Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-07
The LIttle Senator Angered by kne
Refusal OF Departments Clerks 20
Pay.

Washington Special to Mem York World.
The greater portion of Senator Mahone,a
time Is spent here In Washington. the de-
tails or campaign work and the routine of
political management being left with his
able Heutenants In the Old Dominion. The
giving OF patronage is of no little imnort
ance to Malone, as there are many adbe.,
rents to the Readiuster party whose ale
glance is to be purchased only with prospec-
tive offices or money. As a CONSEQUENCE
the greater part of the Readiuster noose
ment Is being managed from this
city, and no young Representative In Con
gress IN his first session ever did mora
tramping from one department to another
and more interviewing of heads Of bureaus
and chiefs OF divisions, than has Senate,
Malone. Dressed in light trousers. kld
pumps, and frock coat, buttoned ti0bt
around him, with ruf1es at his sleeves ana
the old-fashioned turned down shirt collar
over white cravat, wearing a broad
brimmed white felt hat aud chewing an
enormous chunk of green tobacco, the little
man tears from one part OF the enormous
public ouildinCs 10 another as cool as
an Iceberg, while the world SO l9-pe
is perspinng n seersuelSers and SRA
mats. Ills persistence with 0llcia.s .s
fesrful to behold, and his requesfs slwsvs
take on rather the nature Of demands snt
cammands. The most insignificant megsen-
ssl = scrub-Woman who has had the good
or Ill fortune TO be born IN Virgins Is not
beneath his notice, anu becomes s lever iu
his hands to move the Readiuster forces.
he starts In at nine in the morning, and
with bundle Of papers under his arm
SPENDS the day IN the departments until the
last clerk has left. He carries in his hand a
list Of every Virginia eDploye in each of
the departments, and it is generally open
before him In all of his conversations with
Cabinet officers or bureau chiefs. He looks
after the matter of assessments
and never hesitates to demand the removal
Of any man or woman who fails to subserve
great Readjuster movement. at this
lime, however, he is meeting with
'ome little opposition. There are
not a few Virginia employees in the
Government Printing Office, and several of
hem have gone to Public Printer Rounds
20 get an inkling of what would be their
late should they refuse to subscribe to the
Nahone y campaign fund. On Saturday
5he Public Printer announced to ali Vir-
yinians engaged in his Office that they were
light In paying the 2 per cent assessment of
me Republican Campaign Committee, but
hat so far as Mahone's per cent. for
State purposes was concerned they were at
liberty to act as they pleased, and assured
hem that no man should be removed
IOm OhACc WAO Ieluseu TO comply
With these demands. 1t is understood
hat this opposition of Mr. Rounds has
greatly incensed Malone, and that he will
complain of 1t to the administration at an
,arly day. There are also symptoms Of a
ike refusal to comply with the Virginia de-
nands on the part Of employees in the other
departments. A general assurance was given
ome time ago by the heads of the War,
Treasury, Interior and Post Office Depart
nonts that No TaarcOO ehOIIld no rpunOvn1
vhu did not feel himself called upon to con-
ribute to the Republican Committee Cam
Daign Fund and a like assurance has been
,iven to all Virginians in the departments
n regard to the 5 per cent. assessment of
dahone.