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Show Uuudull to bo fcpeukiT. Waihingtitn, . At the d-mncrali caucus to-night, Lamar, cal.ing the members to order, v.-J lliey hid wv-nil'l to m'niuntr a ran 1; lf for npaker lor me rm.uo-l r ( irn-pn irn-pn s'Mit cor-.grt lo upp'y the vacancy cu?'J by (i nh i-f -"vaker Kerr, ai.d lo tr tn id oti.cj-i)uiiri' oti.cj-i)uiiri' . C'l. mur ionuii'.el Kn-d.iii; Kn-d.iii; ei.-ott "1t.I nnniinit.-l O x.i .M'jrriion Witinlr w bufro being .' r unliy r.Miiimtttd, (ouiieiing liar-1 niony ; nanniiig nominal' d r y ler, wht-retipon Say.cr fiaid ite lia l aln -vl) , tie en honorfd by the rn -uiaiivi t ! in the forly-ft urln rom;r'-.i a speaker, but now in Ihe int'Tot olj peace ai.d liarmnr.y of (he parlr, mid i to previ nt pT-inal altf rcAtiiinn winch ringiit n' in lM cmile-U, I l-'k'ed leave to i! eel I HP L i i C riufi) Ilia t lui i. '1 ur ra!!ot w.ii then taken and reui!t' J: lUn iall 71 votes, Cx o t. On mutton of Lrd the tiecli'U of Ii n;uil jh Ji i !arvd unanuiiuui, ai.d t'yun r and l.iarkbiirn Wailel upon hmi an I ar (juatiit'-d hitn wilii li.c re'ilt. W'iuui ILind.ill fi.tertil the liail he Wat received re-ceived willi applause, and Piko iu foilown: "llrfsentitivcs, I thank you for' the high murk of confidence which your action iudicafs. I slisll on davor to discharge tlie duties of the position lo whicti ynu tire ab-jiit lo ax-ign me wilh fiiieiily, pnU etui inu ivului I members tn ll, Mr privilege privil-ege and maintaining all tlm riglti of Hie house with whit h the con-tilulinn and laws clotiio it, having ula)n in view tiie peace and prr.prity ol thn country." Hie rrmarki wrro nccivul nilh prolrtnged appl luar. 'J nere is a general ngreemetit tliat a resolution shuuM bo intnliirrd in the lion no lor Ihn appotntmrut ot (Toniniitleeji to iil th1 I lift ronleitrd southern stales lo iu 'ertnin tho factn atleiiiling tlifl electoral VntS. 'ni whh not at tho caiirns, being in the rooui of tho conitiiitteo on hanking and currency, of which lm in the cliatrmau. VV'tinn tho roHull of the ballot was announced ht ws sent (or, and on cnloring (he ha 1 ir is re- eejved I y Mio mrintirri dUmlinK. ' x immediately congratulated Ititu-I Ititu-I dall wlio cordially responded and ianl - wlienevor in thu future 1 run bo ol : uio Uj you, in any dMiiile way, I nhall l)o vry glad lo do no. Cox replied: My public career is nearly I ended, but I must srrvo my psopln Inithfully to (he end of my nervier), i Nnvi;rlhnlcnn, I feel gratelul for your kind exprtssinns and shall ho mosl happy if i uan be of any nuiiituneo lo to you in the performance ol your arduous, reHpoiinihli dulies. Itoprfsonlalivt.'B J'ipur, Lutlrell ami Lane voted for Coj for speaki'r. Wig-gin Wig-gin ton bits not yet arrived, hut if present would also, it is understood, liavo voted for (x. Tho hitter's friends utlrthuto bis defeat to the , j inlluenoo of (lovernor Tiidnn, actively , represented linro by ih mgretHinan Hewitt, combined with the high in rill inlliienco whlrh naturally was uxci trd in favor of Hand ill, us iigiunst a prominent fren trudo mlvocuio like Cox, Tno result is, hownvor, accepted wilii great grind feeling by nil the tho MiiHlirreH-iul candidates, (Vi'h friends being ripeeiully gratified by tho largenert of bin vuto, ami the canvass having on all hands I men conducted witli coiirtcty ami without periioiuU bilterncHH. i |