The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-08
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Col. Lester Goes to the Treasury be-
partment 10 See About the Matter.
The Tariff Bill to Pass AbOut the
Middle of JuIy-Spenker Reed For
tifying Himself with Passages
From the Scriptures 10 HurI Mt
Those who Persist in Making His
Life n Burden in the House.
Washington, June 7.-Representative
Lester returned TO Washington to-day,
having come by way of Norfolk and Old
Point Comfort. AT Old Point he met SEN
ators Mark Hanna and Foraker on the
boat, and together they steamed up the
Potomac river. They talked tariff, Ohio
politics, and finally agreed that the tariff
bin will become u law by the middle OF
July.
Col. Lester Is greatly improved by his
short vacation, and he proposes TO remain
here until the close of the extra session.
lie called at the treasury department to-
day to make inquiry about the proposition
to ornament the exterior of the Savannah
public building with statues of prominent
citizens of Savannah. He was informed
that it will require an additional appro-
priaton from congress to carry out the
project, and there Is an indlsposltion on
the part of the treasury officials to make
such a recommendation. If the statues
can be- procured within the amount al
ready appropriated, It is believed that no
objection will be made to the expenditure
of the surplus money in that way.
Representative Maddox will, in few
days, send out notices Of a competitive
examination, to be held in his district, TO
select a candidate for the military acade-
my at West Point. The boy who passes
the best examination will get the appoint
ment.
Speaker Reed is evidently forufylng
himself with quotations from sacred
scripture to hurl at the ungodly members
of the House who Insist upon trying to
make his political life miserable. He
strolled into the congressional library this
morning and requested the librarian to
send to his Office a copy of the latest re-
vision of the sacred writings. A few min
utes later Speaker Reed was sitting in his
office perusng the holy scriptures, await
ing the assembling of the House. His med
itations were interrupted by a call from
the members of the Georgia delegation.
They desired the speaker to appoint their
colleague, Mr.. Bartlett, 10 the vacancy on
the ways and means committee, OCCASION
ed by the promotion of Mr.. McLaurin OF
oOutu 1dIoilid ~ Ait 0tidtts IIt NntOFs
gians proceeded TO tell the speaker of the
qualifications of Mr.. Bartlett for service
on that committee, and also TO mention
the importance OF having one Of the South
Atlantic coast states represented there.
After listening TO the request In behalf
of MIR. Bartlett, Speaker Reed said in re-
ply that he recognized MIR. Bartlett's
ability to I'll the position acceptably, but
he was not quite prepared to announce
any conclusion In that matter. He re-
marked that he had treated Georgia very
we'll la the last congress by appointing
two Georgians-Judge Turner and the late
Speaker Crisp-to the ways and means
committee, and he also appointed Geor-
gian TO the appropriation committee. 1t
was quite evident, from his remarks and
his manner, that he was not favorably in
clined towards Mr.. Bartletts appoint
mept.
The delegation were about to withdraw,
when Judge Adamson, one OF the new
members Of the delegation, ventured to he
little facetious In other words, got gay
with the speaker.
Are you going to appoint the commit
tees to-day, Mr.. SpeakerP' inquired Mr..
Adamson, with a cunning smile.
Il do not know what l might be tempt
ed to do to-day, ~ a new leader of the
minority should suddenly develop"
drawled Speaker Reed, cycling the new
member closely
Il have been thinking seriously Of ap-
pointing the committee on elections" he
added, with the hope that some OF the
unruiy members OF the minority might be
eliminated"
The humor Of the speakers retort is
not appreciated by those members OF the
minority who have contests pending In the
present congress. The Georgians are well
aware that the democratic members with
contests on their hands are not anxious to
have the committees appointed, 50 they
concluded that the speaker was not IN a
mood 70 hear further requests In behalf OF
Mr.. Bartlett. and they withdrew, leaving
him alone with his revised edition Of the
New Testament.