Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-05
b delaware az the Can,tal.
Tlfk DELAWARE LEoIsLATuRE 0oEs TO WASHING
TOM TO SEE EHn .ENAuaUnATIoN-HoW IN
TRIP WAS MADE AND RNJoyED

TItk DELAWARE LEoISLATuRE GOES TO WASHING
TON, TO sE1 TIM IEAuaURATIoN-HoW EHE
TRIP WAS MADE AND ENJoYED.
As before stated, quite number OF members oil
DelawaFe Legislature, desiring TO take peep al
the Natlohs Capital, and 70 witness the inauk ura
ton OF tho nations President. avAiod themselves
OF the RenerOuh offer OF special car, made BY
Supt, kennoy, ofthe r. W. & B. r. K, and left
lover, about seven o'Cleek, Monday evening, ar.
irving hers about ten Is was decided not L
leave Wilmington until one clock, A. NJ, u,
\ that woult bring the party into Washington at q
more reasonable hour than il they went Immediate
| " through '1f
Suoruy before one O'Clock, the special car wal
attached TO one OF the extra trains which had ius
arrived, sand soon they were speeding GU to Wash.
ing. Hon. John II. Paynter, Secretary OF State
60. E. III. Martin, ManloVe Hayes, Geo V. Mas.
sey and y. Pickels, ESqs. accompanied the patty
The train was crowded to excess, and il was with
the greatest difficulty. that passengers could bG
prevented from intrudng into the Legislative car
The SerGeants-atarms, Vt both Houses Were sta
toned Ateither door, and by their brief remarks
Of Private car, sir" succeeded in turning away
| those WHO were seeking admittance. Some how
| ever, WetU very lmportunate, and seemed inclined
to doubt the privacy Of the car. but tho stern
nounceuent 'this is a special provided for the
| members Of the Delaware Legislature" carried
with Il sufficient weight to prevent parties from
making becond attempts.
Tins trip will long berememberod. The party
were IN the best Of spirits, though q few Of the
more seJats settled themselves for good nap
sleep hoWevrr, was entirely out OF the question
in that car The jokes Of our genial Secnstary OF
Selte. the songs by Plckels the inpromptu ma
| chine pOetry by Silver, and the side-splittinR
"yanS' by Massey, were each ip turn received
| with tumultnous applause aud hilarious miTth
reigned supreme until far into the morning, IT
continued, varied only by the good-natured grum-
bling oa those who wished to sleep, bat COULDN'T
About daylight, however, . lull ensned, which on
" lasted brlef hour, when the spires OF WASH
ington, looming up ia the distance, set all tongues
in motion again. ALI hands crowded to the win
doWs to catch glimpses Of the Capital Of the Ma.
ton, s1ms OF the number then gazing for the frat
time Rpon it, 1t was within 3 few minutes Of
seven O'clock, when tbs train entered the depot,
and soon our party, cold and hungry, emerged
| from their car, and, like everybody sSs who 20
to Washington, no matter what their business
may kb-hrSt made a break for the Capitol Build
iugs Both houses of Congress we're in session,
even then, but Ne aAFpit apce could be obtained
Naturally enough. the neEt nloye yas TO look to
the comfort OF the inner man, aud With This object
in WOW the entire party repaired 10 the katopRl
Hotel where bountiful breakfast was partaken
Of
After breakfast, the party separated, and dis
posed of the day, In q manner suitable to their
vaFlQhs desires. Tie weather was exceedingly
cold, md the wind blew fercely, making pedes-
trani1n exceedingly Tgglaasant. Some, there
wv PASAS.inu ~ He6 AOsut III pote'J Whelo
they viewed the grand procession, from The WIN
dowsp ss it passed down Pennsylvania Avenue .
Others repaired to tho Capitol Buildings, and
made their way to the gallery of the House Of
Representatives. Here they Wsus soon espied by
our urbane and courteous Representative, Major
Bggt who sought them out, and escorted them
through the various departments Of the House.
The Senate Chamber was closed to outsiders
throughout the morning
Others of the party visited the Smithsonian In-
stitqte cpd like places of note All, however,
agreed thai i wag exceedingly cold, and viewed
the grand procession from the sidewalk, and the
inaugural ceremonies, tFoa- dlstepss At one
o'tloSk. portion Of them left for homo, arriyipk
at the Delaware Junction in time to board the
625 train for Dover. The bplance left Washing.
ton at $40 p. NJ, and lett WlmiRgtoa for Dover
an the midnight freight with passsnReT csE Rt-
t9ched. OF course, everybody WAs tired and
slsepy, but all hands agreed that they had had
spleA&id trip, and that Mr.. Kenney was deserving
OF ttaaaks taf aS2rding them them the opportunity
OF iudulgine ~ i6s A2Rs