Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-21
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
GEN. LONGsTREET NOT TO BE
REMOVED.


He is Still Popular with the President
An Outline of What the Senate Nav
Busy Itself With During the Week
Prospects in the House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2O.-A dis
patch from Atlanta, printed in the New
York Times to-day, says that President
Arthur has decided to shortly remove
General Longstreet as Marshal at Atlanta.
These are not facts. Gen. LOngstreet is
held in high regard by President Arthur.
and, as an officer of the Department of
Justice said to me tonight. can, under
the present regime, keep his place as
long as he wants it.
THE NEW RULES IN THE SENATE.
The new rules of the Senate 90 into
force Tomorrow morning, and several
Senators, among them Senators Cockrell
and Cameron, of Wisconsin, are deter
mined to take advantage Of every means
in their power to secure the enforcement
OF the provisions respecting the order of
business. The Mexican treaty Oyersbad-
ows in Importance all other matters now
before the Senate, and if its friends choose
to attempt a reconsideration of the vote of
last Friday, the week, in whole or in
great part, may be given up to it. There
are no measures of great Importance upon
the calendar of the Senate at present.
UTAH's LEGISLATIVE POWER,
Senator Cullom's bill for the reorgani-
cation of the legislative power of Utah.
some discussion of which has already
taken place, will, doubtless, be reached
early IN the week, but the only question
about it Will be with regard to its refer
ence. Among the measures which may
hO tod fro 3
the week, the Importance of which
would probably secure their consid-
GRAFTON by the Senate out of their
order, are the bill introduced by
Senator Sherman authorizing the issue of
circulating notes to national banks pro-
pOrtiOned in amount to the market value
of their bonds; Senator Edmunds' civil
rights bill and the shipping bill These
measures have been under consideration,
respectively, by the Finance, Judiciary
and Commerce Committees during sew
eral of their recent meetings, and the
committee work upon them is supposed
to be nearly concluded. If none of
these matters are reached, or if they do
not occupy all the week, the bill pro-
vidlng a form of civil government for
Alaska reported from the Committee on
territories will come up, and will give
rise to some discussion.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House tomorrow, after the usual
call of States for the introduction of bills.
the standing committees will be called for
motions to suspend the rules, each in its
turn being entitled to offer one measure
Tor adoption by a twO-thirds majority.
Inc Committee on the Judiciary will offer
for passage one of two measures agreed
upon by it last week, viz: the bill intro
duced by Mr.. CulbersOn to define
the meaning of 'Einfamous crimes'' and
Mr. Hatch's bill providing new Federal
courts for Missouri. The Committee on
Public Lands has authorized its Chairman
TO move TO suspend the rules for the pas
sage OF the bill reported last week to de-
clare forfeiture of lands granted to aid
the Gulf and Ship Island and seven other
unconstructed or partially constructed
Southern railroads, or for the passage of a
bill to restore to the public domain lands
IN New Mexico and Arizona originally
granted to aid the construction of the
Texas Pacific Railroad west of the Rio
Grande, but subsequently assigned to the
Southern Pacific Company Chairman Cobb
now intended to offer the latter. The
Committee on Appropriations expect to
report the pensions and military academy
bills sometime during the week. The
subcommittee having in charge the naval
appropriation bill has almost completed
its work, and it is possible that the report
will be submitted to the entire committee
In time for 1t to be reported to the House
this week.
Consideration of the Fitz John Porter
bill, which was under debate when the
House adjourned yesterday, cannot be re-
sumed except by unanimous consent un-
til next Friday, the weekly private bill