Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
COnkIIsg and senator ButIer-The
Representative from the Ninth
Georgia Observation-Disclosures for
tae Jeannette ExpedItIOn-EarrOw
and Collector EIarke's Assistants.

WASHINGTON. February S.-SenRtor Conkling,
OF New York, to-day ran afoul OF another bad
m N from the South. The New York boss can
ride rough shod over the Northern members
OF the Senate. They are cowed by the feroci-
Gus spit-coiI which bangles over his brow. and
by an iHs0Ient and overbearing manner that
would re1ecs credit upon any ward bully. But
every once and while Mr.. Conkling tries this
game on a Southern man, and inevitably comes
out cutting a minor figure. Senator Butter
took occasion yesterday to make few
remarks upon the subject Of the last
census of South Carolina. He re-
ferred to Conkling's speeches during the
OF Republican principles had charged fraud
upon South Carolina in the taking OF the cen
sus He said that although official investigation
showed that there had not been the grounds
FOR the slightest suspicion OF fraud. Mr.. Conk-
ling had never had the honesty TO edmlt the
wrong he did. nor correct the peryerslOns of
the truth OF which he had been guilty. inns was
/ seid in a quiet but incisiye manner.
/ Conkling arose. with all his feathers
| sueeringiy. that for the vapOrings OF
/ senator Bntler he had no concern. The latter
! replitd that the staggering tasoience Of
I COnkliDg had concern whatever for him
This was said in the same quiet tones, but was
| accompanied by i manner and by looks that
took much of the assumed brag air from the
I New York Senator. Here the matter dropped
Senator Butler has been waiting Tor some days
/ to bring Conkling to the front for the calnmny
\ he passed upon his State during the late cam
/ paign Having known the details or the oc
/ currences in the Senate heretofore where
! Conkiing has been inSulted openly and how he
took those issIilts. feel confident in predicting
wi hout any further inquiry that there will be
no gore.
The Hon. Emory Speer. OF Georgia, in pur-
/ suance of his method to say something when
/ ever he can get a chance, called up Mr.. Ham.
I ulOnd, OF the Atlanta district, yesterday and
eft.fi ha nE1ha haf
| the two has been given you by the telegraph.
/ But would like to emphasize little of Ham
-anl's sarcasm. He congratulated the coun-
L. l.. - possessing man OF SPeers extensive
tFy =. SHd very great brain He then dropped
Iearblhs -t1to saying that he admired a man
in3enende1t a. ~ conscience alcCsteo, ouI ne
did not exactly SUBJ tJ To- the saEa Of noto
which was only assumt- "a on Speer. as iJ so
anfIv r,rodded him, as the sla. Z soes, Mnoie
he lives " Mr. Speer'S line OF IoaVinn :"
public life seems to be basea on n,aanSSsihIs anS and
s'Get upon the floor as often as posi- nrs ;S
into the newspapers every time theEe 20
chance
ANXIOUS FOR THE SACRIFICE.
Arctic exploration is peculiarly fascinating.
especially 70 the sailor The Dill proHloIng It TOT
n vessel to search for the Jeannette has not ye1
become law. The Navy Departments. now
ever crowded with applications from oncers s,l od
the navy who are anxious 70 20 on ,a' tno
S~nadition The sailors have also come Tor
ward and volunteered TO man her IN Dag re-
laws. There are already enough volunteers 70
NJ ont four or FIVE expeditions. That the ser
vice cannot be very attractive to the ordinary
mind is clear when the chances are that YES
sci viii have to be sent out TO hunt IoT the % one
tFst will 20 in search of the Jeanette Inc
explanation Of the large number or younteers
Is perhaps in the fact that chances LOT olstlhc-
tio6 in the navy are at such low ebo ana tne
duties so monotonOus now, owing 70 tne shhan
number OF seagoing vessels, that the oihcers
ard men hail anything that promises cnanEe
with a chance for distinguishing onesen Win
delight. -
ANOTHER FROM FARRoW.
Farrow has forwarded 10 the officials here
/ another statement Ia regard to the character
| of men employed by Collector OiaTke. Ihe
other screed was bad enough, but the latest
/ effort beats all. It is not &c for publication
/ IL deals too much with bawdy houses ana the
! language of such places. 1t Is also IN tne FORM
1 ~ an af8davit. IL he makes true expose OF
! the men who are Clarke's trusted assistants;
| IL is almost time that sweeping change should
| he made not far from the neighborhood OF the
| ofice OF the Collector Of Internal Revenue 1or
| the second Georgia district. POTOMAC