New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-12-01

MUCH ADO ABOUT ruINC,

The newspaper and the telegraph
devote considerable space to tie organ
'zation of the House, aud grave appre.
hensiona are expressed chat Mr.. Nc
Ph"'son, the clerk, may insist upon
p'"clng the names ofthc newly cleo
ted members from the Southern States
on the roll Of the House. The Cincin
"atti Coannscrcia! dispose o: all arpre-
hension by the following historical
parallel.
"On the 81 Of December: 1889, at
the opening of the 26rh Congress,
Hugh Garland Clerk of the 25th Con
sress; refused to call the names of the
members from New Jersey, because
the seats Of all the members of that
State were contested. For three days
there Was an excited and wild debate
the House being both unorganized and
'iisordeliy. On the fourth day, the
clerk was directed to call the roll gain
and commencing with Maine had pro-
cteded according to the geographical
situation of the States, as ia. as New
Jersey, and was about to say thai lie
would not call the names of the mem
bcrs ct that stare, when John Quincy
Adams, who had not had anything to say
about the controversy up to that mo-
ment suddenly tpok tie h,"r aad said:
L rise to Interrupt the clerk ..
Instantly there was profound silence
in the Hall, and Mr.. A:lams said:
eve degrade aud Disgrace our con-
"titue''ts, and the country, because the
Clerk OF the House: the mere Cle,k
whom we employ and whose existence
depends upnn "ur will, ,usu.ps ,.r
'hioae and seta us, the xRep,esci..a-
ti,es ald see-.s,s,ts Of tie whole.
Americac PEOPLE, at deiinnce, ard hold
US IN contempt. Anl what is this
CLERK Of yours? Is he to suspend, by
ms mere negative, the functions of
Government, and put an end to this
Congress? H. refuses to call the roll!
1t Is IN your power to compel him to
call it, ifhe will MT do it voluntarily,
tllere Mr.. Adams was interrupted by
il member, who said he was authorized
to say that cemrusion coul | not reach
Che Clerk, who had avowai t,at lie
~@u!d rather resign than cal, the State
OF New,Je.4ey.) Wei, sir, let hlm u
e;gn,~ continued NJ. Al,ms, snd We
may possibly discover some way by
~h,ch We can get al'ug without the
aid ef his powerful talent, learning,
and genias." a.a
Mr.. Adams submitted motion to
require the Clerk to call a roll for the
State of New Jerse', and ,these was
a general outcry of "How shall the
question be put?" All knew the Clerk
would not put it. Mr. Adams said:
Il intend to put the question myself"
That solved the difficulty. Richard
Barnwell Ehett. of South Carolina.
sprang upon dosk and novel that
lion. John Quincy Adams, Of Massa-
chusetts, takes the chair as presiding
officer, and of1ic.,e until the House be
organized Ivy the election Of its COZ s'i
tutional officers The motion was put
and carried. Mr. Adams was escorte d
to the char. New Jersey was called
and the Hotse organized. IF Edwa"d
Mcpherson, the "mere Clerk" ''usurps
The throne" and attempts to play tle
lie of Hugh G.rlanl, it will not be
difficult to fnd one who can follow tn.
Albums precedent in bringing order
ont Of chaos. 1t was easy tor the
Courtiers of Ferdinand t, make an
egg stand on erI after COLUMBUS had
shcwn them how 80 remarkable feat
nigh. be accomplished.
/ Unwise above many is the man who
considers every hour lost which is no: