National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-22
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SOME GOSSIP ABOUT ITS COMING Or
GANIZATIoN-wHo WANT TO BE OF.


GAHIzATIoN-wHo WANT TO BE Of
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I In accordance with the provisions Of Law, the
Fourth Legislative Assembly Of the District Of
Columbia VIII convene st Il O'Clock on Monday
next, April n. The Council viii be called 70 or
der by the Governor, and the House Of Delegates
BY the Secretary Of the District, The present
members Of the Council are Messrs. VIM. Stick
ney, J. w. Thompson, A K. Browne, Georges F..
GulIok, Samuel Gross, J. W. Buker, Joseph Gsd-
ney, John II. Brooks, Stephen NJ. Golden, Adolf
plus Hall and DR.. ]. Riley.
By the proylsions OF the organic act, OF the
members Of the first Council six were TO be sp-
pointed for two years and i've for one year; but
thereafter all commissions were to be for two
years. or the number above named IL was sup
posed the commissions Of Messrs. Browne, Gu
lick and Gross expired prior TO the meeting OF the
Assembly, and II was supposed that those OF
M nSsnd sS M Gsenoy s5d we're a
death Of d. L. Eaton and the designations ofJohn
A. Gray and Daniel r. SMITH would also expire.
dressed 9 letter to the Secretary Of the Interior
on the sunJect Of the new epPointments and, In
reply, that otheer states that the terms OF mem
which In the ease Of the three first named will run
them to May IT, ls7i, and that with the others
pointment, which gives thom faliy smother year
to serve, This, OF course obviates the necessity
Of an Immediate appointment In place Of either Of
and Mr.. 1Guliok decline reappointment, and that
II has been pretty well determlned that Mr.. Ho-
ratio Browning shall succeed Mr.. Cross, but NO
one has as yet boon selectsd for the other place
| Whether Mr.. Browne viii DO reappointed Is q
doubtful question.
In regard 10 the officers Of the body, It is prob
able that the body viii remain the same "a last
year at the date OF Its organization, that the off,
GERS will be the Same. They were as follows:
% Fasti iounai eisrs Riopfsr; snsross
ing clerk, Joseph Y. Potts; messenger, Joseph
Lee. s
II THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
the situation is not quite SO serene. There are
eleven new member who were not In the last
House, and Of that number nine were elected as
independent Republican: and ono; Mr.. William
| gentlemen have been engaged In most animated
contest over the SpeakershiP. There are "throe
IN 5Ss Of e.!
F. A. Boswell, Of tho Seventeenth dictrict. The
contest is necessarily personal one; each has
son I snS "Sasslng" members elect ct, and
making and unmaking states, ts Q caution. But
tho results Of these ia6ors are not yet apparent
majority Of the Republican members are still
"under cover" It IL evident all want to be on the
| winning side, and each Is unwilling to pledge
himself to either Of tho candidates until o sum
| cient number OF brother members have done 80 to
insure an election. Combination between 'candi-
dates for Speaker and chief clerk have been sug-
today, amer week OF hard talk, the matter e in
gtdfn quo, with three Of the most hopeful candt-
dates Tor preferment In the United States.
Two meetings of men known to be unpledged
| have thus far bean held, and each was attended
| by seven members, but beyond an informal talk
over the merits OF the candidates, drink Of beer
and the smoking Of few good cigars nothing has
| been done. To read this one would suppose that
the ofice was one Of great weight and RESPONSE
bility, which II is not, but the members want TO,
| and Intend TO, make the most Of II
An effort is now being made BY several OF tho
old members TO have general caucus during this
ing and equaoble Incident 70 the organization last
session, which was certainly not q nice spectacle
In body composed Of nineteen Republicans and
three Democrats. Who the lucky one will be It Is
this point, It may be mentioned that not q bet has
yet been made but Il can also be safely asserted
that the probabilities VIII be reduced to such Q
fine point before the caucus, (if one IL held) or
all three candidates. VIII be willing TO lay stamps
on the nomination or reelection OF their fsvorile
Fur the minor Offices Of the House there are too
many candidates 70 name thor Writing Of the
dali, Introduced In the House Of Representatives
yesterday, suspending temporarily the organize
ton of the Legislative Assembly.
| All OF the members were infbe dark, and the
were many and varied. It waS 70 them . conun,
drum which could not be answered, and most OF
! them, because they did not understand its mo-
tiyes were disposed to be oaptipus, bat could not
| and sgain, because they did not believe that the
special committee TO whom II vas referred would
make q report before the date hxed by law Tor
| conyening. II however. the COMMITTEES should
make partial report, which is their privilege,
and recommend the adoption OF the resolution and
| the House should agtes TO II, there would be Q
| howl louder than forty thousand hungry wolves,
/ from two or three OF the new members who are
evidently anxious 20 distinguish themselves as
legislators. Pray, Mr.. Congress, let them have