Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-06
THE NEW REGIME.
"FIDUS ACHATES."
Jones, of Nevada--The Ties that
Bind Him 10 the PreSident--The
Coming session of the Senate--The
New CabineG--The Mutilated Coin
Nuisance,

WASHINGTON. October 4-The nearest friend
to President Arthur, as far as signs go, is
Senator J. p Jones, of Nevada. Many people
are wondering that such is the case. There is
nothing In it to wonder at. 1t Is true, they say,
that the Senator has all along been a stalwart,
but beyond that they can conceive of nothing
that should bind the President to him. The
interior history of politics for the past few
years affords sufficient clue to Arthur's fond
ness for the Nevada Senator. The latter is a
bluff, honest, genial wholesouled man. He
has head on him for business, the equal Of
which can be found only after many
days journeyings. He is a perfect
gentleman, of the school which
includes in that description the fact that the
gentleman has retained in middle age all the
frankness and genuineDess Of the schoolboy
In being big schoolboy. Senator Jones resem-
bles the late President. With Jones' Of Ne
Vada, 10 form friendship with man, meant
q friendship as long and lasting as that man
did not betray him, or in any way break npon
ms boyish sentiments OF the dead square
thing" Conkling made many friends, so has
President Arthur, in political life both before
and after he became Vice President. They
were fortunate enough to number among them
Senator Jones, OF Nevada. Jones was par
ticuIarly taken with Arthur He thought him
. splendid fellow. and tied to him. He never
discovered anything which should shake that
friendship. In a less degree. he thought about
the same of Conkling. When friends began to
desert Conkling and Arthur-or rather since
the Presidents death it should be put Arthur
and Conkling-there was one who remained
true, and that one was Senator J. P. Jones'
He stood by them through thick and thin
He worked for them without any interest
except that of friendship. day and night. In
ISctt "a ne was olg n9y coming to the assistance
OF his chums when they we're battling
against bigger boys. He was as CON
slant in bis friendship as any woman
whoever loved. At that time the Arthur
branch of the Republican party was, by very
long odds, the under dog in the fight All the
Republican members of the Senate either
deserted the now President, or only In q very
lukewarm wav gave the least sympathy Not
Sc Jones' of Nevada. Out of pure friendship
he championed what was then considered the
forever lost cause II the proceedings of the
executive sessions OF the Senate could be made
pubic, many stirring speech made by Jones,
OF Nevada in support OF the Conkling- Arthur
nght against Presidents Hayes and Garfleld-I
beg forgiveness of the dead President
Hayes-would be found there recorded. Jones
is not a brilliant man, as the word goes and for
that reason perhaps is the universal surprise
that he is so near President Arthur From the
political history which have recited believe
that all will agree that if he were not near
Arthur as President, the present Chief Magfs-
trate should have the word migrate" branded
upon his brow in letters more easily read than
those embraced in the word Fraud" which
should be upon the forehead of Hayes But
still, Jones is the same genial, honest, hearty
man as OF old. He wants nothing from the
new administration. In his eyes he is simply
just as good friends with Arthur as he
was when the latter was on the lower rung
OF the political LADDER, and every politician
cept Jones in either branch of Congress giving
him the kick to get him of the ladder alto
gether.
TIE EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE
1t is the general opinion that the extra ses-
sion of the Senate, which meets on Monday
next, will be very short in duration-that it
VIII not extend over twelve or fifteen days is
the impression. President of the Senate pro
tempore-Senator Bayard-wil be elected and
possibly a Secretary to succeed Burch. de-
ceased. Beyond this the belief is that there
will be nothing done in the matter of reorgani-
zstion. The committees certainly will not be
touched, as they will expire on the 24th of
December Possibly, even the selection Of a
Secretary will be postponed until the regular
session, The Senate will be called to order by
the Chief Clerk of that body, and the first
thing will be the election of the President pro
pointments TO be made, the nominations to
which will be sent in by President Arthur
These appointments will certainly include seYe-
raj members Of the new Cabinet II is not
thought that the whole Cabinet Will be changed
at this time, but certainly there will be some
new names seat in They will all be confirmed
There will be new men nominated at the extra
session of the Senate for at least the Navy. the
State, and the Interior Departments, and pos
ably the Attorney Generalship. All the pres
ent iucumbents Of these offices have asked
President Arthur to relieve them at as early a
date as he can Without any such request
from Hunt, the Sir Joseph Porter Of the Navy
Department., President Arthur will probably
accept his resignation, and send in his success
sor's name to the extra session. It will not
take long for the Senate to act upon the nomi-
nations which will be sent to that body and as
that beyond the election of a President pro
tenn, and possibly Secretary, is the only
business before it, an early adjournment of the
special session may be expected.
MINOR SILVER COIN.
Letters received at the Treasury Depart
ment show that there is q good deal Of trouble
sll over the country about minor silver coin
with holes punched therein or otherwise mutt
lated. system of cutting out pieces OF the
silver coin and then passing them of, the
cutter getting the value Of the amount
it has become a matter of some Importance.
II is estimated that nearly one-nfth OF the
silver coin now in circulation has been mutt
lated lated IN n, TINS way SO widespread is this
abuse that many business men now refuse 70
accept mutilated coin except at
great discount The Treasury Depertment
will not redeem the silver tokens at their face
value. IL viii only take them in as so much
bullion at the market rate for that Commodity,
not even allowing for the weight of the ANAL.
gam. It only allows for the pure bullion con
tanned IN them. This the people should know
number Of merchants in New York Balti
more Washington and elsewhere have set a
schedule of deduction from punched coins
which is greatly less than could be realized by
sendng them to the Treasury for redemption
They are instigated thereto by probably the
same people who made business of cutting
away portions of the coin before they ran il
so far as to make that business unDrofitable
They now induce the merchants to put a much
lower value on punched coins than they are
worth, and, buying such coins from them, sell
them TO the Treasury Department for the pure
bullion in them contained, and thereby make
much profit. Potomac.