The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-19
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NATIONAL CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE agony is
over and the triumph of Tilden is complete
in the election of Randall to the speaker
ship, which is assured by nomination on the
first ballot by vote of - to 81 for Black
burn. John Thompson for surgeant alarms
and General Fields were nominated by &C
clamation, Stewart the present postmaster
was nominated, which also leaves the or.
ganization of the house unchanged.
NO DISPOSITION TO BOLT.
was manifested and the utmost harmony
prevailed throughout the entire proceedings
although the result is bitter disappont-
mcnt to the Blackburn men and is regard
ed rs an unfortunate one for the interests
Of the Mississippi Valley. Adams the
present clerk Of the house, identified him.
self with the Randall faction, and by so do
ing managed to pull through 10y Il vote Of
76 to GA. Four of the Missouri delegates
voted for Randall. Messages of congratu-
lation are being sent to Tilden by RandaIls
friends. 4 caucus of the Democratic sena-
tors was held to-day, and it was agreed
that the nomination for the
ELECTIVE OFFICES
should be made on the morning Of the Goth
inst The select committee appointed to
re-organize the senate committee had not
completed their report A committee of
nine was appointed to confer with the house
in regard to the order of business at the
extra session.
BECK's PLAN.
Senator Beck offered resolution, the eff
feet Of which was to limit the legislation
| to the consideration of the the two annual
appropriation bills which failed at the last
session and the repeal of the election laws,
the jurors test oath and the act prohibiting
the presence OF troops at the polls. This
resolution created considerable discussion,
and it was finally referred to committe of
nine, consisting OF Senators Thurman,
Salisbury, Whyte, Kernon, Jones of Florida,
Bailey, Lamar, Voorhees, and Vance. All
the Democratic senators were in attendance
but three.
The Republican caucus of the house was
held to-day. But little interest was mani
tested at the making of nominations rs it
was considered an idle ceremony. After
the nominations OF
GENERAL GARFIELD For SPEAKER,
and Rainey Of South Carolina, for clerk,
aud the adoption of u resolution providing
that the legislation Of the. extra session
should be confined to the passage of the
two appropriation bills that went OYER the
Caucus was adjourned,
SIMON AND THE WIDOW
The case Of Mary :, Oliver against Hon.
SIMON Cameron for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise Of marriage came up in
circuit court to-day. The plaintiff testified
that in 1875 Cameron proposed marriage 10
her, and she accepted him. Then
letters from Cameron were submit.
ted, one of them closing wld
the sentence: "You will be my wife. Cam
eron did not come to the house where she
lived as he said that people there did not
| like il. She saw him quite often IN the
city. He would come from Harrisburg
about once in every two weeks until con-
grcss met and then she would see him at u
committee room There were improper
privileges taken with her by Cameron dur
inv the existence of the engagement
Adjourned.
THE otEENBAcKERs.
The Grecnbackers decided to-nigA
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