The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-21

depend entirely on common parliamentary Law and
usage The cOnstitution considers him an 0moer :
of the House. and requires that he shall take an oath
of featy and fidelity before he commences bis duties
The oath was reduced to form by act OF Congress-
passed June l. 1885, and is la the following words
i, John Jones, Clerk Of the House OF Representa-
tves of the United States OF America, do solemnly
swear, tbafI will truly and faithfully discharge the
duties of my Office to the best of my knowledge and
abilities. Beyond that oath the Clerk acknowledges
no responsibilities. His Office is Of influence,
power and patronage.
When, on the fifth day of December, Congress
assemblies, it will proceed with an attempt to or.
ganize. The first officer to be put in nomination will
be that Of Speaker. Under present Indications, it
does lot seem to that presiding officer will be
speedily elected. There will be variety of oandi-
dates no one party being strong enough to succeed
rolling" bargaining and selling and may God
protect and defend the honorable and virtuous
: If the democratic members from the State OF New
York obey the will and the wish OF the constituencies
that elected them, they will VOTE la body, for the
democratic candidate be he who he may for, at the
time they elected tae invdious distinctions and
quanes between soft shells and hard shells were not
heard of, much less recognized Every democratlc
member from this State was elected With the distinct
understanding that he would support the admnistra
ton Of General Pierce Be this, however, as it may,
the gull between the hards and sots IS now 30 wide
that cannot even hope that they will act together
No man can be elected without forming coalition
between two OF the parties that will be found In the
House of Representatives.
The Office OF Speaker is one that may elicit the
anxiety and awaken the ambition of the ambitious.
He yields almost unlimited power in forming the
political complexion Of the House of Representatives.
tics but he is left to exercise his discretion and
will in appointing all standing committees, he may,
If he chooses, SO construct them that minority
usurp the power of the majority No Speaker has
thus far hszarded 30 dangerous an experiment,
though several have come very near concentrating
6 In contingency that might o,cur, aud which
may occur, before the close of the approaching
kession-though we anticipate nothing OF the kind
the Speaker may find himself invested With the
Office OF President of the United States. By an
act Of Congress approved March LIST, 1892, it is
provided
y, both of the President and Vice President of the
United States the President Of the Senate pro tempore
and in there shall be President of the Senate,
then the Speaker of the House of Representa- ives
the time being, shall act Presto emit Of the United
States until the disability be removed, or President
The Vice President Of the United States, who was
elected in November last-William Rufus King-died
after he had been sworn into Office and the admins
tration of General Pierce commenced. If the Presi
dent should die, and the Vice President pro tempore
should de- then the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives would become President, and, as such,
would act till an election to fill vacancies could be
had. We copy the 10th section of an act entitled
An act relative to the election of President and
Vice President of the United States and declaring the
officer who shall act as President in cases of vacan-
cies in the Offices both Of President and Vice Presi
dent
SIC 1O-And be 1t further enacted That whenever the
Offices of President and Vice President shall both
vacant the Secretary of State 81 all forthwith
notification thereof to be made to the executive of every
Stat and shall also cause the same to be Published In
at least of the printed in each State
city ing that eecto of the President of the United States
shall appointed chosen in the several States, with
in thirty four days eceding the first Wednesday III De
mber then next ensuing Provided There shall be the
space of two tbs between the date OF such notca
ton and the first Wsdn. sday in December; but there
shall not be the space of two months be the date Of
such notification the first Wednesday in December
nd If the term for which the President and the Vice
the third day of March next ensuing then the Secretary
Of State shall specify in the notification that the electors
sh be appointed chosen within thirty four days
cedpg tbs first Wednesday in Decsnber In the year next
ensuing within which time the electors sh all accordingly
be appointed chosen and the electors shall meet and
give their votes on said first Wednesday ia December
and the proceeding and duties Of the said and
this act.
twill be seen that there an importance attached
to the office of Speaker OF the House Of Representa-
tives which many people have failed to understand
and appreciate. II is, in fact one of the most i'm
portant Offices in the gift of the co institution Al
though we anticipate protracted contest for the
Speakership, it is possible that nominee may be
elected without any great delay.
From u Q Sund ay Courier
GREAT GAMBLING OPERATIONS.
On one night last week celebrated steamboat
owner, railroad builder, and general contractor,
walked into highly respectable gambling house on
and pumped down fifteen thousand dol
lars on card, and won. He then staked thou
sand dollar bill and won that and then another,
wbereupon the bank broke, and the sport Of the
evening was spoiled.
Another celebrated New Yorker, as well known in
he sporting world the other gentleman, and equal
" in favor Of higher law, went into another gamb-
ling house, and won nearly the same amount, with
the same result-breaking the bank for the time be-
ing, and spelling other peoples pleasures We have
not seen any allusions to these two breaks in the
money articles Of the da press but the facts are as
we have stated them and we might state good many
more interesting particu ,s growing out Of these op
rations, it was not contrary to our principles to
NEEDLE with other peoples affairs which do not come
properly before the public. But we have remark to
make the facts we have disclosed for the benefit
81 the public at large. Let no extravagant young
man about town, who is impatient to grow rich in
the twinklng of knave of diamonds, make an ex-
pertinent at gambling table, with the expectation
that similar piece of good luck might befal him.
years; and none but doubly distilled Ounce will
venture his all upon the hazard of de-
In the first Of the instances which we have given,
the gambler had million or two of dollars to fall
back upon If he had lost, and he would probably
have staked two three hundred thousand dollars in
bis aiabe attempt to break the bank. In the other
case, the adventurer played with borrowed money,
and if he had lost his thousand dollars, would have
been compelled to retire with his hands in empty
pockets. The present is gambling age, and there
are Pat Hearns in Wall street as well as 10 Broad
way. Brokers gamble in stocks, merchants gamble
in clipper ships, builders in houses jobbers in cali
Goes, publishers in books spectators in cotton and
politicians in principles. Gamblers, whether with
cards or merchandise, are alike curse to the COM
muDity they add nothing to the common prosperity;
and whenever they make a gain it must be to the
loss Of come other person. The only valuable men,
hers Of society the slow and patient producers
the mechanics the farmers and regular traders who
work hard, save little, live consistently, and die
happy.
A NEWSPAPER SPECULATION.
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sons Pictorial having swallowed the entire con-
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