Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Euaugural-The Grand Mar
shalss Programme THE Appro-
priatiOn for Lighting Savannah
RarbOr-Pushfng Business--H0vv
will COnker DepOrs Himselfa

priatlOn for Lighting Savannah
RarbOr-Pushfng Busfness--H0vv
Will COnker Depors Himself9
WASHINGTON, February S2.-The inaugural
procession, which is to be the feature Of in
stallinz General Garfield into the Presidency
of the United States, is causing quite little
tempest among certain people. General sher-
man has been designated as grand marshal Of
the occasion. The General has q way when he
Is made boss of an affair to b. the boss not
only in name, but to the fullest extent of the
authority conferred upon him.
He has arranged programme for the pro-
cession which suits not many people. Nobody
could arrange anything of publ, character
in this city that the army Of GROWERS would
not be found ready to set up their feeble howls
A member Of the House District Committee
once told me that of the total population Of
this magnificent city he regarded fully one
third those who had reached the age OF
twenty-one chronic GROWERS But we were
talking about Sherman's programme, I be-
ieve. There will be between twenty and
twenty-five thou and people in the
procession. The inaugural address will
be delivered from the east front of the
capitol The plaza there is a good-szed one,
but even with the approaches to it cannot &C
and leave room for the people outside the pro-
cession who want to hear the inaugural adj
dress. For this reason General Sherman has
arranged for procession of five thousand
to escort General Garfield to the capitol
This five thousand win represent every feature
of the show. There viii be regular troops the
navy, volunteers and civilians. After the ad-
dress General Garfield Is to sit on a stand in
front of the White House and review the whole
procession which will fall in line behind as
the five thousand who go to the capitol pass
the stations OF the different organizations on
the avenue as they return from the capitol It
will be grand pageant. General Sherman's
programme Is sem 5le. practical, and
has shown the way out of big difficulty in
arranging and handling such big crowd which
viii pass and form on one street. But of
course the growler cannot see it. This time
the political organizations OF doubtful charac-
(which are inseparable from Washington as
her monuments and Potomac fats, are making
all the noise. These organizations are composed
of government clerks and of those who hope
to be government clerks. They are going to
parade and they want General Garfield to
know it. They want to accompany him to the
capitol. They want to be Conspicuous they
do They want to-make asses Of themselves,
and are succeeding most admirably. They
Sc IN to think that II they can be seen in a CON
spicuous place on the 4th of March the goose
Will be Immediately swung to very lofty alti-
tude. and they will ever after bask alongside
the flesh pots and live life Of ease on govern
ment provender No one bat themselves can
see how the mere fact of proceshing-if
may use the TERMS to help them. But
they think so, AS General Sherman
place I'll they S'V Cont n'W see wR y0mn life
is worth living So they howl The morning
and evening papers are filed with the plants
OF these grumblers. Strange to say. they have
no effect on the grand marshal. He has pro-
mulgated programme, and it will have to be
abided by. that's ALL Most people know where
the growls a'e FROM and the reason for them
therefore they laugh.
SAVANNAH HARBoR LIGHTING
The sundry civil bill which has been reported
to the House contains an appropriation of
Si0, OC0 for properly lighting Savannah harbor
This is what Col. Anderson came here for some
time ago. and worked fer. The item will re-
main in the bill, and viii be passed by that
boiy In the Senate it will be similarly treat
ed. There is no doubt about this The appro-
priation is therefore practical fact although
be expended in the plan proposed by Col. An
derson, and which has heretofore been given in
detail.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
Night sessions are now in order in both
houses The close Of every session brings with
it night sessions There is hal oily ever a quorum
present and no business OF any importance is
transacted. But it gives many members an
could not otherwise obtain. The galleries are
never even decently filed to hear these efforts
but in due time they appear in the Record.
which the member takes the trouble of send
"
it Is hoped they have the desired effect of
making the constituent believe that his iunme-
dlate representative in Congress Is big man
in Washington. The night sessions also mean
that there is hurryjng In the necessary
legislation. At the beginning of every
session the Appro priations Committee starts
out and does big work in preparing the regular
bills. One or two of the minor measures of
this character are put through, and people
begin to think that this time, at least the appro-
prlatlon bills will not be Allowed to 20 over to
hz Ia NtrrrNn Ilnvk
fulfilled. Congress moves very slowly, and
talks more in transacting a very small amount
OF business than business men would devote to
the most important affairs involving immense
sums or money. New measures in which
the average legislator is particularly interest
ed, must be pushed. The consequence is the
same old story. There is rush at the close of
the session to get through the nece. sarv an
preparation bills. The talk and attempt to
get this or that measure through have failed,
1t is true, but both of them had to be gone
through with It would seem almost an inn
possibility to remedy this evil
c0EeER IN THE SENATE
There is great curiosity to see how Couxer
Will deport himself in the Senate The first
thing that he will collide with will be the die
nifty Of that body. The Senate surrounds t.
will not permit of the livelness and rough and
tumble fight so common In the debates OF the
House. and Conger is the prime leader In all
debate Of this character. He lives, thrives on
breeze at least four or five times q day
a TACT, it Is there that he has made
his reputation. When Blaine went into
the Senate there was considerable dis
satisfaction in that body on account of
the-to the solemn old Observation-Disclosures
and tippant manner in which he jumped
around and talked. He was fresh from the
House, where he had been the leader
IN many political wrangIe. But
ne soon toned down, and now has as much dig
nifty as the best of them. Blaine, when he left
the House, was, in comparison, perfect model
of department alongside Of Conger The latter
gentleman will have to curb his exuberance
but 1t will take great deal to bring him down
His first collisions with the awful dignity of
the Senate will be delightful to witness. Sew
eral members of the House say they are going
over to the other end OF the capitol when Con-
ger is translated to that wing. Just to see how
he acts during his first days In that body. Re-
Gently Conger was very quiet He did not, for
three whole days, get the HOUSE ID worry.
tits currently reported that he had gone In
training for the Senate and was learning how
to behave himself. This report was unbound
ed, however. He broke out afreGh last Friday.
1t was tn n learned that for q few days pre-
ceding he had not been feeling at ell we'll and
was compelled, against his inclination to keep
comparatively quiet.
PERSONAL.
Robert D. Walker, Jr,. rising young lawyer
OF Savannah, is In the city visiting rolatiVea
and eEpeota to remain ct the capital until af-
tart ha fuoV ion