The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-21
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HOT BATTLE IN THE HOUSE.
Reed Meets More Than a PaTliamel.
tartan Match in Crisp.

They Had a Quorum Present, Which
They Didn't-However, Under the
Mastery Management of Speaker
Crisp, the Lost Ground Was Quickly
Recovered, and the Federal Elections
Bill Reached the Calendar After
MANY Days StrugRle-It Was q
Great Victory for the Party.
Washington, Sept 2O-Speaker Crisp's
magnificent handling Of the House to-day
won the enthusiastic applause of the DEM
ocrats and of the packed galleries. He
showed up splendidly, and democrats are
prouder than ever of their speaker His
praise is in the mouths Of all, except the
discounted republicans. He was put TO
the severest tests that the ingenuity Of
Reed, Burrows and other republicans
could devise, but he turned them all
down, and the democrats went out of the
hall this evening in triumph.
oovINGToN PosToFFIcE.
There is a fight over the Covington
postof1ico Representative Livingston
recommended S. NJ Sullivan. He was
| informed to-day by the Postmaster Cen
eral that he had received letters from
r. G. Swain and Mccormick Neal, saying
that Sullivan was member of the alli-
anoe and they would prefer the retention
of Bush republican incumbent. Sullivan
| is indorsod by the best citizens. The
| Postmaster General further said he
would not appoint any member of tho
| alliance, because he did not consider
| Advancement democrats.
LGv1NGsToN's CATECHIsM
Mr.. Livingston asked: Cant man be
! a mason and a democrat2" Mr.. Bisseu
| replied "Yesn Mr.. Livingston asked:
| Cant a man belong to town club and
| be a democratic" Mr. Bissell said: -'Yes."
| Mr. Livingston said: '"Why cannot q
person belong TO the farmers club and be
! a democrat" He told Mr.. Bissell that
| the alliance In Georgia contained some OF
| the best democrats in the state. After
| talking to Mr. Bissell on that line the
| Postmaster General said he would recon-
slider his rule shutting out alliancemen.
ONLY UNION SOLDIERS.
| r. E. Bostwicz, of Knoxville, who was
| indorsed by Livingston and other con-
| gressmen and Mrs Hoke Smith, applied
| for a position as pension agent at Knox
! Vile Secretary Smith told him only
union soldiers would be appointed to such
| positions.
II is reported in Georgia that Mr..
Moses is in favor Of increasing pensions.
| A bill is before the pensions committee
| increasing Indian war pensions to Sl2 per
| month. Mr. Moses is opposed TO increas-
! ing pensions, but wants all who are en-
| titled 20 get them.
ANOTHER GALL ON MR.. BIssELL.
Mr.. Moses called on the Postmaster
| General to inquire why the appointment
| of M. h. Kirby as postmaster at LaGrange
| was held up. Mr. Bissell said because
| he had received q letter from a congress-
man outside OF Georgia asking him to
/ hold IL up Mr.. Moses demanded the
name of the congressman and the reasons
| given in the letter Mr. Bissel refused
| to give either, saying the letter was in
| confidence. II is probably q scheme OF
| the incumbeut's bondsmen to keep the Of
! fee ia her possession until the defalca-
ton of her father is paid up. He was
| her clerk, and made way with funds, and
! absConded.
FOR BRUNSWICK.
Representative Turner says he is very
much gratifed at the earnest appeals for
| help for Brunswick sufferers published
| in northern papers, and feels sure they
will result in liberal contributions,
| Representative Cabaniss called on Com
| missioner Lochren to-day 10 inquire IL
! Henry Knowles, VINO is indorsed by the
/ Gnblib A1tOfRld utltsdblbAls LdA bttA pLO-
| noted, and found he had been reduced,
and majority of the promotions have
been of republicans.
PosTMAsTERs.
In spite Of opposition, Bob Harris, an
| original Cleveland man, had been con-
frmed postmaster at Union, S. G.. and
Josiah Doah as postmaster at George
town.
| HOUSE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Washington, Sept. 2O-There did not
! apear to be a larger attendance in the
| House this morning when 1t met at noon
| than there had been for some days past.
| The leaders Of the opposing forces were,
however, on hand bright and early. Mr..
| Loud rep, of California, asked unani-
| nous consent for the immediate consid-
| Grafton of q resolution calling on the Sec
retary of the Treasury for information as
| to the number of ounces Of silver bullion
purchased under the Sherman act during
| the months of July and August, and, fur
| ther. what the reason was that the Sher-
man act was not executed during those
months.
Mr.. Tucker objected.
CALLS FOR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The speaker directed the clerk to can
| the committees for reports.
Mr. Burrows moved to dispense with
| the call.
| Pending this motion MIR. Catchlngs pre-
sented report from the committee ON
| rules.
Before it was read Mr.. Burrows made
the point of order that the report was not
in order His point was that the commit
tee had not the right TO originate an order
| of business
The speaker overruled the point Of
| order, holding that on the question of de-
termining the order of business the
| committee on rules had the right to act.
Mr.. Burrows appealed from the decis-
| ion, and Mr. Fitch moved to lay the ap-
| peal ON the table
Pending which MIR. Burrows moved
| that the House take recess for one hour.
| MIR Catchings made the point of order
| that pending a report from the committee
on rules this motion was not in order.
| The speaker said he would hear the
| gentleman from Michigan on the ques-
| tion.
| THE CIRCUS OPENS.
Mr. Burrows was surprised that he
should be asked even to speak on this
| question. his motion was obviously in
| order. There was no report from the
| committee on rules before the House. The
! gentleman from Mississippi had ten
/ dered a report and he (Burrows) had
/ objected to its reception and had raised a
point of order against it. 1t was idle to
| gay there was report before the House.