Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-15
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The Effects Of Enthusiastically, in the
House of Representatives, a motion TO adjourn
over until Monday having been made, the yeas
and nays were directed 10 be taken, in order tc
determine the question. Several gentlemen dur
ing the ea loudly calculated either "Bsnks," OF
Richardson" instead of 'yea" or "nay,' as that
part of the proceedings required! This showed
the effect of habit. Their names had previously
been called ffty-eght times, that they might
pronounce their choice for Speaker. IL may
readily be conceived that these mistakes afforded
much merriment 10 the members OF the House
generally, whose loud and hearty outbursts OF
laughter served 10 relieve the monolony attendant
ON the Intellectual effort TO elect presiding officer.
Present to General Rusk.-On the 10th in
stant The Hon. John B. Weller, on the part of
some OF The personal California; friends OF Hon.
Thomas ]. Rusk, Of Texas, presented the latter
gentleman a mansaneta cane, the head of which
exhibits various specimens Of the gold OF that
State rendered to him as testimonial OF their
high respect for him Senator and citizen, re-
gardng him as the just and generous friend Of
every section OF the Union, never asking for the
South what he is" unwilling TO yield to the
North" In epy TO the letter OF Mr. Weller, Mr..
Rusk returns his warmest thanks, trusting that,
through life, be il long or short, the cane will re-
mind him how much he owes to the friends Of the
Constitution. and still stronger impress upon him
the obligations he is under TO do justice to all
sections, and especially to the Pacific coast |;
pedging himself that he will zealously contribute
all in his power TO the construction OF railroad
10 unite the two great oceans-the Pacific and
the Atlantic.
Hellis Hord.-An elderly gentleman OF this
name, from the State of Ohio, is now in Washing
ton, soliciting subscriptions 70 "The Youths
Alphabet TO the science of nature man, and art"
He has what he calls novel method of calculat-
ing inaccessible heights and distances, etc. This
prospectus exhibits fallering endorsement OF
his labors and discoveries, and he displays an
unusual degree of confidence and enthusiasm
in the success Of his system. The scientific por-
ton of The community, interested in such sub
ieets, viii doubtless bestow attention upon the
new application of geographical power and the
other branches OF the elaborate programme
An Accommodating Oficer.-As no money
for the pay of members Of the House of Repre-
sentalives until Speaker of that body shall have
been elected, the funds being drawn to his order,
A. J. Glossbrenner, esq, the sergeant-at-arms,
with view TO the accommodation of the MEM
beers, has paid out to them twenty EIGHT thousand
dollars from his own resources.
Speed.-A gentleman left at our Office, yester-
day morning, at eleven o'clock, copy OF the
"Cincinnat Daily Commercial Of the morning
previous. Thus only about twenty-nine or thirty
hours were employed in its transmission hither
Ten years ago, four complete days would have
been called "fast time"
"Gas."-While at the National hotel, last night,
we heard gentleman talking about the superior
advantages of fixture to be applied for illuminat-
ing purposes, and calling the attention Of Con-
gressional friend of TO the interesting sub
ject. The design, if we understand II correctly,
is TO effect saving of the intangible substance
But no invention, we presume, would check the
improvident flow of gas, odoriferous with political
speculations which does not emit flow Of light
to dissipate the darkness in which partsans are al
present involved