Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-05
TIE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
ANITA, TrOubIe-The DELAYED Busi-
ness OF COngress-The COmmOner
aud the CampaIgR-The Radical
GreenbAck Bargain.

WASHINGTON, June There has been a
good deal of talk in Georgia in regard to
the relation between Mr.. Stephens and the
Very Right Reverend DIR. Felon, d. D.
the d. D. is superfuous, but l want to give
the reverend ex-politIcian the full title to
which he may be entitled. A number Of
people in Georgia have said that Mr.. Sc
phens is In close correspondence politically
with the reverend doctor, and that between
the two there is a strong umblical cord OF
so-called independe1ce-in other words,
that Mr.. Stephens and DR.. Felton, stand in
together politically. am fortified by facts
to say that there is nothing in politics that
is common between Mr.. Stephens and the
reverend doctor. Mr.. Stephens has writ
ten several letters to DR.. FELTON,, all of
which, except one, were of private
character. The one letter that dealt 10 any
way with politics was the one that Dr. Eel
ton published In the Georgia press. That
letter showed no sffl istion, whatever, in
politics between FELTON, and the next Gov
ernor of Georgia. None of the other letters
refer TO anything except private matters.
The pcople who are trying to demonstrate
that the reverend doctor and Mr.. s ephens
are politically affiliated, may as well hang
their harps en- the willows.
CONGRESSIONAL BUSINESS.
This week the members of the House ex-
pect to get down TO work again. The Re-
publicaus having gouked out Of seats all the
duly elected Democrats that the Election
Committee had in its partisan spirit ready
for early action, are ready perfOrce, to al
low some public business be transac ed.
T.
put through the SIX regular appropriation
bills which have not been passed, snd the
Ways and Means Committee waut
as early as possible to get up and
pass the bin reducing the internal revenue
taxation $23 000 600 annually. This is the
tin which reduces the tax on manufactured
tobacco, and other articles and revenues,
the tax on bank checks, matches, proprie-
tary medicines, etc. The bill has hereto.
fore been printed ia the News. There are
two topics beyond thrse-incu3ing prob4-
bly, the river and harbor bill-which will be
brought up under a suspension OF the rules
next Monday, which will succeed the elec-
tiOn cases In the immediate attention OF the
House this week There is nothing to pre-
dict about the Senate except that # will just
drive along as usual. David Davis will be
in the Senate Presidents chair to morrow,
and so there is not much to be expected in
tie way Of diversion in that body as there
was Friday over the question whether Mr.
Davis has q right to designate in writing a
man TO act for him as he did ineffe csually
Ingalls, last Friday.
PLEAsANT's TROUBLE.
In a recent dispatch 10 the NEWS it was
stated that Peasants was having trouble in
arranging his bond IN qualification for the
office OF Collector of Internal Revenue at
Savannah The exact character OF Peasants
trouble was not then gwen, because it was
not known. 1t has row been ascertained
|, Is learned that the objection to Peasants
bond as at present constituted is the pres
euce upon It of the name OF a Democrat
The local republicans allege that this Dem
Ocrat would not have gone on the bond had
It not been for a promise on the part Of
Peasants that he (the aforesaid Democrat)
should have a hand In the distribution OF
the patronage of the off1ee. and a big hand
at that They, in fact, aliege a cor
rupt bargain between Pleasants and the
Democratic bOudsman. 1t is not learned
here who the Democrat is, but the private
sdvices-there is nothing official on the
suniect-received by the Internal Revenue
Bureau describe him as a Glow, drunken
fellow" Peasants progress towards safe
instellment in office would not then seem
to be as happy as his name would suggest.
THE BARGAIN.
It has been established beyond doubt
that there was regular bargain between
the Republicans and Greenbackers in Con-
gress over the election cases. The Green
hackers agreed to support the Republicans
in their arbitrary spOliation of seats, with
the understanding that the Republicans In
turn would put in their Greenback contest
ant in place Of Wheeler, from Alabama.
With thinly disguised speeches of supposed
independence the Greenbackars endeavored
to shield the bargain from publicity. In
other words, they spoke for the Demo-
cratic contestee, and then voted for the
Republican contestant, and by their votes
helped the robbery OF the legitimate polls
in the last Congressional election. The
Greenbackers then carried out their part +
the bargain. The Republicans, by putting
in Lowe, the Alabama Greenbacker, and
turning out General Wheeler, the legally
elected Representative, fulfill their part Of
the bargain. Such is the game of politics
matters are honest.
MR.. STEPHENS AND THE CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Stephens sprained ankle is much
better, He is now able to wear moccasin
on the left foot aud to bear a little weight
on it. Mr.. Stephens will remain In Wash
ingtOn until after the session and will then
go to Georgia. He intends to make tour
of speech-delivering during the Guber-
material compaigu. This provided, OF course,
that his health will permit 1t. Mr.. Stephens
holds that the duty of a candidate is to
appear before the people If he is able to do
so. He will show, among other things, the
exact character of the misunderstanding
and mistakes which put him down as ever
defying the Democratic parry.