The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-10
Cost Of Running The County
 Is Taking Fabulous Sum
POSTAL SERVICE IS COSTLY
According to RooseveIt's Expressed Desire a Georgia Man Will Be Appointed To Succeed Gen.
 Stephen D. Lee.

Washington December 9.-(Special) J. The letter of the Secretary of the Treas ury asking for $S24 900 to run the gov ernment during the next fiscal year in reality comes far from measuring up to the amount of money Congress will be asked to provide for this session. The aggregate is about $1,ob7,O0O,0O0 if the postoffice appropriation is taken into ac- count. If to this be added the perma- nent appropriations which amount, roughly speaking, to $150,000,0O0 the total is $1, ,200.0O0,000. The amount needed for the postal service Is o00 Neither this item nor the permanent appropria- tions was included in the estimate The income from the postal service falls about $17, 100000 short of meeting the ex- penses, so that the net outlay that the government will have to make is approx timately s1,oOO,OoOoOO.
 But the actual expenditure in gross for which provision has to be made and which are authorized by Congress amount is not merely $1,0 900 but s2OO Ooo, 900 more than that
 Georgia Man Favored.
 President Roosevelt today indicated his purpose to appoint a Georgia man as a member of the Chickamauga Park battle field commission, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Gen. Stephen, D. Lee of Mississippi.
 It is probable that ex-Representative John W. Maddox of Rome, Ga, will be the man. Georgia has another candi- date in Maj. Joseph B. Cummlns of Au- gusta. Every southern state has pre- scented candidates for the post, which is both honorable and profitable.
 Representative Gordon Lee of Georgia talked with the President today, advo- eating the appointment of Maddox.
 Representative Gaines of Tennessee pfesented Tennessee candidate in Col. P. iP Pickard, a one-armed Confederate soldier of Ashland City. Colonel Pickard wasin the Confederate army four years, serving good part of the time in fed eral prison.
 The President told the Tennessee wis., itors he felt he should give the place to his mothers state, as he had taken good care of Tennessee people in the past.
 Mobile Is Recognized.
 At 8 meeting of the Alabama delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress convention this morning Harry Pil- lans of Mobile was elected chairman; R. H. Cobb of Anniston, secretary; R. A. Mitchell of Gadsden, member of resolu- tions committee. and Erwin CraIghead of Mobile, member of committee on nom- ination.
 The following Alabamians are in attend ance upon the National Rivers and Har- bors Congress: T. G. Bush and Frank H. Lathrop, Birmingham; Albert P. Bush, James Gibboney, H. T. Hartwell, H. H. Weber, John Craft, H. Pillans Erwin Craighead, w. c. Fftts and H. G. Bar clay of Mobile: w. W. Strongfenow, w. H. Weatherby. T. E. Kilby, J. c. Sprall, R. M Cobb of Anniston; F. P Glass, w. F. Vaudun, W. F. Black, H. S. Keathofer and c. Grosvenor Dave. Mont- gomery; w. P. Lay, R. A. Mitchell, Gads- den; W. F. Prouty. University; J. T. Kirk, Tuscurnbia; J. B. Powell, Green- vile. S.. C.: A. G. Nagien, Florence; E. c. Melvin, Florence, s. C.; James B. El- lis and B. J. Schuster, Selma.
 Money for Alabama Schools.
 Representative Burnett will have a con- ference with the speaker shortly to try to secure a day on which he will call up the bill turning over the 6s 900 acres
 
 for the benefit of the public school sys- tenn sum of about 1,500,000 would be realized by it.. The bill was up at the last session but for some unknown req son Representative Payne of New York objected to it's consideration.
 Judge Hundiey's Case.
 Senator Clarke of Wyoming, the chair man of the Senate Judiciary committee. said today that he expects to take up the case of Judge Oscar R. Hundley at the first meeting of the committee Monday No more hea/ings will be given by the committee unless something new and im- portant has been brought forward by Huudley's opponents.
 Bill on Future Trading.
 Under the terms of bill introduced by Representative Henry of Texas, dealing in future contracts on agricultural pro- ducts, by forbidding the use of mail and interstate commerce facilities,l is prohib- tied. The bill carries fine of $500 and one years imprisonment.
 Movement for Church Unity.
 Philadelphia. December s.---As re-