The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.
POLITICAL and OTHER HAPPEN.
INGS OF THE PAST WEEK.
Watson to Contest-He Claims that Gross
Frauds Were Commit, ed-Cabinet
Gossip ard Other General News


Representative Watson, of Georgia, said
today that the report that he intended
to institute a series of individual prose
cutions for illegal voting and intimidation
ut the recent congressional election IN Ills
district was unfounded and untrue. What
he will do, he says, is to contest the seat
OF his opponent. Mr.. Black. He is con.
1i1ent there were gross frauds committed
in the city of Augusta. whereby MI Black
secured Il ma iority and by means or the
contest he expects 10 create pubic Senti-
ment against the methods and practices
by which his opponent was declared eject
ed. Mr.. Watson has already communicate
ed with the governor Of Georgia, aSklilS
him not to issue q commission OF electloll
to Mr. Black and will serve notice OF
contest on the latter in August the coming
week.
More Cabinet Talk.
Washington, December l9.-lSpeclai.)..
The Virginia congressional delegation Is
pressing John Randolph Tucker Tor attor-
new general with much yigor upon MT
Cleveland All the congressman except MI.
O'Ferrall have signed a petition Whlcn CoI-
gresham Wise OF that state presSe,nMsen ~
Mr.. Cleveland Oh Saturday. Mr.. VI errali
did not sign the petition because ne nao
signed one for Ex-COngressman John 0ooue
for solicitor general As both appointments
could not be made from the same STATE
Mr.. OFerrall declined TO sign the peeition
of MIR. fuckers.
tirorsians Want to &c in 1t.
IF tbora arc any more Office seekers around
Washington after the 4th of March than
there are right now, life Will be made mis-
erable for MIR Cleveland and every demo-
cratic member of congress. .
They are here in droyes- Inc Corridors
III Of no
them. The hotels are teeming with these
fellows and the average democratic CON
gresham has to slip i'll and out thTcu@n
back doors TO keep from being buttonioled
at all times. OF course the mails OF the
statesmen are filled with letters OF appllca-
ton for Office.
There are So members of the house and
every day from 5000 to 1000 letters come
through the house pOStOihcc TO various mem
hers Seventy-tive per cent of these are
nnplications for office Members who an
swer them are forced 10 employ stenogra-
pher, and. as a consequence, every demo
cratic member of the houses is suffering I'M
told agony from the thousands OF demands
made upon him.
The readers of The Constitution will be
surprised to learn that in the state of Geor-
cia alone there are over 1000 men who
have already made application for Office OF
one kind or another to the Georgia congress
men, and the applicants are increasing NJ
the rate OF ShNpTdi UuDtllcu utiS VI
course most of these applications are for
offices within the state. -Four or hve
hundred of them are Tor oinces IN
Washington, ranging from the can
met down to an ordinary cierkShlp
Then there are between twenty and thirty
who want to be ministers to foreign coun-
tries and not less than three hundred and
fifty have already urged themselves upon
the Georgia congressman for consulshlps
Indeed there are almost enough applicants
from Georgia alone to fill every consulshlp
under the United States government
=, ,,u is the Mxn?-N"w " no?
4 Georgian is even an applicant FOR minis
Ter 10 Persia The salary is but SOU ana
the minister has 10 pay his own expenses 10
get 10 the country of the shah. 1t costs
about 81 800 TO get there and seven days OF
the Journey has to be made across the coull-
try either on horseback or Ill vehicles.
II, is needless to say that the applicant
f.. ans once, Is old bachelor Who Is de-
sidedIy fond of the fair sex and his appll-
cation is due to the stories he has heard
of tIn heautifl! oialiSuues who form very
picturesque adjunct to the court OF the shah
it might be further said that the dlstn-
guished gentleman applying for the placa
halls from Augusta ami happens to be en-
gagged In the cotton business at present.
a.n.l me, - .1u=re>s.
WaShugton December 19.-The small
attendance in the house today was an indl-
catiou tilat no bills of popular interest would
be called UP or passed during suspension
day. TN the bill Of increasing the pension
OF veterans of the Mexican war, who are
now receiving IS month TO the sum of
SD n month. the yeas and nays Were ordered
md an exact Guorum-fG1-voted. Then
without objection the bill limiting the juris-
diction Of courts of the United States was
passed It's advocate Mr.. Culberson, is
general fay0rite on both sides of the house,
and when he says that legal bill is a
proper thing his ipse dixit carries great
strength.
There is little reason to doubt that the
president Will soon issue an order extending
the civil service law and rules as to in
clude all letter carriers and clerks III free
delivery pGStOfiices.
The senate judiciary committee considered
this morning the nomination of Louis Me
Comas, of Maryland. to he associate justice
OF the district supreme court. without action.
II is understood some Of the democratic mem
hers of the committee oppose his contirma-
ton.
How They Regard 1t North.
Washington, December 90 - Especial. j
The action of the Georgia legislature in
refusing to accept the Confederate Home and
provide a small Appropriation for its main
tenahce as Il houIe for the INDECENT con-
telerate veterans, has created much talk
here III Washington. Geors.ans are CON
IinuaIy asked the question What does
Georgia mean by this act! | thought it
was the Empire State of the Souih!
Inc act Oh the part OF the legislature
has done more to injure Georgia throughout
the north ana west than anything that has
happened in MANY years. In the north any
amount of money can be raised at any time
for union veterans. though they receive
enormous pensions from the general govern
Inent. tieorgia's policy is looked upon as
extremely uiggudly. and the legislature
comes in for round of abuse.
That Georgia should throw her old
veterans who fought for what they be
Iieved 10 be right, into the stream to drown.
now that they are no lCagcr OF use to her
is ineXplicahle," said northern congress-
man 30 me Today. Il have been in Georgia
often. and ! have never found any peonle
In that state who / believed would use her
veterans in the manner that the legislature
has done From whence comes LIS mean
act? 1t is disgrace upon the state. But
] hope the leading men of Georgia will find
some means to throw the buildings open
anu give the old veterans a home While
I fought or the other side. believe that
they deserve something from the hands of
Your people. Why not raise fund to en-
dow the institution? 1t strikes me that
S25O9G0 could be easily raised for this
t%.77ose. and the interest on that sum
would maintain the home. WHY. there are
q score OF men in the north who would CON
tribute 3d.. ,y each to such fund, and I
believe there are men in Georgia who would
do likewise ! hone to SEQ the good and