Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-12
TIM SPEAKER

WAsurNeroN, Dec. 81.
THE SPEAKER.
There seems TO be peculiar anxiety with all the frac
OF opposition draw ethug out Of the late ecc
ton of Speaker, dsparagc the identified with the
administration. Before the election all the elements OF
opposition, although incapable of Conference With each
other were brought TO bear against the reelection of Mr.
Sevenson--all said, ''we il Mr.. Stevenson cannot be
Putdown, tits IN vain to contend agan,, the popularity
disaected and disconnected leaders work In the
spirit OF the maxim, divide and conquer"
John Taylor ESQ. the former Speaker. during The adj
minslrauon Of Mr.. Adams and supplanted by Mr. Ste
venson, was supported by VI his old friends, but prin-
cipaily by the Anti Masons. andreceivcd Is votes.
DIR. j. b. Sutherland. who claimed TO he Jackson ma
but had satisfied the National Republicans through Mr.
Everett and Others that he would their party much
better than their veteran partzan j. w Tayor succeed
received also the votes OF several stauuch jackson
from Pennsylvania, some from feelings OF courtesy for
Interested the responsibility of the poll held by cand-
date from Pennsylvana-and others voted for him upon
me score tina. he was the TARIFF CANDIDATE and
BANK CANDIDATE. From these various sources DR.
Sutherland obtained 81 votes
Mr.. Wickliie was by of the Jackson party,
upon the calculation that il the election OF Mr. Stevenson
was rendered impossible by divisions in the party, Mr.
"icklfe probably would be ablc TO unite them and Sc
cure ultimate success. lie received 10 votes.
Under this adverse state of circumstances with the Ia
nt, the Bank, the Anti the National
against him. with one portion of the Jackson party drawn
TO Mr. Sutherland by sectional feeling, another to Mr.
Wckife by personal predilcc,on Mr. Stevenson rcceiy
GU W votes on tho first ballot, out Of 1875 given Upon
n tho
Jackson votes given to Mr. Wckife, with majority of
those received by Mr.. Sutherland "
Notwithstanding this result so honorable Mr. Steven
son, we hnd me disappointed expectations, which had
booked to all sides for support. attempting by COM
ohdtion or figures, TO settle the election against the
speaker This makes it proper look into the data of
arhmetca calculations, which have been worked on, in
letters sent for publication Philadelpbian the arc,
OF hc ieggraph, ana the communications TO the Inte-
gencer. ihcy VIII all BIO found like the political specu-
Iaions which preceded the election results wished for
but not TO be realized ~
he Drinc al
tcigencer-"Ihe call Of the roll erireed that POI mem,
oers ,oere present and the conclusion is that Mr. Ste
venson vote not being majority Of this number he was
On the authority of the Clerk who presided over the
e'scuon we deny, percmPtorly, the fact stated He adj
ts mat ne put down the names Of persons as pr
sent, whom he now knows absent He know ,bcy
were IN the city and presumed they in the House
Upon this supposition, Messrs. Semmes and Jvon 80,
counted on the calling of the roll, when in fac, tbev
were SICK at their lodgings, and did in for
Ni uay' Ster Congress met -Four other gentlemen
MesSrs. Stevenson, Taylor, Wckife. and Sutherland
being candidates, were excluded by the Goth rule of the
House, from votng-whch says that
" TST S% any or IN the which he
not prosco' whon tho question put ' ~ ~ no was
II clear that the candidates for the Speakers Chair
DID not vote We know that Mr.. Stevenson and we be-
MeVe mat his competitors retired beyond the bar of In,
1t Is asccrtancd, that six votes in all
were distracted from the number supposed 10 be
by the Clerk and that the 1875 votes counted from the hal,
lot included the vote of every member present and
entitled to vote OF this number Mr. Stevenson received
ga majority OF the whole House
But another rule of the House shows how entirely i'm
material are te conclusions drawn from the emu
merauoh oil members as present, made by the Clerk
through mistake The sth rule Of the House saws
nsco.ary to an ee'nn j'y of
, ts not pretended by any of those who arc so much
distressed at Mr. Stevensons election that tber. ,vo
more than l95 "vocs gvcn" and of this whole number
gwen, Mr. Stevenson obtained a majority
But II insisted that Mr. Cooke who came affair ,h
oao'unS was over and desired to vote ought 10 have
been isdulged in this extraordinary privilege and
m ,hs IN defiance oil the uninterrupted usage aud
he most positive rules Of the House in regard to voting
generally The Members had been requested TO
their balots-the boxes had been presented TO ali the
members in their se1tsthe ballots being thu, collected
the boxes were deposited the Clerks abe-the Clerk
rose and said, any member present had not voted the
box would be handed to him receive his ballot Alter
the business oil balloting thus concluded the teller,
were appointed and desired open the boxes and count
The ballots. They proceeded to do so. and while they
were engaged in counting, with the votes in hand NJ
Cooke 1t is said presented himself and desired to furnish
them another The Tclcrs told Mr.. Cooke that it was
naumsSble and he acquie-ced He doubtless, and all
present, considered the decision rgh otherwise an
would have been made TO the House.
MT Cookies proposed mode of voting, had been sane
uohed IL could not have been considered as voting bv hal
lot al ALL The boxes had been laid aside and il was sort
oic're roce suffrage, which Mr. Cooke desired to give 10
inc teiier' we are aware that Mr. Cooke is altogether
incapable oil wishing to do any thing which could lead TO
abuse in the conduct Of the elections in the House, I'm, i,
evident, mat IL any one were disposed actunfairly he
might nave " e0tce as double the Dukes" upon the
new mode OF balotng insisted upon against the dcc
son oil the eilers, by of the newspaper writers
member might first deposit his ballot in the box ,ybo
cacu 10 MS seat and present another rira roce to the
tellers. ~ w. " ''o
But Mr. Cooks vote inadmissibIe under thc o6,
rue oil he House. which says--No member shall vote
I'm ANY CASE HE WAS NOT pprxrSr 49,,
THE QUESTION WAS PUT" ~
IL was inadmissible under the principle of the 27t rule
Wch declares that "upon division or count Of n,
rouse on any question, NO MEMBER WITHOUT rur
BAR SHALL BE COUNTED" "
ne st1ctness with which these rules are adhered n
ana interpreted will he from the instances given in
note below. o'''" y"
., NOTE
Cnnet he rules what by
oes W tho Capitol the Hall
yb"o , anu menhnr walking beyond Tho House
iJ IS about boiog taken i, mn Untn
,he unuse, or oontlderol hnn
hu ten miles The practice has ayn,. o ,bu. az
mo "'o"ns decisions OF tho House will shoy ~ " ''
IT, FROM JOINS Ais On the lHh of Apr 1905 hill n,
J ~ me oda Indians, on passage Barl,t Icnu.s,
bayn o,s recorded having heard called but no,
poon aole To reach his seat in " NV
WI speaker Ia lor, eD1uited within The R,, ,Lo -
was caIeu he answered no. the
he could not Audi he did mott ' "P''Nc' "ec'uod
DuIng the I'd session Of congross the hill oot
uu'es upon ships and foreign
hy Aves and Upon The bill having been
soeS Mr. Nuekol rose desired IN vo,. hSv
lnout ho Bar when his fsias
stevenson decided that a. 80
hou4n he was cot entitled
Ppeoh 70 the House On the
lne nscon OF the Chair stand iuIsnent az
Nas decided Ia tho nnifmatYo-hyes IG3 N,es
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
ny and toiM the GdUice and consent 0f me Ssoajc
samuel A. Morse, To be Collector fhe Customs far Tho
Dct and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of NJ