The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-10
SULZER IS A CANDIDATE.
DOES NOT CONCEAL HIS AMBITION
TO GO ON THE TICKET.

Stewart Got in Blow Upon the
Money Octopus-COI. TaIbert OF
south CnroIInn Insists Upon IA Quo
rum when Pension LegisIatio Is
Considered.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Representative Sui
ger, Tammanys favorite leader in forlorn
hope campaigns. does not propose to be
crowded off of the vice presidential track
by his colleague Amos Cummings or any
other New York Democrat If he can pre-
vent 1t. His friends here assert that there
is serious talk among the Democratic
leaders in Congress favorable to making
Mr. Sulzer Col. Bryan's running mate in
the approaching campaign. 1t is claimed
that Mr. Sulzer is "very' close to Mr..
Bryan" and 1t is said that he can get "all
the Endorsement that will be for Bryan"
In the meantime, Mr.. Sulzer declines TO
be quoted on the subject at present, but
he does not conceal his ambition TO be
placed on the national ticket.
LeVy's Canal Bill.
1t is hardly reasonable 10 suppose that
Representative Levy entertains the hope
that his proposed substitute for the Mica
ragua canal bill will become a law. His
unique proposition that all the maritime
nations of the world shall become part
owners in the canal and pay their proper
ton of the expense for constructing and
maintaining it does not appeal to the
friends of the original measure. who IN
sist that the canal be owned and controlled
absolutely by the government of the Unit
ed States
Nevertheless Mr.. Levy appears to be In
earnest in bringing forth his bill and he
will doubtless gain some notoriety in con-
nection with 1t, and revive all the old
arguments on that line which have been
threshed out time and time again.
Judge Tafts Appointments.
President Mckinley is apparently fran
ing and preparing to execute his Philippine
policy without giving Congress his entire
confidence in that direction 1t Is said
that the members of the Senate, who com
pose the Committee on the Philippines,
were not allowed to have the slightest in
timation of the selection and appointment
of Judge Taft TO be president of the new
Philippine Commission. The first intdma-
ton of Judge Taft's nomination received
by Senator Lodge, chairman of that com
mittee, was when the list of presidential
nominations were formally presented to
the Senate last MONDAY.
Judge Harlan Outwitted.
An amusing story is told of how Sena-
tor Stewart, odd Silver King" outwitted
Judge Harlan of the Supreme Court at a
recent religious meeting specially called
to consider the subject of trusts. The
meeting was held at the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church in this city Mr..
Justice Harlan presided and called upon
various persons in the audience to ex-
press their views on the subject Of trusts.
Senator Stewart entered the meeting quite
late and took a back seat near the door.
Justice Harlan recognized the venerable
apostle of free silver and called upon him
for a few remarks. In introducing the
Senator, Jurge Harlan took Inc precau-
ton to admonish him that all speeches
were expected to be brief and devoted to
the subject of trusts without any allusion
to the silver question Senator Stewart
good naturedly accepted the conditions
under which he was to speak and pro-
ceeded with one of his Characteristic ar
raignments of trusts After referring to
| the great burdens inflicted upon Inc peo-
| pie by the combinations of financial and
| commercial corporations, he concluded by
| declaring that the greatest trust in exist
ence to-day is the gold trust" Having
| thus adroitly sneaked in his pet hobby,
he took his seat amid more laughter than
| applause.
TaIberfs Good Work.
Representative Talbert of South Caro-
lima the consistent and persistent oppo-
nent of special pension legislation, has
spread terror to the ranks of the advo-
Gates of unlimited pensions by insisting
| that no pension bill shall be passed during
| the present Congress unless a quorum Of
the House is in attendance. A special rule
of the House provides that Friday night
| of each week shall be devoted exclusively
to the consideration of pension legislation.
| Mr.. Talbert makes 1t a point to be present
on such occasions and insists on the pres
ence of a quorum of the members. The re-
suit is that an adjournment usually fol-
| lows without the passage Of single bill,
for. as a rule, there is seldom a corporal 5
| guard on duty on pension nights"
Speaker Henderson and nearly all of the
/ friends of 1.-THE old soldiers in the House
| have appealed individually and collective
| ly to Mr.. Talbert to retreat from the posi-
ton he has taken against pensions, and
urged him to withdraw his declaration
that he will always insist on the presence
! of quorum. Some of his Democratic
| friends have Joined in this appeal with
out effect, as Mr.. Talbert announces his
| determination to stand by his Original
| declaration. He says he is not opposed to
| legitimate pensions but insists that such
] legislation shall receive the sanction OF
an actual quorum of the House. His eff
| forts to secure reform in the pension bust
ness has resulted in the withdrawal OF
| special bills for the relief of deserters. A
| new rule has been adopted which provides
that hereafter all applications 10 be re-
| fieved from the charge of desertion must
| be settled at the war department and
not by a special act OF Congress Re
| Gently a scheme was concocted by the
| friends of the pensioners. to entice MIR.
| Talbert away from the House on Friday
| night distinguished Democratic con-
| gresham was to deliver public address
| in a local church. Mr.. Talbert was in
vlted to introduce the orator of the occa-
| sion. Mr. Tabert respectfully declined
the honor, and was at his seat in the
House Friday night as usual
| A Curious IDhabitant of Mammoth
| Gave.
From Appleton's Popular Science Monthly.
| Amblyopsis is found in pools In the cave
streams 1t inhabits. l have secured as
|