The Republican journal., 1875-12-09

confidence of these voters Reforms are urgent
ly needed. Let us wisely make them. A re-
newed prosperity is everywhere urgently desir
ed. Let us, by removing unjust discrimination
by imposing a rigid economy, by restoring
sound currency. by securing the equal rights of
all the people, make the Democratic party the
authors of a Kew prosperity, so we may begin
for our party new and glorious career in
which its history shall be once more, as for
merly, the story of the Unions greatest grand
eur and the peoples universal happiness and |
contentment. IGrcat applause.I
Mr.. Lamar was repeatedly and very
heartily applauded, and was afterwards |
congratulated on his mastery effort. The |
hall was then cleared of all but those who
were entitled to be present. A discussion
then ensued lasting an hour upon the
question of voting viva voice or by ballot,
resulting in a conclusion to vote by ballot |
Three ballots were taken for Speaker in |
the first OF which Kerr had seventy-one, |
Randall fifty-nine and Cox thirty-on in |
the second Kerr had ninety Ran
dali siXty-three, Cox twenty and Milton |
Sayler one; and in the third Kerr had
ninety, Randall sixty-three and Cox sew
en-. 1t appearing that Kerr had a major
lty, MIR. Randall arose and made a clever |
conclllatory speech, and moved that the
nomination of Mr. Kerr be made unani- |
nous, which was done amid shouts and |
applause.
TIE CLERKsHIP AND OTHER OFFICES.
Six ballots were taken for Clerk of the
House, nine names being presented, as
follows: Adams, Crittenden, Banks, Du-
bois, Shober, Whitehead, Calkins, Archer
and Tyler. Adams led the list from the
start, increased on each ballot, and on the
sixth received eighty nine of the one hun
dred and siXty-two votes cast. This nomi |
nation was also made unanimous, as was
that of Thompson for Sergeant-at-A Arms, |
Stewart for Postmaster, Fitz Hugh for
Doorkeeper, and Townsend as Chaplain
Over each of the first three there was a
lively contest, which amounted to bitter
ness in some instances. The crowds in
the corridors eagerly awaited the result |
of each ballot. and as announcements were
made Of improvements in the chances of
this or that candidate, a hurrah was set
up by his friends and partisans The vic
tors bear their honors rather gracefully, !
while the scores of defeated asplrants gen
orally accept the situation with commend
able complacency. Most of the latter
have packed up their things preparatory
to leaving this field of disaster and to re-
tire to the shades OF private life in more
congenial chimes.
THE SOUTHERN MEMBERS.
The eN-Confederates are i'll pleased with
the treatment they received in the caucus
yesterday Actuated by sincere desire to
do nothing that would give color to the
assumption that they were disposed to
dictate. they co-operated heartily with |
% al IN, ,o1n
doing so, however, they found that they
had allowed themselves to be overeached
Sc that they got no offices Of anv account.
They are a little sore over it, but will
probably regain their serenity by to-mor-
row inasmuch as they appear more philo
Sophical tonight. Mr. Lamar was strong
ly blamed by them yesterday, as they
charged that he had been Il wiling instru-
ment TO bring the result about. lie says,
however. that the result was merely ac-
cidental, that no deliberation or considera-
ton of geographical lines was had in the
caucus. That the caucus acted and voted
like any other caucus, and the selection
of the minor offices was much more mat |
ter OF accident than OF predetermination |
OF course, if the eN-Contederates had de-
termined to do so they could have easily |
controlled everything in the caucus; but
on this, as in all things. they are display
ing commendable conservatism.
THE FORMATION OF COMMITTEES.
With regard to Committees it is con- |
ceded that Messrs Randall, Cox and Wood |
will have the most important chairman |
ships. 1t has been q custom Of courtesy
to give the Craftsmanship of the Ways and |
Means Committee to the candidate second
in strength for the Speakership. Under |
this rule Mr. Randall would be given
Ways and Means Committee. but us he is
a Protectionist while the majority of the !
House are free-traders, it is argued that |
he will be assigned to the head OF the APP |
preparations Committee, while either Cox !
Or Wood will take Ways and Means Chair
manship. MI Cox's claim is OF course
second only to Mr. Randall, but the gen
eral voice has it that he will be put at the |
head of Foreign Affairs, and that Mr. |
Wood will be made Chairman OF the WAYS |
and Means Committee
MIR RANDALL
feels grateful to the friends who stood SO
stanchly by him, and while he appreciated
the weight of the influences that persuad-
ed gentlemen who had pledged their votes
to him to change their minds he has Il
grim satisfaction in rejecting that the viz
tuous ones who condemned him for tax
ing the back pay jumped from the frying |
pan into the fire when they elected Mr.. |
Adams for Clerk Mr.. Adams was men, |
Der OF the Forty-second Congress, and adj
yocated and took the back pay. There |
was queer facility in making fish of one
and flesh of the other displayed by some
exceedingly proper statesmen. Mr.. Ran
dali will OF course abate no lot nor title
OF his Democracy, nor of his determined |
and powerful opposition to rings and Job
berry. On the floor he will be the leader |
of the house, and prove the fact by deeds
1t is a question whether he could have |
been so useful as Speaker as he will be as
the leader of the Democratic side 1t
makes no difference what Committee lie
gets, he will be none the less the leader
THE DEFEAT OF THE INFLATIONIsTs.
The extreme inhati onists from Ohio |
and other States of the West and South |
are very much cast down ut the election |
of Kerr. Gen. Tom Ewing is here, and |
his utterances are taken as expressing the |
feelings OF his party, of which he seems |
to be the acknowledged head. He says, |
in speaking of the manner in which the |
new Speaker will shape legislation, that
the committees will be organized and all
the Speakers influence used in behalf of |
the moneyed interest of the East, which |
in reality controlled the organization of
the House. Taking look into the future
he says that the result indicates the pur-
pose Of the "moneyed interest" to nomi-
nate either Tilden or Bayard for President
compelling the West to be content with
sop in the way of the Speaker, Sergeant
alarms and Clerk.
SATISFACTION AT TIE RESULT.
Now that the nominations are decided |
upon, they are regarded as, upon the
whole, the best that could have been made, |
The new deal is OF course unsatisfactory |
to individuals who entertained hopes of |
being benefited in some way or other by |
the selection of some one or more Of the |