The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-29
A suB-TREAsURY ron SAVANNAH.
GeOrgta POstmastershiPs and other
Georgia Matters of Interest.


Georgia Postmasferships and other
Georgia Matters of Interest.
Washington, Aug 2s.-When ex-Speaker
Crisp and Representative Turner return
10 Washington from their trip across the
ocean. they will find several postal mat
tiers awaiting their attention al the post
Office department There have been sew
in their respective districts. and 1t is
the practice Of the department TO consult
the member Of congress representing the
district in which the Offices are located
There is apt to be some contention over
the appointment Of postmaster at Gov
ington. in Newton county. II will be re-
membered the postmaster at that place
died recently. and there are number Of
applicants for the place. II is a 81 200 pO-
sition, consequently not undesirable. Rep
resentative Lon Livingston will probably
have the naming of the appointee, as the
Office is located in his home town. When
he was here attending the Harris Silver
Conference" he went to the postoffice de-
partment looked over the papers filed in
the case, but it appears that he did not
like the political color of some of the
aspirants. so he said would like further
time TO consider the subject
The congressional friends Of Representa-
tive Black in this vicinity claim that ne
showed good judgment in demanding a
reelection in his district, inNtead of sub
Jecting himself 10 a contest in the next
House. While II is conceded here that he
fairly defeated Tom Watson at the regular.
election, the republicans in the next
House might not have tried the case
on its merits when the contest was called
II Will be remembered that the Reed con-
gress did not pay any attention to facts
or regularly submitted evidence in some
OF the contested election cases disposed
OF during that memora BILE period Con-
tests were, on that occasion, decided in
favor OF the republican contestants with
out the formality Of debate or even a
roll call. Judge Black is one Of the most
popular members of the Georgia delega-
ton, and the fact that he requested a new
election, after having been rendered the
governors certificate, won him many
friends in both parties. A prominent re-
publican congressman remarked yesterday
that under the circumstances it would be
a very difficult matter for Tom Watson or
anybody else to unseat Judge Black in
the next congress.
The attention of the treasury officials
has been called to the proposition looking
to the establishment of a United States
sub-treasury at Savannah. There does
not appear to be any objection on the part
of the department TO the creation of such
an establishment in one of the Atlantic
coast cities, providing the volume of bus
mess is sufficient to warrant IT. Prior to
1876 Charleston, S. c., was provided with
sub-treasury, but by an act of congress
passed Aug, Is, 1876, the Office was abol-
ished. Charleston had enjoyed the priv
hege OF having a sub-treasllry from 1876,
when similar institutions were established
in all of the large commercial cites of the
various sections of the country If Rep
resentative Lester can show that the bus
mess of Savannah is sufficient to warrant
the establishment of such an Office there,
he ought not to have much difficulty in
convincing his congressional associates
or the 1stice of hts appeal. At present the
Merchants National Bank of Savannah
does the business of the United States of
ficials. The receipts from customs and
other sources are deposited there, and in
reality IL performs the functions of a sub
treasury on a small scale. 1t is said that
the government business of city should
run up into the millions to warrant the
establishment of a sub-treasury. The Of
fetal records Of the treasury show that
the business at the port of Savannah is
constantly increasing and 1t will soon
lead all the southern cities in that par
ticular.
Chief Special Agent Crowley Of the
treasury department will leave here in
a few days to superntend the organiza-
ton of the corps of special agents who
are to be detailed for duty at the Atlanta
exposition. Mr.. Crowley was in charge
of similar force at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, and he is one of the most ex-
perienced officials in the customs service.
His duties will be performed in conjunc-
tion with the surveyor of the port, and
the other customs officers. Only the pick
ed men of the special agents corps will
be sent to Atlanta.