The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-14

| George H. Jones Of the 34th and A. j.
Julian of the Seth, Representatives W. A.
/ HUFF Of Bib. John Snead Of Fayette and
/ Il, y. Hill Of Wilkes, Representative
Ham of Hall, Hon. John Millsdge, state
/ librarian, James L. Lawton of the attorney
| generals office, j. T. Taylor, journal clerk
OF the Senate, and Mr.. Thomas Of the ex-
ecutive department
| There was quite delegation Of invited
/ guests from the city, including members Of
the bench, bar, clergy, medical fraternity,
| press and business men.
The first speech was by Hon. John Mil
lidge, state librarian, who responded to a
toast Of the steamer Nacoochee. In the
course Of his remarks Capt. Millidge said
that the people of Georgia, from the noun
tains to the coast are proud OF Savannah.
he paid high compliment to the splendid
service Of the Ocean Steamship line, and he
| lauded the princely hospitality Of Savau-
neh's people. This visit 10 Savannah. he
said. had shown Georgians what the great
seaport is doing 10 distribute the resources OF
the state. The Ocean Steamship Company,
be said, is doing its share in the work, and
he spoke eioquently Of Gen. Sorrel its gen
eral manager. to whom much OF this is due.
The speaker said that in recent converse
| ton with Gen. Longstreet, that distin-
guIshed soldier had said that Gen. Sorrel
was the best soldier that had fought under
| him in the war He wished long life and
continued prosperity and success to bin,
and continued success TO the Nacoochse and
the rest Of the fleet
THE CITY TOASTED.
Capt Milledge offered a toast.
the City of Savannah, and calls were made
for Mayor Schwarz, but he was on deck,
and Gen. A. X. Lewton, after continued
calls, responded in his happiest vein.
Zen. Lawton said that he did not know
why he should be called upon to respond TO
the toast. He had done his duty in welcom-
ing the guests, and he represented the city
III no official capacity. 81 am a citizen
he said, sincerely devoted to its interests
he had tnterrogatively asked the guests in
welcoming them to Savannah, to inspect
for themselves if Savannah is doing what
u should as the gateway of the South At
lantic coast TO facilitate the movements
or the products OF Georgia, and,
now, having partly inspected the
port, che answer remained for
the visitors TO make. Savannah has one of
the finest coast lines of steamers in the
world. This, said the speaker, is the YER.
dict OF expert travellers who have Travelled
IN all parts Of the world--along the Medi-
terranean, the Black and the North seas.
They are elegant in finish, and seaworthy.
- We propose, said Gen. Lawton, 'to have
more. We have a vessel to New York four
times week, and we expect to have one
every day in the week The speaker in
conclusion. said that he desired to make no
lnvldious comparisons. Savannah Is great
city, and we are all GeorgianS and should
be proud of her. Other cities of Georgia
have their mission to. fulfill, and Savannah
las special mission, as she is the gateway
OF all the other principal cities of Georgia
we are all Georgians, and should have a
pride In all d"
KIND WORDS FOR SAVANNAH
To calls for Clark Howell, the young rep
resentative from Fulton came forward. and
after high tribute to Savannah as the
chief seaport of the south and the welcome
OF the warmest hearted people in the world
ne offered the following resolutions, which
were adopted by rising vote, and wildly
cheered:
WHEREAS, BY courtesy of the city of Savan-
nan the members of the general assembly the
state house officials, and other specially invited
guests have for the past two days enjoyed the
hospitality OF the people of the METROPOLIS of
the South Atlantic coast; and
WHEREAS, The visit OF these guests has been
made continuous round of pleasure, at the
same time ahording an excellent opportunity
Tor the inspection of the wonderful resources Of
this magnificent city; and
WHEREAS, What we have seen has satisfied
us more than ever of the matchless variety of
the resources of our great state and has par
tIcularly impressed us with the enterprise de-
Velopment and possibilities OF the capital of our
coast, therefore.
Be ii resolved, That the thanks of this partv
be and they are hereby rendered the city of
savannah for the splendur of their entertain
fnent and for the warmness OF their hospitality
hesolred further, That our thanks be returned
10 tine cluos ana armories that have so hospta-
ply thrown open their doors; to the public and
business institutions of the city for the hearth
ness or their welcome, and also 20 the Ocean
steamship Company for this day of unusual
heSotued further, That we hereby return our
special thanks TO Chatham'S splendid legisa-
i've representation, Senator duBignon and
Gordon, Reilly and Clifton, for
courtesles extended in arranging for this trip
ana Tor The pleasure which, having been assured
by them, has been by far more than realized.
HeSoLoed further, That each and every one of
eXtoi, in public and private the greatness of
our chief seaport, and the rare and exceeding
hospitality of her warm hearted citizens
SENATOR sTRoTHER's TRIBUTE
10 calls for Senator j. Z. Strother Repre-
sentative Clifton introduced the senator
from the Twenty-ninth district Senator
Strother started out by saying that there is
no city Of such boundless hospitality as
Savannah, no city of such maritime i'm
portance as Savannah, and no such won
derful statesman as Representative Clifton.
he laughs with those who laugh, weeps
with those who mourn and gets sick with
those who get sick. The hit was loudly
applauded.
Hon. ]. L. Hardeman of Bibb was most
felicitous in his remarks when called out.
dc said he could add nothing to what had
been said of the great commercial impor-
lance or savannah, or the hospitality of her
people. He Endorsed fully all that had
been said of the city and her people. OF
her representatives in the general assembly
Chatham county, he said, had reason TO be
proud. She furnished the able president of
the Senate, Mr.. duBignon; the untiring
worker and efficient chairman of the appro-
priatlon committee, Capt. Gordon: the
author OF the military bill, who carried il
by his force Of character and zeal,
Col. Reilly, and the popular
gentleman who knows every men,
Der of the legislature and who could
always be found in the - gallery where
the ladies are, Mr. Clifton, the war-horse of
Yamacraw. "Ihave followed the magnetic
Clifton, said the speaker, for long time,
but thank God did not follow him 10 the
end. When he leaned over the ships rail
and yielded up to Neptune could folloS
him no farther Him whom we looked
upon as the crab-eater of the coast who was
invulnerable, had been telling us mountain
boys how to keep from being seasck, and
we see him with unsteady step, on his last
legs, the first co strike his colorS.n
AsroUNDED AT WHAT HE HAD SEEN.
Hon. II. w. Hill of Meriwether was next