The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular correspondent.)

4 W oSAihSooh 10 AoPANiy W "AoAA
| visitors. Among them are notable who will
| see the inaugural ceremonies. The hotel
proprietors are happy and unhappy at, the
! same time. Happy because of the bright
business outlook for next week, and un-
happy because they cannot draw upon all
outdoors to accommodate the thousands
who are appealing for quarters. Still there
will be ample accommodations for all who
| may come, The committee of public COM
fort have made provision for these visitors,
and have been fearful the impression would
get out that there is lack of room in the
city. They say there is to be no advance
in pri:es either at the large hotels or by
private parties, and that no advantage shall
be taken OF the crowd to make exhorbitant
demand.
The few days which now intervene before
the 4th of March will be full of the busiest
preparation for the pageant and ceremonies
IF that occasion. For week past the
streets have shown evidence of the coming
in the decoration of the buildings with
bunting and flags. and the wooden stands
erected along the line of march from which
spectators will view the parade. The pro-
cessipn is expected to bring twenty-five
Thousand men in line, and will be about five
miles long. 1t will escort President Cleve-
land from the White House to the Capitol
and return and be reviewed by him from a
stand on the Avenue in front of the Mansion
which has already been erected. The in
augurai platform, 50 called, in front of the
,naiu portico of the Capitol has also been
completed and appropriately festooned and
decorated. On this Mr.. Cleveland will
stanl while taking the oath of Office, and
deliv ering his inaugural address. The route
of the procession has been arranged to take
in many more sections of the city than is
usually followed by the pageants, and it is
hoped this extension will somewhat relieve
the pressure of the crowds ON Pennsylvania
Avenue
Vice President Hendricks, and his party
arrive last evening in private car. They
were met by Il committee and escorted to
their quarters at Wizards hotel. Mr.
Cleveland will not come until the 3rd of
March. President Arthur invited Mr..
Cleveland to lie his guest at the Executive
Mansion from the time of his arrival in the
city until he is formally inaugurated, but
the invitation was declined with thanks as
apartments had already been engaged for
him at the Arlington. According to the
present arrangement, the retiring President
will call on the incoming one at the hotel
and accompany him to the Capitol to be in
augurated. President Arthur will also
attend the inaugural ball. 1t is not known
yet whether he and the new President will
dance, but it is supposed they will take part
with the Vice President in the Presidential
set. The decorations have advanced far
enough to give an idea of the splendor of
the bail room. The walls were first covered
with white muslin to give back-g ground,
and the decorations consist of large mirrors,
paintings, garlands of flowers, two Thousand
flags, plants. and3 draperIes of gold en-
broiderel maroon velvet. All the States
fifty electric lights will brighten the
brilliant scene. The hall covers more than
one acre and will easily accommodate ten
walters or seven hundred square
dancers. The music will cost So, 900. Four
orchestras, led respectively by men of repu
tation will make the occasion sufficiently
musical. Gilmore and his white kid gloves
will be stationed at one end of the room,
while the no e-faced Naffa,harcr of ST Touis
will WELD the baton behind bank of ferns
at the other.
The topics on Capitol hill are Cleveland
and the currency problems; a possible extra
session, and the doubtful Cabinet. Gossip
in regard to the latter takes no more definite
irift than it dill two days past. At the
eleventh hour Congress is trying to avoid
an extra session by hard work and night
sessions. Appropriation bills have been
pushed to the front and the rush, confusion
and pell-lneli work OF these closing days of
the session are indescribable. One of the
last acts of this Congress will be to agree to
the proposed postal reforms-namely, an
Of the two cent rate to one ounce,
and a one cent drop letter rate.
Democrats in pursuit of Office are ar
riving here in large numbers. Every aspir-
ant is armed with petitions and recommen-
d .tions of various kinds In the corridors !
Of the Capitol they may be seen and smelled |
too r.