Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-23
RANDALL'S HIGH HORSE.
MORRIsONITEs NOT TO RE
OVERRIDEN.


The PennsylYanIan Evidently Deter.
mined not to DIsmount or shorten ala
Stirrups-rhe Eerormers 20 be Forced
TO Drive the MonOpOly Steed from the
Road 10 Prosperity.
WAsHINGTON, March 22.-The present
position Of the revenue reformers in the
House of Representatives is being mis-.
represented They are not, as might be
inferred from the published statements
about them, on their knees before Mr..
Randall waiting his announcement OF tha
terms OF surrender ne Is willing to give
them. Mr.. Morrison has not been con-
terring with Mr.. Randall with a view to
hndlng out what MIR. Randall would like
to have him report from the Ways and
Means Committee. He has not proposed
to him that a tariti bill putting wool and
lumber on the free list and leaving other
schedules as they are might be reported.
nor has he made any other proposition
about tariff bill, for he has not talked
with him on this subject. Nor has he i'm
Nlted Mr.. Randall TO a conference.
TALKS WITH MIR. RANDALL.
Mr.. Morrison would OF course be glad
to bring IN tariff bill whioh would hava
the support of all. or almost all the Demo-
Gratis II it could be arranged withO1S toe
sacrifice OF principle. Personal iriendsoE
Mr.kaDuall among the revenue ref0rmers.
knowing Mr.. MoTrisOn's attitude and de-
string TO see all the representatives Of the
Democratic party In the House sOidly
and harmOniously supporting a revenue
reform measure. have been in cOnYersa-
ton with Mr.. Randall TO ascertain his
n IN tuh IN ~.
made in the MOI rison tariff bill. For
some reason MIR. Randall has given no
direct answer to these inquiries-
He has shown no disposition To
indicate what the desires of his faction
are. Although he has not been q
party to these inquiries, Mr. Morrison
would doubtless have considered any
reasonable proposition that Mr.. Randall
might have made, but in the absence Of all
such proportions MIR. Morrison will do
the best be can with bis bill as IL Is anuu-
ally reported, regardless OF Mr.iRandalps
opposition. He will not abandon bis at
tempt TO redeem the tariff pledges Of tho
Chicago platform, because Mr. Randall
does not see tt 10 help him.
THE LOWELL BILL.
The conference OF the members Of the
House specially interested in the Lowell
bankruptcy bill, at tue residence OF Rep
resentative James tonight, was well at
tended. 1t was the general opinion that
the Lowell bill could be passed In the
House IN spite of the report OF the Judi
clarY Committee. A systematic canvass
OF the House In the interest OF the bill will
be made this week by the gentlemen who
were at the conference tonight. They
Will report az conference TO be held next
Friday. The next step OF the conferences
Will depend somewhat upon the reports
fhasn arn faA 20 81. 80
that majority OF the House will vote for
the Lowell bill. In that event it will ba
promptly and strongly pressed.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
On Saturday the Indiana delegation in
Congress called on the President and urged
the appointment of X. b. Stale,Of Indiana,
as Public Printer next month at the latest.
The President discouraged them by saving
that be di0 not propose to remove the press
ent eflicientPublic Printer until Congress
adjourned; that the office was being we'll
managed, and thatit would SIMPLY pro.
duce confusion TO change it's head in the
midst Of the heavy work OF Congress
siOnal session.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The House Committee on Rivers and
HarbOrs will report the river and harboE
bill within a week or ten days. IL is
practically finished now. The COMMITTEES
will not give out the amounts recOm-
meuded for the different improvements,
but 10 Is understood that the total amounE
OF the appropriations in the bill is be-
tween S9,0OO,OOO and $4,000, 900. About
% per cent. OF the amount estimated ia
eacn case VIII be recommended.
coLQUITT's SUCCESS.
Senator COlquitHs speech In the Senate
was great success. He spoke tor nearly
ftUf II mo rtyug .Ia 4
ing and his matter was so excellent that
he had the close attention Of tue Senatorsl
and the well filled galleries throughout. 4
After he concluded he was congratulated 4
by a large number OF Senators.
Mr.. Norwood introduced the following
bills in the House to-day: Referring u
the Court Of Claims the claims OF Joseph
V. Connerat, OF Savannah, and OF MARI
A. Wade, Administrative OF SeabOrn H
Wade, OF Savannah; also, directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury % adjust and
pay the claim Of Michael Dunn, OF Sa-
Vannah.
MR.. BLoUNT's BILL.
Mr.. Blount introduced bill to-day rati.
fying all Establishments OF Postmasters
salaries made by the Postmaster General
under tine act OF March 3, 1883, forever
disallowing all claims disallowed by him,
and providing that all claims not pre-
sented within three months after the
passage OF this act should be barred;
that all claims should hereafter be ad-
iusted, as the Postmaster General has adj
justed those heretofore presented, and
that no action shall lie against him IN
any court on account OF any decision h0
may make m these matters.
DOUGLASS TO BE RETAINED.
1t IL probable that the nomination OF
James &. Matthew'S, 70 be Recorder q
Deeds for the district, being rejected, the
President will ALLOW Frederick Douglass
10 remain ID the Office for an indefnits