New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-04
Affairs at Washington.

Affairs at Washington
To-day the new Congress assemblies III The Ca
pitol, and i. is certain that very fuli quorum OF
each House will be in attendance. The Senate,
being Wing, will prepare for work very quietly.
In the House, there will be music, but we trust
no delay. The Loco Focos, who secuted the
.Broad Seal, doctrine in the New-Jcrsey cont!o
versv. arc preparing to rely on it II the COLLISION
of today taking the ground that the House has
no right, in the primary organization, to go DC
hind the Certificates OF Election which the Mem
bers may present. We think this doctrine IN the
main correct-that is, that the House has 10
right, in its own organization, to presume certain
Members were chosen in defiance Of law, unless
that fact shall appear the face OF their certti-
Gates. We say let every Member who presents
certificate be deemed prima facie entitled to
seat; but let objection be taken and noted at
once, and the whole matter referred to the Judi.
ciary OF Select Committee, with instructions to
consider it fully, thoroughly and Immediately.
The ultimate issue is known, but it is important
to know distinctly what l,rccedents are estab-
Mr.. Attorney. General Nelson has prepared an
Opinion which declares the requirement of cleo.
ton by Districts unconstitutional These Opin-
ions of Attorney Generals have become SO empty
an echo of the wishes of the Palace that their
drift can always be predicted 10 moral Ger.
tainty. We are impelled to doubt the wisdom OF
uniting the station Of chief Law officer Of the
Government with seat in the Cabinet. 1t is
constituting him mere pettiioggcr for all the
lawless or tyrannical acts of the President and
the party which sustains him.
AS to the Spealsership, we are yet in the dark
MIR. S. Beardsley Of this State, is said TO be
candidate in earnest but we cannot credit it, and
Mr.. Cave Johnson is reported to have aspirations
to the same high station. 1t not for hun either
We still incline to the belief that the choice hes
between Mr.. Wilkins and MIR. C. J. Ingersoll, OF
Pennsylvania, but no man can tell what day
may bring forth.
Blair 81 Riyes, of the Globe, are making great
exertions to secure the Printing Of the House.
Amos Kendall William c. Bryant, and Shadrach
Penn of St. Louis, are competitors for It, We
hope Bryant may get it, but fear Blair g. R'vcs
will succeed. Penn stands no chance, and Ken
dali very little. Gales &, Seaton will of course
DO chosen Printers to the Senate.
For Clerk, Hugh A. Garland, of Virginia.
clerk through Van Burcn's time,) B. B. French,
Of New. Hampshire, and several other competitors
appear. 1t is intmated that the present Wing
Clerk, Matthew St. Clair Clarke may slip in be-
tween them. We hope not. MIR. Clarke was
elected two years since by running against the
regular and fairly nominated Wing candidate,
who deserved far moro Of the party than he co.
did. Mr. Clarke was not merely candidate be-
fore the Wing Caucus, and then run in defiance
the decision of that Caucus, but he must have
plowed with the heifer of Loco Focoism for votes
if VIC may draw al Inference from his appoint
nent of Loco-Foco assistants We prefer, there
fore, that any respectable adversary be elected
rather than he
The Postmaster General sends the Message to
this city by Express at the earliest moment-for
whichw heartily thank him. He also makes up
very convenient Editors Mail through the win.
ter, which will enable US to give fuller accounts
of each days proceedings III Congress on the Sc.
cond morning thereafter. Our Congressional re.
ports will be made by the correspondent who has
done them such justice through the last two Ses-
sions. The Editor will be in Washington to sec
and learn through portion of December, and at
the most interesting crisis Of the Session thercaf-
ter, and no effort will be spared to render our in
teligence from the Capital as early and authentic
as that of our neighbors.
Ii the House is promptly organized we shall
have the Message tomorrow evening, andpublish
it in our paper of Wednesday morning.
VERMoNr.-The official canvass of the votes