Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-29
Organization OF Congress.

The various newspapers of the country are filled
with ingenious speculations as to the probable Or
ganization Of the House Of Representatives. Such
speculations, however, while they may amuse read
ers, cannot be relied on with any degree of conf
dence. The perplexed condition Of the represen-
tatve body composed it Is Of three several par
ties, makes II impossible to foretell with accuracy
any result. Then, again, the large number At gen.
temen whose names have been mentioned IN con-
nexion with the offices to be filed, many of whom
are gentlemen of high standing, and large inhur
ence still farther complexities the matter and IN
creases the peiplexity. How Congress- viii be Or
ganized, and who will be elected to fill the promi-
nent posts, we must patiently wait for the future
to disclose. Yet, after all, the House will no doubt
be organized in some way or other and that within
a reasonable time after its meeting.
We have learned that the large class OF very
patriotic unselfsh and disinterested men known
as g outsiders" are more than ordinarily busy in
arranging for tho organization Of Congress, and
the distribution Of the Offices just as though Con-
gress was wanting in the requisite intelligence for
doing 80. This effort, which has been going on for
some years past to get up an outside control over
Congress- control to be exercised too by men
who, in many instances have sort of standing at
home or abroad, who could not be elected consta-
bles by those who know them best, is an outrage
on Congress and on the constituent body. We be-
lieve that the men who engage in this effort are
generally men broken down in character and tor
fumes, men who have no particular places Of resi-
dence, and who consequently are deprived Of the
privilege Of voting in any Of the State elections
They live "about in spots" They are here to-day,
there tomorrow. When Congress meets they
come from their wanderings, and settle down in
the hotels and boarding houses like great swarm
of bees.
We repeat, 1t is an outrage on Congress and on
the sufragans Of the various States Of this Union,
n. Al kaks~ hat ID
self-constituted, controlling body should presume
to direct what Congress shall, and shall not, do.-
Washington Sentinel.
We can add our testimony to the truth Of
the statement made by the Sentinel that
"outsiders are more than ordinarily busy in
arranging for the organization of Congress and
the distribution Of the Offices = and the Ssnti-
nel might with safety have added that the adj
ministration was looking to the accomplish
ment Of similar purpose Notwithstanding
the declarations Of the administration leaders
and the Union that their party would rigidly
adhere to their own caucus nominees yet it is
well known that these very leaders and the
Union are secretly colleaguing to effect partial
administration organization by parcelling out
the spoils the Union is not to be forgotten in
this distribution, The administration care very
little about the subordinate Offices, because, in
the event Of their removal, places viii bc'made
for them in the Departments. And, notwith-
standing all the laudations which have been
lavished upon Forney for his assumed disin-
tcrestedness in regard to- the spoils and the
Pennsylvania United Stat 8 Senatorship, yet
it is well known that he is endeavoring, by
every effort in bis power, to secure an interest
in the spoils and Senatorship also. Forney
never loses an opportunity to get hand in the
Treasury.