Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-19
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
PROSPECTS FOR ADJOURNMENT.
Hicks Working His Boom
er1' Brass.

WASHINGTON, July 1s-As O..
olderit becomes more difficult to e.o"
to when there will be an adjournmept 11'' =
get more mixed, and the taugle extends. Mo-
members say that i5 will be impossible to -.
away before the 10th of August. There are
some who say that the middle of that month
will still find Congress here. The principal
cause of such longevity predictions is the fact
the two houses are as yet unable to agree
on the appropriation bills. As a regular thing
the House non-concurs in the amendments Of
the Senate, and the conference committees
are unable to arrange conclu-
sion. The conferees on both sides
hold out to their different conclusions as to
what IS right. There cannot be found, in such
condition OF affairs, the thought that the ag-
gregate wisdom of the country is to depart
from washington in such hurry as to leave
Ihelr baggage behind. II is barely possible
that the 1st OF August may find adjournment
accomplished, but it looks more as if it would
be between the 1st and 10th of the next month
WIN WIN possibility of the session reaching to the
loth prCxlmo before the hegira will be ordered,
WHAT BILLY HICKS IS DOING.
1t is stated here by Florida Republicans that
the Reverend Billee Hicks has again grasped the
pohtlcal end Of his makeup, and is again try
ing to run things. His stock in trade now con
slsts OF the notonetY that he has gained
througn his connection with the Guiteau hang
ing he only has branch stock in trade in
ms announcement of how he opposed the Gar-
neld administration. Since he has been spoken
or day IN and day out for some time past and
even at this late day appears often
~ print In connection with
the doctors squabble over the au-
topsy OF the assassin, Hicks has been in his
glory. And now he is reported to be trying to
gather some fruit from his notorietv. IL is said
WORKING IA dam aorfsN,
appointments in them for his fri nds and strik.
ers, and further that he is again trying to die
tate as TO how the Federal offices in Florida
i snaI oe doled out Everybody must concede
that Hicks Is quite cute and energetic. In fact,
mightgo further and say that Hicks is a cleri-
cal daisy.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
From the general outlook at this stage of the
game every prospect to the Democratic eye is
quite pleasing. Republican contention and
turmoil are everywhere The difficulties in
Pennsy lvania ana New York are reflected in a
smaller degree in other States, and ali efforts to
compromise in Pennsylvania have failed In
new ofk the lnsOlence Of the staWartS to all
other shaoes Of Republicans is daily widening
Ihe dlfferenceS. There could hardly be anything
more encouraging for the Democracy Perhaps,
however, It is best not TO take too sanguine
glimpse The Democracy in New York asd
elsewhere is also divided, but not to such an
extent by any means as the Republicans It is
well to be remeu bered at this stage what has
oeCOu0 pOILlcaI -CrulSm. The Republicans
have, in time past, almost invariably done their
quarrelins before the election; the Democrats
1T IS sad truth-generally divide at the cleo
uons. It remains TO be seen whether this, an
promising year for the Democracy,
Will tell different story in the main results
But 1t looks as if it would.
OPENLY BoAsTFUL
The star route people are more openly boast
ful than ever. They pr5claim every where that
the trials will amount to nothing They point
to the attempts at compromise on the part of
the government in certain cases as a conces-
slon OF weakness and a knowledge that ali at.
tempts TO convict will prove futile Day by
day the Judge tells the prosecution that if they
have any evidence to bring it forth. But the
prosecution does not briug. No wonder the
thieves are insolent and boastful. They have
the best of grounds for being of that temper.
IL won't be long before the great star route
steahngs and the trials will be of the past. The
trials VIII be In the nature Of monument to
Official Incompetency or something worse.
CORRECTION.
In recent special dispatch to the NEWS
from here it was stated that the nominations
Of Darnell and Locke as District Attorney and
nlarshal, respectively, for the new ldicial dis
trlct OF Georgia would be confirmed before the
present session adjourned. That was the way
The dispatch was written; but the telegraph
operator, as if possessed of the foul fiend put
IN not, and thus gave the direct lie to what
was originally written.
Potomac.