West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-12
WASIfINGroN LETTER.
LFrom our special Correspondont

WASuINGTON, feD. 81 suppose
Winter may Zoe said 10 have gone, and
Hayes is soon going. The departure OF
the one is To be regretted about a. much
as that OF the other, and 10 carry out tho
comparison we may say that the Winter
has been a captain ofkits kind, while
poor Hayes has only been An awkward
high riyate in the rear rank ia CONS
parison to some who have filled the place
before him.
The two most notable events that have
occurred here the past week are the
deaths of Senator Carpenter of Wiscon~
sin, and ex Governor Cooke. Of this city.
Both Of these sad events took place on
Thursday morning last.
. informed you in my.last that Cons
0ress had determined 10 erect magniti-
cent building for a Congressional Libra>
ry, and that It was to DO built upon Ju~
dietary Sd mare. just north Of the City
Hail. fully half mile from the Capitol.
All this has been changed and it Is now
decided to purchase tho three squares
Immediately east of the Capitol grounds.
This is doubtless the better situation,
particularly for building pertaining to
Congress, but IL is a question II the
building, even though very fine, will not
suffer in comparison by its nearness TO
the Capitol. Buildings, If they could
feel, would be very much like girls who
never like to be always in company
with one much handsomer than them
eelves.
The death Of Fernando Wood was in
opportune, indeed. The funding bill Of
which he was tho originator, and / iu~
formed you sometime stree was on the
very eve of its passage. seems now To be
M far-oh as ever. Ithas passed. tho Seu>
ate with q number Of Amendments, and
now lays upon the Speakers table in
the House, and hss never as yet been
refer rod To the Ways and Means Conn
mittee. The Banks are dung their ut
most to defeat the bill, and even yet
may succeed i'm SO doing. a large and
innt ential delegation from New York
are now here hard at work To- secure IL
possible modification of some Of the
most Objectionable features of the bill.
can hardly ask you for space enough
20 enter. into details regarding this bill
and Its probable effects But permit me
10 say this l think il w:ll be better for
the Government ifit can get what mon
ey It wants for its three per cent. bonds
and call i'm all Of n higher rate, while it
will certainly put more money at the
command Of business men. as capitalists
are not likely to invest in Government
bonds at throe per cent. whom they can
loan it 20 individuals at six per cont
with approved security.
The RIyer and Harbor Bill which was
supposed to be definitely arranged is
still being banded like shuttle cock
between the two Houses. The last
move i'm the Senate was to increase the
aggregate OF the bill oyer a million of
dollars
see by the papers that the Sprague
divorce case is set for Friday next, ard
will certainly 5e taken up. Roscoe and
Kate Will figure conspicuousIy, aud /
may say disgusung'y.
Everything is fixed Tor the Inaugural
ton. Tho new Museum Building has
/ oen put Gn splendid condition for the
ball-though 7 must say some OF the tall
stands that have been erected from
which those who feel disposed NAV over~
look the scene look rather frail, and yoI
need not he surprised to hear that one
or more of them bad tumbled down and
broken a leg or two or perhaps a few
backs or necks. Quite number Of
cullerod pussons" will be presents
large delegation Of that complexion and
persuasion nom New York and Phila
delphia having determined to grace o.
the occasion.
On Friday the last reception at tho
White House was given, and proved a
magnificent affair. Fully three thous-
and people were given such = supper as
most OF them had never seen before, and
some had never dreamed Of , ne
House was brilliantly lighted, and pres
scented a splendid appearance. No one
in looking at tho Presidents House in
the barad glare Of day would suppose
that It would light up so splendidly, but
as Sir Walter writes
"He who would Wow Melrose Alright
Must visit it by tho pale moonlight"
SO he who would view the White
House at its bost must sec il when light-
cd mp.
General Hancock will 10 here on In
augurstion Day having been asked 90
do 50 by General Sherman and also been
invited by the Managing Committee.
IF the will Of a majority Of the American
people could have been Obcyei HsncocK
would be here, no. as inaugurator but
az the inaugurated at least 80 believes
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