Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-11
GE0RGIANS IN CONGRESS
OUR DELEG All N THE STRONG
EST ON THE FLOOR.


Der's Legal Ability-Mr. Barnes Popu-
larity Among the Members.
WASHINGTON, July 10. - The best
critics fpuk'ic men and public measures
are the Washington correspondents II
YOU want to know the real standing OF
statesman, or the real character oil MS
craftsmanship, you should ask for the IN
formation in the correspondents gallery
of the Senate or the House. 1t is IN tn
correspondents gallery Of the House that
hear the opinion oftenest expressed that
the Georgia delegation is the strongest on
the floor. l have heard every
correspondent o; any stand hs
express this opinion at one time or an
other during the present session. In
every enumeration OF the Democratic
leaders of the House, four or fve OF tne
Georgia delegation are sure to be men,
toned. Speaker Carlisle recognized the
unusual ability of the Georgians at Inc
outset by giving them all important
plac es on important commltlees' 40
other delegation received such uniformly
acceptable appointments, aud 1t Is only
true to say that no other delegation de-
served them. The Georgia Repre-
sentatives have fully justified the
course of the Speaker. In committee ana
on the floor they nave maua{ ed the mat
ters intrusted to them with an ability
discretion and an industry which have
brought them compliments which are by
no means customary or conventional, a ma
throughout they have worked jealousy
and unltedly to advance the interests OF
Georgia. l need not dwell on the good
work which Mr.. Norwood has done for
Savannah. While serving faithfully on
TWO exacting committees, that on
Naval Affairs and that on Coinage,
and incidentally filing the office
of visitor to the Naval Academy, be
has secured the PASSAGE OF the Dlll CIV
ing Savannah a new Federal building,
and what is more. secured its signature
by The President. This achievement, OF
itself, took an amount of work, when no
one who is not familiar with the methods
of legislatio at the capitol can fully APP
precIate. Besides this be has given
great deal OF effort to procuring suitable
appropriations for Savannah harbOr and
the contiguous waters which the Senate
has rem lered useless by overlooking the
bill so that it must necessarily sink. HAD
Mr.. Norwood's advice been taken the
aggregate of appropriations to the river
and harbor bill would have been kept
uown to $l0,0000 900, and his labor would
not have been in vain.
REPRESENTATIVE TURNER, OF THE
SECOND DISTRICT,
with rare magnanimity and self-denial,
set aside his desire to take the place on
the WAYS and Mea g Committee, which
be was so well tit ed to fill, at the request
Of the Speaker, who urgently desired him
to continue chairman of the Committee on
Elections, in which position he had
honored himself and the Democratic
party. The speaker told me himself that
he would not know where to lind another
man who could so we'll pres de over this
important committee. need not say
that Mr.. Turner has maintained his re-
putatinn.
REPRESENTATIVE CRISP. OF THE THIRD
DISTRICT,
has developed with remarkable rapidlty
and at the same time unusual symmetry.
He is regarded on the floor and in the
gallery as the most promising among the
younger men OF the House. He Is al
ready recognized as a leader in the first
session of his second Congress, and the
ability and tact with which he presides
over the deliberations of the House when
in committee OF the whole, demonstrate
Speaker Carlisle's wisdom in 80 frequent
" calling him to the chair, and Justify the
D. ediction which | nave repeatedly heard
in the correspondents gallery that "if ne
lives and nothing happens he will D4
Speaker OF the House before he Is ten
years older. Crisp has done a great deal
Of hard work this session as a member OF
tine Committees on Commerce and on Pa
cite Railroads and the special committee
on ordnance and gunnery.
WHEN REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS, OF THE
FOURTH DISTRICT,
was announced as member OF the Com
mIttee on Ways and Means, men who had
come here since his former services in
Congress expressed some surprise. They
know better now. | have it from all the
other members of the Committee on Ways
and Means that no one has been more
faithful and industrious in his duties this
session than Mr.. Harris Had the tariff
question come before the House, Mr.. Har-
ris would doubtless have presented the
tariff reform IN such way a. would have
enlightened and instructed the House.
REPRESENTATIVE HAMMOND
ls a fitting representative of Atlanta. He
has Atlanta's ability and energy, and be is
not afraid OF mis- own vOice--or otany body
else's. He knows his worth and like wise
what be wants, and he does not hesitate
to ask for it. He mas served very eff
GENTLY on the Judiciary Com
mlttee, and still more eff =
cienty on the door, where he has come To
be known as one Of the best of parliament
tarians,
REPRESENTATIVES, BLoUNT, OF THE SIXTH
DISTRICT.
has added to his already established
reputation as an aggressiVely honest man
and a skillful and brilliant debater. His
preparation and his management of the
post office appropriation bill as chairman
OF the Committee on Post Offices We're
marked by characteristic ability and
bravery. He had to fight stubborn SEN
ate and powerful lobby in order to keep
the Pacific Mail subsidy out of the bill.
and his victory in this respect
of itself vindicated the adop-
ton OF the new rule dis
tributlng the appropriation bills
among the appropriate committees,
for he succeeded, where, in the last Con-
gress, Chairman Randall, of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, failed. You are,
oil course, fam liar with The praise be-.
slowed upon Mr.. Blount by the indie
pendent press OF the North,
REPRESENTATIVE CLEMENTS, OF THE
SEVENTH,
has served quietly but diligently on the
Comm ittees on Foreign Affairs, and on Re-
form in the Civil Service, Chairman