The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10
DELAY IN STORE FOR DEvEAUx
HAINEs VERY APT TO SERVE OUT
HIS TERM.


Confirmation of the Nominees Just
Sent-in Not Apt TO BE Very Speedy.
President Mckinley Believed to BE
Not Averse TO Delay in the Blum
Case-senatOr Bacon Able to he
Out After Close Shave From
Pneumonia.
Washington. Feb. 9.-Senators Clay and
Bacon are going to do their best to de-
feat the confirmation of Deveaux in de-
ference to the wishes of the white people
of Savannah.
The protests against Deveaux's con-
frmation are so strong that it is believed
they will have some weight with sena-
tors on both sides of the chamber.
Senator Pasco of Florida, who Is a
member of the committee on commerce,
has been appointed subcommittee to
look into the Deveaux case. He proposes
to give the subject a thorough investiga-
ton and the circumstances. 1t is not
probable that Deveaux's confirmation will
occur very soon.
Senator Clay says he appreciates the sit
uation in Savannah thoroughly and he
does not believe the administration acted
wisely in selecting colored man to pre-
side over the custom house, and therefore,
he feels justified in opposing Deyeauxs s
confirmation
There Is also likely to be hitch in the
confirmation of Henry Blum, Jr. Sena-
tor Clay is chairman of the sub-commit-
tee of the postoffice and post roads, to
whom the nomination of Mr.. Blum was re-
ferred. Senator Clay is not go
ing to be in hurry
to report the nomination back to the full
committee and no action can be taken
upon it until it is reported to the Senate
from the committee. 1t is likely that the
nomination will be he'd up until the ex-
piration of the term of Postmaster Haines,
in view of the fact that no substantial
charges were made against the latter to
secure his removal. 1t is underst stood
that the President is not averse TO a lit
tie delay in the confirmation of Mr. Blum,
for in conversation with Col Lester, who
went to the White House to urge that
Postmaster Haines be allowed to serve
out his full term, the chief executive
remarked good naturedly that the Georgia
senators would probably delay action on
Mr.. Blun's case until Mr. Haines' term
expires. The President is familiar with
the practice of the Senate and he knows
how easy it is to stave off or delay action
on an unpopular nomination.
Senator Bacon was able to get to the
Senate to-day. He Is by no means a well
man yet, for he has been very near pneu-
monia, but his physician thought it would
not hurt him to get out for short while
to-day.
Fleming duBignon was here for a few
hours to-day. He is on his way to New
York on legal business
Congressman Adamson has filed with
the Postmaster General protest from the
people of Hogansvile against the negro
postmaster there, and urging his removal.
Representative Maddox had Mr.. Rey-
nolds, president of the First National
Bank of Rome, at the capitol to-day for
the purpose of securing for him an op-
portunity of appearing before the commit
tee on banking and currency, and giving
his views upon the Souths needs in the
way of currency. The Republican men,
bers of the committee, however, went into
executive session and excluded the Demo
cratic members from their deliberations.
That shut out the Georgia banker.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn has
turned down the Fort Mcpherson request
for a chapel building. 1t is impossible
for the appropriations committees to act
on matters of this kind without first re-
ceiving the estimate of the department
under which 1T comes. The formal state
ment of Chaplain Nave and the officers of
the post was sent by Congressman Liv-
ingston to the war department, and to-day
the Acting Secretary made his report on it,.
He says that a building of the kind indi-
Gated for religious and school purposes is
without doubt very desirable at Fort Nc
Pherson, as we'll as at many other posts,
but on account of more urgent and nee
essary demands upon the appropriations
at it's disposal the department has not been.
able to provide them. which means that
the estimate will not now be made There
may be a chance for 1t another year.
Congressman Carter Tate returned to
Washington to-day The little daughter,
whose illness called him home, is much
better.