The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-27
IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.
CALLICOT ELECTED SPEAKER
The Speaker Elect Declares Himself
aDemocrat, and Votes for Repub-
lican Candidates for Clerk
and Sergcant-at-Arms.
Charges Of Corruption Made Against the Speaker
and an Investigation Demanded.
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THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE QUESTION.
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The Revolutionary Developments at
the State Capital.
Trouble Between the State and National
Government Foreshadowed.
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MORE SCENES OF DISORDER,
&C., &C.. &C.
The Revolutionary Developments at
the State Capital.
Trouble Between the State and National
Government Foreshadowed.


Many Of the leading republicans cndeavoring to
make capital out Of the placing Mr.. Murphy in
tho chair, declaring outrageous and everything else
They have good TO justify them in their Views
The election OF temporary chairman under the circum
stances, is not without precedent II correctly
Der the history OF the long and stormy Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives Washington in Isll
John Quincy Adams was, amid Just such bedlam
existed here Saturday, declared elected temporary
chairman and a. first refused take the chair but
taken and carried to the chair by Several OF
the officers Of the House and assistant scrgcants
attempted prevent those who had Mr. Adams charge
from reaching the Speakers char they we're pushed
one sid. and Mr.. Adams placed 10 the Speakers
chair aud rem sned there until r. NJ T. Hunter, state
rights whg elected by the democrats going TO
him.
The movement here Saturday only for a ch,ir-
whilst the Clerk absent: and, therefore there
tie least particle Of justification for the repub
licans To make their begerent demonstration and
the storm that they did II would have much better
for oil concerned arrangement had been entered into
at the commencement Of the session, a member
placed the chair 70 preside until Speaker elected
All this trouble anarchy, confusion and clustering woad
have bsen prevented, and that never been recorded
against this Assembly.
II was plainly TO DO this morning long before the
Assembly that election would place to-day.
The republicans not paired of all present and
whipped into the for Callicos. This made appa
every person that the long Speaker
drawing 70 close, although many OF the democratic
leaders still! confident that Callco could get
majority Blu, this class OF little Understood the
feeling the Assembly In point OF fact the democrats
have elected Mr.. caIcot by their Administering
Had they proceeded business the day
that Callicot nominated, aud continued TO
keep themselves within the parliamentary rules,
he would have been elected Speaker OF this
House Mr.. CaIlicot had not at that time been
nominated ir cancus and large number q republicans
positively refused to support him but the albusering
o, the democrats and the stormy and dgacefu session
Of week AGO Saturday, drove many Of those wavong
republicans into the support Of Caicot, aud enabled The
republican managers apply the whip with greater
eject and more power, until finally every member
forced back into the ranks and voted for Clcot This
feeling Of disgust FOR the hhbuslering Of the
democrats was not confined TO the republican
party. large number q the best class
81 democratic members exhibited IN many ways
their disgust Of portion OF their colleagues, and were
nearing the position that they ready Mr.
Caicot elected, although they would not yote for him
themselves.
AS soon as tic House was called 70 order this morning
Mr fialds offered a resolution declaring Mr. Trimmer
elected speaker and Mr. Cushm1n (repubiican clcced
Clerk. point ~ order raised TINT this IN vioa
on a the agreement made on saturday, nasgnch ~ II
attached 20 the election Of speaker that Of CLERK The
Clerk decided that portion referring Clerk 10
violation ~ the special order An appeal was taken from
the dec sion, a vote taken. and the decision "
the Clerk sustained, several democrats voting favor 81
sustaining the decision .. TIE clerk ground that
they did desire ~ place themselves IN any position
that could be nisconstrned ~ violating the agreement en-
tered Into on Saturday.
This subject being disposed OF a veto wa taksn AMI
Mr. Calicot elected the first ballot BY majority.
Tie Clerk appointed Messfs Trimmer and Dcpew -
duct Mr. CalCot ~ the chair IL announced that hr
Trimmer not IN tie Chamber. Mr. Dean then APP
roln,ed bat ascertaned that he too uot On
/ the noor. The Clerk then appointed iawton smith
~.ne one sang out ~ hope Mr. smith will not acto
bGt he did act aud assisted Mr. Depew conducting Mr.
Callcot the char AZ Mr.. Calcot started from
h. seat there mere numerous hases aud ciapphg o.
hands ia the lsbbos and galleries. bat NJ other demon
STATIONS whatever Mr. 'aucot delivered bis s4afts-
I 10 the Assembly ~ clear and distinct toDe, De
claring that be stl democrat and should net a.
such u hs pdivdul capacty, sna that he accepted ~
nomination owing ~ the TACT That i was apparent ils
/ no election could take place without compromise
The House then proceeded T. the election q Clerk
\ sergeant.at.Arms and Doorkeepcr particularly
noticed ar Cacot voted ~ q these Tor the
republican Candidates aud thus that party have socurr
the organization n the House far the elective o.
GERS are concerned II now remains 10 be- seen vhc,
the fourteen oncor that the SPEAKER hss 70 APPOINT VII
be given 70 the republicans q aemoorats The basg'a
that Il understood that h. did make that the r.
/ moCrscy sbould iyvs thosa officers.
These eec,ious beng concluded the orccrs ,,
and the usual commite. appointed 20 visit upon the Co
erugr and the nfgrn them that the House
Organized and ready 20 proved 90 business, Mr. tois
then renewed his charge ~ corruption against Mr. Caoti
demanding the appointment q committee % nvrsste
tho charges the committee ~ be elected by ballot Thin
PRODUCTION Of thus resolution created considerable cgn.r
satia. DurDg tho controversy the question he
private secretary " the Governor announced, tho
presented tha Governors annual message The cornp
iou charges ais side for the reading Of his
doc lfn~nt, which took up considerable time.
Vow that the election u speaker has been accomplhei
and no done u may BE- proper 70 look back ~
moment 20 Developments that have been dsrace
70 the Assembly. The scenes that have trasprcd here
have been, ~ many INSTANCES, exceedingly exciting
| ana bel.erent Il not for N eay
| whether either side justlded IN te corse,
bu, that Revolutionary proceedings have taken pps v
FtFn IA ia. Aaer.f. .hN
were the leaders a. Another day the republicans bad
the monopoly o. the revolutionary and bosercnt d,n,on
straons There must be csuss for all tha, and there
else can look Tor but IN tb- Revolutionary ooritoa
OF tho public mniG The events q the extensive civil
war that we have % our hands, nclnsng tho arbitrary
couree ~ some o the officials and tho extreme policy
that tho radicals have forced the admnraion " sdopt,
In many Instances overriding the c0Dsttrtion ard the
Laws q the country, violating many o. the hnd
marks that have been tho guide u our forwaberr,
which guaranteed thu protection ~ All in Their 'gn's
ia cansed revolutionary feeling Ia ihe bre.st. a
the masses. They have 10 word dnc0vc-ed that W.