Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-19
A TEST IN GOODIES CASE.
OVERLOOKING OF OBJECTIONS
THE NEW ISSUE.

GeneraIIsaimo Edmunds' Second Attack
on the Administration Made Along q
New Lins--Attorney General Garland
Not Expected TO Reply to the Fire
Until the Cabinet Takes Good Aim.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.--The Attorney
General will probably not reply to the
resolution of inquiry as to the charges
made against solicitor General Goodies
which the Senate. at the instance Of Mr.
Edmunds, as the representative Of the
judiciary Committee, adopted yesterday
until it can be considered In CahInet
Tuesday. II is therefore doubtful wheFAEa
he will send to the Senate anything fl5E&
than such documents OF recommenaMks1|N
as may be- considered TO be public 81 Ez'H
character. The inquiry in the ea#
Solicitor General Goode Is a moYA
different direction from that whiea 3
Edmuuds has hitherto been falioaafs'
Mr.. Goode was appointed in thslpI
Judge Phillips, whose term hadtkR
NATURE OF THE QUESTION:
The Senate therefore is not aak &. !. a
indirectly, for the President'a feHsan#
for making suspension or HfWeF
but simply for his reasons ot
OF charges presented against his apy
pointee. This is 10 be the test case Of this
class. The charges against Solicitor Geps
eral Goode are, ashas been stated In tnesa
dispatches, first, that the methods BY
which he was elected TO Congress were
improper and illegal, and second, tbat
last year be took money from man iu
Norfolk IN return for his efforts In pro-
curing the man an office, the office being
the receiyership Of the Exchange Nationf
al Bank, Of Norfolk.
THE AMOUNT NAMED.
Five hundred dollars is named as the
amount paid Mr. Goode for this servicel
The Solicitor General pr0nounces tha
charges against him absolutely false. IL
is claimed by Mr.. Edmunds that the
charges growing out OF Mr.. Goodies elec@
tion TO Congress were presented 10 thd
President before Mr.. GOOde was appolntea 4,
last spring as Solicitor General, ana that
The charge about his having taken money
for procuring an Office was presented ID
the President last fall, and therefore bel
fore Mr.. Go0de was formally nominated
TO the Senate as solicitor General.
THE PRESIDENT SAFE.
II any such charges were presented n
him the President investigated them and
satisfied himself that they we're untruei
but some Of the Republican Senators seem
determined to have Mr.. Goodies nominal
ton rejected whether there are good real
sons for it or not. His official action il
regard to tho Bell telegh",-" has q ado
HIM Influential ensmie,,
MR.. CoLQUrTT's PROHIBITION BILL.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Colquitt intro,
duced a bill for the suppression OF the
manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
liquors in the District Of Columbia. Tho
bill Is in accordance with the opinions rel
Gently expressed in an interview with Mr.
COlquitt published In the NEWS. 1t pro-
vides for an election TO test the sense Ol
the community. III the result Of such elect
tlon shall be in favor OF prohibition, then
the liquor traffic shall be suppressed. The
penalty for violation OF the act shall be a
fine Of not less than Sl00 nor more than
$500, or imprisonment from 30 days to ona
year. Physicians are permired to give
prescriptions, under rigid restrictions.
WORKING FOR BRUNSWICK.
II. y. Dunn. fl. G, Day and Collector
Dart, Of Brunswick, arrived to-day aa
representatives OF Brunswick "a pdsh The
bill providing for "A pu9llc building there1
and also To secure a good appropriation
Tor Brunswick harbor in the river and
harbor bill. They will be given hearing
by the River and Harb0r aud the PUBLIC
Buildings Committees.