Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-06-12

The session peued to dav ~ith unusually
large attendanc Of Senators and Representatives
1t was H!easaCtto see hack ogain on the theatre
Of their past eprtlons and trtumphs. the cd IA
millar faces OF distinguished friends "f the good
cause; and 10 notice the interest with which
many III the crowded. galleries deserted. OF point
ed uut to their tends. the more eminent men III
Conrrrss Log before the hour OF meeting the
tlgn:s and the nllerics Of both houses were tulf
occupied, and tie presence OF a Ia ge number ct
ladies attire. il the light dresses appropriate To
the sea~~r, rive peculiarly agreeable aspect To
a;ae socue,
The II9as, was forn considerable time the prin-
cipal y int attraction; ia con4eq nence of the
J superior imnxtance Of the proceedings that were
expected ;o.come off" here.
( Mr. Cers Garland (as last appearance Laus
Dec y calle]the roll Of members. Mr.. llalsead.
( Of Y j ped HIM with question as 10 the
authority In which he inserted the name Of Mr.
L,nn B,nks Of Va. in the LIST.
/ TIE Cle-t read the Governors certificate as
his waa~aa, - the broad seal Of the Old Do,
n4inionlras .ospectcd. Crcumst auces alter cases.
No fisrter tottcc was taken Of the affair.
/ After 81 Intellectual attempt to restore the old
system o ,leciing officers by ballot, instead Of
t,ira rocc, he House went into the election Of
S3eakcr; od the Wings having adhered 10 the
norninltiaun4de at the Informal meeting on Sat
ufdsv cveme the Hon. JOHN WHITE Of Ken
:ac!;r, was cctcd on the first ballot. HIS speech
from the Chlf, of Which, COPY - transmitted.
was nacuiIriv teiicitous; and should Mr. White be
supported h the good sense and decorum which |
hope char,tersc the majority of the House, be
I VIII no dCbf. 5ring about reform the modes
Of conducting business. for Which he viii deserve
the than!s1 + TIC whole country.
Z The cleo ION Il Clerk was attended with some
ttiicullics Tic gentleman nominated at the IN
formal r:,cc.iagan Saturday was not the choice of
a ,najoritg Of he friends of the Administration
IL, I,B nj, n fprF
sent at tho facctag. In consequence OF some DIT
ference o. rnisnpreheusion, as to the resolution
under wIHch ttn meeting 10 question proceeded
10 vote fsr CeK, a considerable number OF Adj
n1ini>tratiol members regarded themselves as not
bound bv the domination Accordingly they
voted tor other candidates. After the nemIna-
ion Mr. A,ci-EoD Withdrew from the contest
II beca mea buudantIv manifest on the second bal
lot that NJ. Smith could not he elected and that
those whcyoted for Mr.. Clark won'd adhere 10
him. IN a ontest between him and Mr.. ). This
irds the the for nomination.; and new
nominail might have been made on the spot, by
means ofvhicn. the whole number Of Wing votes
in the fiase could have been easily united; and
a Wing Cerk would have heen elected bv Wing
votes alon Bat az the election conducted.
! the Opposition centred on the candidate who had
obtained nlv minority OF the Wing votes Mr..
Clarke ri he was elected on the fourth ballot.
The DIGESTION proclaim this victory--be-
. II rs
at a loss lorcomfori, indeed If ihey can fad any
thing conssg in The fact that friend OF the
Admlnistra ,n wbo was removed from The office
+ of Clerk. d.rrg the reign Of Terror under Gen
eral jackson has been restored. 1t Is to be re-
GREETED tha another nomination was not made,
with proper c9ncert, after il was clearly ascer-
tanned that leither Of the candidates presented
IN he Houseby the friends Of the Administration
was su7portdh by the whole Wing vote.
/ The Scna had nothing to DO today but wait
tor the organ cation of the House. The usual
messages w,Ie ln,erchaneed. aud lolnt commit
tee appointed to wait on the President.
We were nenaced with frnitIess discussion
| about the proper title Of Mr.. TYLER Mr.. Nc
/ Keen. from lie city of New York. hav ing raised
objections tscalIing him President, INDUCED IN
/ short harran-ae in defence Of his positions. Mr.
/ Ingersoll Of Pa. also evinced extreme anxiety
TO postpone the discussion till to morrow, with the
view of prolorging j, then and thereafter, proba
! bly--bu, be d not gain his point; for. at the
suggestion of Mr. Wise who briefly replied TO Mr.
Mckeon's Arguments. the debate stopped
/ and the Hou,a decided that JOHN TYLER shou Z
no recognized as the PRESIDENT OF THE GSITEr
STATES.
\ proposition BY Mr. Wise. 10 adop, the rules
n the last House Of Representatives. and to re
i quIre the CounIttee appointed on the revision o