The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-29

the civil service commission. by the admin
istration. he seized the first opportunity
TO seek pastures new. He Is probably the
only man who ever sat on the civil ser
vice commission because Of his pure, UNI
adulterated love for the reform policy"
The commission is seldom heard of now,
and a majority of the officers Of the gov
eminent, from the secretaries down TO
the lowest grade OF clerks would probably
fail to answer correctly, II they were asked
TO name the three gentlemen composing
the commission at the present time.
In military circles the announcement
seriously made. by Lieutenant General
SchOfield, that he is not an aspirant
for presidential honOrs, is causing no end
of merriment. The Schoheld boom was
launched as joke, just as other booms
of a similar nature are being constructed
to-day, only to be dashed to pieces to-
morrow. distinguished military man,
In discussing the subject, with a party
OF army friends, offered to wager a wine
supper for the party that the present COM
manding general of the army could not
secure the delegation of a single state,
in a presidential convention.
The Mr.. Justice Harlan boom is also
languishing since the facts relating to his
appointment to the supreme bench have
been revived. His connection with the
Fraud of '76" when he went to Louisi-
ana to assist In securing the electoral
vote of that state for Hayes and Wheeler,
is Of too recent date to slip the memory
of the students of political history 1t is
doubtful, moreover, If Judge Harlan
would give up his seat on the supreme
bench to take his chances in a presi-
Dental contest. There is too much uncer-
tainty in politics Of to-day to induce
thrifty man to relinquish a certainty for
a political uncertainty. Judge Harlan
now has a life position, is comfortably
located In one of the handsomest and
best situated residences in Washington.
and appears to be enjoying life to its ful-
lest extent.
There is TO be meeting Of the Senate
committee on rules during the present
week. and naturally there is considerable
speculation as to the nature of the busi-
ness TO be transacted. Just before the
Senate adjourned on the morning OF the
4th of March last a resolution was adopt
ed authorizing that committee to sit dur
ing the recess and consider such questions
as might be pending before 1t. There are
now before that committee a series of pro-
positions relating TO proposed changes in
the rules. 1t VIII be remembered that
Senator Blackburn. who is chairman of
the committee, publicly announced that
closure rule would be reported at the next
session. Senator German, who is also
member of the committee, who voted with
the republicans to prevent the adoption Of
closure pending the fight over the tariff
bill. was questioned yesterday about the
forthcoming meeting of the committee.
He replied that only three of the four
members are expected to be present, and
there is not the slightest prospect of any
changes in the rules being attempted. In
the first place, Senator German holds
that the Senate rules are quite sufficient
for the transaction of the public business.
besides the democrats who were advoca-
ting closure last session may not be of
the same opinion in the next congress
Under an order adopted by the Senate in
it's closing hours last March the democrats
retain control of the committee until the
republicans are able to affect a reorgani-
cation.