The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-16
Cur WashiDgtsn Correspondence.
WAsHINoTor, December Ii, 1910.


WAsHIyoros, December Ii, Is4o,
No Speaker-Prosress of the Squa5bis in the House.
A stranger on visiting the hall Of the House to-day
ior the nrst time this session. could not fail to be struck
with signs Of ominous and perplexng state Of
things. The principal galleries were crowded with
ladies' and every other seat or corner In the hail. OK
Hobbies, or galleries was appropriated The gathering
such Is only to be some great occasion.
The members In twos and threes some standing some
sitting ssunterng up and down the aisles, were
chiefly engaged in consultations upon the snarl In
which they had tied up the House, and the various
s1pedients for q Speaker. As they about pro-
ceeding to the unfinished business Of the last two
weeks the Senate having adjourned, number Of the
most distinguished members Of that body In Mr.
Clay among them to watch the progress Of this besut
escape proposed from this triangular affair in
which the several sides neutraze each other and
MIR Ashmun proposed an election by a plurality
vote. Mr. Williams OF rennsssee, submitted the plan
Of dropping the lowest candidate each succeeding
trial tiil an election was secured Mr. woodward Of
South Carolina, proposed temporary Speaker, until
the other officers should be elected and that then the
ing officer His object was hrst to get the secondary
difficulty Of dividing the loaves and dshes out OF the
way before unde rtakipg to determine the main ques
ton Mr. Root, Of Ohio in fiery free soil speech, OPP
posed all these proportions and ell other expe1ents
which looked to evasion OF, compromise with the
South en- the question of slavery The free soil sent
ent Of the North would admit Of no evaons or dodg-
compromising, anything OF sort. Mr. hooe
spoke with the earnesness Of backwoods preacher at
revival, and approved himself regular free soier
dyed in the wool and dried in the sun
Mr. Andrew johnson, one Of the wheel horses OF tho
Tennessee democracy. and ia many points che most
radical in the House, in his democratic notions,
followed next In an assault upon the administration,
which declared to have been aithess to the south
and condemned by the people aud was particularly
hard upon MIR Winthrop, before whom, al ipsidious
enemy and the original never Of the proviso in the
House. the election Of Joshua H. GddiDgs was to be
prs.rred who was at least bold and open in
IN alawe Nj 10 Inns A Holmes
tack consentng 20 Winthrop ssection TO which Mr.
no.es piled that he could never uporaid himself Tor
having favored able aud finished gentleman as
speaker OF the House. The whg eide of the House
csppsd their hands, and joined by some of the
sppaud.d in the by the discriminating critics OF
the audience Mr.. johnson Sustained a cross-h DIRE,
also from Messrs. Stanley, Winthrop, Schenck, and
others in the Of the wide which he pur-
sued in his remarks
His speech OF two hours continuance, had at least
good effect for directly after he had finished the
House resolved almost unanimously to proceed TO the
election OF Speaker and to keep at it, without debate,
The forty end forty third and forty fourth exps
riments at election brought out Lynn Boyd OF
Kentucky, the leading democrat and Edward stan
ley Of North Carolina, the fsvorits OF the wings,
Mr. winthrop gradually falling behind, although he
had as yet, many friends in the House, who still be-
leved in the probabilities of his election.
On the announcement of the result Of the forty
fourth ballot and election, the House adjourned,
after a failure to adjourn over Monday There Is
se ht prospect Of Speaker merrowi but very slight
from present appearances.
sent MIR Brown is effectively killed politically as
Martin Van Buren,. His ridiculous attempt to carry
both shoulders and tub full On bis head, has
drowned him beyond recovery
We understand that tbs difficulty between Mr.. Duer
QUESTION saving the trouble Of to Blsdensourg and
. chase by the police.
WAsHINGTos, December Ii, 1s4g
Srseuiaors Concerning the Tariff Of 1912 and that Of
1876, &c. &c.
While the House busily engaged in endeavorpg to
settle the slavery question the Wmot provso and the
territorial governments Of New Mexico aud Deserst,
all In advance Of the organization Of Congress- will
employ what little leisure I can command to
sonable and profitable pursuits. The HouJe Il deter
mined to drive the free sellers to the wall else
pei them to take the responsibility Of the present dis
tracted state of the Union and OF Congress their
shoulders They shall not dsorsauizs and charge
the disorgAnizng spirit the other part the House,
they slal state their object and men, stand fall
by It, Bush lighting will not avail them any longer,
will they be able to justify their factious technical
political free soilism, by the free soil sentiment which
pervades the people Of the North There IL wide diff
ference between love and prostitution between pure,
holy religious principle and the technical display Of 1t
So soc as the House shall be orea nzed aud the sla
very question settled by fair and honorable comprs-
mise II may be without yieldiog any principle
either side the tariff Will become the great matter Of
discussion Ii Is truly remarkable, on couversug with
the real business of the country, aside from poll
tics politicians how very few are the changes really
desired the tariff Of 1916. few Of the wings desire
specific duties; and Mr. Meredith their representa-
tive will no doubt recommend moderate specific du-
ties in few cases. BUTT Is ascertained fact that
no specific duty ON ythng pass either House OF
Congress Indeed quite Respectable number OF wings
will vote sgantt any specinc duty After tie specifics
will be posed OF, the question will arise: w sat al
teIston be made benz 1cialy In the tariff Of lsio
The first alteration preposed will be the restoration Of
the free list regulated by preceding tariffs to
let In duty tree fore erly the materials Of
nufsctures THIS, think, will succeeds aad AZ Is
markable fact that will be in exact accordance With
the principle laid down la Mr.. Walkers hrss annual
report OF December 1915 and from which he never de-
parted. lie declared therein that "suiiceut means
can be obtained at the lowest revenue duties tho
articles subjected 20 duty but Congress desire
fee articles rather than To Transcend, in any case,
the lowest revenue duties II ~ thought, no ysver,
that without exceeding this limit In any ads
quate revenue duty will ttlll be produced, aud permit
the addition 20 the free list OF salt ana guano.b
1t will be perceived here, that Mr.. Walker, reeom-
mended adherence To the free list Of the tariff e
ls42 with the addition thereto Of salt and guano But
he was oyerrul.d by the House. which taxed
tcles Ia the free list retained a duty sale It
Is a we'll known TACT, that MIR. Walker mas uniformly
sdh red To the principle set forth ia that report both
a. TO .xsmptng alt from duty asd retaining the free
lst IsI2 indeed IT Ia dihcut TO perceive hos any
free trader who Is so upon princ pie desire to tax
these materials Of manufacture, ~hieh tax must
be paid by the consumer here aud which Ia fac' pro-
duce no revenue, because the very small which
they bring into tue treasury IL more than COULTER
balanced by the expenses Il collecting sI'h small
duties aud by the diminished rsvsnus occasioned by
the secrsase Of our exports aud the consequent aln
off Of our imports and revenue thereon.
think then. that the free list Of ls4l will be
stored, Mr. Walker recon nendsd ani perhaps his
advice will also be adopted ia exempuug salt fr-m
duty The neat question is, will auY tning else b.
done Certainly nothing, II the ~bgs rdness % sps-
cihcs but Il their object really be TO modify the tln
Of 16l6 with real view o. the augmenfstOa 90 the
revenue 30 to liIuidste speedily the public
debt then there certain articles upon which t.tl
retaining OF ragroas) the existing daties MAJ in
esses, be augmented aud alec Articles upon
which the duty may be reduced - a. 20 Increase me
what these articles ~ set for n IN tho
report q Mr. Walker 20 the Seuate, In reply O. call
that body Tor such information, un1sr q. % %.
lsiT. That report "a before me, with e. you-
mirous tables, embrsoisg .53ut one hundred pages,
sstui gitTtb. bot not, boWeyr recommending such
augmentation aud redUeti0n.
1hes. tsbles hoseVer shos what articles viii bear
increa Of duty and how much add TO shst extent
tuch change will ibcTsa,e the II Ia D,iiegeJ
that the subsequs tetufrH ~ Imports aud duties most
fully ennirn lAee tables, ana IN lhls lha