Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-27
SAVANNAH'S TWO BILLS.
THE HARBOR APPROPRIATION
PUZZLER AN ERROR.

11T5 900 the sum Recommended by the
senate Committee on Commercially.
Norwood successfully Presents the
iced of a New Government Building
MahOne's Plans for virginia's Congress
siOnal Campaign.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Associ-
Ated Press dispatch about the Savannah
harbo or appropriation in the river and har-
Dor bill contained a clerical error which
made it misleading. The item as amended
reads: 'Improving the harbor at Savan-
nah, GA, continuing the Improvement,
SITE, ,000P This increase of $4,000 over
the APPROPRIATION made in the House was
secured by the efforts of Senators COlquitt
and Brown and Representative Norwood.
When Representative Norwood took
the Savannah public building bill to the
President Thursday the President referred
it in due course OF rotation Ht0 the Sec
"etary of the Treasury for his views. The
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury in turn
.elerred it to the supervising architect
)f the Treasury. Yesterday representa-
'sge Norwood had long conference with
re supervising architect and his law
officer about it. He satisfied the law
officer that the bill was properly drawn.
Then he presented the facts in the case to
the supervising architect to show the
necessity for the building.
THE PRESENT STRUCTURE.
The supervising architect had heard
that there was already public building
in Savannah. Mr.. Norwood showed him
hqw utterly unsuitable and unsatisfactory
\ int building was. and how necessary the
antOsed new building was. He showed
mpupervising architect the letters from
Skdges Bradley, Woods, Erskine, and
y shsr sustaining this position. He sue
ceeo. in convincing the supervising
RrchitsAt that the bill ought to be signed,
and the supervising architect, it is under
stood, returned it to the Acting Secretary of
6he Treasury with his approval. The Act
A ing Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
returned it to the President with the re-
commendstion that it be signed. The
President will find it on his desk when ne
returns on Monday. Mr.. Norwood will
see him on Monday and present the argu-
ments in favor OF the bill again.
THE PORTER RELIEF BILL.
The President is expected to sign the
FitZ-John Porter bill on Monday. The
friends of Gen. Porter cay there is moth
ing in the statement credited to Gen.
Frederick Dent that the President will
veto the bill, giving the same reasons that
President Arthur did in his veto. When
the Secretary OF the Senate formally an
nounced in the House to-day the passage
of the bill by the Senate, the Democrats
applauded while the Republicans hissed.
SENATOR BROWNS VOTE.
1t is now understood that Senator
Brown, of Georgia, cast the only vote
favorable to the confirmation of Matthews
at the meeting of the Senate District Com
mittee yesterday. Senator Pike, when he
left the city some weeks ago, left word
that his vote should be counted in Mat
thews' favor whenever ballot was taken.
MAHONE'S PLANS.
Mr.. Malone instructed the members of
the Republican State Central Committee
OF Virginia to-day in their duties for next,
falps campaign. He proposes to make
nomination for Coug .ss in every Con-
gressiOnal district. He will not run him.
self in the Petersburg district, but will
fenOminate Ja.ass d. Brady. John S.
Wise NAV be put uD against mis- cousin,
George D. Wise, in the Richmond dis
trict.