Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-27
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Breitung. Broadhead, Buchanan, Budd,
Burnes, Cabel, Campbell OF Ohio, eandler,
Cannon, Carleton, Cassidy, Clardy, Clay.
Clements. Cobb, Cook, COsgrove, Cox Of
son, Davis Of Missouri, Dibble, Dibrell,
DOckery, DOwd, Dunn, Eldridge Ellwood,
English, Foran, Forney, Funston. Geddes,
sell. Hammond, Hanback,. HardeUan. Hart.
Hatch Of Missouri, Hemphill, Henderson Of
Illinois, Henley. Hepburn, Herbert. Hewitt
Of Alabama, Hill, Holman, Holmes, Hank,
Hauseman, Jones of Alabama Jones of
Texas. Jones Of Arkansas, Keifer Kel-
lOgg, hlelner, Lanham. Lefevre, Lewis,
Lore Lowering. LOwrey, McCOrd,
Matson, Maybury, Miller Of Texas, Milliken,
Mills, Money, Morgan, Muldrow, Murphy,
Murray. Nelson, O'Ferrall. O'Neill of Mis-
souri,, Patton, Payson. Pierce, Peel. Perkins.
Peters. Pettibone, Price, Pryor. Reagan,
Reed OF North Carolina. Reese, Riggs, Robert
son, Rogers of Arkansas, Rosecrans, Rowen,
Ryan, Seney, Shively. Singleton, skinner of
North Carolina Smith of Iowa, Springer,
Stephenson. Stewart of Texas Stockslager
Sumner of California, Sumner Of Wisconsin
Taylor Of Tennessee, Thomas, Tillman. Tuilv,
Turner Of Georgia, Turner of Kentucky,
Vance, Van Eaton. Wallace, Ward, Warner
Of Ohio. Warner of Tennessee. Weaver. Well
born. Weller, White of Kentucky, Wilkins,
Willis, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson OF West Vir-
ginia, Winans Of Michigan, q. D. Wise Of
virginia, Wood. WorthiDgton, Yaple, York,
and YOung-l49.
SUBSTITUTES FOR THE RIVER AND HAIR
BOR BILL.
Representative Willis has submitted a prop
osltlon TO the members of the Committee on
Rivers and HarbOrs individually to aban-
don the river and harbOr bill now before the
house. ana TO report a measure recommend
ing an appropriation of 100000 to be ex-
pended under direction of the Secretary of
Var IN completing or preserving unfinished
works Of mproYement. No conclusion was
reached thereon to-day. Ifthe proposition is
favOrably received Mr.. Willis will endeaVOr
to pass the proposed bill under a suspension
OF the rules.
Representative King intends to introduce a
JOINT resolution providing for an apprOpria-
ton OF $lO,o00,0'0, to be expended under d.
rectlon Of the President, in the prosecution
Of such works of improvement on rivers and
harbors as are now in progress.
MALONE AND RIDDLEBERGER AT OUTS.
During the debate on the legislative, execu-
tive and Judicial appropriation bill in the SEN
ate to-day. slight tiff occurred between Ma
hone and Rlddleberger while discussing Ma
homes motion to make the clerk to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings an annual clel k
Riddleberger objected unless the other clerks
were similarly treated. He said that that
committee dld not meet probably more than
once week. Nj hone retOrted that Riddle
berger had probably not seen his (Riddleber
gers committee clerk in the past three
months. RidGlebcrger said he was not trying
TO take care OF his clerk. In the course of hls
remarks he also stld he had come to the con-
clusiOn that Senator who was rot a member
OF the Committee on Appropriations might as
well be at home as in Washington.
SIMILAR CASE TO sPEER'S.
The Senate in executive session to-day
spent an hour IN considering the nomination
OF George H. Craig to be District ttOrney for
the Northern district of Alabama. Dut without
reaching action. There was less than a
quorum present at adjournment. The dvi-
sion IN respect to tins case Is similar to that
upon Emory Speer's nomination, senator
Brown and the Republicans being in favor Of
confirmation and the remaining Democrats
being in opposition.
INCREASED NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
by amendments, have increased the naval APP
prop~iatiOn bill as sent from the House by a
net sum of S2,36l, 800. The principal items Of
Increase are the appropriation of $2.0c0,000 for
continuing work on the double turretted mon
ilOrs; 100000 for the armament of the new
cruisers and gun boats. $4,000 is apprOpria-
ted for the construction of steel cruisers and
gun boats and $4,000 for a general Inainte-
nance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed the nomination Of
Dayton Hale, as Postmaster at Columbus,
Miss.
NOMINATION.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
to-day was that f IL enry j. Haynes worth, of
Albany, n. Y, to be Captain and Assistant
Quartermaster in the army. HaynesWOrth is
President Arthur's brOther-in- law.