San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-01-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1884.

The Inauguration committee Of
fifty has at last organized and gone
to work, and the result of its labors
is seen in the appointment Of sub.
committees, aggregating 800 men
prominent in business, in politics,
and in society here. It has been the
object of the committee to appoint
as far as possible, to the sub-com-
mittees those who are not aspirants
for Office. Republicans as we'll as
Democrats have been appointed, and
it is the desire Of the management
that the whole country shall rejoice
in the redemption Of the United
States, and feel that they are in their
fathers house when they visit the
Capital Of their country.
1t is estimated that 100000 people
will come here on the fourth Of March,
mostly Democrats, of course, but
there will be a host Of gloomy Re-
publicans resident here to furnish a
foil to their joy. A committee of
Public Comfort" has been appointed,
whose business it will be to know
more about where you want to go
than you know yourself. If you are
a millionaire you will 60 to Wormley's
to Wizards, or to the Ebbitt House
and pay your bill without looking at
it. But if you have round trip
ticket and twenty dollars in your
pocket, you need not have bad time
in Washington. Every filing meals"
can be had ranging from Is to IS
cents. Bed and board need not
cost more than one or two dollars per
LAY. Many military and civic
organizations have already engaged
quarters large number will come,
and lodge in Pullman cars during
their stay. A projected feature of
the inaugural procession is military
company from every state in the
Union, each marching in the order
of the date of admission of its state
to the Union, the thirteen original
states coming first
Congress has been quite busy dur
ing the past week, and the House
and Senate are in quarrel over the
Naval appropriations bill, which bids
fair to keep Congress in nominal
session through the holidays. The
Senate refuses to adjourn unless the
House shall agree to vote money for
new ships of war. The House replies
10 the Senate eve can stand it if
you can" It appears now that
quorum Of both houses may be in
session during Christmas week.
I nave been in Washington for
thirteen consecutive winters, but
have never seen so lugubrious
Christmas season as the present one.
There is lack of the usual prepare
lion; purse strings are contracted
lines are boarded where dollars
we're spent. The Republican govern
nent clerk, always prodigal when he
could borrow money,is now economi-
cal from stress of circumstance. The
Shylocks who were won't to accommo-
date him for five per cent per month.
are themselves ruined by the loss of
loaned at this rate to bet on
Blaine. Twelve month ago at this
season it was difficult to find stand
ing room in the holiday stores on
Seventh street and Pennsylvania
now these stores are almost
and the few who enter
them, come TO gaze rather than to
buy.
1t looks now not unlike Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration will be under
the necessity Of assuming an active
foreign pohcy-that is II anything
that concerns the North American
can be called foreign to the
United States It Is impossible for
the American people 10 look on with
out concern While powerful maritime
powers cut Q v.tsr WY between the
two oceans kad secure . quicker
passage way for ships to S4n FrAn-
dsco AID the Paoi6c States tbAn We
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