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Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM- IS
r. The Approach OF Congress. 10
LIVELY APPEARANCE OF THE CITY CANDIDATE
FOR OFFICE OK THE GROUND THE SPEAKER
SHIP AND CLERKsHP OTHER CONGRESSIONAL
PRIZES -AsPIRASTs AND SALARIES, sc.
WASHINGTON, November 2s.- The cor
ridors Of the principal hotels presented a
very lively appearance to day and tonight,
and were very suggestive Of the near ap.'
proach of the meeting Of Congress. The
number of congressman in the city is no
greater than usual week in advance of the
beginning OF the session. but there are many
of the candidates for Office on the ground.
They and their friends are very active in
cauyassing, and to-day have done deal OF
work, so far as talking is concerned. Alrea-
DIV com binatiops between some Of the differ.
emit candidates are being formed, including
one or two Of the candidates for Speaker.
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
The strongest individual candidate for
Speaker (Mr. KERR renewed yesterday in
conversation with several who called upon
him his positive determination to make no
pledges and to enter into no combinations or
UNDERSTANDINGS whatever, either expressed or
implied. It is still The opinion of those most
likely to be best Informed that Mr.. Kerr
has the inside track for The speakership,
although the friends OF both Mr.. Randall and
MIR. Cox are very decided and positive TO- day
as to the favorable outlook for their favorites.
Mr.. Wood will start out with much lesser
rates than either of the other candidates--at
least such Is the general opinion to-day. In
deed, he is not considered in' the contest at
all BY the knowing ones, who bave narrowed
the fight down to Kerr, Randall, and Cox.
L., il. CANDIDATES FOR THE cLBRksHrp.
In regard to the clerkship of The House it
is not possible at this time to forecast any.
thing with an approximation to certainty.
This is on account of the long list of candi
dates and the fact that, the majority of them
are men of some position, having served one
or more terms in Congress. The following are
the principal candidates for this position:
Mr.. Shober, ex-member of Congress from
North CAROLINA, and popular and genial
gentleman; Mr.. Whitehead, ex.member from
Virginia. and who served in the Confederate
army MIR. -Calkins, of the New York World,
who is urged by Governor Tilden; Neall s.
Brown, Of Tennessee, son Of Ex-Governor
Brown of that State; Mr.. AID. Banks, Of Mis-.
sissippi, who has been for some time secretary
of the National Democratic Committee, and
who was printer to the House of Represents.
tives before the war; Mr. T. T. CrittendeD, of
Missouri, ex.member OF the House, VINO has
been encouragement OF Missouri, and who
Al TT,xsn nIr ~ Nol-
derburn, of Virginia Mr.. G. NJ. Adams,
served in the Union army; Mr.. Robert Ty-
Ter, of Alabama, son of ex.President Tyler,
and who was prominent in the Confederacy
Mr.. Du Bose, ex.member from Georgia, and
son.in-law of Robert Toombs; eX-Mayor
VauX,--of- Philadelphia Mr.. Stevenson Ar
cher, ex-member from Maryland. Mr.. Ar.
cher served eight years in Congress, and for
that reason is very we'll known, particularly
among the older members of the House.
Mr. Archer's- father-and grandfather also
each represented Maryland in The House of
Representatives for q period Of eight years.
There are, three or four candidates for clerk
in addition, to. those named above, but it is
not knoRn thai. they have developed any
strength. ..4.,.m.,.@,t
- sERGEANT.lT. ARMS.
7" For the position OF sergeant alarms there
are four Candidates only who up to this time
baye attracted any attention. These are Mr..
BENJAMIN G.. Harris, eX-memb Der from Mary.
land. The part taken by Mr.? Harris during
the war was such asto give him in some de-,
gree national reputation. Friends of the
other candidates declared very freely today
that Mi. Harris would not get vote. Mr.
Fitzbugb, of Texas, and who was sergeant.
alarms to the Confederate Congress MIR.
Columbus Alexander, of this city, whose
prominent part Ii bringing the District ring
to grief made him famous throughout the
country; and lastly, re-. Thompson, who for
a number Of years has been chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee Of Ohio.
Mr.. Thompson is q great organizer. lie is
well known aHd popular among the western
Democracy, and the odds are all greatly in
favor Of his getting the position he covets.
.'t POSTMASTER AND DooRKEEpER. 80
There are, of course, any quantity of cam
didates for postmaster and doorkeeper, but
they do not appear to be. making as much
noise as the candidates for the other posi-.
was the first In the field for doorkeeper, has.
established himself at the Ebbitt House, and
seems to have good hackers. Mr., DALEY Is
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merchant in Baltimore, for number Of
years carried on the hotel at oakland, and
last season was the manager of the Deer Park
Hotel. Mr.. William Dickson, president Of
the Metropolitan Club of this city,,is also
candidate. Among the candidates for post
master are Ar. james b. Chandler, of Illinois;
Mr.. B. f. Guy, of Maryland; and Colonel
Seim, of Pennsyl Yania, formerly editor of
the Philadelphia Age. Under the old order OF
things the principal offices under the House.
(n0tably the trat-arms> were very
profitable. The sergeantat-arms. on some
occasions, was said to make as much as one
hundred thousand dollars per session.
| though this was not 9 frequent occurrence.
The clerks emoluments were also made in,
one way and another quite extensive. OF
late years, however, Congress has regula-
ted the salaries OF these officials by law.
Some are Of the opinion that notwithstand
log this it is feasible for them, If so disposed,
to pocket considerable addition to the
figures prescribed 10 the statutes. ..5.
THE SALARIES. =.
| The following are the salaries as fixed by
| law Clerk, S4, $40, and In addition $576 for
| disbursing the contingent fund; sergeant.at-,
arms, "a 800; postmaster, 81 ,592; doorkeep.1
er, 81 ,592. These four officers, together With.
the Spe .ker, are the only ones elected by the
House, and they distribute the patronage OF
that body the very large proportion OF the
Iappointmenta lying; between the clerk and
the door, Keeper. One ,0f the most II not the
most proftableGp ntment under the House
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