New-York tribune., 1867-01-01

iELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
A1n,NY. Dec. Sl.--At the Union canQus held this
evening in the Capitol over which d. c. Litlejohn
presided. MI T. l.. Pitts was chosen Speaker by ac-
clamation and Luther Caldwell OF E!mira was elect
ed Clerk on the sixth ballot.
ing A. out of the 46 members were present Mr..
Smith NJ Weed of Clinton presided, and d. o. StOrr
of Sullivan and Charles Blanyel of New-I0rk acted
as Secretaries An informal ballot for candidate for
Speaker resulted follows; Thomas }. Creamer, s;
J6hn @ Jacobs @: William Williams, 6 G. H. Mills
paugh T : John +. Deyelin, q; Smith NJ. Weed, 3. On
ibe second formal ballot Creamer Tecclved14 Develin
13; MSpaugh, "A; and Henry .Jenet' l. MI Deve-
lin stateted that the prop1etX OF not ma king any
nominations at all had Decn preached. III was
nGStion whether the Democrats would not stand
lc+ter in tbe House If they entered il tomorrow
candidates. He merely thew out the proposition for
the consideration OF the caucus without saving
whether he was for or against it.
Mir Creamer thought IT a strange proposition to
make i'm a Democratic Caucus-a caucus representing
some $50 900 votes that cast at the last election
He thought that they ought to enter the House with
united front REGARDLESS of whatever favOrs the ma
iority NAV have il in their power to grant deny,
and thoughtful only of the integrity aud honor of
the party they represented. IT was very suspicious
proposition and those who make it belong elsewhere.
Mr.. Genet calledthe gentleman to order, charging
him with indulang IN personalities.
Mr.. Creamcr inquired whether the remarks htted
AIr. Genet replied that if he thought so he ought
to apply them directly and take the responsibility
Mr.. Crcamcr retored that the gentlemen was not
now i'm the NcW-lOrG Board Of Alderman and that
he tAr. Crcamerl would take the full responsibility
of all his
Mr. Dcvclm said that nobody had right to as
sUme from what me had said, that he was either for
or against the proposition He had merely said that
such a suggestion had been made. ,
Several ballot, were had. McSSJS. Crcamcr Mills
Daugh and others Withdrawing then names. when
finally Jarvis Lord of Monroe Was nominated oy ac-
MN. DE Noyclcs cf Schohqyc was nominated for
Clerk. Edward f. fitzpatrick Of NcW-l ori, Tor ser
gcaut-at-Ars NJ =. Barton of NcstchcStgr for Door
keeper and Joshua r Simmons for postmaster.
G.. w. Millspaugh. II. Z. Genet and j. I. Jacobs
were appointed comUttec to call future caut uses
'Ihe Republican Assembly caucus met ia the As
sembly Chamber at @ o'clock.
Mr r. L. Parker Cayum, called The caucus 10 or
der and moved tigt ID. {. Lltilciom OF OoWe5o act
as Chairman, which was carried.
Henry 7. Iail0X of GcnCSsct and W ilN0n BelIElhAr
OF Nrv;-l0Ik were appointed Secretaries.
ID. Y. Wood of OuOndagO moved that Ldmnd l..
Pitts of Orleans be nominated for Speaker by accI-
nation. which was calEicd.
Mr.. Crandcll Of Alltcany moved to proceed 10 an
informal ballot for Cirt. Nrssrs Iounc'Ne ol sara
tnsga aud Kimbal of FIInkhn were appointed tc!IcLs
An informal ballot resulted as IulCNs j.. i. Cusn-
man. 81 Luther Caldwell -: NJ ado NJ, iultcI, -;
&. :. Underwood g : A. X. Parker s. 4 formal ballot
was then taken as follows: CUsluau, 81; Caldwell
q; Potter. i: Underwood, 20; and PARKER g. Inc
fifth ballot resulted as follows: Caldwell II iSn
man. .: Potter, 3d. Luther Caldwell Was deciaieu
the nominee for Clerk
Several nominations were made 1or NtIE, llI-'I-
Arms. On the third ballot j. ~. himper OF wayne
was declared nominated.
j. Is. Davis of OuOndag1 was dominated dooIkccptT,
Charles j. Gardner jefferson ior tlrst ASSISTANT ooof
keeper and James S@unaid OF ochohafle loI secohu
The chair appointed the following Committee to
call future caucausrs: NrsSIS. Naudcnbcfg Bruce,
Bristol, Parker and Gnd1ey and the caucus ao-
lOUHlcu.