Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-18
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
GOOD TIMES FOR WINDY STATES
MEN.
Guiteau's Chauces-PTOspeets for a
"aunR" JDTy-The Southern "IO-
dsPendeDp' Boom on rhe Wsne-
Georgia and Florida Omces-Vexa-
zion of the Patriot.

WASHINGTON, January 17.-Congress is
taking its leisure. Congress usually takes
its leisure until the closing days, when the
appropriation bills are rushed through
generally In the early hours of the morning
when there is plenty of wine and other
LIQUIDS aboard of the technical average
Congressman. The Senate and the House
now adjourn on Fridays over to Mondays,
as a rule. In the meantime, as
the time is not at all near
FOR final adjournment, the two Houses do
what It pleases them. They talk and talk,
aud let real business slide to the winds
This is the history Of all Congresses. There
is not much business done. There is really
none at all transacted. It is true that this
is the long session of Congress, so there is
not much necessity, for the appropriation
bills, which, as a regular thing, furnish
about all that Congress practically does
towards purely business, are in a for
ward state. But there are no indications
that much other than these same sppro.
priation bills will be the final summing up
of the sessions work.
THE GUITEAU JURY.
An officer Of the court wherein Guitesu
is being tried to-day said to me that the
general impression among the people who
have been at the court since the trial COM
menced. and who watch things very closely,
is that the jury will be a hung Que. He said
that there were two members Of the jury
who were opposed to swing the assassin,
ard who would hold out against verdict
Of guilty as indicted. He mentioned the
names OF these jurymen. They are men Of
stubbornness, and IL they once make up
their minds that Guiteau should not be hung
nothing human could change them.
THE INDEPENDENTS"
It IS a fact that goes without question
that the Independent 6odge is being taken
advantage OF here by Southern chronic Of
flee seekers and by office brokers. They are
the first to whoOp up an Independent move
meut aud to represent that 1t IS fully under
way Ia this OF that Safe. They then 90 and
file applications for office for themselves or
for people who have employed them to ad-
vance their claims. They have made great
noise about the Independent movement in
the South, and pretend to have assurances
that it is a very big thing. But the
whole matter, in the light OF latter
events, seems to be based upon
the desire for Cffice. The Republic an
leaders. who at first gave cognizance and
| recognition to the people here who whooped
| 'em up for the southern Independent
cause" are gradually realizing that they are
only advancing the claims of office seekers
aid people who get pay for getting people
offices. They are, therefore, Withdrawing
| from the support of that class, and the con
! sequence IS that much less is heard here nf
| the "Iudependent movement in the South
than there was a short time ago.
THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA OFFICES.
There have been a number Of people here
| IN the interesr OF themselves for Federal
| positions in Georgia aud Florida. Some OF
/ them have seen the President and more
| have not. They have come to the conclu-
| sion that President Arthur moves very
! slowly, and has not yet reached Florida and
/ Gecrgia in his consideration Of the places
| AMI that he will not reach those Safes foi
| some time. COnst quentlY they have mos
/ Of them gone home. L. will be some time
! before the President moves in the minOl
! Federal appointments. ard longer before be
! takes up GEORGIA AID Florida matters.