Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Keifer's Dirty WOrk-The Galleries
and the ROw-DecOration Day
The Place Hunting COntIngenS.

WASHINGTON, May s1.--At this writing the
Republicans. through the more than arbitrary
rulings of Speaker Keifer, have the upper HANG
in the contest over the Mackey- -Dibble case.
Keifer has entertained an amendment to the
rules which cuts off fiibustering, and which
amendment is in direct contradistinction to the
rules themselves. That is. simply and without
any unfairness in the statement, the position
OF Mr.. Kefer. He has simply though in
more glaring form, stultified she office that he
holds. Heretofore his characteristic has been
assininity; now this assininity has coupled with
it purpose for political ends as full of small
politics as were ever INDUCED in by a ward
politician. But still the Democrats, despite
keifer. keep up the coed fight. When they go
down the right will be so plainly on their side
that even the most rural voter cannot fail 70
grasp it in its full details.
THE GALLERIES.
The galleries of the House have been, during
the deadlock. filed with beauty and other
things A deadlock is the thing that brings
out full galleries. With deadlock fun is ex-
pected to be hand maiden, and she usually
is. There has been considerable fun during
the present deadlock, but not the amount that
is usually expected. The night sessions have
attracted the most attention. Every session of
the House at night has drawn to the capitol
thousands of ladies and gentlemen It is true
that they do not remain long, but their pres
ence has been OF such character as to inspire
the members of the House in the same way
that full house inspires the theatrical people.
They want to give them as good q show as pos
sible, consequently there h ave been during the
night as well as during the day sessions legis-
lative antics, all Of which the galleries have
enjoyed.
DECORATION DAY.
Decoration day was observed in Washington
on the old routine plan. The Grand Army Of
the Republic, which ranges in years from IF
teen to seventy, went out and partially deco
distributed around Washington. Some other
people assisted them by their presence, but
really for picnicking purposes. All the rest of
Washington went on excursions down the Po-
tomac or out into the country. This year mora
than any other demonstrated the fact that in
the Northern mind Decoration day means a
holiday to be enjoyed as every one to his own
bent seems to determine. 1t thus becomes
Simply day for recreation and good time
generally''-in which it differs most materially
from the Decoration day of the South. Only
one branch of the government service-the
House of Representatlves-faiedt to regard the
day as holiday. From practical results ac-
complished it would have been well had the
House done so likewise.
THEY ARE WAITING.
One Of the most notable features In Wash
ington just is a class OF men, office seekers
of course, who are awaiting anXiously the re-
turn of the President from New YORK. These
men are to be seen around the hotel lobbieS
every night They declaim that they only
await the return of President Arthur to see
their nomination for this or that place sent to
the Senate. just as soon as the President re-
turns, they say, one and all, Il will get what
am after" They will be disappointed, as they
have been often before. The President is a
Siow-moving official; and these same men have
been on the confident bench for weeks. It
only shows a streak of human nature when
they SEIZE con the absence Of the President to
say that as soon as he returns they will get the
little place. that they have anxiously expect
ed for months. PoToMAC.