The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-09

| NOA' AhuerSOns the Post Com N I'll err,
and Other Officers and Men Desire
IA Separate Office for Fort Screven.
Mrs. Evans Would Be POHtmist-
ress - Republicans Regret the
ROOsevelt-Hanna Break-It Has
Grown Troublesome.
By r. M. Larner
Washington, Dec. S.-Senators Clay
and Bacon and Representative Lester
to-day received communication from
Col. j. H. Estill, urging the establish
ment of new postoffice at Fort Screw
EN-, Tybee island, for the convenience
and accommodation of the troops sta
| toned there.
The request for better mail facilities
at the fort is made at the instance of
| Col. Anderson, commanding, and it is
heartily Endorsed by the officers and en-
| listed men,
Senator Clay, as member of the
Postotfice Committee, intends to make
a personal application to the Postmas-
ter General tomorrow morning in be-
half of the troops. The establishment
of new postotfice at the fort is pro-
| posed in the interest of the troops.
who complain that the delay in getting
their mail from the Tybee postoffice
means the loss of a day in answering
| letters.
If the new Office is established Mrs.
Alice Evans will be recommended for
appointment as postmistress.
The request seems reasonable, and
the combined efforts of the two Geor-
! gia senator's, aided by Col. Lester,
should be crowned with success.
ROOseVeIt-Hanna Row.
Walter johnson, chairman of the Re
publican State Committee of Georgia,
| is here to get a line on the political
situation, from a national standpoint
! The Roosevelt-Hanna controversy has
assumed such troublesome proportions
that even the most far seeing political
prophets are afraid to venture a pre-
| dictlon as to what the outcome will be.
| Although not member of the Ma
| tional Committee, Mr.. Johnson is the
| official representative of the white Re-
| publicans in Georgia, and he has evil
| IDENTIFY timed his visit to Washington
to be here while the National Commit
tee is in session. Mr.. Johnson and
| Judson Lyons are agreed in the opin-
fssi0fT that the Georgia delegations-tU the
next Republican convention will I'M
| questionabiy be for Roosevelt.
A break between Roosevelt and Han
ma seems inevitable, and many of the
| ablest and most experienced Republi-
can generals regretfully admit it. 1t is
| freely declared here that a split in the
| Republican party over Roosevelt and
| Hanna means disaster to the G. o. p.
| Just how to avert such an occurrence,
| in the face of existing conditions, is a
| puzzle difficult of solution.
Hanna is doing nothing to avert it,
| and his friends push what they consid-
! er good thing along. In the mean
| time some of the Presidents indiscreet
| friends are growing angry and calling
Hanna and his followers naughty
! names.
| The Democrats are sitting steady in
| the boat, watching the hair-pulling
! contest in the Republican camp. In
! stead of taking advantage of the OPP
| portunity to discuss the tariff in the
Senate, on the Cuban bill, the Demo-
| cratic leaders are inclined to discuss
! the postal frauds and force an investi-
| cation by Congress.
GeOrgians Attend Regularly.
Senator Bacon was unable to attend
| to-days session of the Senate, being
d
| 1t is a fact worthy of note that during
| his many years of service as a mem
| Der of the upper house of Congress
| Senator Bacon has never missed a day.
| except when he has been on the sick
| list, and even that has not been Often
| Georgia's two senators have a record
| for close attendance to business not
equalled by the representatives from
any other state. They are always in
the Senate Chamber, attending closely
to the business of the session.
Bills Affecting Georgia.
Congressman Lewis of the Third
district introduced a batch of
general and special bills to-
day, many of them of particular
interest to Georgians. One of his bills
of general Importance is to call for
the payment of interest at the rate
of per cent. on all government money
now deposited, or hereafter deposited,
in the national banks. Another is to
extend to national banking associations
permission to make loans upon real
estate to the extent of Is per cent of
their capital and surplus.
Among the bills of local interest are
the following: For improvement of
Flint river, $4,000; to provide for the
improvement of the roads of the An
Jacksonville National Cemetery and the
highways leading thereto from Ander-
sonville and Americas, 5000, co: for
public buildings at Americas, 500 900;
at Cordele, $4,000; at Fort Valley, $50
900; at Hawkinsville, $4,000; bills
granting pensions to Alkaline Sim
mons, Cynthia Jones, Ellender C. Mil
Ter and Udariah English, and for an
increase of pension to Matilda Burks;
bills for the relief of the estate of Mrs.
T. w. Reese, deceased, for relief of
the legal representatives of c. H.
Bozeman, deceased, and for the relief
of the legal representatives of T. w.
Johnson, deceased.
For New Court Division.
Judge Griggs of the Second district
introduced a bill for the holding of
circuit and district courts of the United
States at Albany. 1t is proposed to
create the Southwestern Division of the
Northern District of Georgia by taking
the counties Of Baker, Clay, Early,
Quitman, Randolph, Terrell and Web
ster from the Northern district, and
Berrien, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur.
Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell and Worth
from the Southern district. The bill
calls for the holding OF court at AL
bany. on the second Mondays of June
and December In each year. Suitable
rooms and accommodation are to be
furnished for the court without cost
10 the government. The bill provides
that II shall become effective on Ian.
], 1905, and sets forth the usual de-
tails governing court proceedings.