Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-12
HOLMAN TO BIZ SHELVED.
YOUNGER MEN BENT ON Fore
ING HIS RETIREMENT.

4 u l..
The Fourth Indiana District Repre-.
sented 10y the Great ODjector for
Twenty-Five Years-Mr. Cobb Also
20 Retire After This Term-Sena-
tor jackson, of Tennessee, to Suc-
ceed Judge Baxter on tho Circuis
Bench.
WAsHINGrON, April 1.-The reports
which reach here from Indiana indicate
that Congressman Holman, who has
earned the sobriquet of the "Great OBJ
iector," VIII probably be defeated in his
efforts to secure denomination. Mr..
Holman has represented the Fourth
Indiana district in Congress almost con.
tinually for - years. lie was immensely
popular with his constituents, who re.
nominated him repeatedly by acclamatlOn
until two years age when some OF
succeeded in showing that Mr.. H0lman's
principal stock IN trade consisted in OBJ
Jecting TO almost every measure that in-
vOlVed the expenditure Of money, and
that aside from this tact there was MOTH,
ing in mis- Cong ressiOnal career to indi-
cate tue possession of "a single statesman-
like quality. The effect of these allega-
tlOns was shown IN the difficulty with
which Mr.. Holman succeeded in being re-
turned to the FOrty-unth Congress. His
opponents are now pressing him harder
than ever with, it is said, tlatterng pros
poets OF winning the fight. Another ln-
dianian who will be missed from the
Fittieth Congress ls Mr.. Cobb, Of the
Nincennes district. Mr.. Cobb has been
Chairman OF the Public Lands Committee
for the past four years. He Is a man Of
unlmpeachable integrity, and a repre-
sentative of hrst-rate ability. He has
represented the Second istrict In the last
five Congresses. The younger men are
now clalnorng for change, and in
obedience To their desire Mr.. Cobb has
written "a letter announcing that he will
not accept a denomination.
JUDGE BAxTER's SUCCESSOR.
Representative McMnlu, Of Tennessee.
is authority for the statement that United
states Senator Jackson, OF that state, will
receive the appointment OF Circuit Judge
for the Sixth district, vice Judge Baxter,
! deceased. Mr.Jackson's term AS Senator
will expire at the close OF the FOrty-ninth
! Congress. 1t was his intention to sue
ceed himself II possible. His principal
competitor would have been AS
/ sstant Secretary Of State Porter. With
| Judge jackson on The Circuit bench MIR,
! Porter it is said, will have the field com.
| paratively 20 himself Senator Jackson
is an admissible lawyer and a man OF nigh
| character. The duties Of his new place,
his friends say, will be much more agree
able TO him than a scat in the sens
ate. Mr.. McAlillin said his nOmis
| nation would have been made yes
| terday if the Senate had remained
in session until its usual hour. The
| Presidln when asked to-day why he had
not appointed Commissioner or Patents
! Montgomery to this position, replied that
/ ho huh n
cessOr to Judge Baxter, he most certainly
would have selected Mr.. Montgomery.
SILVER AND THE TARIFF.
Senator Hale says that In his opinion
! there will be neither tariff nor silver leg
! islatiOn at this session OF Congress. The
House, he thinks, will take up the tariff
bill and pass IL but that IL will not be sat-
isfactory TO the Senate. II the House
passes it in the shape now anticipated, 10
will be sent back by the Senate with
amendments that will not be satisfactory
Co the House.
1t il not improbable that the eight hour
system will be applied TO letter carriers.
| A committee Of three from Philadelphia
and New York went before the Senate
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
a day or so ago In behalf Oftne letter car
riers. Mr.. Dorsey and Mr.. Hamilton rep.
resented the Philadeip phia letter carriers.
The purpose OF the hearing was
to secure the extension of eight
nOur laws 10 the letter carriers IN
! Philadelphia, New York and other points.
| They represent the Letter Carriers AS
sOciatIOn. Mr.. Dorsey made the speeches.
! He said that in his opinion the eight hour
/ law should be enforced az 10 the letter
| carriers II il was enforced anywhere.
! They were the hardest worked govern
menL officers in any branch OF tho SER
vice. Mr.. Dorsey made an eloquent
! speech, setting forth the hours Of labor
and the hardshlps which letter carriers
suffered. Senator Blair OF the commit
| tee, said be was in favor OF the bill. lie
conceded with Mr.. Dorsey in his views
that the letter carriers we're greatly over
worked, and II anybody or any class OF
men were deserving the benefit OF the
eight hour law IT. was certainly this
class Of government employees.
SECRETARY MANNING GAINING.
Tue President walked up TO Secretary
Mannng's after dinner tonight. as he did
last Sunday night, 10 ask personally for
the 5ecretary's condition. He saw him
for a moment tonight, and found him
gaining slowly.
Dr. Lincoln said tonight that Secretary
Manning Is very much better and has
/ improved greatly during tue past week.