Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-01-18

w AShlNGIHN. Dec -, 1907,
You have heard of the Improbable labor Of
looking among bushel Of chaG for gram of
wheat, and it strikes me that should devolve up
on you task much Of the same character if
were to give YOU all that is said IN our legislative
hall, and leave you 10 search out from it, all that is
done. Precisely three weeks have passed since
our Legislators met in the capitol, and yet one
branch Of the legislative body ia not sufficiently
organized to proceed TO the discharge Of the bu-
slness for which they Were sent hIiherI Truly,
the constituents Of portion Of the members
must possess the virtue Of patience in most en-
Of accounts some Of these days within the next
two years. But, since my last, the House Of
Representatives have done something's and
hasten TO apprlze you OF 1t.
AT the time last wrote you, one days ballot
ing had been had on the election Of speaker On
Monday last, the same subject was again taken
| up, and after five attempts, Mr. r. NJ. f. HuN
TEN Of Va, was declared duly elected Speaker
| of the House oil Representatives for the Goth
| Congress-he having received 10 votes, two
more than majority Of The whole number poIed.
| Inc result was strange and an unexpected one,
| but is one Of those "accldents" which It Is SAID,
"wlI happen IN the best regulated establish
mens. II II can be explained at all, II is 10 this
wise the democratic party IN the House con.
ssts of two branches-one the old and tfled
friends OF the last and present administrations
the other, composed of such s'ate.rights men as
for while, abandoned our party but have par
TALLY come back 10 us through their approval o
The sub-treasuTy scheme. The first branch, then
numbers ! 10 memberships second, some 10 d
IL. Rejecting the members who clam seat.
from New Jersey and one vacant seat f ON Mas
sachusetts, the House is composed Of $50 mem
bers; Of whom II takes ! 10 to constitute q ina
ioriy. aud a majority OF the whole is necessary, il
all cases-s upposlng there are no absentees--t,
elect any officers, or to carry any question. =
From this, you will see that the administration
party proper has not strength enough Of It's owl
To carry IFS candidate, and eau only expect to sue
coed with The AID VI lis sae-rlghs allies. Upo
this first election, these two branches Of the part
d not fully hamonlZe--lhe stronger portion pre-
lerring The election Of Mr. Jones of Ya.-ih,
others that Of Mr. Lewis Of Ala. hence Will
Mr. Jones was running az the democratic caudl
qntate, some II or II Of Mr. Lewis friends wer
voting for him or Mr. Pckens--as many as l2t
votes sometimes beng cast cgaind the Shie can
didate--and, in Ike MANNER when Mr Jonc
was dropped, and Mr. Lewis taken up as the can
dIda,e lew-lO or li-of Mr. Jones' friend
scattering their votes The result Of all this wa
, that while, on several Of the ballott:ngs, one 0
+ .Aher Of our candidates came within three or lou
votes Of beng elected, bether could Obtain
majority Of tho whole House. The wings trIe
various canddaies--frsl, Mr Bell of Tennessee
but he al no time received more than l02 votes
y next, Mr. Dawson Of georgia, who, upon one {
the baohngs received 1913 votes, and last, N
Hunter, whom ,hey finally elected BY The aid
y some or OF the s,ale.fghts men, who pr
lessed 10 have become tired OF the prOIouge
contest. An this could easily have been pr
vented had there been harmony IN our rank
/ but. as it was. the wings have the satisfaction
seeing one Of the men they rotsd for elected
which. lake il, is aDOu, all tho consolation The