The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-25
WAsHIsaToN. Jan. q. 1876.

VAshlssToN JAN %, lofO
We say it, and we say it without hesitation, we
say it cheeruly, and il affords pleasure to say IT,
that Mr.. Speaker Davis is an excellent good Speak
er. His decisions are quick; his knowledge of
the parliamentary laws is PRACTICAL and he applies 1t
with readiness and efficiency. On small and incon-
siderate motions, he saves great deal Of roubleby
deciding at once, without, like many Of his prede-
cessors requiring division, telers, or the ayes
and noes. "The ayes have 1.-THE motion is car
red,"ls the decision of Speaker Davis on those
trlflng questions, which have heretofore consumed,
unnecessarily, great deal OF time. Personally, the
Speaker is a fine, bold, manly looking parsonage,
and ne possesses dignity OF manner, and cour-
esy OF bearing, that are essential in the personds
OF the presiding officer of the House.
The rejection OF Judge Woodward will excite a
good deal OF hard swearing among his friends Ii
is said that MIR. Niles, yesterday, made a most
scathing appeal to the Senate against the accusers
Of the Judge, the grounds OF accusation, and the ac-
cusafions themselves. Mr. Cameron came in for
his quota OF the philippe. We hear it expressed
that never has anything SO eloquently severe been
heard 10 the Senate, since Henry Clay's denuncla-
ton of John Ty Ter, upon veto No. l. Furthermore,
we hear II lnuendoed that Father Richie, and
others of the F F. " have been the scene Shutters
in this interesting drama OF decaptatlOn and that
the prospect OF getting Mr. Buchanan out Of the cab
met and INTO long judicial black silk mourning
gown, and Of bringing forward from his state OF
retiracy," Mr.. Stevenson, OF the old DOMINION,
Z,
sequitMr in the ostracsm OF Judge Wood
ward
Governor Smith, of Va, Extra Billy was in the
House OF Representatives this NOR ing lie looks
hale and vigorous. Whoever says that the Cover
nor has come TO communicate instructions ~ the
Virginia delegation upon the Oregon question, 10
mistaken and, whoever says he comes TO put IN an
oar for the transfer OF Mr.. Buchanan, as warm
ing PAM to Mr.. Stevenson, s also wide o, the
mark. The Governor comes to participate, per In
vitaton, in Secretary Buchanans bachelor festival,
this evening, al Carusi's Saloon. All Of Congress
are to be there-all OF the cabinet, and corps dipo-
mat,que-all OF the White House-all OF the corpo-
raton-all Of the corps official of the army and navy
all OF the clerks, and their supervisors OF the De-
partments, down TO the thousand dollar clerks who
are excluded lacking caste, by two hundred dol
lars-all Pennsylvanians in the clty-all the Su-
preme Csurt-all the corps edtoria-all Governors,
ex-Governors, ex-members, &c, from the States
sojourners in Washington, are to be there's and tho
constellation of ladies' will surpass anything that
has been produced since the five dollar inaugura-
ton democratic ball of March last
The day has been remarkably clear and summary
above, though unequvocally hyperborean below IL
is a summers day, with six inches OF snow on the
ground, and freezing in the shade. The ladies' who
attended in the gallery to-day, found the litigation
upon the Florida contested election, little OF the
dryest-dry a chapter from Browns Concord
ance. So the ladies' aforesaid, introduced little
discussion among themselves, and their voices fell
1pon the amid the resonant tones OF the legal ha
rangue OF Mr.. Culver OF N. ", like the warIllngs
OF spring birds near the catter OF country mill.