The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-20
COL. FELLOWS TO BE MISSED
He is One Of the Most Eloquent
Speakers in the House.

1S ID OuO VI luC MUOl LlUiuIAl
Speakers in the House.
a Belief That He Would Rather Re-
main in Congress Than Be District
Attorney, Despite the Fact That the
Latter Pays Three Times as Much.
The Colonel an Ex-Confederate and
One of the Most Charming of Men.
| Washington, Oct. l9-The nomination
| of Col. John r. Fellows, of New York,
for the position of district attorney of the
| city of New York, win result in removing
| from the House of Representatives one
! of its most conspicuous figures. Col.
| Fellows is regarded by many of the mem
bers as the most eloquent speaker in the
House. If a vote were taken among the
| members as to who is the most eloquent
man in congress, Col. Fellows would get
more votes than any other man. His elo
| quence is Of pleasing kind. His
voice is melodious; his face
is all the time pleasant; his eye is
brighter than most eyes, and always has
ments are strong and convincing; the
CHEEKY twinkle about it. He is
very able debater His argu-
weapons he uses are Invariably parlia-
mentary, and yet they are powerful. He
never uses a bludgeOn to knock down
| his opponents, but he handles rapier
| with a skill and strength that enables
| him 10 pierce through and through his
| adversary. Everybody loves to hear him
| speak; he always receives the closest at
! tentiOn, even from those whom he opposes
| and when he deals them a blow, it is
| done in such genteel style and with such
| deXterity, that they never take offense at
| it. In this respect he differs materially
| from some of the prominent debaters of
! the House.
A CHARMING MAN PERSONALLY.
| Personally he is one of the most charm
| ing of men. He has a perpetual flow of
! good humor, and a bright wit that makes
| his conversation sparkle. 1t is not an
| exaggeration to say that he is a favOrite
with all who know him. and his depart
| ure from the House will be regretted
more than that of most of the members.
| The position to which Col Fellows is
| nOminated-and nomination is equivalent
! to an electiOn-pays from $4,000 to ST.
| 600 a year He has under him twenty
| six assistant attorneys whose salaries
range from -, 600 to $500 each; besides
| seventy clerks and messengers. Not
! wthstanding that this position pays
| nearly four times the salary of a member
| of congress, / believe Col Fellows would
! rather remain here as a representative.
| 1t suits his taste better He is not
| lover of money; but he loves the duties of
| craftsmanship and delights in the associ-
| ations which accompany his membership
| in congress.
FELLOWS AN EX-CONFEDERATE.
| It is not generally known that Col Eel
/ lpyve a fed ora a CplHiap and
his title in the war of secession. He is a
native of New YOr, X but removed to Ar
kansas when Is years of age. He was
practicing law when the war began, and
entered the army in the First Arkansas
regiment, was assigned to duty on the
staff of Gen. Bell, was captured at Port
| Hudson in July 1868, and was not released
until June, 1865 He and Speaker Crisp
were in Fort Delaware together as pris-
Oners. After the war he returned TO Ar
kansas and was elected to the state SEN
ate. He returned to New York in 1865
He has been district attorney before.
Another member of the present House,
Hon A. p. Fitch, has been nominated for
surrogate of New York city That posi-
tion will pay him from 200 to $4,000
per annum, and will not interfere with
another position he holds now as attorney
for corpora ton of brewers, which pays
him S25, 900 per annum. Verify, there are
some fat places in New York. The
sheriffs office, after the reductions that
| have been made, pays $4,000 salary and
about Sl25, 900 fees per annum.
OPENING OF THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
The house committee on public lands
has heard statements from Land Com
missioner Lamereaux and Assistant
Acknowledgement Hall relative to the
alleged violations of the law in the open
ing of the Cherokee strip, and
the indications are that there will
be no congressional investigation
of the subject. This is right.
| There is no need of congressional in
vestigation. The interior department has
ordered an investigation, the war de-
partment has ordered an investigation,
the state of Kansas has ordered an inves-
| tigation, and the grand Jury of the Okla
| homa court has ordered an investigation
| That looks like the matter will be sutf-
| GENTLY investigated without any add
tionaI. action by congress.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
The next thing of Importance to
| be taken up by the House will
| be the bankruptcy bill, which is
| the regular order for next Monday
| There is considerable opposition to
| the measure, but it is believed
that there will be no difficulty which is
| insurmountable, and that the bill will be
| passed. There is a very earnest demand
! from business interests all over the coun-
| try for the enactment of national bank
! ruptcy law, especially at this time; and
so far as the House is concerned, the eX-
! pectatiOn is that the matter will be dealt
| with promptly.