The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-30

mon, but more to be admired, is the
unanimity with which those views have
since been indorsed, the harmony and dis
patch with which those committees now
walk hand in hand through a wilderness
of bills.
The due maintenance of all these points
necessarily consumed time at the outset
Hence the widespread impression as to
MIR. Gilchrist's power of taking time by
the forelock and making merry with him
at the public expense. AS "A matter of
fact, IL was this gentleman who intro
duced the resolution limiting loquacious
members to ten minutes wide margin
for member who rarely consumes over
five minutes ut time.
Many people here, contemplating the
tall figure OF this unique and interesting
personality, as, in the midst Of some
heated dobate, he suddenly arises in bis
place, the revised statutes lying open in his
hands, clear of voice, resOlutc of mCin-
many of those, | say, who have lent ear
to the interminable debates in which tho
House revels, imagine Gen. Gilchrist-I
know not why-to be man of northern
birth.
Nothing could be more erroneous. Mr.
Gilchrist springs from one of the oldest
planter families of Gadsdeu couuty-a
family that has always been distinguished
and which has numbered among its mem
bers governors, senator's and generals. So
cially, 10 man stands higher here, none
have been more generally recognized for
those mpaniOnable qualities which may
be envied but cannot be had for the ask
ing His position as inspector general of
the state militia has placed him promi-
nently before the people, and it may be
that in the days to come "the gentleman
from De Soto will win the distinction
prophesied for him by Representative
Rawls of this county, who declares that
Ia will yet he governor of Florida.
Another man who has made here an
impression that will not soon be effaced.
is Senator JEFF B. Browne of Key West
In retort of his to Senator Broome may
be found the keynote to his character
1t was upon that memorable occasion
when Senator Marks bill appropriatiug
SO, 900 to the worlds fair was on it's pas
sage. Senator Broome had cast his vote
against the bill, because" he declared.
the state was in debit And l." cried
Mr.. Browne, springing from his seat,
vote for the bill because the state IS in
dNbt."
The point is sufficiently obvious. and |
cannot help thinking that the gentleman
from Key West had the best end of the
argument,
Equally happy, in its way, was his
A-tAA'~ VI tlitlb compulsory lliAhbdEb law
against which the gallant Mckay has so
long Numbered in vain; and to Senator
Browne, more than to any ono man, must
be ascribed the defeat of a measure
which, in my Judgment, had much to COM
mend to the average intelligence.
The week just passed has been rich in
committee reports, some Of which are of
more than passing interest Among these
place first that long and exhaustive re-
port on the internal improvement fund,
which was yesterday presented to the
House by the committee of which Berry
of Escambia has been the chairman and
the moving spirit
This is the first analysis Of this fund
that has ever been drawn from the
original record, rather than from second
AIRY and doubtful sources and the re-
searches so ably conducted by Messrs.
Hopkins and Carlisle, the efficient clerks
of the committee in question, have been
such as to very effectually refute the
scandalOus charges brought against the
management of the fund by the third
party zealots during the last campaign
1t is good report and it is one that will,
moreover, have good effect.