Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.
ROIund Robson SkInued-AdjOurn-
ment Talk - Goodbye. Bloody
Shirt !-Biaiue and ShApherd-WhO
Will Fill BIgby's Berth?

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The House yester
day got into wrangle over a bill to increase
the police force of the District of Columbia.
If the police force of the District were made to
do it's duty there would be no necessity for an
increase. But it has never been made to do its
duty; therefore more policemen are wantedI
The wrangle grew out Of the attempt of that
monumental public spoliator, Robson, to en-
force that in making the increase of the force
men who had served in the war, either
in the army or navy, should be
given the appointments. Sunset Cox
upon this question made one Of the best
speeches of the session. He pointed out the
fact that the attempt of Robson to revive the
issues of the late war was of the broadest par
tisanship. He alluded to the fact that to re-
quire that every appointee on the new police
force should be a man who served on the
Union side of the late war would not allow the
enlistment Of any man under the age of forty
years. He referred to the fact that horse
sense demanded that all questions about wheth-
er a man fought for the Union or
shades. He quoted the resolution introduced
by himself and passed several years ago by the
House, that the right of the secession of any
State was not warranted by the Constitution.
the Democratic side voted for this resolution,
and that number of Republicans-though not
all-cOncurred in its passage This resolution
he cited as an earnest that the war of seventeen
years ago was over as far as the Democrats
were concerned. In short Cox made master
ly speech one that should forever prevent the
revival of the bloody Shirt-the resurrection of
which was Robeson's aim.
Cox was personally also very inciSive. Without
saying it directly, he every now and then plainly
indicated Robeson'S record as public plum
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have been neater than his method of skinning
Robeson and at the same time sitting down
upon the attempted renewed Tapping of the
ensangulned garment. One sentence or Cox's
was particularly double-edged. He said that
only men whose records needed Strengthening
out now thought of trying to revive the bitter
feel ngs of the late war.
Upon the whole this speech of CoX's was the
most remarkable of the whole session. 1t
was the best Union speech made
for many a year. Its principal interest
however, centered in the fact that without
saying so outright the speaker gave a very
severe dressing down to the spoliating quail
ties of Robson, the rotund. Everybody ex-
pected during the speech that the next mo-
ment he would openly arrRign the eX Secre-
tary of the Navy, and all were on the QWt UiUe
Cox was surrounded by anxious knot of
people expecting him to throw the bombshell
but he contented himself with the use of the
minnie ball. which was enough to silence Robe
son and the others who we're inclined to
straighten out their regulations by the flap
ping or the bloody Shirt.
ADJOURNMENT TALK.
The weather in Washington is beginning 70
get warm. We had the other day, it is true,
an April snow storm, but it was of such warm
and slushy character that it could not be held
to discount upon our coming summer. In fact
we are uncomfortably warm. With a low tenn
perature, there naturally strides along in the
Congressional mind thoughts of an adjourn
ment and the pleasures which cooler climates
grant. Representative Robinson, of New York,
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day made shape of the desire to adjourn. He
introduced a joint resolution for ad-
journment on the Goth NAV next 1t will
be long after that before adjournment
the early part of July. There are too many
bills in which scheming Congressman are in
terested to allow an early adjournment, and
besides. this is what is known as the long ses-
sion. But there are nevertheless many Con-
gressmen who would like to get away before
that time and lie them TO the soothing seaside
or the bracing mountain air: The only trouble
that | feel about it is that the longer Congress
stays in Washington the longer am kept from
Saratoga and Newport
VALE THE BLOODY SHIRT
The proceedings in the House yesterday are
generally regarded as giving one of the last
touches to the funeral of the bloody shirt. The
very few Republicans who attempted TO re-
vive the old sectional business we're very
severely sat upon. They expected to make the
attempt at hoisting the old rag when the con-
IcSlcu SlcCbiOu cases came up, Dub were pre-
cipitated into forcing the issue by the position
which Robson took in order as Cox said. to
strengthen a crooked record" 1t is very
hkely-in fact, it is almost a certainty-that in
the Southern election cases there will be some
more attempts at reviving the bloody shirt
issue. but the proceedings yesterday show
how futile such attempts will be- In fact. the
notice of the funeral of the bloody garment
might as well be published now as at any other
time.
BLAINE AND SHEPHERD.
Blaine has, in his testimony before the
Foreign Affairs Committee, completely de-
molished Shipherd, the great premature -
Blaine in rapid sentences. ami with a remarka-
BILE piling up OF adjectives, overthrew all that
Shipherd had said about him. The committee
evidently thinks that Blaine has read his title
clear. The only way that it can be shown to
the contrary-f there is any ground for con-
trary beliefs for Blount the great inquisi-
toner, to get after Blaine If any body is try
ing to conceal anything it is generally believed
that Blount, with his grim way and gimlet
questions VIII certainly bring it to the surface.
MIXED SENTENCE.
A recent special dispatch to the NEWS was
terribly mixed by the telegraph operator.
Something must have been the matter with
that operator. No one can plead as an excuse
ing. The sentence 10 which refer was most
badly Buttercupped. 1t was in fact totally
paralysed. It should have read in this way:
''It is thought that the new District Attorney
will be either Bigby's son-in-law, Parent Tripp,
his present assistant, Clark or Johnson" Since
writing the mutilated dispatch in question the
chances seem to have narrowed down to either
johnson, Charles r., or Clark, John g.
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