Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-09
BALTIMORE AFFAIRS
Baltimore, NoUember s, 1853.

Dott1nlOTe, N0CSRl0eT >, 1898.
Mr.. Harryman, the g Potomac" of the Pr
trtot OF this city, in his letter from Washing
ton dated on the 7th instant, says
- Everybody is asking who will be Speaker ?
and who will be Clerk? 1t is hard to tell
very hard. How is the Administration 90.
ing cries this man, and who does the Pres
ldent prefer for Speaker p asks another In
this connection, let me do one act of Justice to
the Administration, and also to Colonel For
ney, the Clerk of the last House 1t was pub.
llshed as a fact, and used the fact in nv cor.
respondence, that the Administration and Col
forney were in favor of the election of Col
Orr, OF South Carolina, to the Speakers Chair,
and that Col. FOrney had drank toast to
that purport in Tammany Hail. some months
ago. am now reliably informed that the
Administration has not at any time, and will
not indicate a preference for Mr. Orr or any
other member, for the Speakership, and that
1t has no preference as between its friends.
to indicate. Colonel Forney has voluntarily
written to members of Congress who are sup
posed to be aspirants for the Speakership-
such as Messrs. Disney, Odds, Boyd and others
denying that he gave the toast in question.
and placing its paternity at the door of Mr.
Cobb, OF Alabama, who was at the Tammany
Hall supper on the occasion referred to-
" as it not Howell Cobb. of Georgia, who
drank to Mr.. Orr?I
The result Of the late election shows that in
the next Legislature the House will be COM
posed OF 80 Wings and % Democrats, who are
chosen for two years. In the Senate, there are
IA Wings and Democrats. Wing majority
In the House, 4 in the Senate, 6: aid on
joint ballot TO- OF the Wing Senators five hold
their seats for two years, and nine for four
years; and IT the Democrats, six hold their
seats for two years, and two for four years
Had the Democrats elected their Legislature
ticket in this city there would have been tie
on joint ballot. The Democrats will nominate
better ticket next time The ticket Just de-
feated deserved it,
Now, since both branches of the MARYLAND
Legislature are decidedly Wing, there can
scarcely be doubt of the reelection of the
Hon. j. A. Pearce, to the United States Sem
ate. He is a gentleman of acknowledged abb.
lities and in all respects eminently qualified
for the distinguished position. The sugges-
ton made by some persons here. that the Hon.
L. I. Walsh would be suitable person for
that Office, is all we'll enough He would be
glad to see him receive the honor, but it is
unfortunately beyond his reach, as the Sena
borrowing to established usage, must come
from the Eastern Shore.
The Board of Trade of this city have. by a
vote, appropriated upwards OF $1,000 20 the
use ofthe Association for the relief of the poor
of Baltimore
The ship Banshee, Captain Wingate, ichar-
tered by the American Colonization Society,"
sailed yesterday morning from Chase's wharf,
for Monrovia and Cape Palmas. She had on
board ~ emigrants. and will touch at Nor
folk and take 16S more, and nine white mis-
sionaries.
All our places of amusement are in full
blast. The Ravels are at Holiday street;
Barney Williams and lady at the Museum.
and the French ard Spanish ballet troupe at
the Olympic. They are doing Nick of the
Woods. &c. at the Front street.