Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-08

and the nomination OF Mr.. Atkins to some
good place, both Of which will be sent to the
Senate when the present deadlock Is broken,
Will be the only appointments of any special
interest to Georgia made before Congress
meets in extra session. President Garfield has
said that he has too much to do to pay much
attention to the Southern offices Immediately;
and besides, he wants much more information
as to the character OF the many candidates
than he now has. This is good news for those
now in, but is very unwelcome information to
those who live in hopes.
GARFIELD DENOUNCED.
The average American citizen looks upon
the question of official life in Washington
something in this wav: II pay my taxes which
erect all the fine puolic houses, and pay the
men who hold office in them. l am entitled to
good deal of consideration Now the gov
ernment official does not look at it this way
He thinks that he is big boss and is not to be
bothered by the big population of national
soyereigns." The proprietary right which the
citizen cherishes in his bosom is especially ap
plcable to the White House. He
thinks-he- at least a small por-
tion of that edifce, and as he helps to
pay the Presidents salary is entitled to an
audience for hand shaking purposes from the
Executive He does not mind waiting il the
President is busy, just so he is finally admit
ted. Hayes always gave the average citizen
He would exchange a few words with each OF
MS callers who came u pay their respects to
nm. TO this custom more than anything else
Is Mr.. Hayes to thank for the popularity which
ne undoubtedly possessed in the districts re-
moved from the political centres. Garfield Is
different He don't care how long the citizen
waits; he don't care whether he sees him at
ALL he will not hurry himself in the least
that he NAV receive the crowds of
people who daily come to the White House
only to say that tnev have shaken hands with
the President of the Unit ed States They are told
10 walt. They wait, and the chances are that
after sitting around for couple of hours the
Presidents doorkeeper will announce that Mr..
Garfield has gone to lunch and will receive no
one else for the day. Now this does not please
the citizen. He gets very mad and expresses
himself out loud in the ante-rooms. He acts
as if he was King is the more general COM
ment. President Garfield does not care. The
doorkeeperS who have been at the White
House for five administrations say that he Is
more Indifferent in receiving people who call
at the White House than any of his predeces-
sors within the period Of their service.
ANOTHER PUBLIC BUILDING.
Every year big sum OF money is apppro-
priated by Congress for the erection of q pub
lie building in Washington. 1t will not be
many years before the government will not
rent any building. but own all that it occupies.
year and built in excellent style as to archi-
lecture, are flreproof They add largely to
the attractions of the city. en1 greatly appre-
SldSi6 lAO property Al Lie N4Ci0lDy OF WDleh Ul6y
are erected. Convenient sit % are always
chosen, and itmust be admitted that the money
is, as rule, judiciously and economically ex-
pended. This year the public building that is
to be put up Is for the Pension Office which now
pays an enormous yearly rental for a building
on the avenue erected by Alex. Shepherd The
new building, work upon which will be COM
menced Immediately, will cost S250CO0, 1t win
be located conveniently for the business of the
office The $250,C } is both for the purchase
OF the ground and the erection OF building
The sites for new public buildings are always
secured at very reasonable terms The prop
erty in the neighb orhood is so greatly enhanced
by the building that the government always
gets the ground at very cheap rates. Last
year the new National Museum, the magnia-
cent building in which the inaugural ball
was held. was built the year before the
splendid structure for the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing was finished, and next year
an appropriation for National Library build
ing will be made.
FOES STILL.
Neither Conkling nor Sherman have taken
any prominent part in the Senate since Sher-
man went back to that body, on the 4th of
March. Conkliug is keeping quiet, principally
because he does not wish to offend the Demo
Gratis, several of whose votes he expects to get
against RoDertSon's confirmation. Sherman
has taken no part because he is watching
Conkling, and is unwilling to precipitats the
They watch each other stealthily. OF course
they never speak. Their enmity is
too deep and bitt 5r to admit even the exchange
of mods of the head. The fight will come when
the Senate in executive session commenceJ
work on the nominations before it. John Sher-
man will have to defend the administration
This will bring him face to face with Conkling
Then there will be fun. They are both good
speakers and can say mean personal things in
the meaneSt kind of way. But Conkling is
the best man of the two in such a controversy
Already people are eommiserating Sherman
over the drubbing which Conkling promises
him.
THE REPUBLICAN GRAB GAME.
The members of the United States Senate
continue to enact the role of the King of Spain,
as so admirably described by Mother Goose of
childhood's memory. They march up Capitol
Hill in the morning and in the afternoon
march down again. In tire interim between
the advance and the retreat speeches are made,
often Of the prosiest, but sometimes suggestive
of gore-if there was such thing nova days
in legislative halls-and any number Of diIa-
tory motions and counter motions are gone
through with That pretty fairly describes
the Senate proceedings as they have been for
the past three weeks, and as they continue to be
at this time. Everybody is sick of it all
The Republicans are perhaps the sickest
They will have to back down, because of the
detection in their own ranks. They have been
hoping that the Democrats would give way
and let them go on in their grab game for a
few Offices. But the Democrats don't seem to
g remarkaoly aglIe IN accommodating their
foes On the contrary they are to a man de-
termined that the grab game shall not be
played successfully. The Republicans want to
get out Of it very much. If they could do SO
without appearing to back down, they would
not hesitate for a moment. But they can't
consummate their bargain with Malone by
paying him part Of the purchase money by
making Riddleberger Sergeant-at-Arms There
is a popular demand for them to go to work on
the nominations, get through and then ad-
feit. ST "-i'1 'pOi''' -'''''1 8 H'"s ''S0ii
Such men as Logan and Dawes continue to
assert that the Republicans will not yield their
caucus resolution to proceed to the election of
Senate officers. But they know that they will
likely that by the time this appears in print
the programme of gracefully sliding backward
will already be put well on its way by the Re-
publicans,
Combines LATEST.
Senator Conkling said the other evening as
l quoted in a recent letter. that he did not
expect to be successful In securing the reiec-
tion of Robertson He has, acting upon that |
conviction, inaugurated another policy, He !
has enlisted Senator Jopes, OF Nevada, on his |
side, and has sent that gentleman to New York |
to see Robertson and endeavor to persuade
him TO decline the nomination as Collector at
New York. Jones is said to be clothed with
unlimited power to promise Robertson any |
thing from Conkling Il he will only tell the |
President that he declines the Office to which /
he is now nominated. On the heels of Jones |
goes Conkling. The latter left for New York |
tonight TO consult with the engineers 1
of this machine and see what can be done With |
Robertson. Those who know Robertson say |
ne Will never consent to the withdrawal Of his /
name, and VIII listen TO no overtures from |
Conkllngp be they never 10 honied and promise |
never so much. II Conkling fails in
this, his latest echeme-and the chances
are ten to one that he will /
10 is only left to him to return to Washington +
and wait the fight and inevitable defeat. There
are not over a handful OF Republicans who
VIII vote with him, and but three or four
Democrats. lt will be bitter pill for him,
His enemies already predict that the first days /
OF his decline. like those Of Don Cameron in
pennsylvania, are already not far distant.
THE OLD JOB AGAIN
It will be remembered that early In the last
session of Congress gang Of Jobbers and lob
by lists started out to get an amendment to the
Constitution that State may be sued The
object of this proposed amendment was to
enable the lobbyist and tobbers to bring suit
against the commonwealth Of Georgia for |
100000 OF fraudulently issued railroad
bonds that were rightly repudiated by the
The iobbers and LOBBYISTS got
several newspaper correspondents ct Wash |
ngton ia with them, and the press began to
speak Of Georgia as r0padiating State. But |
the little scheme was soon laid bare, and
through the efforts of the MORNING NEWS and
Otner responsible newspapers, both Democrat
and Republican, who have representatives
here, the job was 80 well ventilated the lob
ole assault on individual members of Con-
yrees, attempted nothing. We had thought
hat the job was dead. 1t is not, however
Judge Lochrane, of Georgia, when
sver he is interviewed-and that fs
every time he gets chance=mGneges to
.ay somsthing about the ''repudiated bonds"
IN his latest interview, which ia osten=iblv
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