Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
LAWT0N'S ELIGIBILITY.
THE PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE
NOW THE ONLY NEED.

NOW IE1E ONLY NE6iOs
The House Passes the Senate Bill While
the Distinguished savannahisn is Ar
guing Case in Court-Wul He go to
AustriR-A Clerks Little scheme.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Gen. Lawton
was concluding his argument before the
United States Supreme Court this after
noon when the House, ON motion OF Mr..
Norwood, of Georgia, was passing the Sen
ate bill removing his alleged political disa-
bilities. Mr.. Norwood handled the bill
very skiltully, so that it went through the
House without objection. Gen. Lawton
said tonight that he would go home at
once, either tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. He was pleased by the quick pass
age of his bill, and particularly by the
just terms in which Mr.. Edmunds referred
to it in asking its passage in the Senate.
MR.. EDMUNDs SPEECH.
Mr.. Edmunds said; alt is bill to re-
move the political disabilities of Mr.. Law
ton, of Georgia, who, 1t may be remem-
bered, was nominated last spring to an
important office, but it is understood from
the public papers that he was thought to
be laboring under certain disabilities.
Mr.. Lawton, with high sensibility to the
| question, withdrew himself from the con-
sideratiOn of the President, in view OF
| this difficulty, about which there was a
| difference of opinion, and has now pc
! titioned Congress in a perfectly respect
| full and proper way, stating that While ne
| himself does not think that he was under
disabilities, vet in Difference to the Opin-
| ion, as he understood 1t, of good many
] ppOnln bn nOyy annnalg that his GIsaDlii.
ties, if there be any, may be removed"
THE AUSTRIAN MISSION.
Now that Gen. Lawton's alleged polti
cal disabilities have been removed the
report that he viii be appointed to the
Austrian mission when it is filled is re
vived. 1t is stated at the White House
that nothing is known about 1t there
| Gen. Lawton tells his friends that ht
knows nothing of it.
CLERKS LITTLE SCHEME.
Oliver P. Burgess is a thousand dolla
clerk in the Post Office Department. HI
is resident of Quincy, ILL.,, and was ap
pointed to his present position in Septem
Der last. A short time ago Mr.. Burge
hit upon a novel scheme for increasing
his salary. He sent out several hundre'
postal cards, mainly in Indiana and I'LL
nois, setting forth the easy hours and re
muneratiye pay OF government CLERKS AM
promising, upon receipt OF 50c., to f0rwar
pamphlet containing such information a
would enable the purchaser TO easily pas
the civil service examination. The pam
phlet proves upon examination, TO cor
tain only a few general instructions, sue
as Jne Civil Service Committee furnis
gratuitously when requested to do so. Tn
Postmaster General is making an invest
cation into Mr.. Burgess case. 1t hi
: I bar tn ho dU1o ~
he will be prosecuted for an illegal use {
the mails. In any event, he will be dii
missed from the service.
THE PRESIDENT DIMES OUT.
President Cleveland dined outside th
White House tonight for the first tim
since he came here. He attended dir
ner given by Secretary Bayard at hi
residence in honor of DR.. Oliver Wende
Holmes. Secretary Bayard invited th
President and the Cabinet to meet til
autocrat. DIR. Holmes spent the da
sightseeing. but did not get to the Whit
House. The President will probably el
tertain him at dinner before he leaves.
MIR. MORRISON CONFIDENT.
. Mr.. Morrison intended to move TO lin
the general debate on the new rules b.
fore the house adjourned to day, but whi
, he was conierrlng with other gentlemen
motion to adjourn was made and carrleI
Tomorrow, however, the general deba
will be closed and the debate under Il
five-minute rule will begin. A vote wi
be had, Mr.. Morrison thinks, before Mo-
day afternoon, so that the House and Sc
ate may adjourn on Tuesday for u
> Christmas holidays. The committees wi
Z probably not be announced until aft,
New Years. The speeches of Frar
Hiscock and Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia, t
: day, strengthened the Morrison side. NJ
g Morrison is still confident that the ne
, rules will have considerable majority.