The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-10
new R. F. D. ROUTES
ARE ASKED OF CONGRESS BY
ADAMSON.
BY BILL FOR INSPECTORS
HE HOPES TO GAIN ESTABLISH
MENT OF ROUTES.
Rural Free Delivery in Georgia and
Elsewhere Would Re More Salts
factory If Routes Provided for
Were EstabIished-ThisM Mr.. Adam
son Is Seel<ing-Other Bills That
Have Been offered by Congress-
man AdamsOn.

By r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Representative
Adamson is the first member of the
Georgia delegation to introduce new
legislation in the present Congress. As
soon as the House was organized to-
day he introduced several bills of local
interest.
The bill which will probably excite
general interest. provides for the APP
pOintment of twenty-five additional in
spectors for the rural free delivery
mail service. Since Judge Adamson's
arrival in Washington he has had an
interview with Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow. with a view
to ascertaining why certain rural free
delivery routes fully provided for by
Congress, had not yet been established.
AS one of the leading champions of the
rural free delivery service, Judge
Adamson has followed the action of
Mr.. Bristow since the latter took con-
troll of that branch of the postal serv-
ice with the keenest interest.
1t appears that Mr.. Bristow not only
favors the curtailment of the rural
free delivery service, but he is loath
TO carry out the projects already pro-
vided for. When the subject has been
brought to his attention with conVinc-
ing force and he has been shown that
certain routes fully provided for have
not been established, he has invariably
taken refuge behind the plea that his
force of inspectors is not sufficient to
examine and report upon many of the
routes proposed.
Judge Adamson, after consultation
with a number of friends of the rural
free delivery system, both Republican
and Democratic, has prepared and in
troduced a bill. authorizing the APP
pointment of an additional number Of
inspectors, to pass upon such routes as
have been officially promised in Geor-
gia and other states. There is a
strong sentiment in favor of prompt
action on this bill, and Judge Adamson
hopes to have it considered and passed
during the present extra session. In
this effort he will have the support of
members on both sides of the House.
without regard to party utilization.
other Bills by AdamsOn.
Another bill of purely local interest
introduced by Representative Adamson
provinces LOT an dppIOpl alum VI PIvps-
900 for the construction of a military
road between Fort Mcpherson, Allan
ia, and the rifle range at Warsaw. The
proposed road is to pass through the
counties of Fulton, Campbell Douglas
and Carroll. He has introduced bills
for public buildings at Newman and
Carrollton, and also a bill providing
for an increase in the pension of vet
Grams and their widows of the Indian
and Mexican wars to $40 a month
Representative Adamson has also in
troduced a bill appropriating $275, 900 to
complete the improvement of the Chat
tahoochee river.
Senator Clay and all of the members
of the Georgia delegation have arrived,
and participated in the opening pro-
ceedings of Congress to-day.
Senator Tillman, who is detained at
Clemson College for a few days, is ex
pected here tomorrow. During his
absence he has been given the chair
manship of the Committee on Public
Health and National Quarantine. This
Craftsmanship carries with it a nicely
furnished committee room in the Cap
itol building and an annual clerk at
81, 200. Senator Tillman's private room
was formerly in the Senate Annex.
two blocks away.
Maddox for Committee.
The members of the Georgia delega-
ton have agreed to urge upon Speaker
Cannon the appointment of Judge John
Maddox of the Seventh district to one
of the places upon the Ways and
Means Committee. Mr.. Newland, who
was a member in the last Congress, is
now a member of the Senate, and Mr..
Mcclellan, another member, will soon
resign. 1t is expected that a third
place will be accorded the Democrats
on the basis of the increased minority
representation.
There are many aspirants for the
place upon this most important COM
mittee, but the friends of Judge Mad
dox have strong hopes of securing one
of the places for him.