Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-12-10

rran14oJaATfO OAU GUS
SATURDAY NIGHT
Kerr. Of Indiana, to be Speaker
and Adams. OF Kentockys
to be Clerk
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

MlSCE1lAANGsOO0 49,
Washington. Dec. 3.
In the Democratic caucus on SATURDAY
,,ont. Hon: n. e. Kerr. OF Indiana. wa
nominated Speaker on the thurs oa''o''
The contest was " iecrous d exclno$'
INIT conducted with the utmost good feel
ing.
ALArER DISPATCH SAYS:
REPRESENTATIVE Kerr received many o.
his f,ienJs to-day, who called 10 co"R...
Mate him on his nomination tor .n'
Sp4akership. All parties concede MS Nv
mesa for the position. The Semsr"s .
R,.pre sentative Randall in caucus anu us
motion to make the nomination sna"''
NOUS are everywhere spoken OF !" tef"s .,
ct mmend.tion. Surprise Is expfesseo
that the West and South
CARRIED ALL THE oRF1cEKs'
For the two or three hundred subordf'
nate places there are ut least thons'
and publications. Some OF the defratec
candidates complain that certai" members
who promised them support were &u"'s
of breach of faith in having deserted TN m
at least dozen Of the defeated candida es
came hith-r with high expectations. he'
J. T.. Townsend, who has Charge OF tn
Episcopal Church IN Washington, anc
who received majority of the votes cas-
Tor Cha plain Of the House. was nom'na
red BY w. H. Barnun, who stated tha
Townsend
HAD BEEN DRIVEN OUT OF CONNECTICUT
,vthe Republicans Of that sta.e Tor d.
political views.
The first business Of omorrow vii
consist OF calling the roll OF tine members
nv Mcpherson, the pr sent clerk, and I'M
oath OF office; next to the election Of III
Speaker. C ERIK. Door-keeper. Sarge"n'
Iat-Arms, Postmaster aud Chaplain
Questions effecting the seat OF som'
members may arise, h. rector the orsan'
cation will be protracted by dcoate. Il
view of such an ev. Mt the President vii;
not transmit his NJ, ssage TO Congress
until Tuesday noon,
THE DOCUMENT
is longer than that OF last year BY about
i've print. d pages in document form, ard
CO, tains upwards OF sixteen thousand
words. The message will be teleRraphe''
10 the press of the country. and the re-
ports OF the heads of departments, with
the exception OF the Secretary Of the In.
terror, has been sent nence TO be held fot
publication until the message has bee"
sent to Congress. Tine printing Of thu
abovc-nsmed report has been delayed, but
comics will be forwarded tomorrow. Tn.
contents Of the message have been stu
diou>ly ctaled.
The re is r.uch speculation with regard
to the appointment OF the
STANDING COMMITTEES
of the House, and already Representative
Randall hae b en- accorded by outside
parties the Chairmanship OF the Commit
tee on Approp, iations; Fernando Wcot
OF the Ways aud Means Committee: ant
Cox o, Foreign Affairs; but such Gas
is. of cou, Sc. without the least authority
and several weeks may elapse before thu
|Speaker shall himself announce the com
|mittces
The report started yesterday cor tinue
lin circulation that the Secretary OF ID.
I recsury has
RENDERED HIS REsIcNATION
On the alleged grounds of views did'ren
from the President on the gu ssion Of ''e
failing court Of inquiry concernin. tn.
charge maize against Gen. Bal'c0ck BY U
Is. Attorney Henderson OF st. Louis, bu
the Secretary himself ia authority tor tn,
statement that there Is no truth what.
ever in the report.