Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-23
BLAINE'S MALICI0USNESS
ANOTHER EFFORT TO ANNOY
THE ADMINISTRATION.

The Request for the Correspondence
Arising Under the DinEley BIZ En-
tirely Uuneoesssry-TOwns with Flags
Complaining About the Cutting OF of
the Weather BuIletins-Mr. Blounts
Postal Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The friends OF
James G. Blaine in the House Of Repre-
seBtatives spent good deal of time ln
getting through a resolution which the
House finally adopted last week, asking
the Secretary of State for the correspond
ence between our government and Ger
many, Sweden, Denmark. Belgium and
the Netherlands, touching certain rights
claimed by those countries and denied by
the United States in connection with the
Dingley shipping act. That act relieved
from tonnage dues vessels bringing
cargoes from the West Indies and the
North coast of South America.
THE FAVOR > NATION CLAUSE.
German7 md the other countries named
above clsimet that under the mostf fa-
vored nation clause in the treaties with
the United States they were entitled to
share in the exemptions conferred by the
act upon vessels from the West Indies
and the North coast Of South America.
our government denied this claim. The
Secretary of State maintained that the
exemption applied to vessels coming from
a certain section and not from any par
ticular country. He held that it applied
TO the vessels OF auy country provided
only and always that they come to this
country from the ports OF the West In
dies and the North coast OF South Ameri-
ca.
LIMITING AT A MYSTERY.
This is all there was to it, but Blaine's
friends talked about theepisOde when the
resolution requesting the correspondence
was pending in the House Committee ON
Foreign Affairs, as though there was some
deep. dark mystery about il. William
Walter Phelps was quoted as saving that
the resolution calling tor the correspond
ence would be anything but agreeable to
Secretary Bayard, intimating that Secre-
tary Bayard tor some reason wished to
keep the matter secret.
THE NAGGING FRUITLEss.
A member OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs is informed that the whole
correspondence had been printed for pub.
lication in the annual volume of cores
pOudence respecting our foreign relations
before Mr.. Phelps first offered his resOlu-
tion. ndae course of time it would have
been published in the usual way. The Sec
retary OF State had every reason to be
proud of his part in it. The story is in.
teresting as showing the nagging way in
which Blaine b IS sought to annoy this ad-
ministration, and his i'll success in his at
tempts.
WEATHER BULLETINS.
Last year the Signal and Weather.
bureau announced that special weather
+. predictions would be telegraphed to any
place provided the residents thereOfwould
provide a set of flag signals and make
4 arrangements to notify the neighborhood
with them Of the predicted changes in the
weather. The people OF large number
OF towns and villages, especially on the
sea and lake coasts, acting upon this
suggestion, bought the necessary flags and
made the necessary arrangements TO DIS
& play them. On Jan. % last the second
Comptroller decided that no kilograms
could be paid from out of the appropria-
4 tIOns for the observation and report OF
storms ''except for the reports Of OBJ
4 servers at stations" Underthis decision
the signal and weather bureau has dis
continued the special telegrams to par
ticular places, cCnhning its announce
ments TO the regular general bulletins,
and now 1t is receiving numerous com
fplaints from the people who bought flags
at its suggestion.
MR.. B.oUNT's GOOD WORK. ,
The aggregate appropriation in the
post office appropriation dill, which 10 soon
to be reported by the House committee
on the post Office, will be lower proper
itionately than the total in last years bill.
Speaker Carlisle picked cut the man for
Z Inc place when be appointed Mr.. Blount,
OF Georgia, chairman OF this committee.
he Is honest, economical aud thoroughly
familiar with the Post Office Department,
having served Gu the post Office bill sub
committee of the House Committee on
lot 10 in
the bill which he will report will be
economical yet sufficient, and there will
be no Pacific mail subsidy in il.
GEORGIA PERSONALS.
Collector Dart and Messrs. Day and
Dunn advocated before the House Com
mittee on rivers and HarbOrs to-day the
CLAIMS Of Brunswick TO a large appropri-
alton. The engineer asks for $4,000.
Chairman Willis intimated to them that
lbe Committee would recommend the ap-
& Preparation Of half that amount.
Mr.. Clements Of Georgia advocated the
4 claims of the Coosa river. 1t will receive
large appropriation.
\ on Wednesday the Brunswick delega-
lion 90 before the Committee on Public
Buildings.
Senator Colquitt has gone to BROOKLYN
where, in Rev. Valmage's tabernacle, he
will tomorrow night address a great
temperance meeting.
Eugene L. spear. Of Georgia, has been
appointed chief Of the loan division in the
ofice OF the First Comptroller.
THE GOODE FIGHT.
Tho Attorney General will, IN reply TO
the Senate resolution Oi inquiry about
solicitor General GOode. send simply the
letters recommending his appointment.
NO formal charges have been flled with
the President against Mr.. Goode. The
President does not propose TO Withdraw
Mr.. Goodies nomination. Mr.. Edmunds
viii try 20 prevent his confirmation, but
IL is at least doubtful whether he will sue
ceed. altt ough he claims the solid support
u the Republicans on this issue.