West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-19
WASHING roN LErrER.
From our Special Correspondent.

FROM our special Correspondent.
WAsHISaroS. March IL The agony
is over, the child is chrisicuod," the 10
auguration has taken place We now
have a real President and the imitation is
relegated TO the shades OF private life
The city has assumed something OF its &C
customcd winter appearance though stih
the lingering remnant Of visiting thous-
ands is plainly perceptible. A number of
the visiting military are still here. and
many more would hsve remained but for
an unfortunate Misunderstanding between
tho Washington Light Infantry and the
National Rifles. 1t seems the Light In.
tantry had got bill through the House
granting them the use Of the new Muse
um for the purpose Of giving = bali in
honor OF the visiting military. But when
the Rifles heard of it they addressed a
letter TO Logan in the Senate asking him
to have the bill as IL came from the House
SO amended as to make the granting OF the
use of the building not alone 10 the Light
Infantry but 90 all the military organiza-
tions OF the District, stating that their
object was 10 share in the pecuniary ben
stits 10 be derived from the ball. IL this
isn't three cent hospitality, Whist is iii?
Truly 'nigger' like. At all events II
killed the the ball completely and a num-
Der OF military companies who would
have otherwise remained, silently folded
their terts and departed. dare not ask
for IA
cence of the display on this occasion, and
perhaps the details would hardly interest
the general reader. Suffice TO say that
Washington has never before seen such a
crowd Of visitors (Which would have been
doubtless much larger but for the I'M
seasonable weather nor has she ever be
fore arrayed herself in such gala attire TO
receive them This may all be well
enough, and few can see any harm I'm II.
bat IL my humble opinion il is altogether
too ostentaticus, and but lily oompor;s
with the vaunted simplicity Of our re-
publican form OF government. One of
the worst fratures Of the occasion was
stationiug military in the halls of the Cap
itol and one or two members of the IL use
had some difficulty in reaching their seats
Particularly was this the case with Mr.
Harrison OF New York, who reported tue
fact TO the House, whep, after some
slight debate. the Speaker Issued an or
der to clear the building of the military.
General Hancock reached here at eight
o'clock on Thursday evening. The train
upon which he was a passenger was due
here at four o'clock, but owing TO the
heavy fall Of snow and general inclemen-
cy of the weather did not arrive til the
hour above stated. Notwithstanding this
fact an immense crowd assembled at the
B. ~ +. depot 90 welcome the man so de-
servedly admired. When he arrived the
ethuslasm of the assembled thousands
was uDbounded, and but for the energetic
interference Of the police they would
have taken his horses from the carriage
and dragged it To the hotel Gen. Han
cock has borne himself upon this trying
occasion with rare good sense and cour.
tesy, and upon every occasion worth
noting enables his friends to glory in the
man they have SO ardentlY supported.
Garheld's Inauguration was but a mass
Of platituded and a careful reading will
show that the only thing be commits him
self TO is the education Of negro children
and securing a right OF suffrsgc. Hemay
develop into hrst-Tale nurse for niger
babies but | notice he didn't take one of
their daddies into his cabinet
One of Hayes last tillcial acts was
vetoing the funding bill How he could
let his personal views utweigh his sol
emn decision of the assembled wisdom Of
the nation is more than / can say. There
were many delegates here from rich banks
who consider themselves injured by the
bill and they may have deemed it wise TO
indulge in u cheap veto.
90 Thursday last the House passed a
bill founded upon the last Census fixing
the number of members 20 compose the
next House to three hundred and nine
teen -hs ther too large body 10 trans
act business with accuracy and celerity-
such is the opinion of
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