The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-11
A TRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH.
BOutelle'S Bloody Shirt Speech in
Fact a Compliment.

The Fact That the Ex-Confederates
Are in the Saddle Proves the Bril-
liancy of the Men of the Lost Cause
The Applications on File For Savan-
nah's Federal PIums-Senator Col
ouitt Hard Worker-Public Build
ing Expenditures.
Washington, Oct. 1O-Representative
Boutelle of Maine paid a magnificent
tribute TO the southern people and to the
indomitabe character Of southern sol
diers and statesmen in his speech Satur-
day. He did not intend to do it; what he
said was conceived in bitterness and
brought forth in sarcasm. 1t was in
tended to be a sarcastic arraignment of
those southern speakers who had com
planned of the unjust and oppressive
treatment which their people had
received at the hands of the republicans
since the war. He is a bitter, vindictive
partisan, never losing an opportunity 10
denounce the southern people and the
confederate soldiers. He began by refer
ring to what had been said by certain
speakers as to the outrages by the north
upon the south during the period just
after the war. He sneeringly ridiculed
the idea that the south
ern people had been oppressed,
ostracised and defrauded of their rights
since the war In order to show what
rights they have enjoyed, he took the
congressional directory, and proved very
conclusvely that confederate soldiers are
controlling both houses of congress. He
stated that the democratic President and
Vice President had not fought in the
army that saved the union He said
the President pro TEN. of the Senate,
Mr.. Harris, was best known as the war
governor of Tennessee. Then he took up
the committees of the Senate and
showed that the most important com
mittees had for chairmen men who
had fought in the confederate army. He
then turned to the House of Representa-
tives and quoted from the directory that
the speaker was a private in Company K,
Tenth Virginia infantry, and was taken
prisoner and was released from Fort
Delaware in June, 1865. He proceeded to
show thst in the House as in the Senate
q majority of the committees, including
the most important ones, were presided
over by confederate soldiers
His speech was unintentionally one of the
finest tributes that could have been
paid to the ability of the southern lead
ers and the loyalty of the southern peo-
pie to those who led them during the war.
He wanted to prove that the ''confed-
eracy is in the saddle" and he proved it.
$4,000 GOVERNMENT employees.
The report of a commission appointed
to investigate the workings of the differ
ent departments of the government,
shows that there areabout Is, 900 employees
in them.
A letter was received here to-day by the
FaocfOf3pn Hnna addrncGaH to fho
Sixth Assistant Postmaster General"
AS that is two numbers higher than the
assistants have ever got, the letter was
turned over to the fourth assistant, as
the next in rank
The report Of the supervising architect
of the treasury in regard to the status
of the work on public buildings, author
lied by previous congresses, shows sew
enty-One buildings in course of construc-
tions, limited to n cost of $24, 569, 321.
Plans have been prepared for twenty
seven other buildings, limited to a cost of
$26l7 800. Work has not been begun or
plans for twenty-five buildings, limited to
cost Sl1,0lS,9l0. Total number of build
ings authorized 100; limit of cost $38, 205,-
10.
Applications are on file for the Savan-
nah postoffice from George S. Haines,
John f. LaF'ar, George w. Lamar and H.
B. Lemcke
For cllector of the port the applicants
are John f. Wheaton, J. f. b. Beckwith
and James Webb.
Letters are on file from others in be
half of D. G. Purse, but no application
from him.
There are several others whose friends
intend to urge them, but their applica-
tons are not on file.
Senator Colquitt is steadily improving
in health, and is at the Senate every day
While still somewhat disabled he attends
TO every duty that devolves upon him as
a senator and as chairman of the very i'm
portant committee on rostoffces and post
roads Under this democratic administra-
ton, the duties of Georgia's senators and
representatives have increased consider
ably, but Senator Colquitt attends to all
that fall to his share with zeal, prompt
ness and fidelity.