The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
CEORCIANS TO THE FRONT.
The Colony at the Capital Looming Up
in Great Shape.

Senators Gordon and Colquitt Prom
inent Figures at the Opening Session
of the Senate-Livingston Fails to
Land on the Winning Side in the
Scramble for the House Ofioes-The
Georgians Who Are Cunning for
Patronage.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE House organ
lied to-day and the Senate reorganized so
far as to install new clerical force. In
the latter body there was brief session,
the pleasure of which was measurably
marred by the announcement of the death
of a member, Mr. Stanford.
Senator Gordon was in his seat. on the
outside row of the democratic side, with
his prince albert closely buttoned. Ia
militarie. Senator Colquitt was also on
hand in his seat, just in front of the Vice
President, and looked as if there were
still many years of good service in him.
There is never any excitement in the up
per House and so the little business that
was done was quietly done The hand of
the dark-skinned Mr. Pasco of Florida,
who was lately reelected, was tremulous
when he held the Bible to his lips to be
sworn in, and he seemed to wish he was
safe at his home at Monticello and away
from the confusion of politics.
In the House draw for seats diStin-
guishes the first day of a session. The
members retire and as their names are
called they come in and locate claim
in the lottery To-day the Georgia peo-
pie Jared well.
LIVINGSTON GETS LEFT.
In the election of doorkeeper, Col.
Livingston, of the Fifth, got left, and his
man, Pompadour Copeland, the farmers
alliance lecturer of Georgia, who held
front door of the House last congress,
will have to get out MIR. Livingston
played his hand for Turner and lost, and
the balance of the delegation are i'm
mensely tickled, as Mr.. Blount and he
have about absorbed all the Georgia pat
ronage the doorkeeper had for Georgia
during the last congress 1t Is related by
the mem bers that MIR. Livingston agreed
to deliver their votes to Mr.. Turner, and
the New York candidate was immensely
surprised when he failed to carry out his
contract Likewise in the race for ser
geant-at-arms, the Georgians, except two,
one of whom was Col. Lester, voted for
Snow, the Illinois man, and when these
two heard that MIR. Livingston had agreed
to deliver their votes to Mr.. Yoder, you
can imagine what Col. Lester said. The
Georgia members are having a lot of fun
out of Col. Livingston, but they dom t
push it beyond a certain point.
GEoRGIANs OUT IN FORCE.
The town is filled with Georgia people.
The Metropolitan hotel lobby is in a state
of whirligig. Twenty Georgia people, all
Office seekers, are here after places in the
Senate, the everywhere. De
Wolf and Henderson, Jr., old employees
In tho etatn n rpi 1Itupa1 lapnrtmput are
running together in searchiof Jobs. Mr..
DeWOlf wants Senate clerkship and Mr..
Henderson thinks the chief clerkship Of
the agricultural department is good
enough job TO be taken in.
A little old man named Ingle, who once
lived in Griffin, and was known in that
village as 1.-THE professor" was candi-
date for chaplain of the House, but being
beaten, he is tonight, by suggestion, a
candidate for chaplain of the pension
office. Hoke Smith will, no doubt, take
care of Rev. Ingle.
The members are all going to have
clerks under the new law and we shall
see who they appoint. If they follow
the Senate practice there will be a fine
field for the display of nepotism.
Bob jackson of Tampa is still here, gay
and festive and active in the pursuit of
the Collectorship of the port of Tampa.
If jackson fails to win he can comfort
himself with the reflection that he has
left an army of friends in Washington who
will mourn with him in his lack of luck.
Bill Harbin, of Dalton the author of
"White Marie and "Mute Confessor,
wants to go abroad to represent Georgia
in consular position. Mr. Harbin
started life as Dalton grocer, but being
possessed of literary talent, he worked
his way to Boston, where for some years
past he has enjoyed life as staff writer
on the Youths Companion. Mr.. Harbin
is German scholar and is pretty well
Chicago fair this week, but will return
shortly to make Col. Underwood and the
balance of the consular applicants lie
awake at night.