Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-14
nlentinn of SNEAKER.

MI. OlJs tDem.) of Ohio moved that the House
proceed 20 the election OF Speaker DfUG eoes.
! 7Cries-"Call the ubSentees."
MIR Moce. CDem. of Ia, moved that the MEM
beers be first sworn.
Cries-t.No, Eo."
J Mr. Oids' motion prevailed.
MrsSrs. IngersOll, Chandler, Davis, oil lnuiaha'
and Ewing, were appointed tellers.
The following was the result
For Linn Boyd (Dem.) of Ky.-MeSSrs J. y.
Allen, Ashee, Bailey OF Ca, Bayley OIL v az Danhs'
Ba1kslaIe Barry BeIcher, Benton, Brissel, Bliss
Bocock, breckenridge, Bridges bugg' Cas !I'5
Clark, Cobb, Coloquin, Craige, Cumming, Curtis
Cutting, Davis Of Indiana, Davis of K. l., Daw-
son, Dean, Dent, Disney, Dowlell, Drum, Dun
bar. Durham, Eastman, Eddy, Edgerton' Edmund
son, Elliott. Ellison. English, Fauiknet, F9n.on'
Florence, Fuller, Gamb e, Gooce, Green, Grow
Hamilton, Harlan, of Ind, Harris OF Ala, Harris
of mississippi, Hastings, Hendricks, HEM lib
dard, HilIyer, Houston, Hughes, lngeFsoll, John-
son, Jones, OF N. Y, Jones oil Tenn, hldwell'
Kittrelge, KuItz, Lamb, Lane, Latham, Letcher'
Lilly, Lindsay, Lyon, McDougall, McMullenS; Nc
| Nair, Mace, Macy, Maurice, Maxwell, May, May
ALL Miller Of Indiana, Millson, Morrison, Mullen
berg, Murray, Nicholas, Noble, Odds, Oliver OF N.
| Y. On, Packer, Peck, Peckham, Perkins of New
York, Perkins OF Louisiana, Phelps, Phillips, Pow
ell, Pratt Richardson, Riddle, Ritche, Robbins,
| Rowe, Ruffin, Seymour, Shannon, Shaw Shower,
Shelton, Smith of Tennessee, Smith OF Va, Smith
of Ala, SnodgraSs, Stanton of Tennessee, Stanton
Smart of Michigan, Taylor of N. Y, Thornton,
Trout Tweed, Vail, Vansant, Walbridge. Walker,
| Walsh Warren, Wells, John Wentworth, West
brook, Wheeler, White and WTight-TotalIl3.
| For Joseph RChandler. (Whig1 Of Pa.-Messrs.
| Appleton, Ball, Cock, Corwia, CrOcker, Cullom,
| Dicks, Dickinson, EdmoEds, Eyerhart, Farley,
Flagler, Franklin, Goodrich, Barlan. of Ohio,
| Hester, Howe, HOni, Knox, McCullOcb, Middle
swarth. Miller, Norton, Parker, Pennington. Prln-
gle, Ready, Ritchey, Russell, Snbin, Sage, Taylor,
| nfM
For solon on G Haven, (whigl ofN. Y.-Messrs.
Abeicrombie, Bennett, Chandler, Ewing, Stephens,
of Ga, and Reese.
| For James L Orr, Is Dem.,) of S.-Alken,
Boyes, Brooks, and McQueen.-4.
For d Campbell, n whig) Of Ohio.-Messrs.
Benson, Carpenter, Chase, Dewitt, Giddihgs, Mat
teson, Morgan, Supp, Tracey, washburn, of Me.
For John G Miller, twhg) of MO-Messrs
Caruthers, Lindey, and Oliver, of Mo.-3.
For w S Ashe, (Dem.) OF N. C.-Mr. Cling
man. TO-.
For VIM Preston. gNIhig) of Ky.-Messrs. Cox.
Haven, and ZollicoiTer-3.
Eiheridge, Grey, Kerr, PuryeaT, Rogers and Sim
mOnS-6.
For ] NJ Mi!Ison, (Dem.) of va.-Mr. Keitt.
For J Breckenridge, (Dem.) OF Ky.-Mr. Sol
For II NJ Howe, twhig) of Pn.-Messrs. Camp
bell, of Ohio, and Meacham--2.
The Clerk announced Linn Boyd elected-nP-
pointing Messrs. Chandler and Orr 10 conduct him
10 the Char.
Mr. Boyd said: tlF
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives
BY the vote Just gwen, you have manifested de-
gree Of respect and confidence for myself, pecu-
linrly gratifying 10 my feeling, and for 1t have
my sincere thanks. Confidently relying on your
kind CO. opt ration, without which it were vain to
hope Tor success, ana guided, as trust sLnll BIZ,
by sleeP!sSs desire 10 maintain order, and pro-
mote the harmony OF this body, by faithful exc
cution Of its laws, engage i'll the duties aSSlgned
to with no feelings to crafty inconsistent with
the claims of impartial juStce-no ann 10 accom-
plish inconsistent with the country'S good.
Mr.. Giddpgs, by request of the CLERK, admins
tered the oath OF Office TO the Speaker.
D.FFERANcE IN GAucEs.-Some of our readers
will doubtless be glad 10 have Succint and inielll.
glle account of the Gauge troubles which have
arisen from the difference between the different
railroad gauges at Erie, to which may allus;ons
have been made in the newspapers. The Boston
Daily Advertiser thus explains the misunderstood
ing:
''Erie is situated on the northwestern extremity
| of Pennsylvania, bordering upon Lake ETIeI be
tween the States Of Ohio and New York. The
gauge or distance between the rails nf the track
| the Hudson River railroad from New York to al.
bany and Troy, and on the New York Central rail
road from ALBANY and Troy to Buffalo, is the same
| as that most of the railrodS in New England
viz. four feet eight and half inches. From Buff
fao the rails are laid through D0nktk to the Penn
Sylvania line Erie on guage of four feet Ten
inches. From this point west to Erie, distance OIL
eighteen miles, the gauge IS now six feet; and from
Ere west, all The way 10 Cincinnati, the gauge Is
four feet ten inches, the same as on the connecting
railroads in Ohio generally. 1t thus appears tina!
faeight might be transported all the way from Ohio
to tldewater through, with but single break al
Buffalo, where the change is from four feet ten in
cheS 10 four feet eight and half inches, If the
eighteen miles in Pennsylvania, east oil Erie, were
changed from the six feet gauge TO that of four feet
ten inches. Unless such Change is made, il is
necessary to mike three breaks, first at Erie from
four feet len inches 10 six feet; next at the Penn
sylvania and New York line from six feet back to
four fest ten incheS and third, at Buffalo from four
feet ten inches TO four feet egt and half iHches.
| "The utility aud convenience of such change
obvious that it is surprising that any serious
objection is made to it. The directors having con-
troll of the eighteen miles of railrond i'll PennSyl-
wanna are DESTROYS IF making the change; but The
people of Erie Oppose it on local grounds, thinking
it advantageous their city 10 have the stop
ped there" l..r.-aI
The Railroad company began TO change the
gauge at the State line on Wednesday morning.
The citizens were summoned by salute OF can
non to assemble and tear dow the railroad bridges.
A mob OF about seven hundred persons collected
and proceeded to tear up the rails. The station
was crowded and the passage Of trains was inter.
rupted. Much damage was done to property, but
at the latest accounts there was a cessation of
active hostilities.
Appointments by the President.
By and Nth the Gduice and consent of the Senate.
JOHN Y. Mason, Of Virginia, to be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Pleniputentary at the
Court of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor OF the
| French. =
TuoMAs H. SEYMOUR, of Connecticut, 10 be En-