Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-02-27
OUR WASHINGTON COR
RESPONDENCE.
GATHERING OF THE MAHoNEITES-THE EDUCA-
TIoNAL BILL HoPELEss-A GUESS AT THE CAB
INET-NoTEs ON THE INAUGURATION.

Especial Correspondence of Staunton vindicatorl
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-Yesterday a secret
consultation of leading Virginia Readjusters
was held at the room of the Senate Commit
tee on Public Grounds and Buildings of
which Malone is chairman. dozen or more
prominent bosses, from all the Congressional
districts were present. Riddleherger was on
the floor of the Senate, but did not participate
in the caucus. The avowed object of the
conference was to devise ways and means for
carrying the State next fall if possible, and
particularly for recovering the legislature,
which will either re- elect Malone to the Sen
ate or choose his successor. Malone is ex-
tremly DESTROYS of retaining as long as possible
the Federal patronage he has enjoyed in Vir-
ginia, and which he has used so effectively at
elections. How to corral this, is understood
to have been one of the subjects considered.
| A Democratic member of the legislature now
| here said to-day that Malone had no hope of
carrying the State Senate but he does hope
to secure the House, if only by one majority
| Then the plan is, he says to throw out enough
| Democrats, by contests, to give him MAORI
| ty on joint ballot.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
| Col. O'Ferrall tells me that, as might be
| expected under the present condition of things
| in Congress, the friends of the Education
al Bill have been reluctantly compelled to
abandon all hope of its passage this session
| For weeks they have been vigilant and watch.
| full, in the hope of finding an opening, but
without avail The gorge of business was too
| great. Col. O'Ferrall says that the mail
brings him daily abundant evidence that the
sentiment of the people of Virginia, and in
deed of the whole South, is overwhelmingly
| in favor of the measure. He has no doubt of
its passage by the 49th Congress, IN which he
| thinks it will have even more friends than in
the present body. During this entire session
it has only been a question of getting it before
| the House. If it could have reached vote, it
would have gone through by large majority
VIRGINIA IN THE PARADE.
| The military organizations of Vir ginia are
| making great preparations to march in the
great lumn that will sweep through Penn
First and Second Regiments will be here in
! full force, together with companies of foot
horse, and artillery from all parts of the
State. In the list of those who have filed their
applications for places i'll the parade are COM
panies from Winchester, Staunton, Harrison
burg, Woodstock, Charlottesville and Front
Royal.
THE RUSH FOR OFFICE.
81 wish you would say to the public" said
Virginia member to-day, ''that there is no
reason in people flooding here in great crowds
after Office. tell you it's absolutely fright
full. My room is just filled every night, and
it is the same with the rest of them. They
give us no peace, night or day, but we can do
very little for them. They seem to think that
all they have got to do is to come here and
reach out for whatever they want, like picking
apples from tree. They must wait till the
administration gets into some sort of shape. If
they only knew how powerless we are to help
them now, they would not make themselves so
numerous. These things will regulate them
selves in time, but they must learn to labor
and to watt"
INAUGURATION NOTES.
Everybody in Washington to-day is talk
ing about "the Fourth, " but it is the Fourth
of March and not July that is the subject of
remark All the arrangements are progress
ing favorably in the various departments, and
there seems no reason to doubt that everything
will be in prime order The most concern is
expressed regarding the preparations for the
ball, at the new Pension building. The work
has been greatly delayed by bad weather,
labor troubles, and other unforeseen causes.
1t is now well advanced, however, and is being
pushed with great vigor. Electric lights have
been placed in position, and double ''reliefs"
of men are employed, night and day.
The supper will be prepared and served by
parties in New York. The cooking will be
done in that city. The food will be broug ht
to Washington all prepared, save the tea, cof-
fee and soups, which are required to be served
hot
At various points along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between the Capitol and the White House,
there is a great noise of saws and hammers.
In all the small reservations or parks along
this route, large platforms are being built for
the accommodation of spectators They will
have rows of seats rising one above another,
and will afford an excellent view of the parade.
The privilege of erecting these stands was
sold by the committee to the highest bidder
for sos. Mr.. Dyer. who is putting them up
speculation, told me this morning that
he would have eleven of them at different
points with comfortable accommodations for
from 5000 to 10000 persons Reserved seats
are now on sale at the very moderate price of
from fifty cents to one dollar each. The
work is being done under the supervision of
the District building inspector, who is charged
with the duty of seeing we'll to it that all these
stands are securely built, to guard against the
possibility of accident. Large numbers of
private property owners are also putting up
small platforms on stills. which will hold
from two to four dozen persons each.
The rush to secure quarters continues Hun
dreds of applications are being received daily.
Hotels and boarding houses have few rooms
not engaged and half the private houses in
Washington have fitted up their 'spare
rooms' and are prepared to help lodge and
feed the multitude The city will be taxed to
its utmost, but there is little doubt that all who
come will be able to find something to eat and
place to lay their heads.
The invitations and tickets to the ball are
out $4,000 of each having been printed. The
yybi he
as souvenirs of the occasion, are beautiful spe-
cimens of the engraver's art. The card is about
ten by seven inches in size. Most prominent