committee.
THE PORTER RELIEF BILL.
The report of the Senate Committee on
| Military Affairs on the Fitz John Porter
/ bill, submitted to-day, is the same as that
/ submitted in the FOrty-seyenth Congress,
except that the committee has appended
/ TO the report Gen. Grants article con-
/ tributed to the North american ReUielc on
I Gen. Porter, and the letters to the latter
/ from Gems. Grant, Terry, Walker and
/ others on his case, Grants letter bearing
! date of November g. 1888. Mr.. Logan
/ submitted as the views of the minority
| the adverse report made by him from the
/ Committee on Military Affairs of the
/ FOrty-seventh Congress, Senators Harri-
son and Hawley concur in it.
AMERICAN MINISTERS ABROAD.
Gov. Curtin, Chairman of the House
I Committee on Foreign Affairs, was in
structed by the committee at n meeting
to-day to communicate with the Secretary
/ OF State to learn whether or not that
official had information that any foreign
minister to this country had attempted to
nullify the unanimous action of the House
/ of Representatives by reflection on anv of
/ its members. The resolution is aimed at
British Minister West and Hewitt's
! O'DOnnell resolution.
SENATE COMBINATIONS.
The Senate confirmed the nominations
/ of Augustus L. WsTthington to be Dis
! trict Attorney for the District of Column
! bia, and the following POstmasters: j.
! G. Bell, Culpeper, Va; William j.
/ Griffin, Quitman, Ga; Thaddeus c. Stur-
/ ges, Columbus, Ga; Duncas Jordan,
I Cuthbert, Ga; William T. B. Wilson,
Atlanta, Ga; Carlos G. Wilson, Mil
ledgeyille, GA.
AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST FRANCE.
In the House Foreign Relations Com
mittee bill to provide for the ascertain
ment of the claims of American citizens
! for spOliatiOns committed by the French
| prior to July 81, 1901, was ordered to be
reported to the House with an amend
ment, making the decision of the Court of
( Claims final. The bill provided that final
action be left with Congress.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tiOns this morning ordered an adverse re-
port upon the resolutions introduced by
Senators Jonas and Gibson, requesting
the President to take the necessary steps
to terminate the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty. A minority of the committee will
report in favor Of the resolutions.
PLACE FOR COL. SIMS.
The Star this evening says: "Col. W.
E. Sims, Of Danville, Va, who published
a statement IN regard to the recent riots
at that place, has been appointed Book
keeper of the Senate folding room, a place
under the Sergeant-at-Arms, a vacancy
having been created for him by the re-
/ moval of the incumbent"
KEIFER's VERACITY AT STAKE.
The subcommittee investigating Mr..
Keifer was to-day furnished with a letter in
which MIR. keifer demanded the resigna-
tiOn of StenOgrapher Tyson, in order to
appoint to the place his nephew, Mr.,
/ Gaines.
MAYO TO RETAIN HIS SEAT.
/ The House Committee on Elections to-
! day, in the Garrison VS.. Mayo contested
/ election case, decided to report that Mr..
Mayo should retain his seat on the prima
| facie right until the case shall have been
| tried upon its merits.
NOMINATED FOR POSTMASTER.
The President to-day nominated David
/ $. Johnston Tor Postmaster at Madison,
!