Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND
JAYHUBBELLISH

JAYHUBBELLISM
An Inquiry as to ChaImers-Wade and
Wimberiy After Peasants Berth
Chances for the Formers Suecess-An
Effort for More House COmmittess-No
Chance for rCourt-AIartiaIed Drunkards.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-In the House.
on motion of Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa. the
bills Of the Senate to reform the civil ser
vice aud TO prevent official assessments
were taken from the Speakers table and
referred to the Committee on Civil Service
Reform, and leave was granted to that
committee TO report them back at any
time.
Mr.. Manning, of Mississippi, offered the
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that one James
X. Chalmers has been appointed by the
Attorney General as Assistant District
Attorney for the District Court of the
United States for the Northern district of
Mississippi without any public reason or
necessity for such appointment;
ResOiUed, That the Attorney General be
and he is hereby requested to inform the
House what necessity exists for said ap-
pOintment; whether the same was on the
recommendation Of the Judge and AttOr-
ney Of said court or either of them. and if
not whether 1t was made on the applica-
tiOn Of said Chalmers and others, and also
the compensation and the period OfappOint-
ment; and said Attorney General is fur
ther directed TO submit with his report
copies Of all correspondence received by
him in regard to said appointment.
Mr.. HiscOck, Of New York. objected to
its present consideration, and il was re-
terred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Manning also offered a resolution
hp q Of
Revenue for information as to what ne
cessity existed for the employment of \.
T. Wimberly and f. A. West as special
agents Of that bureau in the State of Mis-
sissippi prior to November :, 1882. Re
terred 10 the Committee on Expenditures
in the Department of Justice.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, as a
member of the Committee on Civil Service
Reform.
Adjourned until Tuesday.
WHITE HERDERS TREsPAssING ON THE
INDIAN RESERVATION.
For some time past Secretary Teller has
been in receipt of complaints from the In
dians of the Cherokee country. Indian
Territory, to the effect that white men
were erecting buildings and fencing off
pastures on what is known as the GherO-
kee outlet. In cOnseqUt 'ce of these COM
plants, and to put a stop to these prac-
tlceS. Indian Commissioner Price to-day
sent letter to Agent Tufts at MuskOgee,
inStructing him to warn these white
herders to remove with their stock from
the Indian reservation and tear down the
fences and buildings. Twenty DAYS are al
lowed the herders for this purpose, at the
expiration of which time the agent is in
structed to call on the militia if the warn
ing is not acted on and eject the intruders.
YARDS.
Secretary Chandler has ordered the
cOmmandants of the various navy yards to
reduce by 30 per cent. the number of men
employed under the appropriation for the
maintenance of yards and docks. The
class affected by this order is composed of
watchmen, keepers of fire eXtinguishing
apparatus and persons employed in like
occupations. The reduction will not eX-
tend to skilled mechanics and Workmen
generally. The effect of the order will be
reduction of about $1,000 in the monthly
expenses of the yards, and this saving, it
is believed, will allow of the yards being
kept open until March next. by which
date it is expected that Congress will
have made further appropriations for
their maintenance.
ADVANCING THE RATES ON WOOL AND
WOODEN MANUFACTURES.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
completed its consideration of the sched-
ule of the wool and wooden manufacturers,
and advanced the rates about 10 per
cent. On an average over that recon-
mended by the Tariff Commissioners re-
port, which leaves the rates as fixed by
the Commission reduced about 10 per
cent below the existing one. This ad-
vance was on wOolen cloth and ready
made clothing.
FOREMAN DICKSON'S CASE.
In the trial of Dickson, foreman of the
late star route jury to-day, Henry A;
Bowen was recalled as a witness and
failed to appear. His bond for one thou
sand dollars was declared forfeited. His
bOndSman was called, and he also failed
to appear. After a short consultation the
defense stated that they had decided to
close their case without further proceed
ings. The court then adjourned until
Tuesday, when the closing arguments will
be made.
NO HOPE FOR COURT MARTIAL VICTIMS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. The House
Military Committee has decided not to re-
port favOrably upon the case of any eX-
officer of the army, who asks reinstate-
ment into the army and who was bounced
after being court martialed. There are
now thirty-three such cases before Con-
gress. Most of the dismissals were made
for drunkenness.
AN EFFORT FOR MORE HOUSE COMMIT
TEES.
The resolution of Representative Dunn,
introduced in the House yesterday to cut
up the work of the Commerce Committee,
is preliminary to an effort which is to be
made to get more committees appointed.
The next House win consist of so many
members that divided among the present
number of committees the latter will be
unwieldy. 1t is in order that the COM
mittees of the next House may not be un-
wieldy that an effort to increase their
number is to be made.
WIMBERLY AND WADE.
J. H. Wimberly has let up for while in
his hunt for place as a Special Agent of
the Treasury Department. He is now
working to be Peasants successor. He
and Wade are the only ones who have
made applications to wear Peasants
shoes. There is little doubt that Wade
will secure his old berth.