The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-19


Washington. Il. g.. Dee. ls-Contrary
TO the hope and expectation Of the meme
hers Of the Rivers and Hirsors Cammf-
ice the river ana harbor hu Ulu not ue
reported 20 the House before enc holiday
recess The pressure upon tine commit
tee from individual members Of me
House for special hcar.us. Iu bc1alf ol
various projects has brru .uneieuuy
erea, TO delay final work on the bin
While % b impossible 90 this wrluue t,
ascertain the exact amount thc blI wiI
carry iu behalf of Savannah harbor. ih,
statement may Do reiterated thai col
Lester mas. secured q liberal approprn-
uon FOR carrying out che rerommcn4s.lon
Of tho chief Of engineers favorlue 2,-
foot channel 20 the ocean.
Representative sparkmsn Of Florida.
Who e member of tho committee aul
WHO is working Iudustrlousb for Dare.
appropriation Tor ST. JOHNS river f.at
to-day that ho violated No confidence .n
stating thar the committee wu rec,n-
mend that the s., Johns river proiae. DO
placed under ihe continuing eontrae, sys
tenn and t1e appropriation far the esm.n.
hsc'l year win Dc generous.
When asked uhar the .orml,te, mo
POSES TO DO for Savannah harbo- Do rs-
piled. Savannah VIII te wen ,,tau ...,..
or She mas 4 valuable ana lreY.,.t,r
man on tho committee CCol Laen 10
hook after her interests and sha ygil =
ceiVe liberal treatmcu, iu tho hw" s,-
Fannah is not only fortunate in b4vlr. "a
local representative on the House COM
mitiee. but she is 90 he conerlfti,.s.I
upon having q Georeia senator fSaraio-
I''yl on the Commerce COMMITTEE. have
Ing charge Of the bii in thc senate sem
aior CLAY is in entire accord with coi
Lester regariing the Improvement ~ si-
vaunah harhor and he is prepared 10 r..
inforcc ah that Col Lester mas 10 In
the House and IL necessary. urge sueh
additional appropriation az may &C. ie-
quired 70 carry out the project success
fully"
Through the Influence of Gcproecn atire
Fleming r. D. Baxter. Jr.. of saarta
Ca. member OF the Hospital Co-ps. I s.
A.. has been relieved from further lutv
ln the Philippine and wiIl serve out the
balance OF his enlistment at Mopler.on
barracks Atlanta Young Baxter lW
nineteen months 90 active service la tic
Philippines ln thc iiosp.t5. Corns. and
was then stricken down with fever He
was furlouencd home and sent Co the hos
piial M San Francisco. fio s. now cone
vilcse.rt, and De- he has but few months
moro 90 complete his enlistment. 81 WIS
deemed iuadvlnhlc to semi him aI tre
was back to tae Philippine. He was not
anxious 90 80. ard 20 is more agreeable
90 him aud h's friends 90 h1ve him s.a-
toned az Mcpherson barracks The ease
being presented TO che War Department.
official hy Nj Fleming the order ~
transfer from San Francisco to Mcpher-
son barracks was isucI to-day
Mrs can, wife of furoicr Senator Cau
or Florida. was to-day awarded 500 dam
ages in her suit against % local ho.ei for
tAe retention of her trunks and other uer-
sonal property Tho jifrs which heard the
testimony awarded Mfs. can the p1sscs-
sion OF her trunks aud 80 damage.
The other property sued FOR was fom
boxes These. however tle jury hy its
verdict awarded 10 The hotel company and
iu default or their delivery $40 "a dam-
ages The property lu dispute was re-
talnld by the Normaudir Hotel Company
as q lien for a bosrd tiil aiieged 90 BE-
owed by Nj Call and h.s wife % was
claimed by the hotel company thar Mr.
can was indebted 90 it in the sum ~
about $40 Tor board FOR himself ana Mrs.
Call. ~ Was Ehown at che trial, however.
t1at the property contained in the boxes
~ 1ich hud been withheld hv the lefcua-
ant belonged 20 Mrs. cali aud not 90 Mr.