The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-03
BRIDGE BILL PASSED
WENT THROUGH SENATE WITHOUT
DEBATE.
NOT A WORD OF OPPOSITION.
PROVIDES FULL PROTECTION FOR
NAVIGATION.

VIII Now Go to Conference Commit
tee Before Being Sent to President
for His ApprovaI-$50,OO 900 Added
nary Work on Savannah's Marine
HospitaI-If More Is Needed 1t win
Be Provided in Urgent Deficiency
BfII-Brunswick to Get Daily
Weather Reports.
Washington, April 2.-Without de-
bate and without suggestion of oppo-
sition the Savannah bridge bill passed
the Senate to-day. The bill was reach
ed in it's regular order on the calendar
and was adopted in accordance with
the amendments recommended by the
War Department, which provides that
the bridge must not in any way inter-
fere with the navigation of the river.
Senators Bacon and Clay purposely
held the bill back until it was reached
on the calendar for the purpose OF
giving all persons interested in the
subject an opportunity to be heard.
The bill is framed according to all SIM
liar bills passed upon by the War De-
partment so as to provide that bridges
over navigable streams must not inter-
fere with navigation. Senator Clay
says that the bill, as it passed the Sen
ate, has around it all the proper safe
guards so that there can be no reason
able objection to it so far as legislative
enactment is concerned. The bill con-
tains the War Department proviso in
the shape of an amendment drawn by
the Senate. The bill now goes to
conference committee before it is sent
to the President for his approval.
$4,000 for Marine Hospital.
Among the new items inserted in the
sundry civil appropriation bill to-day
was an appropriation of $4,000 to carry
out the provision of the law authorizing
the establishment of Marine Hos
pital building at Savannah. This
amour. IS to enable the government to
procure j site, prepare the plans, and
make contract for the completion of
the building, which. when finished, is
not to cost more than $125000 The
sum now appropriated is deemed suffi-
Gent to carry out the preliminaries and
is regarded as sufficient expenditure
during the coming year. If the work
progresses more rapidly than is antici-
pated the remainder of the $125,000 will
be provided in the urgent deficiency
bill at the next session of Congress.
Surgeon General Wynan is deeply in
terested in having the Marine Hospital
established at Savannah with as little
delay as possible, and as soon as the
money is available he will cooperate
with the officials of the Treasury De-
partment in expediting the work.
The EIbertOn POstOffice.
The contest over the postoffice at
Elberton was settled by the President
to-day by the appointment of Carroll
M Heard. Mr.. Heard is a member
of one of the prominent families of FL
bert county. and has been associated
in the conduct of the Office. The pres
ent incumbent is Miss May Henry.
She was appointed by President Nc
Kinley on the Endorsement of the Re-
publican leaders. 1t has been charged,
however, that she resides several miles
in the country and has not given the
office her personal attention to the ex-
tent that the department required.
This is denied, but the fact is that
the Republican organization Endorsed
Mrs. Cornelia Hairston for the office.
Mrs. Hairston's husband is Repub-
lican and there was much opposition
to her appointment, because of charges
against him. it being alleged that he
would be the real beneficiary under her
appointment. In view of these charges
it was decided by the department off,
Gals that she could not have the Office.
Young Heard was able to get the in
dorsement of the Republican leaders
in Elberton, and the result is his ap-
pointment.
Representative Brantley has been IN
formed by Prof Moore, the head Of
the Weather Bureau, that an order has
been issued for daily weather reports.
to be telegraphed to Brunswick, and
the necessary flags have been sent for
signals. These will be displayed from
the top of the Oglethorpe Hotel.
Rome's Postmastership:
The application of T. J. Helm, to be
postmaster at Rome was placed on file
at the Postoffice Department to-day.
His schedule of Endorsements show
that Mr.. Helm is supported by the Re
publican organization of the state, and
3 this is regarded as very strong point
in his favor Not only has the local
organization Endorsed him, but he has
been favorably passed upon by United
States Marshal Johnson.
The subcommittee, which has the
Atlanta Park bill under consideration,
failed to act to-day, as it was expected,
and so the matter goes over probably
for a day or two. There were but
two of the five members of the SUBJ
committee present this morning, and
Chairman Parker decided the commit
Tee could do nothing but listen to hear