Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-15

Billings Thrown over - Capitol
Notes and Gossip.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Of the many
men who want to be Marshal Of Georgia,
number are by no means backward in the
way Of the filing of papers. Already the
following have formally asked President
Garfield that they be given the place which
has proved Of so much trouble to Col. Fitz-
simons, and have filed papers with the De-
partment Of Justice containing any number
of Endorsements and recommendations: w.
l.. Clark Fl. /. Kimball, II. P Gatchell, B.
F. Brimberry, w. L. Ellsworth and Marcel
lus E. Thornton.
Collector Andrew Clarke had best be look
ing around and examining the security Of
the fastenings which connect him with his
Office. He is in danger. He has a very
strong element of the Republican party in
Georgia against him. Already have the De-
partment Of Justice and President Garfield
been told from quarter where there lies
some influence that 1t would be very good
thing II Andrew should be allowed to die
officially. There has been no charge made
against his efficiency as an officer as far as
can be learned. On the contrary, 1t Is ad-
mitted that he is a very good Collector.
What is alleged against him is the character
Of the men with whom he has surrounded
himself, aud that he is a marplot. 1t is
charged that there can be no co operation
for the good Of the public service among
the Federal officers In Georgia until Clarke
is removed. He is disorganizer and
fomenter Of strife and disagreements, It is
said. The best feature of the fight that is
being made on Clarke lies in the fact that
none of those who want him out desire to
have his place.
President Garfield has received more ap-
plications for Office during his brief period
Of power than Hayes had during the whole
of his first year. Thousands upon thousands
of letters are received every day, each of
which contains an application for some sort
of an appointment. so great has been the
deluge that an extra clerk was put on the
other day to help In the work Of abstracting
and indorsing them. Every letter that is
received is put in an envelope, on the back
of which is written briefly its contents.
These are kept for future reference;
for Mr.. Garfield, If he should
call for them, or for the writer should he
ask to withdraw his papers. Not one thou
sandth part of its whole mass of stuff ever
reaches the Executive. After being briefed
they are laid away in their quiet graves,
where they sleep the sleep that knows no
waking.
Senator Brown was at the White House
again today. He is quite frequent visitor
and will soon have to be put down as one
of the ''dailies." He holds lengthy con-
versations with the President, and they
seem to get along admirably together.
While there is the feeling of friendship be-
tween the two, they are more than mere
social events, these calls Of Senator Brown
upon General Garfield. You may look for
results when the Federal distribution In
Georgia goes around. There will be some
Brown influence seen there, as there will
also be some Stephens influence attached to
the appointments.
The proceedings In the Senate to-day were
of highly sensational character, and were
marked by an act on the part of a Senator
from the South that will long be remem.
bered.
Malone, of Virginia, betrayed the trust
confided to him by the people Of his State,
and sold-his vote to the Republicans for
mess of Federal patronage. The very least
that can be said OF this act Of the Virginia
Senator is that he was actuated by desire
to revenge himself upon some of his oppo-
nents In his own State, who bitterly opposed
his designs from the start, and also upon
some Democratic Senators from other
States, who have had the courage to de-
nounce his course in public.
The speech of Senator Hill in the Senate
to day, during which he handled Malone
without gloves, will long be remembered
by all who were fortunate enough to hear
it, and especially by Mr.. Malone him
self. The defense of the latter was
weak in the extreme, and excited
even the pity of his new-found
frien DIS. Though Mahone's intended treach-
cry to the Democratic party has been talked
of here for some time, his action In the
Senate to-day really excited some surprise,
as there were few who gave him credit for
SO much political baseness.
Virginians in the city claim that he has
sealed his fate, and that for the future he
can never be anything to his State,
and that at the conclusion Of his
term of service in the Senate he
will be forced to retire into utter
political seclusion. OF course, Mahone's
friends applaud him, and claim that his act
will bring him greater strength and secure
the supremacy of his party in Virginia.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Allison presented
the credentials of j. w. MeDIn as a
Senator from the State of Iowa, and
Mr. Sawyer those of Angus Came
ron as Senator from the State of Wiscon-
sin. The credentials having been read
the gentlemen appeared and took the oath
of Office.
Mr.. Pendleton called up the resolution
previously offered by him relative to the
reorganization of the Senate committees. It
had been stated, he said, on Friday last,
with great show OF confidence and with
very evident satisfaction, that when the
vacant chairs on the other side OF the
chamber should have been filed the Repub-
lican party would have a majority
in this hall, and there had been more than
an intimation that the Democratic party was
proceeding in unseemlY haste to take adj
vantage of the accidental and temporary alb
sence of gentlemen on the other
side to seize the political powers
and places Of organization OF the
Senate, to do that under these
circumstances which delay Of three or
four days would prevent their doing at all.
He did not know, and, therefore, he did
not controVert tie assertion OF the fact, but
he did know, and, therefore. repelled the
fmputation. The remarks made by the dis
tinguished gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Davisl on Friday last showed that tt was
utterly impossible, in the present condition
OF parties, that the Republican party should |
have a majority OF the duly elected
members OF the Senate. It showed
further that 1t would be in the power Of
this party, IL It chose, to enter upon ways OF \
obstruction to voting, and Of obstruction to |
which It had been invited by the occurrences I
of the last few days. He did not
know whether or not an enective
working majority under the Constftu-
ton and laws would be given
to the other side of the chamber when the
vacancies were filed. He had no means OF
knowing. He did not know what arrange
ments, or proffers, or suggestions, had been
made or accepted, but the omnipresent and
omniscient gentlemen of the press had Whis-