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WASHINGTON, wednesday, rep. Il, 1861,
THE ELECTION OF SPEAKER.
The long ascs; is over When the House met,
il rss evident the disposition OF the Democratic
side was to filhbtsta; notwithstanding the agree.
ment yesterday that vote should be had without
unnecessary delay. Mr. Burnett, who had made
the proposition, iuterposed, and temporarily ar
rested this spirit, and ballot proceeded. Various
members explained their votes, and others changed
for the purpose of speaking Mr.. Barksdale made
desperate effort to rally union on Mr.. McClsr'
nand, but Messrs. Mallory and Gimer demon
strated that combined Democratic and American
vote could not elect. After tedious and dlstory
progress. the roll was finished, and Mr., Briggs,
who had voted for Mr.. McClsrnand, changed to
Mr.. Pennington, thss concentrating an election
Mr.. Riggs, who promised to change, did not.
When the result was announced, the galleries rang
with cheer,, but no demonstration was made on
the Republican side of she floor They bore the
triumph becomiDgly.
At this moment, Mr. Hindman Of Arkansas rose
to speak, and was restrained with much difficulty,
to allow the Speaker to be sworn in. Even after
their defeat, the Democracy were unwilling to sub
nit and confusion prevailed in the hall for several
minutes until Messrs. BocOck and Sherman escorted
Mr.. Pennington 10 the chair. His speech pro-
duced an excellent impression on the House, and,
aeradoptng the rules and after the usual formallties
were gone through with, an adjournment till Friday
was carried.
THE COMMITTEES.
The Committees will be announced next week.
Mr.. Sherman will be Chairman of the Ways and
Means, and leader of the House, Mr.. Grow will
be at the head of the Territories and Others who
were Members of the XXXIvth Congress, will
probably be restored to the positions they then Occu
pied. Nothing is yet determined, however.
MR.. crumbs NOMINATION..
The Senate had short Executive session, and
reconsidered Mr.. Crumbs nomination for Havre,
leaving decisive vote for tomorrow.
THE PRINTING INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Wendell has refused to answer certain In
terrogatories propOunded by the Printing lnvestl-
CATION Committee and is allowed time TO decide
whether he will adhere to that purpose Ii he
persists, imprisonment may be the consequence.
TIE HARPER's FERRY INVESTIGATION.
Senator Wilson appeared before the Harper's
Ferry Committee to-day and testified that Forbes
called on him early in May Of 1885, and said he
had been employed by Brown, but had left his SER
vice because Brown did not pay him; that Messrs
! Howe, SanbOrn and others III the East oughs to
nav him, because his wife and children were starv-
ing in Paris Forbes was greatly excited, and in
| censed against Brown and the men who had con-
tributed TO aid Brown TO organize force for de-
tense in Kansas. He said Brown had possession
of arms sent out for the defense of Kansas, and
they were in Iowa, and that he unfit to have the
care of them, and they ought to be taken from him.
Mr.. Wilson wrote to DR.. Howe to get the men
who had sent out these arms to take them out OF
Browns hands, and put them in the care of more
trusty men in Kansas for, if they were used
for any unlawful purpose, innocent parties might be
| involved IN trouble. DR.. Howe replied that an
order had been sent to Brown to deliver the arms 70
some other persons, and that Forbes was a disap-
pointed and malignant man. No hint was thrown
out that Brown intended to attack Ilarpers Ferry,
and Mr.. Wilson Inferred from the remark of Forbes
that Brown should not have the arms referred to
for use in the border troubles of Missouri and
Kansas, as he had heard that Brown aud some 9TH
ers were during the troubles of 1856, in favor OF
! driving the Missouri men out of the Territory and
of retaliating by following them into Missouri.
Being opposed to such movements, Mr.. Wilson had
written to Dr. Howe to get the arms out of Browns
hands.
Mr. Realf is discharged by the Committee and
Mr.. Hyatt will appear tomorrow.
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