The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-14
CONCRESSNEN'S REGRETS
Over the Failure Of the State Bank
Tax Repeal Bill.

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ger of Defeat-A Georgian Graduates
From the Naval Academy.
Washington, June l3.-The southern
democratic representatives are feeling
very badly over the defeat of the bill TO
repeal the 10 per cent. tax on state banks.
They are not saying much about it now;
the time for talk is past, but their feel
ingof disappointment is very keen. They
had been disappointed in all the other
financial legislation that they had
wanted and hoped for and worked for;
everything had failed, and this was their
last hope-their zone eve lamb" so to
speak-and their hearts were set on it.
They hoped against hope as long as they
could and when the final vote came,
which dashed all their hopes to the
ground. they could do nothing bat accept
the inevitable and sigh over what might
have been.
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
The old oft repeated rumor that the
government printing office is to be put
under the civil service rules, has been re-
yived again. This time the report says
that the change will take place as soon as
the reorganization is accomplished. 1
very much doubt the truth of the report
From what l know of Public Printer
Benedict, do not believe he favors the
change, and without his approval it will
hardly be made. | have not heard any
utterance from Mr.. Benedict, but | take
him to be an Andrew jackson democrat
one who believes that there are enough
good democrats to fill all the offices, and
that they ought to fill them. Besides the
civil service is not in good favor with the
majority in the House of Representatives
and they will not be likely to vote to ex-
tend its operation. They would more
probably curtan it. Many of them re-
gard il as an arrant humbug; and many
others. while not condemning it so
strongly, are not at all in love with it.
CLIP BRECKINR1DGE.
Tine news reaches here that Hon. Cliff
ton r. Breckenridge is about to lose his
district in Arkansas. Five counties have
acted, and his opponent has carried four
of them These are new counties in his
district-placed there in the last appor-
tionment. The remaining counties which
have not declared themselves are his
''old" counties. He must carry all Of
them but one in order to win the nomina-
ton. Mr. Breckinridge's friends here are
very much concerned at the prospect of
losing him from the House. They are
more concerned than he is. He takes 1t
as quietly as if he had no interest in the
matter. lie is general favorite in the
House. He is quiet and unassuming in
manners, and no one can associate with
him without liking him. He is a close
student, industrious and painstaking and
is an unusually useful member In the
preparation of the Wilson tariff bill Mr.
Breckenridge was very influential fac
tor. He did his full share of the work,
and did it most thoroughly and accepta-
bly,.
He is a son of Hon. John C. Breckin-
ridge, who was Vice President of the
United States from 1859 to 1861, was the
candidate Of one wing of the democracy
In 1860 for the presidency, and was a
major general in the confederate army,
and a member of the confederate cabinet
"Clif," as his friends call him. looks very
much like his distinguished father about
the head and face, but not in stature
being only about 5 feet inches high,
while his father was nearly or quite a
foot higher.
PERSONAL.
Congressman Maddox and Tate both
wear $40 hats. They didn't buy the
hats, however. Mr. Dobbs, of Marietta,
Ga, who is consul at Valparaiso, sent
these hats to those two congressman by
mail The hats are white Panama, made
az oou5Ai AuiCLlCd, anu When imported
this country sell for $40 apiece. They
never wear out, and will wash like home
spun.
NAVAL CADETS.
Among those who graduated last week
at the naval academy at Annapolis was
emory Winship, of Macon. He was the
only Georgian who graduated There
was young man named Stone who was
credited TO Georgia, but who was ap-
pointed to the academy from Pennsyl-
vania by the Secretary of the Navy, and
credited to one of the districts in Georgia
whose representative failed to get in an
appeintee four years ago.
IL was against just such practices as
this that Judge Maddox made such a Wig
orous fight some weeks ago in the House,
and he succeeded in having the law so
changed that hereafter when the Score
tary of the Navy appoints a cadet from
district whose representative fails to APP
point, the cadet so appointed must be a
bona tide resident of the district from
which he is appointed