Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-14
EsesE!s's'EG!SHI.

Mr W!sE's CoapLAIyr TO TIE Hor<E-Yestcrday
Nr. Wise called the clerk 10 kno" why the Printer to
the House had failed to furnish certain Documents and
charged that there had been extraordinary delay III the
execution Of the public work.
There has been delay in delivering only single Docu
nent. which is containing variety Of the Maps and
Enrravinys. upon which three EngraTers othe city have
been constantly cnploTed, the drafts have
been III our hands. The whole 5000 copies o! the
publication ordered by the House have been printed
some lays ago and would have been dr!ivcrcd but Tor
the want Of Engravings These require tedious lnute
ness in tic execution cf The plates and printing Off,
which every cXsrlion part to hasten, has not
enabled us rs yet TO have provided for the House.
If we had been elected Printers at The last session.
this unexpected difficulty would have been ohv!aca; we
should have obtained the drafts weeks before the meet
ing Of Congress, and had The documents prepared Tor
delivery as ordered
We would not, however, by this explanation attempt
to turn aside Mr.. Wise wrath We would be gFauled
To- see him assert The authority Of his place. and press
inquiry to negligence charged in relation tn the exc
cution of the duty committed by the House 10 the Globe
Office. We should he pleased if Ar. Wise would move
for committee 10 ascertain ho'c 1nurh-'rHh E"at tt
pfltcn--and IN arhnt mGHacr tie public work is per-
formed by We will compel him TO report that he
has found the Globe Office, the best arranged dice
the best provided oicc-thc most unIcmiing!y labo
rious Office i'll this cityand that il has executed more
work since the commencement OF the present session OF
Congress, than performed in the length
Of time, at the beginning Of session, by any other
printing establishment ever employed by the House.
u There is glove for Mr.. Wise.-GlObc.
TUE SrY-That pedlar in politics. Matthew l.. Davis
Durrs lukal since his disgrace-ls designated biosrl-
phcr-ihc Bank and Webbs aired lctter.wrter for the
panic sesSo-and, since them the eavcs-dropper for III,
iIhis ccaGn in the Senate, is employed by the Tory
TirrS Of London, to traducc, by his anonymous letters
Tie character Of country and its institutions and of
the public who administer tic Government, FOR the
benefit Of the enemies of liberal principles in England
Wee establish the fact concusvely that this spy and
cauyuniator employed by the soi-dsant Wings among
US to fill the country with false rumors and scandal,
tuully receives stipend from the Tory editor of the
Times, at London; and one who reads The letters
from this country 10 the London print. signed "a Ge
ncvcsc Traveller, will doubt that he receives it for
services similar to those rendered the Tories herc-N
KENTUCKY LrclsLArUnE.-Wc arc gTatiscd at the re-
suit Of the choice Of officers in the Kentucky Lcgsa
trrc which we subion. Charles Wicklc was elected
Speaker at tie last scsso-procss!g, in despite of his
whole course of doubc-dea!ing ut Washi3 ston, (or
which he Justly forfeited the confidence Of the people OF
his disrct) that lie at heart Jackson stGn. He
thus obtained the support Of the friends of the Admins
tration At tic present session. Tie drnacrac party
transferred their support to Mr.. Helm, WHO honestly de-
cIared his preference for Mr. Clay as keutuchan but
Clay out Of the question: have doubt he will sup
mort the ticket OF the Republican party of the Union.
Mr. Bu!oId, who is elected Sergeana Arms for the
Senate, (he only vacancy filled in that body at the pre-
sent SESSION. has been from first to last strenuous and
active friend OF General Jackson and is now prominent
as a supporter of MIR. Van Buren, and Col Johnson al
Frankfort the seat of Government OF the State.
TRANSPORT, (Ky.) Dec. 2oih, 1885.
We this day elected Speaker to the House of Re-
presentatiyes: For John l.. Helm, Of Hardin county,
land voted for by the Van Buren, members) 81 For
&. A. Wcklife, DO votes
.-- Senate Of Kentucky.
w. B. Blackburn elected Speaker ofthe Senate.
John Buford, ivan Buren) for Sergeant-at-Arms, II
votes For Michael Davidson, Is voice Buford elected