Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-12-15
cONGREss-TmE sPEAKERsHIP.

We err aware Of the great interest 'et By our
readers 70 get tie latest news from Washington and
to learn vhat Congress isdoing. We had hoped to
bssble % inform them to-day Of The organization Of
The House Of Representatives By tie election Of Spea-
ker and other officers but we have no such news 10
F lay before them. We have the Washington Union
and lhe Globe ol tbe 9Th instant and from them re
lean THAI there Uas a iuil quorum ia the Senate end
that body Nas, Of course ready % proceed to business
but the House was without any organization Fgsr-
teen balolnRs for Speaker had been held, without
any choice On the last balIo,iug, Cobb, Democrat.
received 50 votes; Winthrop Wing aad Abo.ition-
st. 80; Potter (demoerat) Of Ohio, 10; Richardson's
dem Of Illinois 8; Root, Gree soiler) Of Ohio : /:
Gentry (wh % OF Tennessee, s. and scattering s.
The total vote was 223--uecessary to choice II
The Union says there were four members who did
not vote Messrs Cobb and Winthrop tthe nomi.
nees) and Nessrs IlliarI and Aston (whigs), from
Alabama. There were four seats vacant. w. Nes.
rs. King o. Georgia, (ehg3 Gentry OF Tennessee
(~h'g) Julian Of Indiana tilee soe) and SIR Pal.
ireys district IN Massachusetts vacant The whole
number Of the House is 23l
II Is impossible to say who is elected or whether
any choice tts yet been effected The democratic
vote, not cotnlng the lrce.soilers is III, and had
they all vote ior Cobb, on The lat balotng he would
have been O. ted Burt and Woodward Of South
Carelina, AZ ,sso and Hubbard Of Alabama al
democrats, voted for Richardson of Illinois. We
think 1t pretty certain that neither Cobb nor Win.
throp has been elected unless the free sellers aided
BY iltlard aud Aston Of Alabama, united ON the
latter We are siill Of the opinion that the demo
Gratis have succeeded, by compromise, in eleeting
their Speaker and that Mcdowell Of Virginia, or Nc.
Lane Of Maryland, or Richardson Of Illinois Is the
man. However, mail or two viii mo probably
decide that IL, If there has been any election made
by The House. Should we get the result by next
mail Wa will give il in postscript
Since writing the above we find in the Charles.
ton Mercury Of the 9Th inst the result Of the ballot
lngs TO the evening OF the nh inst The Mercurys
despatch confirms the correctness Of that we pub.
llshed in an extra lasl Saturday, and for which we
were indebted TO the very attentive and polite opera
tor, at The Geographic station in this place, Mr.
Brown. There are hnt three unmportant dtcrepan-
ces in the Charleston and Columbus despa,ob and
these might have been topographic and not telegraph
&c errors, Nh. Browns assduity and faithnncss as
telegraph operator entte him 10 the confidence OF
this community,
We give below the Mercnrys despatch. Cobb, /,
WIN be seen falls OIL while Richardson and Potter
gain. Winthrop, il is believed has exhausted tho
strength OF tae whig party proper ard il IS clearly
impossible that be could be elected unless the seven
Wilmo free soers and the five southern Gentry
wings voted fer him,
WASHINGTON, Dec G, 5p. m,
The fiosse of Representatives adjourned today
without electlng Speaker, The resn on the lsh
yoe was winthrop, 100 Cobb, 80; Richardson, rs;
nrk "A. MFR n,