, 1876-05-15

nealth has rapidly declined under the influence
Of tnc exciting duties OF the speakcrsh!p,
Mr. Kcfr, tn addition to the ordinary routine
and executive duites OF that office, tas felt thai
upon The action Of the House. To d
glcat extent. depended tho national
saeees. e., Of ill., party in the Presidential
,e Error. o we eS s sen n,x keeny
committed. Ills hnx1cty on 'thit acco,jn. has
added not little To the burdens wllti, secn1 to
nave nave broken down his health. Mr. keTr's tli-
d,,, dSs1 as ~ Farigus 'ia'ncs, but thure il no
pc oi an aggravated Character, which threaten
soon to ciose ]lls earthly carecr.
His IEriREMKNT-ANp AFTER.
lila retirement Is confidently predicted :
mani many Of ~ friends, and II may ba almost -
gun. The contcst, II there ID one, will be $
different from tl'at w1ticl, ended #, tic clef :;
q Mr. Kerr The relative positions VI ti,3 = i.
dldatcs h9s greatly changed since that TIM :
Fernando Woud would nov l1aru]y be .. %
contest. He was not able tn conceal liEs cliacrl
at tho result Of the last election, and Iii. bear
ing tnwar1is his party stncu tLat time has not
~ been suc'! % would attrast them to him. lie
,'aa nesn asGnt great deal from Tho 1Iouse,
dellbcEasinls. 1IG llas altogether acted like tyu
ar1stocsatic reelusc which the horny.lauilcd
sone oi to!t md tobataospftting Bourbon. tint
ma makf e m t,!c bulk of tle party from the soutlI
hana2 Wool cannot expect 10 be tna'lc Speaker
.; xh!tu hsad I an,l so% mus.acile sanss' and nd
sst1 backbone. That other child
clances of success. Cox has won for. hl11srlf
many friends among thu new members since tho
n.sanulnR o! the session, and has meanwhile
s.5s''gthsnea y tsn Ills old ilynship. Hc has aie
" VI 5Mp sPesses which ayc showed strength
statcsmnnslp, US well as slle genial l!unor VIII,
which Ills name has 50 tong BEEN connected
,itics1 ftS stf9FtS 4, ayc stYngthsncd him with his
tagonism: The part he has taken In tllc mali
oscn5e&nt & 81 ts party on the tloor ins been t., Ills
credit with hs assocIates, u.,tl Inns generally
been On The Whining side. Cox, mor:.
1Sef, tn has had the advantage Of showing
other candidate tas. lie presided III the ctla!r
during tic entire consideration OF the Lcrtsla.
I've hlli which occupied for.y-lyc days. III
nas a!s9 presided on many other occasions when
retirement from tiat chair, and ha. btsidrs now
becn speaker pro tenporU for ten days. Willie
IN TIC ef'atr be has not fuflcd to rinintain lis
t1fe'mpef, IT. dlliicalt task with many Speakers.
Of parliamentary Inv nnl practicc, have lrcn
non'partisan and we'll received, and have meyer
Ee!l revrsaed. Cox has alwnys claimed that ho
ietd the balance OF the power At the time TINT
herr was elected. CoS's adliescnts maintain :
dcteatct 1dall.
The l!o4-. resumed business after the Gem
tenntal holiday with considerable n,ore tlIar n
having elapsed, an election III nnotiler Sucukrr
was necessary. The result Was the unanimous
election Of Cox for the entire term Of 'Kvrr's
temporary abssncc. Nothing was publicly rc:ul
ifoul hgrr, anu NJ announcement was made m
TO the duration Of Ills nbseuce, The faut Tint
hts private se1etury Inns resigned causes SUING
to think TINT Kerr also intends rcsignirg.