The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-30
SOUGHT ny THE OFFICE.
LovicE Pisrcs's Appointment Came
Without Solicitation.

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Washington, Oct. 29.-There is at least
one Office holder here-and he is from
| Georgia-who never sought the Office, but
the Office, in this case sought the man. -"
Not only so, but he never had any idea
that he would be appointed to
his present position until he was
notified that he had been appointed.
The gentleman referred to IS Loylck
Pierce, OF Columbus, Ga. and until few
years ago, Of Sparta, Ga. Some time ago
MIR. Pierce received a letter from a
friend, not az all connected with the gov
ernment, asking him if he would accept a
position OF certain class, but without
lntlmating what it was. Mr.. Pierce re-
pied that he would. A short time
thereafter, he received notice that he
had been appointed chief clerk in the de-
partment of education in this city. Mr..
Pierce is the only son of the late Bishop
Pierce, the grandest preacher that Amer
lea ever produced, in the opinion OF
many. He is an excellent gentleman, OF
hne character, and the Georgia colony
In Washington give him cordial well
come here. They are glad of such an
acquisition He has pleasant place, one
congeuial to his tastes, and to which he
is well suited by education
LIBERAL TO GEORGIANs.
II AeAlC i5SUO VI tIe NOIullUuo lLlN
Sun says that Editor Dick Grubb has
discovered that it is a mighty cold day
when Secretary Hoke Smith fails to land
good Georgia democrat in federal
office. Editor Grub is usually right, and
it is true that Secretary Smith has been
very liberal to Georgia in his appoint
ments, and he deserves credit for it.
Verify, it is good and pleasant thing to
see so many fat offices held by true-blue
Georgia democrats.
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN.
Adjournment and recess have been
much talked about recently, and many
suggestions in regard thereto have been
wide of the mark; but it seems TO be
pretty generally conceded now that one
or the other ofthese will come along the
latter part of this week. 1t will most
probably be adjournment. If the ways
and means committee could get the
House would prefer to take a
recess until the time when it would be
ready; but as that bill cannot be ready in
time for that purpose, the probability is
that congress will ad tourn from next Fri
day or Saturday to the first Monday in
December. Then when it meets the first
thing for the House to do will be to take
up the tariff bill and try to pass it by or
before the Christmas holidays.
THE ANTI-CHINEsE MOVEMENT.
1t is desired that the Senate, before ad-
iOurning, should dispose of the amend
ment to the Geary law which recently
passed the House, and that will likely be
done as soon as the Senate sends the re-
peal bill over to the House. Speaking
of the anti-Chinese movement, a Cali
fOrniau who was here a short time
ago told your correspondent that there
was not near so much anxiety about it
out in California as is supposed
here. He said he did not hear much
about it out there that he had heard
more about it since he had been here,
than he had before coming. The fact is
there is a good deal too much politics in
this anti-Chinese business. The political
parties are very anxious to make capital
by opposing the Chinese. 1t is the old
story so well brought out in Bret Harte's
poem, We Are Ruined by Chinese Cheap
Labor" Each party is trying to act the
part of 'Truthful James. "