The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-18
LESTER TO BE POPULAR.
THE NEW MEMBER ALREADY WIN
MING MANY FRIENDs.

He Has Rooms Where He viii be
Thrown in Contact With Mort hern
and Western Members-Senator Col
quits New Home-Report OF the
Navy Yard Commission.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE report of
the proposed new southern navy yard has
not as yet been printed. As it is very long,
it has not been read by any one outside of
the navy department and the small circle
directly interested in the subject. Conse-
quently nothing has yet been said or done
IN congress about it. When the report is
printed aud in the hands of members of the
Senate and House, the Georgia delegation
will undoubtedly make an effort to have
congress locate the navy yard at Savannah,
In spite OF the reco nmendation of the COM
mission. The decision of the commission is
only advisory, aud congress can, of course,
disregard it. But the attempt to bring this
about may only result in deferring action
In the matter until the next congress.
CoLQUITT's NEW HOME.
Senator G lquitt is more pleasantly fixed
this winter than he has ever been before in
Washington. He has taken one of those
comfortable houses on New Jersey avenue
JuSb SOubu VI Vic SaDIbOi, lOOk OuU
from the crest Of the hill on the silvery
Potomac beneath and on the Arlington
estate in the distance, with the Washington
monument looming up against the sky on
the right. He has his family with aim, he is
conveniently near the Senate, where he
does most Of his work, and he is in t1e best
of health and spirits.
Senator Brown is set down in the con-
gressional directory as being at the Matt ional
with his wife and daughter, but he has not
PIT in an appearance there yet, nor is be
expected at the Senate until after the holi-
day recess.
CONGRESSMAN TESTERS QUARTERS.
Representative Lester has an agreeable
suite of rooms at the Riggs, where he will
bring his family on his return from Savan-
nah after the holidays. Col. Lester is very
popular with the members of the House,
being already almost as well known to The
me nbers of other delegations as any of the
old Georgia members. He did well to take
quar- ers at an uptown hotel, where he has
more communication with northern and
western senators and representatives than
he could possibly have at any of the down.
town hotels. There is no place where friend
ship counts for more tcaa in congress, and
Col. Lester promises to have great influence
just because he makes friends so quickly
and holds them so firmly.
OTHER GEORGIANs.
Congressman Barnes, Carlton, Crisp, Clam
ents, aud Grimes make up delightful q6pr-
gia colony at the old Metropolitan, which
seems to be considered Georgia headquar-
ters. They are all very sociable, and are
quite Independent of outsiders when card
parties or theater parties are in season.
Most of them will go home for Christmas.
Mrs. Crisp is here, but the families of
Messrs. Barnes, Carlton, and Clements will
not be here until after the holidays. Mr.
Blount is all alone at the National He will
go home for his family Christmas. Mr..
Stewart has gone back to his old rooms at
No. 412 Sixth street, aud Mr.. Turner is just
across the park from the capitol, at No. 13
First street, northeast. Both will go to
Georgia the end of the week. Mr.. Gambler
is in his old quarters at No. 1112 H street.
in the borders of the church district of
Washington.
GEoRGIA's CENSUS SUPERVISORS.
Col. Buck has reco nmended and the
census superintendent and Secretary of the
Interior will make the following appoint
ments as census ipervisors in Ge Jrgia:
First District-Counties Banks, Barlow,
Coosa, etc, Columbus Daily.
Second District-Counties: Burke, Clarke,
Columbia, etc., w. H. Bowers
Third District-A. Thibedeau Of Atlanta.
Col. Buck has made no recommendations
as yet in the Fourth and Sixth districts.
Senator Colquitt introduced to-day bills
to pay $4, 600 o the legal re- resentatives of
the owners of the steamer Leesburg, and to
pay James E. Walter 81 ,095 balance claimed
for dredgi Brunswick harbor.
Lunsford Daniel of Columbus. who en-
listed two years ago as a private in the
army, has passed an examination for pro-
motion to second lieutenant.