The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-20
BUT SOCIETY GIVING THE con-
WITTEE 4 HARD TIME
PROCEEDING OF BoTH BRANCHES
OF CONGRESS.
The President and the Tariff Reform Con
ve. .sion-Centcnniai Anniversary OF
Georgetown cole ge-Washing.
ton News and Gossip.

est difficulties they are having 10 cor
tend with is to keep mOnstr0sities an
curios ont Of the line Of march.
Marylander wanted permission 10 carr
a famous coon in the parade. and al
enterprisng manager of variety sh0l
desired troupe of midgei- and dc... I
tiles 10 De allowed TO take place in OBJ
/ "urand Republican send-od Anotle
gentlemen from Tennessee tried 20 Undue
/ the committee 20 pay the expenses Aer
Of an old negro from thar state, ninety
| seven years Of age, who was present "a
William Henry iianison's inauguration
| but 10 these requests and many other
Colonel SWORDS informs The applicants
in his suave and courteous manner tha
the procession Is an inauguration an,
not n circus parade
To the hackmen Inauguration DAY
win be a boom of the biggest kind
While the Inaugural Committee ha.
made out schedule Of rates to b'
charged for carriages at the ball, which
they do not intend 10 be violated, still
they have not been over modest in regu
lating the prices, which range from :,
for a "herdic cab 10 SO for q hack. a
novel plan has been adopted 20 summon
the coachmen of private vehicles when
they are wanted. Each occupant OF a
private carriage will receive a card bear
inr the number of his vehicle, and when
he desires it this number will be flashed
upon a large screen by a stereoptican.
The recent order issued, 20 the effect
that no in1oduciions will be required oI
I'm other words, that a gentleman may
ask any ladvtO dance whether acquainted
or not. has caused q great sensation
among the leaders of Washington society,
who have informed the cOmmillce That
they will boycott The whole a.laiE
unless the objectionable order IS with
drawn Undoubtedly therefore the
order will he amended, as IL would be
bad policy 10 estrange such a power In
an event Of this kind.
The Pension Building, where the ball
is 10 be held, Is now in 4 state of disin-
Iteration. Tie building is three stories
high, the lower story being large open
space with O fountain Ia the center.
The various offices OF tho department
rise In tiers, with a balcony around each
tier. leaving an unObstructed view of
the dome of the building. Mechanics
are busy 40 work Transforming this
gigantic, and ANYTHING but elegant
building into thing OF beanly, II nos q
ioy forever. Various reception rooms
will be porti0ned 0a for The use of the
President and Yice-Presileni, where
those who wish Will shake hands with
these dignitaries. he minor details of
the reception, the music, dancing &C.,
have not yc' been determined upon bul
as money seems 20 be as plentiful with
the committee as it was with Quay q few
months ago. no doubt everything viii
pass or with great eclnk
RADICAL "COUr' CONTEMPLATED.
II has just leaked out. and from very
good authority, that q emp ds GH is
under consideration by The Republicans
Immediately after President Harrison 8
Cabinet r. confirmed by tine senate.
The small majority which Che kopub-
hcans will have I'm the Fifty-frst Con.
gress, which is likely 10 be further de-
creased by the result in West Virginia.
makes 10 extremely doubtful Who will
organize the next House. Several Re-
publican representatives are too i'll 10 be
present for a long time TO
come, and il is proposed to urge
upon the President TO cal.
an extra session within ten DAYS from
the time the new Cabinet IS confirmed.
Il is anticipated thereby that large ma
iority of Republicans, 10 whom the
secret has been diyulsed will be on hand,
whilst the Democrats viii be scattered
from Dan TO Beersheba, and conse-
Quenlly that there will be no difficulty IN
organizing the House on strict Republi-
can principles.
This rumor has caused q great deal Of
comment here, and rs 10 be forewarned
is TO be forearmed, should such an event
be contemplated, IT is believed that the
Democrats will take such measures az
will eventually prevent such action OF
their opponents
THE REPUBLICAN OK BEING GORED.
The Republican party to-day in the
House became the hlibusterers against
the calling up of the contested election
case of Sullivan, Democrat against
FELTON,, Republican, Of California the
latter being the sitting member There
was quite a contrast between the action
of the Republicans to-day and that OF
last week and the week before, when
every man ON that side was clam0rOus
for the consideration of the contested
election case because they hoped a
Democrat could be justed and Repub-
lican put in his place The impression
seems 10 prevail that If the FELTON, case
is tried, the sitting member will be un-
seated, therefore the Republicans to-day
resorted 90 filibustering tactics 10 pre-
vent the consideration Of the case.
5 Sullivan, lhe contestant, bases
his claims 10 the seat, upon the grounds
that FELTON, was elected 10y the intimida-
tion Of miners by rich Republican cor
poration. which employed them. Eel
tons majority was very small aud did not
exceed 100 votes. Mason, Of Illinois,
who. few days AGO delivered himself OF
Republican "blCO V shirt speech, yclp-
inr ike a Comanchce Indian Tor the I'M
mediate consideration of the Elliott
smalls case, was to-day one OF the loud
est in doing what be could 10 oppose the
California case Reed, OF Maine, led tie
House to-day, as he usually does in all
such cases. and was the most conspicuous
flibusterei that has appeared upon the
floor during this Congress.
II makes a good deal Of difference 10
the Republicans who is to be unscated
Ifitis a Democrat, they want 10 fire him
ont without ceremony; but if il is Re-
pubbcan, there is nothing they will not
do TO allow him TO continue his seat, as
was yiyidly demonstrated to-day.
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT RICH
MOND.
Messrs. Mccarthy and Baldwin, OF
Washington, have been given the con
tract TO clean the new Government build
ing at Richmond Va The price paid
for this work is 500.
GOOD JOKE OY \ NEWSPAPER MAN.
A good story is now going the round.
OF the press upon Major stofer, who
formerly was correspondent OF the St
Louis Republic, but who is now the
Washington correspondent of the Rich
mond, Va, DisDatch
1t seems that Stofer was at the races
or something equally absorbing, and en-.
tered bis Office late one night, suns news
s1ns energy. suns nerve, suns hustle. lie