Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-12
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES.
n majority of the Southern Congress
men to Oppose the Clause.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House
Committee on Post Offices will take up on
Friday he $500, 900 subsidy clause in the
post ONCE appropriation bill as it came
from the Senate. There will be sharp
discussion in the committee over it.. The
Republicans favor 1t. The Democrats
oppose il. The latter were all polled on
Inls particular question before
they were originally appointed on the
committee and may all be depended upon
10 vote t0r motion to nOn-concur in the
senate amendment. This motion will, 1t
Is DelieVed, command a majority in the
House which would be found to be solid in
OPPOSITION TO the proposed subsidy at al
tnough almost all the commercial
bodies of the South have petit
TONED Congress in favor of the proposed
subsidies, on the ground that they would
increase trade between the South and
Mexico, Central and South America,
large majority of the Southern Congress-
men are firmly opposed to the subsidy.
Mr. B'ount OF Georgia, chairman OF the
committee on Post Otfices, who viii
lead the fight on the subsidy
IN the House, said to-day that
wnlle be had great respect for the CON-
mercial organizations OF Georgia and OF
the other Southern States, this was one Of
the questions of principle in which he
must be governed by his private judg-
ment. The Louisiana Congressman, the
Florida Congressman. Gen. Wheeler, OF
Alabama, Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland, and
George Wise, of Virginia, are the
only Southerners known TO favor the pro-
posed subsidy. Most of those who are
opposed to it rest their opposition solely
on the fact that the amendment
proposes a subsidy. Others OPP
pose it for the additional reason
that the Senate has shown a disposition
to force the House into acceDting it
by making it rider on an appropriation
bill. Had it come over as a separate
measure 1t might have been different. they
say. At all events it seems certain to be
defeated, because the temper of the anti
subsidy men in the House 10 such that the
bill will be allowed to fail rather than
that the subsidy clause should become a
law.
MR.. O'NEILL'S IRISH RESOLUTION.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs at its next meeting will probably
order an adverse report on Mr.. O'NeIl's
resolution thanking Premier Gladstone
for his services to ireland. Great press
ure has been brought to bear upon the
committee TO secure a report of some
kind, and tits believed that while favor
able report is improbable, an adverse re-
port may be made to get the subject be-
fore the House. Mr.. O'Neill is confident
that if it IS once brought before the House
it Will be adopted.
RIDDLEBERGER FLEECED.
Senator Riddleberger took fifteen friends
to the circus last hight. They were too
late to get in, but one of the agents of the
circus sold Mr.. Riddleberger sixteen
tickets just the same. Then the police
man at the door would not let him in be-
cause the tent was full. Mr.
Riddleberger had an alteration with
the policeman and finally went
down to the nearest station house with
him. To-day Mr.. Ridd leberger complain
ed to the ommissioners of the District
and to the major OF police against both
the circus and the policeman, claiming
that the latter had hit him with his club,
but the officials convinced him that he
was mistaken as to the latter point and
that they will do nothing with the circus
people, andlso he shook hands all round
and went off satisfied.
PATENTS FOR soUTHERNERs.
The following patents were issued to-
day: A. 5. Powers and S. W. Wilkes, of
Atlanta, Ca, seal lock; Robert M. Rea-
ney, OF Harlem, Ca. cotton, corn and pea
planter; James B. Martin, OF Carrollton.
Ga, farm gate; William T. Kelly, of Ell
bertOn, Ca, carpenters level; John c.
Malone, OfCharlest0n, ). O., mixed paint.