Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
IhE JIG ENTIRELY UP WITH
PLEASANT.

Fruitless Interview with Arthur
ade Likely to Secure His Old Berth
Clarke's Chances for Reinstatement
Inc SPasm of Industry-The POST
master Generals Good Points.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Pleasant has
Oeen hoVering around for the last three or
iour days to get an interview with the
President. To-day he got it; tonight he
wishes he had not had it. The President
spoke plainly. He told Pleasant he would
do nothing for him, and said the matter
was in the hands of Secretary Folger, who
would decide it as he saw fit.
As Folger a few days ago had told
Pleasant that he was playing in big luck
to hold his place two hours longer. this
could not be other than comfort of the
coldest brand. Pleasant went to Raum.
Raum didn't cOddle him bit. Pleasant
then went to FOlger again. Folger was
as obdurate as ever. Pleasant filed de-
Tense before FOlger. Tonight he went
back to Georgia. He is satisfied that he
Is to be removed. He ought to have been
satisfied without coming here.
Buck, Clerk of the United States Court
at Atlanta, arrived in the city last night.
lie Is working to get Wade put back in
Pleasant's place. He also, with num-
Der of others, is trying to get Clarke again
appointed Internal Revenue Collector at
Atlanta. Raum has strongly recon-
mended Wade to the President, and it
seems very likely he will get back in his
old place. Raum would also like TO see
Clarke back at Atlanta, but there's moth
ing to show that that portion of the COM
binatiOn is yet in a forward state.
THE SPASM OF INDITSTRY
The spasm Of industry which has struck
Congress so fOrcibly did not spare the ex-
ecutlve departments. Congress is making
farce of sitting during the holidays, and
does not sit. The executive departments are
also making show of much holiday work
1t was first decided that there should be
no letting OF of employees except on
Christmas and New Year days. 1t has
heretofore been the custom not only to close
the eXectiye offices on those days, but also
at II O'Clock each intervening. Secretary
Folger and the President held out that
there should not be the usual nOOn-day
closing. But they initiated the House at
last. The House first voted no recess, and
then voted for recess. So the President
turned about and left il discretionary with
his Cabinet what should be done in the
respective departments. Result of it is
that the clerks get the customary spare
time. Even If this decisisn had not been
reached there would have been no work
but of merest routine character accom-
plished. The clerks could not have been
made to work during the holidays even if
the experiment in that direction had been
made.
SOME CLARET.
Postmaster General Howe is not on the
prohibit or strict temperance racket. He
is also the only member of the Cabinet
who saw nit to remember the members of
his stan in the Post Office Department
He sent to each one of them a case of old
claret, with the hope that they would
heartily enjoy the day. The Postmaster
General is a warm-hearted and cOurtlv
old gentleman. a good deal of fun has
been pOked at him in the newspapers, so
that most people speak of him
as if he were an object of ridi-
cule. He is stalwart of the
deepest dye, but is nevertheless an able
man and very popular among all who
know him. The newspapers are response
bic for giving him the reputation that he
has, as they are also responsible for giving
a national reputation as a brainy and able
public officer to Thos. L. James, who was
in reality about as small an individual as
ever got into Cabinet place.
FAST MAIL.
The post office appropriation bill, as it
passed the House, takes a Whack at the
fast mail. 1t reduces those facilities con-
siderably. The chief of the rail
way mail service to-day told
me that if the bill became a law
in its present shape the fast mails run
ming out from New York south by way Of
Charleston, west by way Of Albany and
east by way of Springfield, Mass, would
have to be abandoned. 1t is not very
likely that those fast mails can be pro-
vided for, as the opposition TO them was
overwhelming in the House and is not alb
sent from the Senate.