Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-07
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
The Government Shars for the York.
TOWN CentennIal-A statue TO the
Revolutionary General Morgan
The RefundIng BIlI-The south
and the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, February 4.-The Yorktown
monument to be erected this summer promises
to be the finest and best executed work Of art
ever done for the government in the way Of mon
uments and statues. In giving out the contract
for the monument there has been departure
from the practice so long in vogue OF giving
SUI work to political or other favoTites. Un-
til the money for the YoI ktown monument was
appropriated previous acts OF the character
had denoted in them the name Of the person
who was to do the work. By this means the
parks Of this city have been made scarecrows
by toe alleged artistic work OF Winnie Resms,
and the capitol and public places mads night
mares in their incongruous and impI acticable
adOrnments by the same class OF artists The
Democratic House saw fit, in pro-
vidIng for monument at York
town, to vary from this partial and
scandalous custom 1t was prescribed that
the design and construction OF the monument
should be placed in the hands Of a commission
consisting of three artists OF merit to be Sc
lected by the Secretary OF War The commits
sion chosen consists Of that most prominent Of
American sculptors, J. o. A. Ward, or Phila-
dephia, and the architects Van Brunt and
Hunt Of New York and Boston-the most emf
nent Of their cities The result IS shown IN
the model as a rare work OF art The monu-
nent will be one of the celebrated artistic pro.
ducti0ns Of the generation. But TINS trio or
with their work and have taken the model back
TO New York to make certain changes that
thev think will add to the general effect. They
also think that monument OF greater heignt
than the present appropriation will justify
would add to its beauty and make II more
striking. Congress will undoubi edly increase
the appropriation, so that the work will
have every accessory TO make IL complete.
The Virginia members or Congress are very
proud of the handsome shaft that IS to be
erected on their soil. They congratulate them
selves that the new departure lnangurated IN
government work of th's character-Which II
carried cut will redeem it from its present
base inferiority-first came to actuality in q
shaft for Virginia soil.
THE STATUE OF GENERAL MORGAN.
Under the direction Of the Secretary Of War
the contract for statue to General Morgan,
of revolutionary fame. to be erected on the
battle field OF Cowpeus, was given 10 j. y. A
Ward OF Phi iadelpliia. Mr.. Ward, who was N
the city to-day, said that he had completed the
work So far as the duty AZ a sculptor was con-
carned aud all that now remains is for the
statue to be cast. The statue will be bronze
He expects that the casting will be completed
in two months
The decision of the Senate Finance Commit
tee to report rrfunding bill in favor or a so
pe.rc cent bond, has caused much discussion on
the House side. The House, oy hla9ority 5,y OF OF
forty. voted down all propositions for - per
cent bopd and fixed the rate at 8. Inls ma
ioritv is supposed to be nearly as solid Ia the
same way as it was when the bill passed the
House There is thus danger OF dead lock
between the two houses on this Important
question il the Senate sustains the report OF IT'S
FINANCE COMMITTEE. This dead lock might re-
suit in the failure, owing to the short time De-
tween now and March 4th next, TO pass any re-
funding bill This is Cnly possibility, however
a Democratic Congress would hardy De 50 I'M
Drudent as to allow this important matteF 20
90 over o the next Congress. It viii be ADOPT
ed-aIthoueh there is some uneaslnesS on tne
subiaet-by an agreement that VIII insure the
massage of a refunding bill this session.
THE SOUTH AND THE CABINET.
II Is given out on what is considered good
authority that there will be no Southern man
il the next Cabinet This viii be no great dls-
aDpointment to the South, for II such q man
was mt in Mr. Garfeld's Cabinet ne would oe
a Republican; and, as rule, the Southern ne,
publicans are not "a Rood hand TO draw 70;
Although the politicians believe that there VIII
be no Southern man in the Cabinet, IL does not
in the least deter applicants hailing from that
section either by brevet or otherwise, from
turning up, like cows in a pasture, Win alarm
ing frequency. The latest candidate Is hon
w III Hunt. He is now Judge on the Court
of Claims bench, and halls ostensibly from
louisiana but it is rumOrsd that he Is an ONO
man. He wants to be Attorney General. but ls
NOT so elated over the prospect OF success that
he win resign his position as Judge OF the
Court Of Claims. POTOMAC