Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-20


Cut His Head Off-LOgan and His
LOyaIty-A Resolution for an Extra
Session IntrOduced-An Admission
from New England of the Need OF
Tariff Reviston-A HOmIIy from
Don Cameron-LOngstreet's NOnai-
nation Sent In.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Republicans
in the State Of Virginia are rapidly forming
themselves into delegations to wait upon
President Garfield in regard to the patron
age OF the State. Already Washington has
been deluged slightly by those delegations,
with the prospect of q complete overflow
before many days. The delegations are
composed of either "straight-out' Republi
cans, or "Mahone" Republicans. The two
factions are as bitterly opposed as Demo
Gratis or Republicans are. The straight-out
Republican delegations are composed OF
whites and blacks. The Malone delegations
are similarly made up as to color. The
/ former tell the President that If Ma.
/ hone is recognized as the leader OF
the Republican party in Virginia, especially
in portioning out the patronage, the true
/ Republican party of the State will forever
| be broken. The latter tell him that with
| Malone as a leader the State can be carried
| for the Republican party, and that the only
way to make him the real leader is to let
him manage the Federal offices in the State,
As that privilege was one of the conditions
upon which Malone surrendered to the Re-
! publicans, it would seem useless for him to
| have delegations in his behalf call on Gar
! field He is little afraid that the straight
out Republicans may effect the fulfllment
| of his bargain by the representations their
4 delegations may make; so he sends counter
! delegations. 1t is war of delegations.
| President Garfield gives much more encour-
| agement to the Malone than to the straight
| out delegations. It is evident that he intends
| to carry out hts part Of the bargain. Iu this
! contention Democrats from Virginia see
! safety. They say it is impossible for the
| straight-out Republicans and the Malone
! party to come to any agreement 1t is a
/ bitter fight between them. With them
divided the Democrats do not in the least
| fear the result. Desendorf and Jorgensen,
the Republican members of Congress from
| Virginia, are with the straight-out Republi-
| cans, but they do not dare to open their fire
in Washington. If they can't have the
biggest share of the pap they want to come
in for some little. Therefore they do not op-
pose Malone openly. But in Virginia they
are fighting him.
Among the minor nominations which
President Garfield has sent to the Senate in
| the past few days have been several which
show conclusivelY that Democrat has no
chance whatever under the present ad
ministratiOn. Three nominations of stall
wart Republicans just sent in succeed
1 H., L
| officers. There was nothing against them.
| They performed their duties eXcellently
we'll But they were Democrats and had to
! go. Since the 4th of March there have been
number Of Democrats discharged from
/ places in the departments here for no cause
/ than that they were of that political faith.
! There are number of others still in. They
fear the axe. 1t would seem to be pretty
| generally settled that the old, old howl for
roofing out of Democrats in office was to
/ be gratified.
| Mr.. A. B. Wood, who was formerly Con-
! sular Clerk of the State Department. has
/ just been confirmed by the Senate as United
States Consul at Belfast Wood is a very
| lively man. He went abroad some time
ago In an official capacity He met with a
woman in either Paris or London, and took
her with him. She passed as his wife. He In
| troduced her as such to Americans abroad
and to foreign official life. He was received
with all courtesy and his supposed wife
with him. One of the Americans whose
! family became intimate with Wood and his
supposed wife abroad, has been here for
some time. He learned that the
woman with Wood abroad was not
his wife. He learned all the facts
of their connection. He was somewhat an
cry He has laid all the case before the State
| Department, Secretary Blaine and the Presi-
dent Wood has some strong influence
among Republican members Of Congress,
/ and is bringing it to bear in his behalf The
| chances, however, seem to be that he will
be recalled from his new appointment to
| Belfast and dismissed the public service.
Gorham 1t would seem has over-reached
the mark In his anxiety to be made Secre-
tary of the Senate he has, through the col
umns of his paper, the Republican Of this
! city, been denouncing Democratic Senators
who persist in refusing to allow the Repub-
| lcans to change the Senate officers
now as revolutionary. He has
gone farther and denounced Senators,
among them Mr.. Hill, personally. He has
! been piling all the abuse, both generally
and particularly, with very free hand. 1t
/ is well known that the Democrats will not
resist the Republican organic alton of the
/ Senate when 1t meets in regular session. If
Mr.. Gorham had not been so anxious and
/ 50 abusive, there would have been no spe-
/ cial opposition to his election as Secretary
| to the Senate at the proper time. But now
| it is different. The Democrats say they
will never allow him to be elected, and they
can defeat any candidate they desire to by
| the use of parliamentary tactics. They
will tell the Republicans that II they put up
a decent candidate they will allow him to
| come In, but will forever sit down upon
Gorham. The young man has been too
unanimous.
There is a quiet but animated contest
among the Republican Senators over the
question of confirming some nominations,
and the President urges executive sessions.
Senator Sherman insists upon Republican
caucus to arrange for such sessions. He is
backed by the friends of the Presi-
dent and opposed by Mr.. Conkling's
friends. Mr.. Sherman said to-day that
executive sessions are absolutely necessary.
Senator Blair said tonight, In regard to his
resolution for an extra session OF Congress,
that an extra session is the only way to
make the Democrats back down and break
the deadlock He said the Democrats would
not dare to maintain their present course
in legislative session.
Mr.. Beck will, on the part of the Demo-
Gratis, meet Mr. Blair's resolution by sub
stitute to create Senatorial commission to
investigate the revision of the tariff, and
report at the next session of Congress-, and
that the Senate could make such an investiga-
ti0n complete, while extra session would
only open a fight over the tariff question
that would result in no action. Mr.. Beck
will invite Mr.. Blair to join him in provid-
ing for commission to inquire into the ne
cessity of tariff revision.
Congressman Jorgensen, of Virginia, last
night denounced Gorham, the editor of the
National Republican and candidate for Secre-
tary of the Senate, as "slanderer, liar and
coward" because Gorham, in his paper, de-
nounced Jorgensen for opposing the Ma
hone coalition in Virginia. This attracts
much attention here, because 1t opens the
fight between the regular and Malone Re-
publicans in Virginia.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The President laid before the Senate the
unfinished busines being the resolution for
the election of officers. The usual motion
to 90 into executive session was lost-Yeas
Is, nays u.
Mr.. Mcpherson presented petition of the
Patterson Parnell Land League relative to
the case of Michael Boyton. Referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Harrison presented similar petition,
which was referred to the same committee.
Mr.. Blair offered the following resolution:
ReSolved, That in the judgment OF the
Senate, public interest requires that Con-
gress be convened in public session tmme-
diately.
Mr. Harris-Let that go over.
Mr.. Blair-I offer it merely to be read for
information at this time.
He sent to the Clerks desk and had read
q Circular of the Treasury Department rela-