The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-24
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MATTERS OF INTEREST WIRED
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GeOrgia's Messenger Pleasantly Re-
ceived by the Vice Presidential
Compliment to GeOrgia's Firm
Stand in the Party-The ApprOpria-
ton Committee Wants to Cut
Down the River and HarbOr Bill.
Queen Lii of Hawaii ait the Capital.
other Political and General Cos
sip.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-Georgia's electo-
raj vote was formally delivered to Vice
President Stevenson to-day by w. NJ.
Kersh of Atlanta He arrived at the capi-
tol, accompanied by Hon. John B. Busey
of the Georgia legislature, and P. T. Nc
Cutchison of Franklin county.
The delegation called upon Senator Ba-
con, who notified the Vice President, who,
at that moment, was presiding over the
deliberation of the Senate.
Vice President Stevenson called Senator
Faulkner of West Virginia to the chair
and repaired to his private Office, where
the Georgia visitors were presented to
him. He greeted his guests with his US
ual cordiality, and chatted pleasantly with
them about his several delightful visits to
Georgia, while his private secretary pre-
pared the receipt which was delivered TO
Mr.. Kersh in return for the sealed cleo
toral vote Of the state of Georgia.
When the formal part of the transaction
was concluded Mr.. Kersh remarked that
the Georgia democracy has a warm place
in its heart for Vice President Stevenson.
The Vice President acknowledged the
compliment by saying that the inaugural
ceremonies, soon to take place, would be
conducted under different auspices if
some of the other states had proven their
loyalty to the democratic party as Geor-
gla had done.
Mr.. Kersh had evidently thought out a
nice little speech to make to the Vice
President, but it escaped his memory. He
filled the vacuum by saying that he re-
GREETED that Gen. Stevenson would not be
in charge of the fourth class postmasters
under the next administration, so that he
could repeat his previous record in the
postoffice department. 1t would probably
have pleased Gen. Stevenson more had
Mr.. Kersh expressed the wish that he had
been elevated to the presidency at the last
election, instead of reducing from the vice
presidency to fourth assistant postmaster
general The compliment was well in
tended, and Gen. Stevenson replied that
ocrats for appointments to office when
he held the power.
The incident closed by Mr.. Kersh OBJ
tanning from the Vice President a dupli-
cate of the official receipt which he said
he proposed to frame and retain as a
cherished souvenior of the occasion.
Senator Bacon then took the Georgia
visitors in charge and entertained them at
luncheon. Mr.. Kersh will proceed to New
York for a short vacation before return
ing to Atlanta.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The Senate com
mittee on postofices and post-roads this
morning, held another hearing on the
Loud bill, which cuts off serial publica-
tions from the benefits of second class
postage rates. Those present were chiefly
opposed to the bill.
Washington, Jan. pa hearing was
given to-day by the subcommittee of the
appropriations committee on the sundry
civil bill, to the members of the House
committee on rivers and harpors, on the
proposed insertion of an appropriation in
the sundry civil bill of the amount nee
essary for the contract work authorized
in the last river and harbor bill
Chairman Hooker of the river and har-
bors committee explained that the last
bill authorized the expenditure of SIS, 900,
wv lOr new WOTh. Inc improvements at
Buffalo, N. ", at Newtown creeks Bay
Ridge channel, in New York harbor, on
Cumberland sound. at Savannah, Ca, on
the Delaware harbor of refuge had al
ready been commenced and bids had been
asked for providing for improving the
Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
and Duluth and Milwaukee harbors.
The committee estimated that $40, 200, 900
will be needed for the next fiscal year
Some of the members of the appropria-
tions committee think $4,000, 900 will be
sufficient, and an effort will be made to
reduce the appropriation to that figure
If the committee are satisfied the esti-
mates of the chief engineer of the army
are excessive.
Washington, Jan. 23-Ex-Q Queen Liliuo-
kalini of Hawaii arrived In Washington
from Boston this afternoon, and is To-
Gated at the Shoreham. II the ex-queeu
had any intention of calling on President
Cleveland to-day to pay her respects that
purpose has been frustrated by the
Presidents departure last night on a
ducking expedition. 1t is not known how
long the President will be absent from
Washington. 1t is also not known how
long the representation of the late Ha-
to-. I'LL 10.