The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-09
At WORK FOR BRUNSWICK.
.,,opTs TO HAVE HARBOR APP
= pRoPRIATION RESTORED.

bacon
Gordon Aidi9G Congressman
r..,t,ey-They. Will Try to Down
,,oyd king-Brunswick to Have
e-,ooo public BuiIdins-Favor-
.b1e Report ON Solly smith-New
postmasters for Florida
,,-.--.,,fou. Feb. ESPECIAL. Senators
p.c,n and Clay are to appear before the
- committee on commerce tomorrow
= hs,,lf Of the Georgia appropriations in
,5s river and harbor bill
mi. Georgia senators will endeavor TO
,,,., i'm the bill all of the provisions Of
-, to Georgia which were put in by
the House
s.,a,,r Bacon viii endeavor to secure
or Increase in the appropriation for oeo-
-. river The House provides an APP
.,at;on of 5000 Senator Bacon will
the committee to give the Oconee
80 rba amount recommended by the
sroineers. In addition to this in
$3.50 senator Bacon will ask that the
49,. Improvement be added to the list
of continuing contract projects and that
,bs Government he authorized to enter In
20, contract aggregating 100000 to com
nlefe the proposed Improvement.
TIM, Georsia senator's will also ask the
4 oor,n,i-tee to amend the provision for
4 pr,,rsnfcB barbor, so as to provide for
] aor,io,ance of the work over the outer
"A .,r and also on the inner harbor by Col.
roodvear and his associates on the same
lines as me present work is being done.
--be House bin. as frss reported, included
! sr,b provision. but the committee final
l., struck +, out and ordered a survey I'M
sa. the direction of the Secretary of War
F in its stead
4 The feeling Of the Georgians who have
s,ujted the work done by Col. Goodyear
and the reports of the engineers of the
army upo0 The work is that the necessary
water can be secured through this sort of
a contract very much cheaper than 1t
cou;d through the ordinary methods of the
var deDartment Col. Goodyear arrived
here today and he will have hearing
before the Senate committee tomorrow.
&. Kings Adverse Efforts.
Floyd King, an attorney, who was
Fl formerly Interested in the work with Col.
GOODYEAR. but who is now opposing any
further concession to Col. Goodyear hung
around the committee room all day. He
claims The credit for inducing the House
committee TO decide against Col. Good
81 wear and he hopes to have similar sue
cess in the Senate.
Gen. John b. Gordon, who is also inter-
ested in the case, by reason of the fact
that the legislation in favor of Col. Good
wear was secured when he was a member
of HE Senate. is here and he will offset
the influence of Mr.. King. Gen. Gordon
was at the capitol to-day and saw num-
Der OF senator's on the subject
Representative Brantley, who has
number of influential friends on both sides
of the Senate is industriously at work for
the continuance of Col. Goodyear's con-
tract because he believes the best inter-
a ests of Brunswick harbor demand it,
The hearing tomorrow viii probably de-
eide the action of the committee, and II is
believed that the Georgia delega ton will
q be able 10 induce the committee TO sustain
the Goodyear proposition
BrunswicLs Public Building.
The Georgia senator's succeeded to-day
n In getting the members of the public build
ings committee to agree to increase the
amount for the new custom house and
postofice at Brunswick from $4,000, as
provided in the House bill, to $4,000 Con-
gresham Brantley believes that this will
give Brunswick a very handsome public
building, ample for the present and future
needs of that city.
The Senate committee on postoffces has
submitted favorable report on the NOM
nauon of Sony Smith as postmaster al
Americus Smiths confirmation was
fought by some of the Republicans down
there on the ground that he was Popu-
list bu, the testimony of leading citizens
was that The affairs of the office had been
splendidly handled since he has been in
charge there.
Representative Bartlett to-day secured
the passage of his bill providing $4,000 for
public building at Macon.
FIOrida's POstmasters.
Florida Jared well in the distribution OF
fourth-cass postmasters to-day, as will
be seen by The following list of new APP
pointments:
Bryant Santa Rosa County-J. B. SUIT
ton vice J. A Bryant resigned.
Carterviile, St Johns County-Mattle
Carter vice Katie Carter. resigned.
DIS Jefferson County-Joseph B. Reid,
vice D. d. Massey, resigned.
Emporia, Nolusia County-Tina c. Dru-
dy, vice Lozana Morgan, resigned
Greenpond. Poke County-George w.
CARNEY vice P c. Williams, resigned.
Houston Sawannee County-Joseph L.
Ihrawls, vice Joseph Thraws, dead.
Dodge, vice David c. Barnes, resigned.
Niece, Brevard County-Hezekah F.
Nuckles, vice John F. Delaney, removed.
Mlakka, Manatee County-Caldonia Will
son wee A. NJ. Wilson, resigned
mabel Sumter County-W. H. Morgan,
vice j. p. Phelps, resigned.
FahasoHkee, Sumter County-Rena Ed
"y, wee Stonewal Jackson, resigned.
Feorla Clay County-L. D. Register, vice
agnes v. thAlkpr welcomed
~ Ilhe Barren, Escambia County-A. L.
",sSi4s' vice H. c. Crabtree, resigned.
81 James City. Lee County-Ada S.
g g5'' vice B. s Foster dead.
-, Inman, Brevard County-Amelia E.
9.eI''lne' vice ]. Minor, resigned.
u,. ne Springs, Volusia County-R. T.
wynn" Si Sr, vice J. R. Day, resigned.
ca I'm Hamilton County-Hayes S. Nc
siara ,'i'' wee Samuel L, varnedo, re-
Mooa,s Vs. Holmes County-Charles r.
'i ~ wee John A. Williams. resigned
VIZ l.i, hladioid Couuty-M. w. Turner.
'iaflha Crosby resigned.