The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-02
ACLERK WITHOUT A CHECK.
The DiSbuTSins Officer Of The House
in a QuandaTy.

He Questions Chairman Blanchard
Right to Appoint a Clerk for the
Committee on sRivers and Harbors.
Talk of Charlie Hill as Candidate
for Congress Against Livingston.
Washington, June 1.-The disbursing
officer of the House of Representatives
sprung a question on the first controller
of the treasury department to-day that is
likely to attract attention. Very recently
the clerk of the House committee on
rivers and harbors, of which Mr.. Blanch-
ard of Louisiana is chairman, died, where
upon Mr.. Blanchard named his successor.
The salary of the office is 81 600 and the
clerk of the House hesitated yesterday to
issue monthly check to the new ap-
pointee because he does not recognize Mr..
Blanchard's right to name an incumbent
for the place. He holds that, although
Mr. Blanchard is reelected to the
Fifty-third congress, he is not necessarily
the chairman of the committee on rivers
and harbOrs, if, indeed, such committee
exists until the House meets, and by its
rules establishes one. The deceased clerk,
he claims, would have clearly been en-
titled to his salary up to the organization
Ol IIlC U6Ab COlBItSS udO 1lC INCAl- Oub
now that he is dead, and as no congress
has assembled and the old congress is
unqualitiedly a back number there can
be no committees, no chairmen and no
clerks except those who hold the commits
sions of the late congress. The controller
has reserved his decision in the case.
LIVINGSTON STILL IN TOWN.
Representative Livingston is the only
Georgia congressman who remains in
Washington. and he is here for the pur-
pose of strengthening his hold on his dis
trict He fully understands that there
are agencies at work to bring about his
defeat for reelection, and he is not the
man to surrender a fat take without
fight There seems to be some sort of
understanding that Solicitor Charlie Hill
will be the anti-Livingston nominee next
time because of his great personal
popularity and his distinguished
ability Mr.. Hill was recently in
Washington on a private mission
but it was noticeable that he had very
pronounced views and expressed them
rather careleSsly. His advocacy of Amos
Fox for the Atlanta posto1fice seemed to
be directly against his congressional as
pirations if he entertains them, but MIR.
Hill is not the man to mince either his
wards or his friendships. AS friend of
DR. Fox he could doubtless convince the
electors of the Fifth district that he was
championing the cause of a most esti-
mable man and soldier, and he would
win rather than lose votes by his
act. sNo man in the Geor-
gia delegation is more readily
capable of seizing point than Uncle
Leonidas Livingston hence we find Hill
now coming out square-toed for Dr. Fox
and earnestly pushing his rainbow at the
postoffice department s
sFNATOB GORDON on Wand
The arrival of Senator Gordon to-day
from Richmond will give impetus to this
Atlanta postoffice fight 1t is well known
that the senator is warmly in favor of
Mai. Couper himself a gallant soidier,
but citizen not so long and so Intimately
identified with Atlanta's corporate well
fare as DR. Fox. The impression is that
there will be some bitterness engendered
over this matter unless a way is
found out rof il, or compromise is
effected There is possibly only chance
for Speaker Atkinson to get the Berlin
consulate The fact that he refused to
ask for it and expressed his indifference
about it may turn him down, although nc
made a more acceptable impression on the
state department officials. 1t may be
safely said that Col. Atkinson will be in
the race for governor if he does not go
abroad
OFF FOR EUROPE.
Z. w. Barrett, the Washington corre-
spondent 'of the Atlanta Constitution,
left Washington to-day to visit Europe
His sister Miss Savannah Barrett, ac-
cOmpanied him.
Mr. Balch, formerly a stenOgrapher in
the office of the Atlanta Journal, who has
been acting as Secretary Hoke Smiths
private clerk, has been transferred to the
census bureau, and Mr.. Boyd of Savannah
has assumed his duties in the secretary's
office.
The controller of the currency will ap-
point a receiver for Brunswicks broken
banks in day or two.
Capt John Milledge and Rem Crawford
of Atlanta are visitors in Washington to-
night.
The following Florida postmasters were
appointed to-day: Apopka, Orange
county, E. c. Morgan; Crystal River,
Citrus county, Anna E. Allen; Higley