Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-02

last few days 1t is evident that the present
administration Is to be triumvirate. 1t is
Garfield, Blaine and Whitelaw Reid, with
the New York Tribune attached. It is
thought by some politicians that Blaine's
name should be the first in the firm. That
is not warranted, however, by the facts. 1t
is true that Blaine has more influence with
Garfield than ell the other members OF the
Cabinet combined, but he is not absolute
boss. There is good deal Of the Blaine in
prominent steps In the matter Of offices
which have been taken by Garfield, but it is
not all Blaine. II Blaine were full boss
there would be very much more music
In the Republican ranks than now.
Whitelaw Reid, the junior member of the
firm, does not amount to much, except as
official fugleman. He and the Tribune do
the blowing for the administration, and
its defending from the attacks of a too
irreverential press, not as thoroughly i'm
bued with the idea of the greatness of the
trio as it should be. Reid is content with
his place. He will fiddle just so long as he
gets his pay. He has secured some minor
offices for his friends among the clerkships
In the departments, and will get something
more when he wants 1t. His position as
official tooter for the firm is of advantage to
him and his paper. or rather Jay Gould's
paper. It gives the paper more readers than
it before enjoyed. The Tribune, being sup
posed to be ''inspired" in all matters of ad-
minlstrative policy, is much sought after by
the politicians especially. AS Jay Gould
resps the benefit of this position of his
stock-jobbing organ he might not insppro-
piately be called the silent partner in the
| concern The firm appears to be
altogether unmoved by the breeze
| from the ConkliDg following and
the little dissensions that are in the
| Cabinet. The trio don't seem to care much
whether the Conkling men 60 bowling or
whether the Cabinet resigns. They will
/ take back nothing, and If anybody wants to
kick-why let them kick, they say. This is
ali very well. bus it does not conduce to
the Harmony" which Mr.. Garfield wanted
to establish in the Republican party.
There are people who believe that
| the harmony of the triumvirate
will not last. Garfield is a candidate for
another term, Blaine is candidate for the
next term, and Whitelaw Reid is his espe-
cial property. 1t is noticed that Blaine does
not conflne his work to the whole good of
| the administration, but does much for
Blaine, and Reid does not blow the Garfield
| blast so loudly that there is no note con-
/ tanned therein for the cause of Blaine.
/ BIistow and Grant split because they were
/ both Presidential candidates. An admins
| tration cannot be ran In the interest Of two
men after the same object. It is but in the
/ course of common events that they should
at some time clash, and clash cloudy. For
this reason the stability Of the triumyirate
is doubted by many.
Kenneth Raynor, OF North Carolina, the
| only specimen of the old line Whig, un-
esrthed hy Mr.. Hayes-except ex Secretary
| Thompson-is very excitable, and when he
| gets excited he sWears. He is swearing to-
night. The deputy First Comptroller of
the Treasury Department is man named
Tarbell, of Mississippi. "Judge" Tarbell
he is called. He is prominent Southern
Republican, and trades on that. He
wants Raynor's place-that of Solicitor of
the Treasury Department. Tarbell to-day
went around among the bureau officers of
the department with q petition asking for
Raynor's removal, and his appointment.
| That's what makes Raynor swear. The old
man started on the war path, and found
that in suit for divorce, pending in this
/ District, the injured husband lays all the
blame for his marital infellcity upon Tar
4 bell. Raynor will inform the "Judge" that
there may possibly be ventilation of the
facts of the divorce suit If the latter con-
tinues to hunt for his scalp. The divorce
business, though kept from the newspapers,
I is known to be rather bad for the Judge"
The chances, therefore. seem to be that the
scalp hunt will be abandoned by him.
Horace Maynard wants to go back as Min
lister to Turkey, the place he left to become
Postmaster General at the tail end of the
HAYES dynasty. 1t is not thought that he
will succeed. He had eight years among
the Turks before he came home.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The resolution for the election Of Senate
\ officers was laid before the Senate as un-
finished business by the Vice President.
A motion TO go into executive session,
made by Mr.. Pendieton, having been voted
/ down, yeas %, nays 26, Mr.. Lamar took the
floor. The Senate, he said, had been called
! together month ago as part of the treaty
! making department of the government, and
as part of the Executive Department.
| The present attitude of the Senate Wss an
extraordinary one, and one without prece-
| dent in the history of the country. The
| announcement had been made that the busi-
Eess which the Senate had been called to
transact should not be transacted until
! the present officers were deposed and Others
! elected If reports were true thirty eight
! Republican Senators Intended to keep this
I body in its present position until their OBJ
| iect was accomplished. Alluding to re-
/ mark of Mr.. Hoar's that the announcement
| that the Democratic side would meet endu
rance with endurance contained the very
essence of treason and reYolution, he said
| that IL that were true it would devolve q
| terrible responsibility on the Democratic
side. But was 1t true? +? He could see that
IL the Senate Was disorganized or unorgan-
lied. If there were vacancies that factious
opposition to the filling of those vacancies
protracted to the end of the session, It would
be unpatriotic and reprehensible. But such
was not the case.
The minority intended to protect It.
self from the oppression OF the
uajoritv. II there was any occasion
for rhss departure on the part of the Repub-
lieap side fron the usages of this body,
those thirty-eight Senators stood justified.
But they must give their reason, and ad
dress themselves to public opinion. 1t could
not be as reward for political
services that this extraordinary po-
sition and delay had been superinduced.
What was the animating, overwhelming,
dominant reason of public poltcYg 1t could
not De from any great zeal OF loyalty to the
Union. inasmuch as the Senator who had
brought forward one of the candidates
had ayOWed that he had been
true to the Confederate cause and that
he had no apology to offer for it here or
elsewhere. What was the reason? de asked
thea 90 tel 1t. He dehed them to announces
1t. He tainted them to an avowal OF 1t.
At this poiHt q message was Taeeiyed from
| the President, and MIR. Lamar yieidea 70 q
motion to 90 into executive session, which
motion wae rejected.
Mr. Dawes hoped Mr.. Lamar would now
impress upon his side the Importance OF
| considering the pending resolution.
Mr. Lamar rejoined by inquiring whether
| the Senator from Massachusetts thought
! til at the removal of the Senate officers was
/ az important as thing the vacancy in the
sAureme Court, which Is not now IN sesalon,
| bv reason of that vacancy.
Resumtng the thread OF his speeeh he
sescribed the division In the Democratic
i naryT in Virginia. The Republican head of
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