National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-18
The Enurfh of March.

| not submit to wrong because OF this we'll
| fixed truth
The Fourth of March.
The inauguration of President of the
United States is an event to which the
attention of the whole civilized world is
attracted, and the ceremonies attendant
thereupon are of absorbing interest to all
citizens of our Republic of fifty millions
of people. To the residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia it is a National occur
renee of peculiar Importance, as within
its borders gather thousands upon thou
sands of people from all sections of our
common country towitness and take part
IN the Inauguration proceedings. 1t is
gala day for the Nations Capital, and is a
source of large revenue to all classes of
business interests in Washington. The
coming Inauguration on the 4th of March
will, without doubt, be witnessed by
far larger asSemblage of American citi-
zens at their National Capital than ever
before gathered here upon similar oc-
casion. This unprecedented large influx
of visitors, whose attendance is already
assumed, is due in very large measure
to the efforts made by the Inauguration
committee of citizens of the District, who
have taken steps to provide attendant
attractions and entertainment for the
avalanche of visitors to an extent COM
mensurate with the Importance of the
occasion. To do this in a proper man
ner requires a large temporary ex-
penditure of means, and every resident
of the Capital can afford to subscribe lib
orally to the request of the committee, as
the returns in thousand ways from the
expenditures of our visitors will reim-
burse hundred-fold Our reputation as
inhabitants of the Nations Capital is at
stake; our business interests are directly
involved, and should prompt our citizens
to stand by the committee and make the
coming Inauguration a success which will
ever rebound to the credit and enterprise
of the Capital of the Republic. Fellow
citizens, subscribe literally, for there
must be no such word as fail!
Bank.
Senator Bruce has done we'll in the
discharge of the duties assigned him as
chairman of the Select Committee on the
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company.
At the last session he reported two bills
one TO abolish the offices of the three
commissioners, who receive $4,000 each
per annum for duties merely nominal,
and to substitute in their stead the Comp
troller Of the Currency at a compensation
of 81 900, and the other to provide for the
purchase of the Freedman's Bank prop
erty by the United States.
The bill to abolish the commissioners
was acquiesced in, it is understood, by
two of them. 1t passed the Senate at the
last session, and rests upon the Speakers
table. A friendly paper-weight is said to
press it down. Whenever the Democratic
House sees fit to pass it, $1,000 a year will
90 toward the discharge of the debts due
the depositors.
The bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to purchase the
banks property passed the Senate yes
terday. 1t fixes the maximum price
at $250,O00. The property embraces
not only the bank building (which is
but 62 feet 'front.', but all the land between
that and Fifteenth-and-a-half street.
The frontage on Pennsylvania avenue is
1S6 feet 10 inches, and on Fifteenth
and-a-half street Opposite Lafayette
Square) of 1876 feet; total area, 23,1213
square feet. On Fifteenth-and-a-half
street the property extends back to the
Commisssary Department quarters.
If the House will pass this the unfor-
tunate freedmen can have the $3.50, 900
toward the payment OF their claims against
the bank. Senator Bruce is entitled to
praise for his exertions in this business,
and we hope both bills may speedily
pass the House.
In f,I 10 tho lot of Wocb;no4o,