Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
A DEBAUCH IN THE CAPITAL
Keller aud CrOnIes on a Royal
Spree-Arthul's Four in Hand
Albert and JeFrV-AIkIna' Chances.

WASHINGTON, July 31-There has been a
good deal of talk for the past three days over a
little scandal which was enacted at the capitol
last Friday 1t will be remembered that it
was one of the very few Fridays that the
House, has adjourned over to the following
Monday. The private calendar was the order
of the day, and many members waited to go
on with the business But they were unable
to keep the House in session on that day even
for only short time, and then there was an ad-
journment to Monday. Mr. Hiscock, Chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations, Speaker
Keifer, Mr. Hazleton, of Wisconsin, Represen-
tative Ray, of New Hampshire, and a few
others were the spirits which caused the early
and unusually lengthy adjournment, and it
was the prospect Of spirits which caused them
to work for adjournment. They went around
among the members of the House before that
body met and talked of the scheme Then
early in the day they fired off the motion to
adjourn, which was carried. As soon as the
Speaker announced that the House stood ad-
journed the coparceners in the scheme went
down into the room of the Committee on Pr-
vate Claims where Representative Ray had
provided for them a magnificent spread. Ihe
principal ingredient of this spread was in the
QuduLlJy OF urlnkhDlSS OF ndnu IQ6F6 was
plenty to eat, too. Speaker Keifer presided at
the head of the table, Hiscock was opposite
him, and Ray and the rest arranged about the
spiritual board in good order. They fell to
and ate and drank-especially drank-for
several hours. This was all in the capitol and
the spread was provided by the Chairman of
the committee, the business of which was
9hrown aside that there might be this de-
bauch-fOr it was nothing less. And
when Keifer assumed the duties of Speaker he
captured the temperance people by announc
ing that the Introduction or sale of intoxicating
liquors into the capitol would be prevented,
and the rule of the House to that effect would
be strictly enforced, Need l tell the rest of
the scandal. All hands at this disgraceful feed
and bout were at its close more or less-princi-
pally more-under the Influence of the spirit.
Not less than four of them had to be convey ed
home in hacks No wonder there is talk of
this scandal.
ABOUT MR. ATKINS
1t now looks as if Mr.. Atkins nomination
might not be confirmed at this session. Ger
tain it is that il = ill not be rejected. The
friends of Judge McCay say that in cas- Atkins
is not confirmed before adjournment, that the
former will then get the place. This is hardly
possible have it from the same authority
which assured me that Atkins would be nomi
mated. that if he fails Of confirmation he will
be given recess appointment, and renomi
mated at the opening of the next session. The
friends of Darnell and Locke are pointing to
the fact that they were promptly confirmed as
a big contrast in their favor against Atkins
HIS COulO ndTuly DC construed IN BlaG way.
There was, as you know, no opposition what
ever to either the appointment of DRrnell or
Locke. The offices which they have were not
accompanied with sufficient emoluments to
make any man of good business capacity
banker after them. In Atkins case it was diff
ferenU. There was candidate for the Judgeship
under almost every bush.
THE PRESIDENTS TEAM
The team which President Arthur now
drives is attracting considerable public notice
II ha fOur
blooded bays, the carriage that they pull cost
two thousand dollars and the trappings are in
costly style and magnificent finish. Every fair
afternoon the President can be seen riding |
behind them in the pleasant woods of the
Soldiers Home, or upon one Of the |
many delightful drives which surround |
the city. Seated on the box is Albert, |
the executive coachman, and jerry, splendid !
specimen Of a darkey, the footman. Both are
attired in quiet but effective livery. Jerry
has returned to his element. The first Presi-, |
dent to boast four-tn-hand was Grant. Jerry |
was footman then. When Hayes the fiabby |
and fraudulent, came or rather stole in he got /
him a pair of worn out hacks from farmer in /
Virginia, and bought cheap carriage. He took |
Jerry from the box and put him to cleaning /
and doing such other work about the /
White House. He made Albert drive him with Il
out any livery. This nearly broke the hearts of /
both Albert and Jerry, who are really good |
darkies The murdered President had a little L
better turn out than Hayes-he had good |
horses and Eicer carriage; but he had no /
different sort of a man. AS the date of his sue
cessiOn goes further back in the past he blooms /
out more and more. The Osten alton Of the /
and the livery to Albert, and the /
Ostentation Of him in his place or footman in /
livery to Jerry, have caused the hearts Of the /
two to greatly rejoice. They are themselves
once again No more window scrapiBgs for /
Jerry, and plenty of style for the two /
TO make their hearts happy. In his /
more than swell turnout President Arthur
once and awhile drives down Pennsylvania
avenue. To say that he creates a sensation
would be to draw it very mildly. The fact that
ne boasts the only four-in-hahd in the city
\ ould be sufficient to attract unusual atten-
ion, and when he has such a four-in-hand as
ne puts on the road the sensation is doubled.
IT WAS KEPT BACK.
The most prominent object of search to
newspaper men has been for the past five days |
he discovery of what the President would do |
with the river and harbor bill. The President |
iecided what he would do three days before his
action was known any way definitely, |
md then only known by his official act. Every |
1ody was on the hunt, and nobody found any
hing at all upon which to base a positive an
louncement, either the one way or the other;
md when it is taken into consideration that the
whole Cabinet knew of the intended action
II the President, the fact that it was kept
back becomes the more strange Never since
have been scribbling for the press until the
present time has it been possible to keen from
we're the intentions Of the President upon anv
question. Arthur has succeeded,
where all Others failed. He would not tell
wen Senator or member what he was going
o do. Therein lies his successful secrecy If
le had told any member Of Con ,ress what his
Intentions were, the nature of those intentions
would have surely leaked out. Arthur has dis
covered where the leakage surely is in such
Washington newspaperdOm. POTOMAC.