The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Coming Ioaugural-The soi0ns
L0cked up-The Death of senator
Carpenter-New Members
Arriving Daily.
Correspondence of the Herald.


Correspondence of,he Herald.
WARRINGTON, March l, ISL.
The inaugural of Garfield promises to b
one of the grsndest ceremonies OF the kind
ever witnessed by primitive America, an,
will be with the brilliant nepo!;sm of autocra
tic Europe rendered to the royal blood, am
will be fair description of the undeniabl,
fact that we as people, are gradually DRIFT
ing away from the pure primitive, and pat
riotc teachings Of our toreiathers. Thu
special train that will cary tho preciou
corporosity of the new president, and suit,
will be composed of special palace ca
for the use Of the the president and family
and several Pullman's for the suite of hi
incoming excolleacy. 1t is estimated tina
there viii be at least twenty thousand troop
in line Oh the day of the inauguration, be
sides several companies OF civic organizations
Ppnnsy lvsnia svenu which is the principa
boulevard Of lhe city, is being decorated
with several arches Of iron and wood, Which
during the day will be covered with flags and
national embems, md At night brilliantly
Illuminated with electric lights and gas. The
museum bulldog, where the ball is to be
held, is being fitted up in most magnificent
6 yle, and will accommodate about eight
thousand people. The color line, rs indl-
Gated in my last, has been oblitera,ed, and
the feet of the man and brother sdmitted.
On las. Thursday afternoon s. s. Cox
sprang the apportionmeDt bill, and the
| republicans refusing to vote the
doors of the house were loched ard
tho risky animals csged, and the sergeant
alarms was instructed to send out line of
scouts TO bring in the delinquent solons, and
while waiting for their report, the fri ky
statesmen employed their precious time by
filih1stering, interspersing it with little
lesp frog, and carrying on a quiet Irritation
with the gentle fair ones who lined the gal
leries. The hours of twilight soon begal to
overshsdow the sunlight, and still there was
no quorum, and you could sec o solitary
sergeant vending his lonesome way through
the da k andintricate paths of the great city,
where the average solon is wont 10 steal
away silently and alone, in search of the
historic apple, or other forbidden fruit. Every
now and then you would see some astute
statesman winding his slow and unwilling
steps to the headquarters of the menas erie,
dressed in bis society gsrb, white vest, swal-
low tail, etc, just as he had been snstched
by the heartless officer from the side of
some fair dame or dAmsel while revelihg in
the giddy and loving embrace of the German
or the waltz The session continued until
day light again threw The shadow of darkne:s
INTO oblivion on that historic night and
still no quorum and the house was Obliged
to take rest on the following day when
deputies had been securing the city for dc
linquerts and hauling them from bar 10 bar,
General Phil. Cook, of Georgia,
made his appe0raGe looking as
fresh as a new blown rose
just spriuging into lie on dewy morning
in the spring time, with the glow of u good
nights rest on bis cheerful countensnce.
add theg get you, Cook, was asked.
"No indeed; Pm TOO old tor that. know q
trick worth two of it,"
"Hew's that ?"
swell, you SEQ, when ] went home had
heard about this dbusterng business, and
left word at my boarding house that l baG
gone 20 chUrch-but | didn't, old fellow
but knew how that kind of message would
work, and knew | would be sale, for nc
deputy would think of finding me there
New. members are arriving daily and the city
is becoming crowded with strangers. New
members, us class, are hopeful, unsophis,i-
Gated gents from the rural districts, who
want 20 lit themselves TO seat and to
SEQ how their great corporosity will
fit the avenue. About the first thing they
do is t, call on the clerk and sergeant.at-
arms and SEQ about getting some money as
soon MS Gabriel too,s his horn on the 4th OF
March. Soon the now member, feeling the
Importance Of his excellent position, is met
| by one Of his constituents, clerk in one of
the departments. "Why, how do you do,
judge? When did you got in?" "Only this
morning" says the new solon. "Glad to SEQ
YOU. What can do for you? How much
do you gei?" "Only Sl,000s year." Gays the
constituent "rnat will never do, my dear
cir; you'll have YOUR salary raised at once;
come and see me-" The constituent still calls
and will, perhaps, still draw his small salary,
for the new aolon soon finds that ho
cannot drive spike with n tack ham
mer and finds he is not heavy enough
for o sledge. These new solons soon find
their level.
The death of Senator Carpenter makes q
tic, and ii an extra session were called d,
once the senate would reorgsniae democratic;
but MS it now stands, it is thought that Gar
| field will not call an extra session until sbou,
the 10th or 10Th, which would give the legis.
lature of Wisconsin time to elect, which
would give the senate 10 the republicans
The impression to-day is that such COURSE
will be pursued.
On the night of the close session
the Texas delegation were all on
hand as they always arc. l rather think
that the majority like little of that apple as
well as any other solon, but they don't slow
the apple or other similar fruits to interfere
with their duty, or to indulge in anything
that will interfere with their DISQUALIFICATION
Not quite an inch is left Of the life Of TIE
forly-sixth congress and many CT them will
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