The New York herald., 1879-03-18
WASHING TON.
Mr.. Randall Nominated on the
First Ballot.
HARMONY AMONG The DEMOCRATS.
All the Old Officers Of the
House Renominated.
GARFIELD THU CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS.
Prospects for Quick Work and
Short Session.
THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
All the Old Officers Of the
House Renominated.
GARFIELD THU CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS.
Prospects for Quick Work and
a Short Session.
THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

wAsHINGroN. March II, 1879.
Mr.. RANpALL's NOMINATION FOR sPEAKER-Pos-
sIBLE BUT IMPROBABLE CONTINGENCIES
THE HOUSE.
The nomination of Mr.. Randall for Speaker by
vote OF 70 against 81 for Mr.. Blackburn and
scattering voto Of ., or . majority of only nine
over all his opponents, is In keeping with
the closeness OF the preliminary canvass in.
dicated by the uncertainty to tho result
which prevailed down to tho moment the ballot was
declared. Tho nomination of Mr.. Randall carried
with It the denomination Of all the officials Of tho
last Congress.
The presence of Messrs Mills. Cox ana few others
In the caucus has given quietus to the spprehen-
sion that these gentlemen would obstruct tho elec
HON Of Mr. Randall by refusing to vote for him in
The House tomorrow. The democrats will require
~ votes to put Mr.. Randall I'm the chair. This
was tho exact number in attendance Ut tho TO-
night He is therefore quite sure Of being elected.
Is these gentlemen by attending at the caucus are
under obligation to vote for him. II s true that
Mr.. Wright. Of Pennsylvania, who did not 60 into
tho caucus. declares still that Mr.. Randalls success
in caucus does not insure his success in tho
House, but Mr.. Wrights vote Is not necessary
according to the above showing. and II IL were IL
would bc made up for BY the vote Of Mr. Lay. I'm
valid, who remained at his tonight but will
be taken In carriage to the House to assist a tho
organisation tomorrow. The only chance Of dead
lock lies in the possible absence wilfu otherwise
OF fcw Of the men who 'were recently such
bitter opponents of Mr.. Randall. Should few
Of them remain away-and the question is
raised whether the obligation Of the goes so
fsr ~ require compel them to attend the ses.
sion-Mr. Randall would fall short Of the requisite
vote. This diHcvlty. the consequence Of the small
margin of the dcmocratic msjority. could only be
remedied by some assistance from tho greenbsckcrs
II would st least mako provoking delay W
Otherwise. the harmony which prevailed q the
caucus and the smoothncss Of tn proceedings indi
cate immediate and easy organization and short
session. ,sss'
COURSE OF Lxd1srArrox LAID OUT By TIE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF sHoRr sEs-
SION.
Il is believed that Mr.. Randall viii nos name any
committees except thoso on Appropriations and tho
Judiciary. and that no work viii be done by the
House except that for which It has been specially
sumnoned and the repeal OF the obnoxious statutes
No dcnnite plan Of proceedings has yet been agreed
on, but it is strongly urged that the repcstng laws
shall be passed at once. and when tho President
has acted on them thcn tho appropriations bills
shall be passed, with any repealing bill which
tho President may have vetoed tackled uto tho
Legislative bill. After that nothing is yet deter
mined but the extremists who have been beaten No..
night planned to adjourn Congress without waiting
for the Presidents action the appropriation biIs
II s probable now that moderate counsels will
prevail.