The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-04
EDWARDS TO BE CONFIRMED.
np1TCHAaD HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO
MAKE TO HIM.

said His Colleague Was in Error.
Adamson of Georgia Voted for the
NicaraEua Canal Bill Senator
clay Succeeds SIN Having the
Fast Nail Appropriation Retained.
GeorGians on the Losing Side on
tbe .Free Home" Bill.
washington, May 3.-Senator Pritchar1
81 North Carolina returned to-day ard
nromptly dispered the idea that he had
INV intention of making serious fight ur-
on the confirmation of Harry Edwards.
He said that Senator Butler must nave
,risunderstood him with regard to the mat
Tor and that he did not intend by anything
he had said to his colleague to convey re
ouest that the case be held up He said
his only connection with the matter was
60 give Col. Locke a letter of introduction
n Senator Butler.
The Senate Postoffice Committee was
busy ali day with the appropriation bill it
has under consideration, and for that rea-
son the Macon matter was not reached,
but it will doubtless be reported at the
first executive session.
Adnmson Favored the Canal.
An Associated Press report of the debate
on the Nicaraguan canal bill does Mr..
Adamson of Georgia a grave injustice in
its reference to the speech he made at the
session Tuesday night.
This report put him in a position of de-
claring his opposition to the bill. As
matter of fact he has all the time been one
nj the most prominent advocates of the
massage of a canal bill and as a member
of the Interstate Commerce Commit
was very largely instrumental in getting
a favorable report 10 the House. he old
oppose striking out the fertilization proVl-
sion but when he failed to carry through
his IDEAS in that respect, he gave his sup
mort to the amended bill. He distinctly
stated his position in this regard in his
speech Tuesday night. He has been so
active in this matter throughout that 1t is
hardly necessary to make any correction at
this time, but it is made for fear that the
publication IN question may have given
some who have not followed the matter
closely wrong impression
Clay working for Fast Mail.
Senator Clay has been hard at work in
the Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads for several days, the committee
being engaged in the consideration of the
postofHce appropriation bill. In the com
mittee he had special charge OF the pro
vision for the Southern fast mail, and to-
day the committee. by a vote of seven 10
two decided to retain the appropriation.
II will be fought as usual, on the floor
of the Senate, but Sena tor Clay has no
doubt of his ability to carry 1t through
there.
Senator Clay introduced an amendment
in the interest of the railway clerks, IN
creasing the salaries of the $780, $500 and
Q0a ole
bill provided for an increase for the high
er paid men in this service, but made no
provision for an increase in these grades.
The service is, of course, particularly dan
gerSus as well as difficult, and Senator
Clay's idea was that all should share in
the slight increase in compensation. The
vote upon his proposition was tie. Sen
ator Clay believes he will be able TO carry
his amendment in the Senate.
Senator Clay also took an active stand
against the movement to repeal the eight
hour provision. and was instrumental in
defeating the effort to repeal it.
On the Losing Side.
Judge Maddox and Judge Bartlett took
part in the debate in the House to-day
on the free homestead bill. Both of them
in opposition to some of its provisions
Most of the members of the Georgia del
egation voted against the bill when it
was put upon its passage, but they were
on the losing side. There is belief that
the enactment of this bill will prove a
rious blow at the land grant colleges,
though its advocates say not.
Prof George Paine, former state chem
Isl, and DR.. II. r Slack are here at
tending the convention at which arrange
ments are made by the pharmacists of
the country for the revision of the United
States Pharmacopoeia, the official publ
cation of the pharmacists, which is revis-
ed every ten years For the first time a
Georgia man, DR.. Payne, gees on the re-
vision committed