The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-25
GEORGIA At The CAPITAL.
Secretary HOke Smith Returns 10 His
Desk.

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Printer-New Postmasters for CO.
lumbus, Griffin and Washington.
An Important Land Grant Decision.
Washington, April "a. - Secretary
Smith arrived in Washington on Sun
day train and was driven at once to his
residence. He was fatigucd by his long
ride and this morning when he faced a
half hundred congressman and Office
seekers in his department rooms his face
plainly indicated that he had been re
Gently "a sick man. Among the throng
was delegation Of Choctaw Indians
headed by ex-COngrcssman Barnes of
Augusta, and standing around or loung-
ing on the hogskin furniture were the
Georgia colonels, every one of whom
seemed to feel shot. What is needed in
this country is a higher tariff on the rail
road rates leading up to Washington.
TRYING TO GUST BUCK.
Representative Livingston, who strongly
objects to Col. Buck holding the marshals
Office longer, was seen at his Now Jersey
avenue quarters last night. He was up to
see the President on Saturday, but the
NAONNo NOLb oO EANtlG blldG llC llNI Suuutu
Congressman Russell, who accompanied
him, that their visit had better be dc
ferred Representative Livingston de-
clares it to be his intention to dig Marshal
Buck up by the roots, and throw him over
the garden wall, but it is doubtful if he
will distinguish himself on this line, for
the President is hard to convince and
Marshal Buck is politician with podi-
gree.
BLACKBURN FOR PUBLIC PRINTER.
The Hon. Lconidas has another scheme
in view besides his design on Buck. He
is solicitous to have B. NJ. Blackburn
made the public printer for the great and
glorious republic al salary of 50 900 per
annum, and he has already broached the
subject to the chief magistrate, but with
out result.
Discussing the Presidents pronounced
gold policy to-day, the colonel was proliX.
He declared that it would dissatisfy the
south and west, and that it meant finan-
cial emergency that would necessitate an
early calling together of congress. His
programme would be, if he was Presi-
dent, to give gold out as long as he had it
and then to dose Wall street with silver
and ''shinplasters. " He believes a silver
dollar will buy two bushels of wheat and
as much corn as long as it is good for "a
reciprocity tizz at the national soda water
counter.
THREE NEW POsTMASTERs.
Mr. Bissell signed the commissions of
Billy Redd for postmaster at COlumb bus,
Butler Hudson at Griffin and Dyson at
Washington, Ga, on last Saturday late
in the day, and sent them over to the
white house for the approval of the Presi-
ln Il y,f
Watt atColumbus and Thurmond at Griffin
before their terms expire and for cause.
LAND GRANT DECISION.
One of the first official acts Secretary
Hoke Smith performed this morning after
reaching his Office was to approve and af-
fix his signature to an adjustment reached
in the matter of the government to "A
claim against the Mobile and Girard rail
road, involving the recovery of certain
lands granted to aid in the con-
struction of said road. Under an
act approved June 3, 1856, the
government donated, through the state
government of Alabama, 504 ,1G7 acres
of land to this road in alternate sections
lying on both sides of its right of way
the same being in alternate sections and
the whole being given TO aid in the pro
lection of the line through Ala bama, from
the city of Columbus to Mobile. Two
years later, in 1861, the grant was ad-
justed in the land Office and the lands
were certified to the state of Alabama for
the purpose mentioned.
THE FORFEITURE.
In 1890 it appeared to congress that a
number of railroads throughout the union
aided by government donations of lands
had failed to comply with the terms en-
tered into by the government and a law
rNoc capH fnpfnttinur all lanhc tn1
which lay along the sections of such rail
roads as then remained unfinished The
Mobile and Girard was one of these un-
fortunate companies, for its southern ter
minus had only reached the town of Troy.
in Alabama, eighty-four miles distant
from Columbus, and there it had re-
manned fixed for many years. The fact
that this railroad company had disposed
of the most of its grants to- speculative
persons and that these in turn had sold to
private holders has rendered this case
one of the most difficult the government
has had to adjust.
ALL PROTECTED.
Under Secretary Smiths ruling to-day
private holders or purchasers from the
Spectators are all protected in their
titles, but the government RECEIVERS from
the railroad and from purchasers from
the railroad 202 600 acres, which will be
restored IOf enJfy dUu Sdle. II IS under
stood that this decision is satisfactory to
all the parties concerned, as the forfeit
was Enthusiastically just, and no question
could be raised against it. This is an old
case and the employees of the law division
of the department of the interior are glad
to be able to cancel it on their books.
GOING TO THE NAVAL REVIEW.
A large delegation of congressman and
newspaper correspondents will leave here
on Wednesday to witness the naval dis
play in New York harbOr. Senator Cor
man and family left for New York to-
day. Representative Livingston and Rus
sell will go over on the congressional spc-
cial. Representatives Russell is striving
to cut Brimberry out Of the Albany post
office, but he finds it difficult to get at
him He has a man for the Office who
filled it acceptably under the last demo-
cratic administration, f. G.. Rush.
Only one Georgia fourth-class postmas-
ter was appointed to-day. Ross Wall, at
Bowersville, McDuffie county.
Charles l.. Pyron of Reynolds, Ga, has
filed an application for chief of division
in the treasury department.
Elijah Brown of Atlanta Is a late ar
rival
n. c. Bryan of Kissimmee. Fla. has ap-
piled for the place Of collector of the port
of Tampa.
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