The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-19
CARLISLE AND THE GOLD.
THE POLICY TOWARD TRE WALL
STREET SPEOULATORS.

The Meeting OF the Street Railway
Comunissioners-A Noticeable Fall
ing of In the Rush of Oface-seekers.
Col. Tom Lyon After the Superin-
tsndency of the Chickamauga Park
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The President
and his cabinet ministers held an important
meeting to-day at which it was determined
that so soon as the gold reserve in the tress-
ury vaults touched the s10o. 900, 900 mark an
order would be issued stopping the redemp-
ton in gold of treasury notes authorized by
the act of 1890. The Wall street specula-
tlon have had their day. 1t will be seen
how they take their portion of the demo-
cratic medicine from this time on. Mr. Car
isle NAV live to distinguish himself as q
minister of finance. He has made brave
start and he may yet become President OF
these United States.
There is going to be convention OF state
railway commissioners in Washington to-
morrow. Chairman Trammell of the
Georgia board put in al appearance this
afternoon. 1t promises to be an interesting
and instructive meeting and beyond doubt
all who participate in it will be benefited.
The interstate commerce commission have
rendered the delegaJes the use of their hand
some quarters.
THE OFFICE-SEEKERs.
Since the adjournment of the Senate
there is q notable sag in the Office seeking
and very many of the seekers who have been
frozen out have left for their homes. The
Georgia contingent are not easily discour-
aged. Blackburn aud Harvey johnson left
this week, but these vacancies have been
supplied by the arrival of Tom Crenshaw
and Col. Tom Lyon. Crenshaw declares
that he is not hankeTing after the Aesh pots q,
but Col. Tom Lyon boldly proclaims that
he is here to SCOOP the place of superintend-
ent of Chickamsuga park. Col. Lyon is
sincere. if he is anything Gen. Gordon
will tGke him to see Secretary Lamont to-
morrow.
Senator Gordon and Representatives Cab
aniss. Moses, Livingston and Russell are
still here.
Representative Moses was endeavoring
to-day to have Mr.. Redd commissioned as
postmaster at Columbus, but Postmaster
General Bissell hesitates to act, although he
has made up his mind that Mr. Watt, the
present postmaster, must go. Mr.. Redd
will probably be commissioned this week,
as there Is no opposition to him.
Representative CRbaniss is having some
worry about the Milledgeville office. The
two senators have indorsed Capt. Tom
Newell and Representative Cabauiss wants
another man, and so the matter hangs
Hon. Fleming duBignon has been asked to
come on here to aid in smoothing out this
snail aud he is expected tomorrow.
THE GRIFFIN PosToFFICE.
Representative Cabsniss has recon-
mended the appointment of Butler Hudson
to the Griffin postotfice and commission
will doubtless issue this week. He has also
made some recommendations in the matter
of tue Miner and other minor offices in bis
district.
L ". Renick of Georgia, an 1900 clerk
IN the treasury department, has been trans~
ferred to the state department where be will
assume his duties as chief of the bureau of
statistics Mr.. Renick was an applicant for a
position as one Of the assist ant secreta ries
OF state, but his application ives not con-
sldered. He has been in the treasury de-
partment for nearly eight years
and is one of the finest accountants
In the second controllers Office.
Some young OH ers Of the Third artillery
now stationed at Fort McHenry, Baltimore
haTDor, were in Washington to-day bidding
good-by 20 friends. Their batteries have
been ordered to Mcpherson barracks, near
Atlanta
Only three fourth class postoff1ce appoint
ments were awarded to Georgia to-day-G.
=, Lee, at Cherokee, Lee county; j.
McMiohael at jackson. Butts county,
and Miss Emma Stith at Palmetto, Camp
bell county. Mr.. Nc Michael the new post
master at Jackson, is a brother-in-law of
hon. John /. Hall. Within @
year the Jackson office promises
10 become presidential Office.
=, Friends of ex-R Representative Remphill of
South Carolina are now pushing
nm for some foreign post,
hussla is suggested as a suitable
country for Mr.. Hemphill and Corea
mas ma been mentioned, which is away off in
the antipodes.
9, w. h. Neel of Apalaohicola, Fla, has
ulsu an application for the Office OF collector
" customs at that port and Andrew Lawrie
OF Fort Mead wants 60 do similar govern
ulehI service at the good town of Tampa