Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.
tee-Mrs. Hayes, PIcture-The
River and HarbOr BLK eifer
Losing His Grtp-Arthur and the
Place Hunters.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The ladies who
interested themselves in the Huntington
picture of Mrs. Hayes and presented it
to the White House are beginning to
protest audibly about the way that picture is
treated by the President. 1t will be remem-
bered that when they made the formal pre-
sentation of the portrait to President Arthur
they requested that it be hung conspicuously
in the east room. The President did
not see fit to do so. In fact
he did not hang the picture at all. He had it
placed in the green room. 1t still sits there
against the wall. AS the green room is practi-
cally private one, the number of people who
see the portrait is very limited. This Is not at
all what the ladies want. They have several
times sent their representatives to the White
House, but have been always told
that It was not decided yet where
to locate the handsome painting There is
naturally good deal of talk about the matter.
Those most interested are planning for COM
mittee to wait on the President and formally
protest against their gift sitting in obscurity
against the wall of the green room and to
again ask that it be hung prominently in the
east room, which Is always open to visitors.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The House Commerce Committee is still at
work on the river and harbor bill. 1t is ex-
p~cted that the bill will be completed by the
latter part of the week. For obvious reasons
the committee will not give out the items which
have beenagreed upon. The COMMITTEES is little
more generous this year. however The total
amount of the appropriation for river and har-
Dor work is generally about $lO,000,000. The
nearly $4,000 900, it is understood. Savannah
will stand good chance, though she will not
get all that she needs
SPEAKER KEIFER.
Speaker Keifer Is getting himself disliked
He never has been a popular Speaker, even
among the Republicans, with the exception of
that element which put him in the chair
Many of his rulings have been very arbitrary,
and his treatment of those on the floor is by
no means as courteous as it might be. Several
times he has had open disputes with members.
When to this is added the fact that he is by no
means a strong man to rule, it is no wonder
that he is not well-thought of by many Con-
gressmen. His unpopularity iS spreading ell
the time. He could hardly be chosen Speaker
again.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
1t has been decided to put on the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee four new
members. This Is to make the committee
the more effective. RoSecrans will remain as
a figure head Chairman, but Flower, of New
York, will be the actual head Of the commit
tee. 1t is decided that this committee shall do
active and forcible work. 1t has plenty of
work before it. The new members are put on
to give it additional life.
ARTHUR's WAY.
Those who go to the President about the Of
fees say that he never promises to do this or
that They say he never tells even those most
interested what he is going to do. They have
to wait until the matter is fixed by the nomi-
nation being sent to the Senate. gentleman
who was at the White House yesterday told
me that he heard man asking the President
for some kind of promise or intimation that
what he wanted would be DONE The President
refused to give any He said: Il never make up
my mind but once. then carry out my iRten-
tion by official action. You will have to wait
for that action" Potomac