Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Grant and the Z" Main Chance''-
LOgan's Bill 20 Place the National
Elephant on Ihe Retired List
Some Fun--The Dinner TO Judge
WoOds-Captain Anderson.

WASHINGTON. January 12.-While many
schemes to give Grant living are on foot and
many companies Of doubtful standing want
him for their head. Grant and his friends do
not for moment forget that which has always
been to him his main chance" Translated,
''main chance means the government. Grant
has 50 long been kept BY the United States
that, knowing a good keeper, he prefers to
board there regularly than to accept flattering
and fragile offers elsewhere. Uncle Sam has
supported Grant handsomely for small re-
turn, and Grant is very partial to his old land
lord. The bill introduced by Anson G. hcCook
in the House, to make Grant Captain General Of
the army, slumbers in the Military Committee
and win forever sleep there. The commit
tee does not enthuse worth a picayune towards
making the government support rich pauper
for Grant is in NEST comfortable circum-
stances, despite the doleful pictures Of his
poverty painted by his sycophantS Seeing no
outcome for the Grant scheme in the House,
the base of operations have been transferred
to the Senate. In going to that body for aims
in behalf OF the national mendicant there has
been drop OF peg. Logan has introduced
bill in the Senate to place Grant on the retired
list with the rank simply of General There
was change made from the demand in the
Housekeeping from Captain -Generalship
list. This bill OF Logan's came up In the Sem
ate Military Committee to-day, and. despite
the urgent recommendation OF Logan and other
Republican Grant worshipers that it be acted
on Immediately, was laid over until next week
The chances are decidedly in favor of the bill
being reported upon adversely, il acted on at
ALL Even ic it should be favorably reported
by the committee, there is a slim chance Of the
Senate passing it. And best OF ALL it would
certainly never get through the present House.
1t is a satisfaction at any rate to know that the
faSton lhnIr
the public crib again.
SOME FUN.
The New York Sun has been In the habit
lately OK printing daily list OF members of the
House who are absent without leave-that il.
an alleged list. Such q publication. to be at
all useful, shou'd certainly be accurate. The
Sun has not hsd that virtue. 1t has reported
Congressman O'Reilly. OF Brooklyn, absent
fact is that O'Reiily has not missed q $ g.
sion of the House since it met December 4th
last. One thing that the Sun brought about
by its publications of alleged atsentees was a
most amusing scene on the floor. O'Reilly got
up very solemnlF yesterday and asked for the
floor on a question Of personal privilege. He
granted that privilege. Now, O,Relly has a
very marked Irish brogue, which, no matter
where met with, always conveys with
i the ides OF humor' & DE reterre6' s
publications in the Sun in regard to HIS al
legged sbsenteeisn, and said that he never
would have paid any attention to them had It
not been for Mrs. O'Reilly. but my WIFE,"
he continued, read the Sun, and to-day re-
ceived from her several Of the published lists
of abseRtees pasted on piece OF blank paper.
At the bottom wss written the single query:
where are you, DAM" The fun OF the thing,
heightened by O'Reillys brogue. raised laugh
that was hearty and enjoyed by every
one who heard the statement o'Reiliy went
on explaining that he had not been absent a
day; but finally had to sit down. The jOeun-
dity Of the House was too much for MIN. and
the best part OF il all was the manner Ia which 1
the principal Joined in the fun
The DINNER TO JUDGE WOODS
The dinner given this evening by Justice
Swayne Of the Supreme Court, who is to retire
from the bench in q few days, to Justice !
Woods, who has just entered upon his duties
as a member OF the court, was q very elegant
and happy affair The guests, beside Judge I
Woods, were the members Of the Supreme
Court. Attorney General Devens, Solicitor Gen. |
eral Phillips, Judge j. A Campbell, Judge |
Dillon, General Wager Swayne, OF New York, |
Professor W. A. Maury, Mr. Philip PHILIPPE, !
and Judge Otto.
CAPTAIN ANDERSON.
In addition to what have already stated in
regard to Captain Anderson, of Savannah, in
connection with the FitZsimons business, l
would like to add that the Attorney General
and President Hayes expressed themselves in
most complimentary terms in regard to that
gentleman. They not ONLY eXonerated him
from any imputation that FitZsimons' course
might have placed upon him. but frankly ad-
mifted that he had not received proper treat
ment at the hands OF the administration. II
Capt Anderson had not been such staunch
Democrat he would have been selected to sue
ceed Fftzsiuons instead of II. ]. KmbaM.
( Col z c. Anderson's welcome presence Is
noticed in Washington. POTOMAC.