Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-31
SPEER STILL CONFIDENT.
A FAVORABLE REPORT AND
CONFIRMATION EXPECTED.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Emory Speer
says that his nomIn alton to be District
Judge Of South Georgia will be favorably
reported to the Senate by the Judiciary
Committee on Monday, and that it will
be promptly confirmed. This is by nc
means certain to be the case. Even if il
should be fayorably reported, it is not
probable that it viii be speedily con-
firmed.
THE THU RMAN ACT AMENDMENT.
The Senate showed disposition to-day
TO 90 right on with the bill amending the
Thurman act recently reported by the Ju-
dietary Committee. 1t was taken up in
the morning hour on motion OF Mr., HOar.
who has charge of it, by unanimous con-
sent, and was read with its accompany
ing report to the Senate. Messrs. HOar
and Garland, of the Judiciary Committee,
said a few words commencing the bill to
the Senate, and explaining particularly
that the Union Pacific had to be included
in the provisions Of the bill because it
was now in the control Of a new manage
ment, which proposed to administer its
affairs IN an honest and businesslike
way, and the government would
gain instead Of lose by the
said that not One-siXth of the stock of the
Union Pacific was held by spectators.
tie said that under Charles Francis Adj
ans, Jr., 70 whom he paid nigh tribute,
the road would be managed so as to Sc
cure the utmost possible for its stock
holders and creditors, the government in
cluded. Asked by Mr.. Sewell, Of New
Jersey, whether he considered the Union
Pacific good for its debt to the govern
? ], - I
bly be forced into bankruptcy If the gov
should be strictly enforced either now OF
at the end Of II years, when the IN
debledness would be due to
the amount of $196, 900, yet
If granted the proposed extension
be believed that it would by the end of
the sixty years, if properly managed, be
in excellent financial condition. He
thought that this was the best possible
scheme for all concerned. The govern
ment did not want to run the road itself
1t did not wish the road sold for a song.
1t did want it ably and honestly admins
tered. There are quite number OF Sena-
tors who desire to speak on this bill, and
Messrs. COnger, Van Wyck and Sewell
are among those expected to speak
against it. Messrs. Edmunds and Bay
ard Will speak iOF it. 1t will be passed
by the Senate, and that will be the end
Of it.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Speaker Carlisle has promised to recOg-
uiZe Representative Collins on Monday to
ask consideration fer the bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Collins Will ask that an early day be
fixed for its consideration. 1t will take a
twO-thirds majority to suspend the rules
and fix the day. II will be remembered
that similar motion failed before for lack
Of only six votes. This time the friends
Of the bill propose to see that il does not
TAIL. 4 committee made up of delegates
from all the principal boards of trade
meets here tomorrow at the instance
OF the New York Board of Trade
and transportation. This committee
VIII remain here until Monday
night. Its members will labor inces-
sanity to make friends for the bankruptcy
bill and to see that its friends are in their
seats on Monday, when Mr.. Collins makes
his motion. 1t was defeated before by its
absent friends. There is good reason to
believe that the motion will this time
succeed. If it does Messrs. Collins and
Morse think that there can be little doubt
that the bin Will be considered and
passed, but il is long bill and February
is a short month.
THE DEFEATED TREATY.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice yesterday
that he would move to-day to reconsider
the vote by which tie Senate yesterday
refused to ratify the Nicaragua treaty.
To-day ne formally entered the motion,
but he does not expect that the action Of
yesterday Will be reversed by the Senate.
The treaty Will not be ratified at this ses-
sion even If it be kept alive. With its de-
feat died the chorus of the pending COM
mercial treaties. 1t is doubtful whether
the Spanish treaty will be called up. 1t
cannot be ratified. Ii it should be the
legislation necessary to carry it into effect
would not pass the House. There are
would defeat any attempt to
carry out the commercial treaties.
The strongest is made up of the large
number of Democrats who think the new
administration ought rot to be embaT-
Tassed in any way by such international
obligations. Then there are the extreme
prOtectiOnists, and then many of the rev.
enue TefOrmers, and finally a small Re-
publican contingency made up of men
unfriendly to President Arthur. MIR.
Blaine. of course, rejOices over the defeat
Of the Nicaragua treaty. He said to-day
that this is a fit ending Of the sO-called
foreign policy of this administration. He
claims great credit for defeating the
treaties sent to the Senate this session.
He is not entitled to it. His influence
with Congress is comparatively very small.
The President and Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen are chagrined at the failure of the
Nicaragua treaty and the probable failure
of all the others. 1t is not as they eX-
pected at all.
M'CULLOCH'S SILVER CONFERENCE,
A conference was held today at
the Treasury Department on the gen.
eral question of the business pros
poets of the country as affected
by the alleged depreciation Of silver.
There were present Secretary McCulloch,
Treasurer Wyman, Assistant Treasurer
Acton, of New York, Msssrs. William
DOwd, George 5. COe and Mr. Nermilyea,
bankers Of New York. The Secretary
said in referring to the conference that
the views of all were in harmony on the
general question, and that the state of the
national finances does not call for any
change in the present policy of the ad-
ministratiOn. There was no cause, he
said, to apprehend any interruption in
the general business prosperity of the
country nor anything to justify depre-
citation OF the value of silver certificates.
Mr.. Acton and the New York bankers
advised Secretary McCull0ch not to
change the relations of the Sub-Treasury
at New York with the New York Clear
ing House. They said that any attempt
to make the New York banks take silver
and silver certificates in their exchanges
with the Sub-Treasury would simply un-
settle business in New York and hasten
the approach of the silver standard. Sec
retary McCullOch explained that he had
no intention Of disturbing the relations
between the Sub-Treasury at New York
and the New York Clearing House. be
saw no necessity for the uneasiness which
had been stirred up on this head. All
that he proposed to do in that connection
he had dome. He had promised all the sub
Treasures as many legal tenders as they
needed, and he thought that this arrange
ment would prove so satisfactory that
nothing more need be done IN the prem
ises by this administration.
SOCIAL sTARTLER.
Mrs. John Davis received the
guests at the weekly german Of
the Wednesday German CluD on
Wednesday evening. When Walker
Blaine entered the room escorting Miss
Patterson, of Chicago, daughter Of Joseph
Medill. he ignored Mrs. Davis entirely, as
also did Miss Patterson. The occurrence
has created much gossip.
SwAIM's SUCCESSOR.
The President. has determined. it is un-
derstOOd. that when Gen. Swain shall
have been removed IN consequence OIL MS
conviction by his cOurt-martial to appoint
his friend. George H. Sharpe of Kings
ton. New York. Judge Advocate General
of the army in Gen. Swaim's place.
BILLY CHANGES HIS SEAT.
Malone, of Virginia, put down his name
for the seat then occupied by thelate Sena-
for Anthony more than year ago. To-day
he moved from his old desk on the rear
row to Mr.. Anthony's, which is in the
front row.