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ELECTION OF SPEAKER

Our readers will perceive on reference to the pro-
ceedings of the House yesterday that James L. Orr,
of South Carolina elected Speaker of the Thirty
fifth Congress the first ballot having received the
vote of every democratic representative present
Mr. Orr was born at Craytonville, South Carolina,
on the 18th day Of May, 1922, and is now conse-
quently in the Seth year of his age. He graduated
in ls40 at the University of Virginia, and immed
aely devoted himself to the study of the law in the
office of Judge Whner then solicitor of the western
circuit of his native State and was admitted to the
bar in May, lS43. When but little more than twen-
ty-two years of age he was elected by the largest
vote given in his district member of the ecis
oture, i'm which body lac ulhtiII uIsIed himself
and became leading member. In l849 he was
elected to Congress, and has continued to represent
his district to the present time. Our limits to-day
will not permit to refer to the various incidents
connected with his brilliant career--the congress
sional debates furnish the competest portraiture of
his character as statesman. His elevation to the
Speakers chair, an office only second in Importance
to that of President, by the unanimous vote of his
party clearly indicates the high estimation in which
he is held by the representatives of the people
In every respect Col. Orr is emnently qualified for
the arduous and important position to which he has
perform the duties of presiding officer with frmness
mpartality, and entire acceptability to the whole
House.
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NO DIVISION UPON TECHNICAL QUESTIONS


In former times judicial proceedings were often so
entanged by technicalites as essentially to impede
the course of substantial justice Latterly, law-ma
kers by the common consent of mankind have enact
ed laws to avoid their effects and substantial
right as the great object to be attained When, in
their attendance upon courts, people have the
substantial rights of parties give way to useless for
malities, questions of vital Importance, they
never failed to denounce all mere technical questions
as subversiye of the ends of Justice. The common
mind naturally revolts at the defeat Of real and
substantial object by rigid adherence to mere
forms and ceremonies.
Kansas affairs afford us a pertinent and striking
illustration. In enacting law for the organization
of territorial government preliminary to her adj
mission as State, the great question involved
whether it should be free slave Statef Congress
wisely declared that the people of the Territory
should determine that question for themselves. No
other question was involved. The people were d
vded upon this one great question. The territorial
Legislature enacted law authorizing them to
elect delegates to frame constitution, with no linn
itation upon their powers. Upon the technical
ground that the Legislature were not lawfully elect
ed, portion of those entitled to do 30 refused to
vote. Here was substantial and fair opportunity
for them to exercise the elective franchise and de-
termne who should be delegates, and, consequent
ly what the constitution should be. But upon a
mere technicality, based upon the assumption of a
prior wrong committed in electing the Legislature,
class refused TO vote at all. If the convention was
formed to suit their wishes, il is because they
abandoned substantial ground to rest upon even
doubtful techncalities. The viii Of tho people, as
far as they chose to express il in the only lawful
way it could be done, elected the members of the
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CoNGREss--MoNpAY.

SENArE.-On the Senate being called to order, fifty
members were in attendance. The oath of Office
administered by Hon. Jesse D. Bright, the old
est member present-the Vice President being alb
sent-to Hon. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, and
upon took their seats in the Senate. On motion by
Mr.. Allen the Senate proceeded to ballot for Pres
dent pro tenn. and Hon. Benjamin Fitzpatrick was
chosen receiving 28 votes out of AZ. The usual res
olutions were then adopted informing the President
and the House of Representatives Of the organization
of the Senate; and after short executive session,
without doing any further business, the Senate adj
journed.
HousE OF REpREsENTArUEs.--At twelve o'clock the
Clerk General Culom) called the roll, with view
of ascertaning whether quorum was present when
two hundred and twenty one members answered to
their names.
The election of Speaker for the Thirty-ffth Con-
gress being first in order the Hon. James l.. Orr, of
South Carolina received one hundred and twenty
eight, and Mr. Grow eghty-four votes Thirteen
were cast for other gentlemen.
On being conducted to the chair, Col. Orr made
brief address, returning his thanks for the honor
conferred upon him, promising to discharge his
duties with fairness and impartiality, and invoking
the part of the members patriotism as expansive
the confederacy itself in the prosecution of the
Legislation of the country.
James c. Allen, of Illinois, was elected Clerk of
the House A. j. Giossbrenner of Pennsylvania,
sergeant-at-arms r. B. Hackney, of Virginia Door
keeper; and NJ. w. Cluskey, of Georgia. postmaster.
These gentlemen were severally sworn in, and at
once entered upon their duties
Mr.. CIngman offered resolution, which was
agreed to, adopting the rules of the last House for
the government of this until otherwise ordered add
ing to the 23d rule the words, proviso, "that,
whenever any committee has occupied the morning
hour two days, it shall not be in order for such
committee to further report until the other commit
tees shall have been called in turn His object was
as he explained, to prevent any one committee from
monopolizing the morning hour, as the with
that on Public Lands in previous Congresses.
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THE WAGON ROAD FROM FORT DEFIANCE


A letter has been received by the Secretary of
War from L. F. Beale, superintendent of the wagon
road from Fort Defiance to the Mojare river, dated
9th September 100 miles east of the Colorado river
in which he says:
~ have the honor to report my arrival at this place.
creek flowing north into the Colorado. have spent
the last days in constant explorations of the country
in advance of me- towards the great river, in order that
might know what to depend when left this place
the country has been represented as barren of grass
and water
Up to this point the road has been beyond all COM
parison the easiest unbroken country for the
distance have seen, and should it prove OF more
difficult character from this point to the State line of Cal
iforna it will then be thousand times better one
than any know of, carrying it does abundance Of
water and grass throughout, and passing through the
finest forests of pine timber possible to conceive.
81 send Mr. Thorburn to-day on an exploring expedi-
ton in advance and shall start myself on another line to-
morrow
81 cannot sufficiently express my admiration Of that
noble brute the camel and look forward confidently to
the day when they will be found In general in all
parts of the country. The idea that their feet would
break down in travelling over rocky ground explo
ded absurdty In oil the explorations the toughest
possible volcanic rock they have been with patiently
packing water of which they never drank drop, and
corn of which they tasted grain. On the expe-
dition from which returned yesterday they were four
days without water, and apparently without feeling the
want of it,
81 send back to-day part of my escort, having no
further for it, My animals all in good condition,
and the men in good spirits.
1.-THE next despatch you will receive from will an
my arrival in California and also the fact of my
starting back my return
repeat that up to this point the road, considering
its length and the fact that it is unbroken is the best in
all points in the world and that it will prove in spite of
all opposition to the contrary, the great emgran route
to California 1t cannot fail in this for is nearly two
hundred miles shorter than any other and carries grass
wood and water besides being very fertile in oil parts
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Whole number of votes :

Mr.. oRR was then declared duly elected Speaker
The following is the vote in detail, namely
Those who voted for James L. Orr Messrs. Adran
Ali, Anderson Arnold Atkins Avery, Barksdale Bishop
Bocock Bonham, Bowie Boycc, Branch, Burnett Burns
Caske, Chapman Horace Il. Clark John b. Clark, Clay,
Clemens, Clingman, Cobb, John Cochrane, Cockerll,
Corning, Cox, James Craig, Burton Craige, Crawford
Curry, Davidson, John G.. Davis Reuben Davis Dewart
Dimmck Dowdel Edmundson, Elliott English, Eustis
Faulkner Florence Foley, Garrett Gartrel ellis, Gil
mer Goode, Greenwood, Gregg Groesbeck Lawrence w.
Hall, Thos L. Harris, liaskn, Hatch, Hickman Hopkins
Houston Hughes, Huyler, Jackson Jenkins, Jewett
George W. Jones, J. CLANCY Jones, Owen Jones' Keitt
Kelly, Jacob M. Kunkel, Lamar, Landy, Lawrence
Leidy Letcher, Maclay McKbbin, Mcqueen, Samuel S.
Marshall, Mason, Miles, Miller, Mson, Montgomery,
Moore Isaac NJ Norris Niblack, Pendleton, Peyton,
Phelps, Phillips Powell Quitman, Reagan, Reilly Rufn,
RUSSELL Sandidge Savage, Scales, Scott Soaring Seward
Aaron Shaw Henry NJ Shaw, Shorter, Sickles, Single
ton, Robert Smith, Samuel A. Smith, William Smith,
Staworh, Stephens Stevenson, James A. Stewart Tai
bot, George Taylor, Miles Taylor, Underwood, Ward,
Warren Watkins, White, Whitley, Winslow worten-
dyke, Augustus r. Wright John v Wright
Those who voted for Gausha A. Grow were Messrs
Abbott, Andrews Banks, Bennett, Billinghurst Bng-
ham, Blair, Bliss, Brayton, Bufinton Buringame Bur
roughs Case Chafee, Clark b. Cochrane Colfax Comns
Covode, Cragn Curtis, Damrell Davis of Iowa. Davis
of Massachusetts,, Dawes Dean, Dick, Dodd Durfee
Edic, Fenton, Foster, Giddingg Gilman, Goodwin
Granger Robert b. Hail. Harlan, Hoard Horton, How
ard, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kigore, Knapp Leech, Letter
Loyejoy Matteson Morgan Morrill, Freeman III Morse
Oliver A. Morse, Mott, Murray Nichols olin Palmer
Parker Petit Pike Potter Pottle Pursuance Ritchie
Roberts, Royce John sherman, Judson w Sherman
Spinner, Stanton, William Stewart, Tappan Thayer
Thompson Toinpkins Wade Walbtidge Waldron
Walton Cadwalaler G. Washbumc, Elihu b Washburne
Israel Washbun, Wilson, and Wood.
Those who voted for l.. d. Campbell were Mossrs
Ezra Clark Clawson, and Robbins.
Those who voted for II Winter Davis were Messrs
Hill aud Edward JOY Morris
Those who voted for r. X. 2ollicoher were Messrs
Humphrey Marshall Maynard, and Ready
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SAMpsoN IN sHAoKLEs.A prisoner in the Green
county Jail, by the name of Sam Witham, has been
amusing himself and astonishing the aler with his eat
of strength Unaded by single instrument he broke
set of the strongest patent handouts rent the shacle
from his feet tore off several locks from tho door Of his
CELL broke large iron door which served as an add
tonal fastening, and passing out into the hall OF the JAIL
exercised himself in the satisfactory mysteries Of pigeon
wing night two since he concluded to give another
entertainment which consisted of breaking two Of the
heavy iron bars of the CRATES OF his cell door, but his
performance being unseasonaby checked by the entrance
of his keeper he retired from the in evident
fusion. Monroe VS. Press.
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We have before alluded to the death of Mr. Stmson,
editor Of the Day Book His disease organic
argement of the heart The physicians consider his
rather remarkable one and express the wonder that he
survived so long The Day Book says post norton ex
animation showed that the heart enlarged to about
three times its natural SIZE weighing twenty ounces. The
walls of the left yentricle nearly an inch thick
GNs,c York Journal Of Commerce
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The Van Buren, ARK Herald announces the arrival at
that place of hunting party direct from Vine Prairie
II says
Such heap of wild fowl consisting of green heads,
bald patcs green and blue winged teal, rufie heads
sprg tails and red heads have seldom If ever looked
upon in single pile, together with deer and turkey
of the choicest quality, among which we noticed a
pair of bucks and pair of does of unusual size with
skins hoof and horns entire upon them, while Others
had been disrobed and quartered at camp All of which
game appeared in unusual fine order Venison, ducks,
and turkeys all fat and fat see them in
any other country than Arkansas"
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The Hon. James Craig, of Missouri, has completed
the arrangement for daily mail service from Quincy,
ILL.,, to Hannibal and st. Joseph, Mo-, with the
Postmaster General, and d. f. Beeman, contract
or, is to put it into operation Immediately.
From the promptness with which the new mem
Der has acted in matter of such Importance to the
great West may infer favorably Of his great use
funess to his constituency and his section of coun-
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We find in the Charleston Courier AN elaborate and
able speech delivered in Charleston before the Cham
Der of Commerce, by the Hon. d. L. Yuee, upon The
subject of the Florida railroads. The honorable sen
ator takes an enlarged and statesmanke view of the
subject, and shows that these roads, when compile
ted, will have most important influence, not only
ON the commerce and travel Of Florida and the ada
cent States, but extending TO the far Pacific
coast and the island of Cuba. We make single ex
tract
Mr. Yulee said he would repeat that he did not expect
TO take all the travel but he expected In view of al
equal despatch greater comfort and greater cheapnes
take fair share of the travel between the northern At
lantc cities and New Orleans. He thought that many
travellers would take route going and the other
turning thus completing circuit OF travel that would
combine the agreeable diverses of mountain and sea
board scenery and climate.
Besides the through travel TO New Orleans the bust
ness men of this city must desire for themselves the
shortest route of intercourse when the connexion
completed from the Memphis road to New Orleans, the
distance from Charleston to New Orleans will be 022
miles while by the Florida route it will be only ~
miles.
Then, as to the travel to Cuba. Except what comes
twice month by the Isabel the bulk of the travel
goes by the steamers to New York. But from Cedar
Keys TO Havana the distance is only 1862 miles, which
will be performed twice week by single steamer with
When the road reaches Tampa or Charlotte Har'
Dor the distance will be reduced to ferrage
This travel win be extensive and must certainly take the
Florida route.
The route must also take the California travel, which
will be very large There four crossings from the
Pacic--at Panama. at Nicaragua ut Honduras, and at
Tehuantepec II is not at all unlikely that the govern
ment will give its influence for the opening Of the last
named route because 1t debouches into the Gull OF Mex
CO. which is practically and which will be
rendered still more by the acquisition of Gu
baan acquision which has been long postponed, but
which he believed will soon be reached for it the
impression of Mr. Yulee that within the next four ycaH
we shall annex Cuba Be this as it may, there is
son to believe that within the next six months year
the Tehuantepec route with stage connexions will be
opened for the transportation of passengers and the
mails.
The Honduras route is also in good progress of reaz
ton and will be one of the most important crossings
the Pacific.
We regret that the crowded state Of our columns
prevents us from publishing the whole speech which
abounds with the most valuable facts and statistics
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NOTICES on nILIa.

Mr. FLORENCE gave notice that on tomorrow or up
on some subsequent day he would ask leave to introduce
"A bill for the entire suppression OF all bank notes
CURRENCY or OF banknotes of less denomination than
500 zone hundred dollars circulating medium in the
District Of Columbia
Mr.. FAULKNER of Virginia, gave notice that he
would ask leave to introduce "a bill 20 SUNNY
an omission in the enrolment OF certain act therein
named The object of the bill Is correct an error Of
the Clerk BY which the annual appropriation OF $500 900
for the national amories was omitted in the enrolment
the army. appropriation bill
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FEEDING PAPER Richard M. Hoe, of this city, the in
ventor of the celebrated printing press has this week
patented improvement in the feeding device of cyln
der presses by giving the drop roller, the that
pulls the paper TO the type positive instead of an in
Permitting motion depending contact with the print
ing cylinder such IL formerly had He gives IL pos
tive motion, independent of any other part.
[Scottle Amafoaa
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MISS JULIANA MAY.

This distinguished vocalist has just received
call from her friends and admirers in Philadelphia to
give concert there, after which she will proceed
South but we trust that she leaves her native
city she will allow her friends to hear the thrilling
tones of her exquisite voice once more.
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DIPLOMATIC verdant Yankee expectant for Office
was advised the other day 10 apply for the consushp at
the Iobos islands, Guano ropsf He had his letter
written before he discovered the joke
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

At twelve O'Clock, M, the Clerk of the last House of
Representatives General Cullom announced that, the
hour having arrived for the organization of Congress- he
would ia pursuance of usage, proceed to call the roll of
members puporting to have been elected to the Thirty
fifth Congress- with view of ascertaning whether quo
We're present He requested gentlemen to make
audible responses to their names.
Having called the roll two hundred and twenty
members answered to their names.
The Clerk announced that 1t now ascerained that
quorum OF members present
ELECTION SPEAKER. a,
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, the House proceeded to
the election Of Speaker by a ciUa vote
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee, nominated JAMES L. ORR
representative from the State of South Carolina for that
position remarkng "he is the democratic nominee
The Clerk preliminary, appointed the following
named gentlemen teiles Messs JOKES of Tennessee,
BANKS Of Massachusetts, MORRIS of Pennsylvania and
CLINGNAN of North Carolina.
"a Mr., BANKS nominated GALusHA A. Grow, represent
alive from the State of Pennsylvania.
The result of the vote follows
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The brig Eliza Burgess which sailed from Salem, MAS
ON the 2lst ul put into Gloucester the next day !"
the purpose of landing four boys found on board.
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Whole number of votes ------.-----------2l3
Necessary to a choice -l0I
Mr.. Gossbrenner therefore declared duly elected,
and took the oath of Office. ts .r .......... r4 IS
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, the Clerk was directed
to have copy of the estimates bound for the of each
member of the House.
ELECTION OF DooRKEEpER
On motion of Mr.. FAULKNER, the House proceeded
to the election of Doorkeeper.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, nominated r. b. Hackney,
of Virginia.
Mr.. MORGAN nominated N. Darling The telers
were Messrs. FAULKSER, Cox, MORGAN, and Grow.
The result was for Mr.. Hackney. --------------12s
Wnoie NUMBER OF votes FOG
necessary TO a choice
Mr.. Hackney was declared duly elected and sworn in
INJECTION OF POSTMASTER
Mr.. STEPHENS offered the following resolution ire
marking that he did TO time y and IL was agreed
to-
Resolved That Michael w. Cluskey be, and is hereby
appointed postmaster 10 the House of Representatives
the Thirty fifth Congress
On notion the House then adjourned until tomorrow
at IL o'clock
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