Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-05
SAVANNAH TO THE FORE.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, March 4.-Mr. Norwood
got the Savannah Court House and Post
Office bill through the House to-day. 1t
appropriates 100000. In this case, as in
others, the committee reduced the amount
Of the appropriation named in the bill as
originally introduced, one third. There
was practically no debate on the bill in
the House. MIR. Norwood told the House
how entirely unsuitable and inconvenient
the present public building was to the
needs of the United States Courts, and
how entirely unsatisfactory the present
post office quarters were, He quoted the
statements of the United States Judges as
to the bad condition OF the Court rooms.
MR.. HoLMAN's FALSE ECONOMY.
Mr.. Holman asked whether a smaller
appropriation would not do. He thought
a smaller building would answer very
well for a court house and post office at
savannah.
Mr.. Norwood assured him and the House
that Savannah needed Just the building
provided for i'll the bill, and that IL could
not be had for less money. The site,
which would have to be in the most val
liable portion OF the town, would cost
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suitable building could not be put on it
for less than the balance.
Mr.. Holman desisted then, and no one
else Obiecting, the bill went through rap
idly. Mr.. Norwood hopes to have itpassed
in the Senate within a short time.
1t seems likely that the Augusta bill
will be the only other Georgia public
building bill passed by the House this ses-
sion.
MR.. NoRwOoD's SUCCESSFUL SATIRE.
Mr.. Henderson. of Iowa, had very little
to say about Mr.. NorwOod's speech IN the
reply he made to it to-day. he simply
alluded to It, and then passed on TO reply
to Messrs. Hammond. Cabell and others
who had spoken. This was wise on his
part, for Mr.. Norwood's speech was SIM
ply unanswerable. Mr.. HendarsOn's
friends advised him yesterday to make no
reply to 1t; but he insisted that he must
say something, and wound up by saying
very little. The following is the para
phrase of Mr.. Hendersou's former speech
which Mr.. Norwood introduced in his
speech Yesterday, and which so incensed
Mr.. Henderson:
81 approach this subject with great
hesitation and delicacy. The weak spot
in my nature is l have not got hating
heart.
FRIENDLY LOVE PATS.
81 can knock fellow down when l am
mad and the next minute pick him up
and help him and be his friend. The ten
dency OF my mind is for fraternity. There
fore beg to say you have no right to be
here. You got here by stutfing ballot
boxes and by killing negroes with shot
guns. Laughter. Do not misinterpret
my motives or sentiments. The tendency
OF my mind is to fraternity. You gave an
almost solid vote three weeks ago
against the bill to give a pen
sion Of $12 to Union soldiers
widows. There are 106 of you and 65
OF you voted against that bill, almost a
solid vote from the South, Let no gentle
man who was in the Confederate ranks
against me { l speak not OF the Union. but
against me misinterpret my feelings.
DELICATE IN THE EXTREME.
81 approach the subject with hesitation
and with delicacy. You are a band of
criminals. Laughter. There is hardly
a constitution of the United states to be
found in the Southern States, Mr.. Oates.
feel in the kindest and sincerest spirit
imaginable, and Just now | am feeling my
own oats. Laughter You criminals boast
that you will control this government
in spite Of the constitution. and feeling in
the kindest spirit imaginable, | charge
you with as great crimes under the forms
of the law as when sumter was fred on.
Laughter. You pretend that you vo ted
against $12 month because you thought
IS enough. ] wish l could feel that TO be
true, but do not because you smoke $24
worth Of cigars month. Laughter.
WAVING THE SHIRT.
s'By your almost solid vote you un-
furled the bloody shirt in my face, not
withstandiDg | fought for both sides dur
ing the war. Laughter.
"But gentlemen, TO sum up. as | am
at this moment speaking with
unusual delicacy for me, as ! would not
have you misintepret my feelings, as the
tendency Of my mind is 10 fraternity, as
just now feel in the kiudest and sIncerest
spirit imaginable, as you can see bv my
soft and persuasive language and by my
smile, and as | have not got a hating
heart ] declare unto you that notwith-
standing you waved the bloody SHIRT in
my face, notwithstanding YOU boast YOU
will rule this government outside OF the
constitution, Notwithstanding don't be-
lieve your reason for opposing the increase
OF widows pensions, Notwithstanding you
have no right to be here, and commit great
crimes to get here, Notwithstanding you
stun ballot boxes, and kill negroes, and
don't read the constitution, still declare
unto you COnfederates that respect you
and ever shall respect you, and ! would
rather dance an lrish JIG on burning Goals
in h-ll with you forever. than TO be eter-
nally in heaven with a Northern copper
head" Great laughter.
NoTARIAL CONSULAR FEES.
Secretary Bayard says II Congress shall
pass the pending bill before the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, cutting off
the notarial fees which cOnsuls in the Uni
ted Kingdom now enjoy. that number OF
these Ofiicials will Immediately leave the
service. Already three OF the consuls az
the more important cities in England
have forwarded their designations contin-
gent upon the passage OF the bill, and IL is
expected that most OF the others will soon
initiate their example. As an evidence OF
the lOsa 10 the consuls which would follow
the looping off Of these perquisites, the
Secretary says IL would make a difference
OF $4,000 in the income OF the Consul
General at London. $4,000 TO tn Consul
at Liverpool, while at Manchester, Bir-
mingham, Bradford, Tunstall and other
large manufacturing centres, 10 would
leave the Consul only q bare salary OF
81, 500 per annum IN place OF the $4,000
these Offices are now worth under the
present system.
MATTHEW'S BEST EXPORT.
DR.. swinburne, the Albany momber Of
Congress, says that James Matthews, the
cOOred lawer Of Albany who was today
nominated for Recorder OF Deeds OF this
District, vice Fred Douglass, lisa brilliant
man OF excellent standing IN Albany,