South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-13
Our Washington Letter.
Fsm Our 6eyuiar Correspondent.
WAsnINarcN. ID. C.. March 9.

WAsHINercN, ID. c.. March 8.
The inaugural ceremonies upon Mr..
Clevelaud's accession ON the ith, were
attended with greater enthusiasm and
more Celebration of display, both mi.-
itary and civic. than Gave been Wit.
s-ed IN amy of the score ut ibaugu-
rationa that have prece ell 1t. There
was neither halt M hi.ch fir, IN b-xin-
! mug To end and .ithouyh participated
Ia hy more than "a quarter of million
81 re pie, there WAS no 6gi ting. no
DRUNKENNESS and no disoI der VIII l.
ever. LII ovstiun extended BIZ the
people Id MIR Gle, elauu Wac quite "a
Heel, given I" Mr.. Hendricks ~hcse
we'll kIiown countenance WAS readily
recognized b the IMMENSE crowd
that lined PENNEY wanna A venue from
one end 10 the other. A feature of
the ceremonial which was peculiarly
gratifying was the reading uf the in
angural address by tile President. elect,
whose voice was heard and huse ut
teTance were distinctly conveyed TO
the ears Of more than fifteen tn usand
people. ihe President's delivery WAS
not only earnest and fcrcIbie but ut
times MA v.fy eloquent, eIiciting
numbering bursts OF applause. Vi
course by the time this reaches yOu
the address will have becn sent 10 y on
by telegraph, 90 that you can then
judge Of lis merits. l eau only say
tina, here it has won the admiration of
everybody. friend and foe alike, he.
cause 1t gave NO uncerlai sound OF
wEa, might be expected Of a Demo-
cratic administration that has the task
OF correcting the numberless abuses
that u twenty yearso, Republican rule
has inaugurated, tolerated aud en-
Outraged.
In the admirL BILE closing address of
Speaker Carlisle, he paid his particu-
lar respects 10 the modern Congress.
man win deems II h!s peculiar mi SION
To a ~; bills and intrudncs tbern.-
The Speaker said that from The organ
lzItion OF the Government tn tn close
o. the twenty Fifth Congress, IL period
of hlty years. there had been but eight
thousand seven hundred aud seventy
seven bills introduced. while in the
present Ongress alone there had been
elght thousand SIX hundred and thir-
ty! 1t this practice does not require
some constitutional or other treatment,
l know OF no gov ernmental abuse that
does. Hardly u single appropriation
bill III The general CLAWS nnwadaye, 10
hct draft upon the Treasury for
more money than the preparations
of ten years would cover fifty years
ago. when the nst expenGitr res for
running the Government ANNUALLY did
IOt amount to 10 much as 10 now re.
CURED to build al ordinary public
ilding in New York, Chicago or
San Francisco.
Although the Senate has not ye, ac-
ted upon the matter of confirming
Presiden, Clevelanj's Cabinet NOM.
nations. it IL morally certain that the
list ut names recently published II tue
newspaper, 10 that sent to the Senate
by the President The withdrawal
from the Senate OF three such men 10
Bayard. Lamar aud q rlxnd leaves
vacancies that the South will and
1t exceedingly difficult to ell -
The public men Ia the South who can
briug exper ence IN public affairs
coupled with the regulate ability 10
attend I the Interests IF their con.
stituent- thar these men have demon
STATED, are very few and far betw cen.
PuONO.