Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-03
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
ingalls, as q Wit-RObesOn Crest.
fallen - Jack Browns Bee-An-
other Half Breed HOwI-The New
BOnds-The SOuGh's Advancement,

WASHINGTON, August l.-Senator Ingalls, is
very Independent. although he is a Republican.
He is not what can be called half breed. He
has developed into a new type; he is a stall
wart independent He supports the stalwart
party, but is ever ready to kill jobs and such
other little things. He is a sore spot in the
jobbers party. in addition to making for him
self an individuality and distinctiveness in
politics. Mr.. Ingalls, has developed into one of
the brightest wits and best wielders Of sarcasm
in Congress. he is hardly second in sarcasm
to Senator Edmunds, and is as honest as the
Vermont man. To-day the debate on the naval
bill was going on, and Senator Rollins was
pursuing his even way of dissecting and
tearing to pieces the many little Jobs that in
habited the measure. Senator Cockrell want
ed to talk about point which was not in
order. Rollins made the point against him
Cockrell got mad, and there was a prospect Of
little row between them. It was opportunelv
and effectively stopped by Ingalls, peeping out
from behind his newspaper and saying quietly
"Oh, Rollinsl go on with the autopsy, The
connection between autopsy and Re Illns'
dissection Of the bill was too much for even
the Senate to refuse a laugh at, and SO there
was the laugh, and the impending conflict was
averted.
robson DOES NOT FEEL EASY
Robeson's naval bill. which he whipped
through the House. has been passed by the
Senate 1t was passed late last evening. But
1t could hardly be called Robeson's bill any
more It Is so changed and mutilated that
kobeson's big round eyes will grow bigger in
astonishment when he sees how the jobs have
been stricken out, and how his schemes have
been cufted to pieces. In fact the Senate is
% not owned y 6y Robeson. He canHot boss that
Senator'S does not enter the Senatorial doors
It ceases when one of his measures after heinO
put Ihrough sne house, lS started towards the
own the President of the Senate as he does the
Speaker OF the House, and cannot succeed at
in the Senate. Robson, it is true. did q good
schemes in the Senate. but neither
his persuasiveness nor plausibiliEy was
sufficient to prevent the Senatorial shears tax
ing off many of the most Objectionable features
of the bill and cutting down the reckless ex-
penditures provided for in it as it came
from the House. It is understood that Robson
is going to make fight for his pet when the
House again takes up the naval bill. II he
makes much Of fight, it will delay adjourn
ment, which 1t is now thought will occur next
Friday or Saturday.
COL JACK BROWN
Col. Jack Brown left the city last night for
Georgia to carry out his programme In the
Republican State Convention to make things
lively il any attempt is made to nominate an
make the streets of Rome resound with
his utcries il any but straightout Republi
can is attempted to be nominated Colonel
Brown also has other business In Georgia He
is going to run for Congress in the Americus
district, and wants to fix his fences. He had
better take an army with banners to aid him if |
he expects to surround the Democratic majority
in that district. 1t is limited, however that the
object OF Colonel Brown in running for Con-
gress is not so much with the idea that he will |
be elected as with an after-thought to contest |
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The action of the Republicans this session in |
turning out Democrats without reference to /
the question OF who was legally elected has /
had its effect in encouraging Republicans to |
take upon themselves the role of running for /
Congress simply that they may afterwards |
make contests
TROUBLE FROM CoNKLING.
Senator Conkling has recently caused con-
siderable trouble to locate itself in the
breasts of the half breeds Of his State. Conk-
li1g's foot is on his native heath when he Is at
Utica, New York. Mr.. Hayes when he was
very feebly acting President, turned out Of the |
there by Conkling, and placed In his stead a |
half breed Conkling made no fight over this
change. At that time he had bigger fights
with Hayes, which demanded his whole atten-
ton. Now Conkling has induced President
Arthur to turn out the man ap- /
pointed by Hayes and put In
by the ex-senator from New York Therefore
the half breeds howl and accuse all but them
selves of being spoilsmen and refuse peneralIv
to be comforted. They say that the Hayes
ling stalwart, was an excellent officer. They |
forget or ignore the fact that the Conkling man
in the first part, who gave way to the HAYES
appointee was also an excellent officer. There |
is nothing remarkably important about all this
but it shows some things. 1t shows that ii
makes the biggest sort Of difference as to
that the division in the Republican,
party is simply division as to who shall have
the spoils. Because the half breeds cannot get
the offices they fight the stalwarts vino IL can |
not be doubted do get the ofices NOT onlv in
New York, but everywhere else The ieht |
shows that the Republican party is a party of |
spoiis Both wings OF that party are equally |
hostile to the South. to honest government. |
and to reform in the conduct of public affairs
They are all Stalwarts on these points It IL |
only those who have been ignored when the |
spoils were given out who fight the administra-
tiou or stalwart wing of the party. This def
milton cannot be too closely drawn. At the |
same time there is good chance of the light
breaking Somebody has said, more than
truly, that when thieves fall out honest men
get what is due them. The Republican thieves |
have been falling out for the past four years,
will tell the moral Of it all.
THE NEW BONDS
The Treasury Department to-day commenced
the conversion Of the continued 31k per cent.
bonds into three per cents. under the bill which
passed this session. It had been predicted that
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come TO the departme ent to-day for conversion |
The newspapers were full Of such statements. |
But there was not the carload There
was, however, an amount sufficient to |
show that the three per cents. will be received
favorably. There could not have been a car
load. Only to-day could bonds for conversion |
be mailed under the Treasurys circular. The
date fixed for such mailing commenced at ten |
O'Clock this morning, and will continue until |
the goth. Only the bonds mailed at near most
offices could under this ruling reach Washing
ton before the close of business The actusl |
first days receipts were therefore comDara. |
lively light. but the receipts will pick up i'm
mensely as the mails from points further awav |
begin to arrive. There seams to be no doubt |
of the complete success Of the Conversion Of
the 311 per cents into 3s. The only possible
drawback is in the wording of the law. Under
the law man whO receives in conversion
that is conversion Of bonds not Of souls-a |
bond OF 6 certain denomination cannot. "a In |
all other preceding loans, change it fIr the |
equivalent in bonds of q lower denomination |
This is serious drawback. Suppose. for in.
stance, you get under the new loan a bond of
the denomination Of $1,000 Sometime after. |
wards you want TO sell me two hundred doll rs
OF that bond, You cannot do so because Won |
cannot have the bond changed to a lower de- |
nomination 1t works just as il the Treasury
should reluse to change big note into smaIIer
ones. This 1t will be seen will be a drawhack |
70 tne conversion OF the 31<s into 3s but not |
Withstanding that fact there seems to he NOT |
the slightest doubt of the success of the nroS |
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