Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-03
In FOR ALIFETIME.
Continued from Fyrst Paqe.

ney is to be consulted and case to be made
under the civil rights law, in which, 1t is
confidently expected, the Court will sustain
their position should the committee see fit
to refuse them admission.
Colonel Perry Carson, the leader of the
Blaine wing Of colored Republicans, says
that he doesn't intend to 60 to the ball, and
thinks it will be no place for colored peo-
pie. But il they want to go ard have the
requisite s. there is no reason why they
SHOULDN'T. And probably there is no reason
why they will not.
NONE TO BE BARRED OUT.
There are assurances, though, that no at
tempt will be made to exclude any ore from
the big ball because of his or her color.
Colored people will have the same rights
and oonveniences at the ball that white
ones do. Anyone properly dressed and
sober, presenting a proper ticket, will be
admitted to the ballroom Really, the COM
niittee has no right to discriminate. As
there is but one supper room and one cloak
room for men and another for women, the
white and blacks will have to eat together
and leave their hats and wraps in the same
rooms. . 475s
The city will be ablaze with ilIumina-
tions and fireworks on Monday night All
Pennsylvania avenue will be illuminated
with electric suns, and there viii be COM
petitiye drill for the fambeau clubs.
CRowDING TO THE CAPITOL.
The Capitol was the center of interest;
both Houses of Congress were in session,
the galleries were packed, the corridors
jammed, and there was tremendous living
corkscrew of humanity reaching from the
entrance to the dome. far up the winding
way to the landing almost at the feet of the
Goddess of Liberty. The vast audiences of
the galleries were keenly disappointed that
some forensic duel was not on hand be-
tween the giants of the House and the Sem
ate, and seemed to feel hurt that some
special entertainment was not arranged for
their benefit
Both branches were at work on conference
reports and most of the proceedings were
made up of parliamentary motions, rulings
and roll calls, and therefore were anything
but exciting. Not being interested the
spectators made a deal of confusion, whis-
pering and coming and going, and at fire.
quent intervals the presiding officers were
compelled to request in plain terms that the
galleries keep better order. In the House
the confusion at times made it impossible to
do business.
ACoNGRFss OF Ex-MEMBERs.
InOSb Ol Tile uOlS6 WAS CduScu Dy y re-
markable incursion of ex-members, which
crowded the space back of the screens all
the afternoon, especially on the Republican
side, where they would stand and buzz and
laugh and smoke as though they owned the
place. Repeatedly the Sergeant-at-Arms,
at the command of the Speaker, made raid
on the disturbers and drove them to the
cloakroom; but In few minutes they would
all be out again and the uproar as bad as
ever. The Congress of ex-members seemed to
think it was their day. Among the crowd
of this genius were Ex-Governor Robson, of
New Jersey; Ex-Governor Foster, Of Ohio;
"Richelieu" Robinson, of Brooklyn, the
former tail-twister of the British lion in the
House; Amos Townsend, of Cleveland, and
no less distinguished statesman than Nor
gan r. Wise, formerly of Greene county,
and now somewhat universal.
Though raw and penetrating rain is
falling tonight, just such rain as usually
lasts for several days in Washington at this
season of the year, nothing seems to dampen
the ardor of the Republican crowd. They
don't care for Cleveland weather" They
are so glad their party is again in power.