Show i j ayr we washington washington march before the excitement and at tending the last days of the Cong entirely subsided the national capital has become the scano of a very canvass for the of the next house and of contests permeate political circles in every direction for all the other oali cea of both brandies of congress speaker is of course a candidate for election reelection re and enter ithe race with many noticeable advantages derived from his possession of the office during three sessions of congress aind the good use lie lias madoo tit hh friends ray lie has ninety votes in alie next house pledged to him and if this statement Is true his election would appear o bo a foregone conclusion it is generally supposed however to be an estimate and besides then is no absolute certainty that a majority of uie democratic caucus will control lie organization of the housa alio democratic majority over republicans and Grcen backers combined being only five votes BO that tho absence or illness of a few democrats or the defection of a few of them might possibly result in the election as speaker of some such greenback republican as kally penn assuming however eliat the democratic caucus nominee will bo elected it almost certain alie condet H likely to narrow down ultimately to randall and blackburn ky black burns personal friends are reinforced in their opposition to randall by a large number of members who think they have been unfairly treated in alie makeup make up ot committees by alie friends of the texas pacific railroad bill and similar measures and by many who are opposed to tiddens Til dens nomination for the presidency it being quite a general impression that randall is ft tilden man randalls strength Ls based upon his acknowledged ability as an organizer and the clean record ho has made during his term ai speaker his name is free from taint of corruption he is a sagacious politician an accomplished parliamentarian is firm temperate obliging and very discreet blackburn hh leading competitor is also an able parliamentarian and a man of unquestioned integrity and has many attractive traits of character make him deservedly popular with liis associates he lias youth dash pluck eloquence fine presence capability and fair judgment at times ho gives way to his temper but generally lie has wonderful control of a high strung and impetuous nature he has more imagination than randall and possesses fine social qualifications cat ions tn the background ready to be brought to the front in case of any opening for the prizes are representatives morrison tenn mcmahon ohio goode va and cox N Y but none of them have as yet developed any considerable degree of strength except as compromise candidates the LOOT ad Ili ihm the contest for the clerkship of the house will bo between adams pre ent incumbent and ex con gressman caldwell ala their chances are thought to be about square sergeant at arms thompson can probably be elected reelected re without serious opposition but are some indications that he intends to oner himself as A candidate for sergeant at birnis of the senate the most prominent candidates now in the field for this desirable office under the senate are L Q washington formerly of san franciaco Franci ico and now louisville courier jo inal gen duncan S walker of this city and isaac batoh kansas ox con gressman glover mo but the latter lias no cliance candidates to succeed mr gorham as secretary of the Senate arc as hick as blackberries among those already actively engaged in the canvass are ex sena tor dennis md col harvey watterson father of henry bird editor nashville american A C buelle late of alie JW professor macmahon virginia ex representative pann Pc nn ox congressmen waddell N C and many others alio have not yet formally announced them beliveo but who are making a faill hunt the length of the extra session is a matter of great diversity of opinion if the can induce or ten republicans and democrats to act bliem independently the organization of the house may not be effected for weeks but CM above indicated this is not probable and both houses may be expected to commence work within a few days after they assemble the democrats having control of both branches of congress will then bill to repeal federal election laws and other obnoxious statutes aimed at by the recent efforts of the house of the president will undoubtedly veto this measure and an effort will then be made to attach its provisions to one or both of alie appropriation bills for alio passage of which alie extra session is called the consequences of raising the issue in this manner cannot now be accurately predicted but there is scarcely any reason to believe that the effort will prove as in the next house with BO narrow a democratic annu and although the session may be needlessly prolonged by political discussions on this and other subject it is not likely from present appearances to extend later than alie commencement of hot weather in washington about the middle of may tk B the report in tho reno court of inquiry after giving a bictory of the events immediately preceding tho battle of little big clorn and the part taken by major renos command in tho fight says atio conduct of the throughout wan excellent cel lent and while the in some instances did more for the safety of the command by brilliant displays of courage than did major rano there was nothing in his conduct which requires animadversion from this court it is the conclusion of this court in view of all tho facts in evidence that no proceedings ce are necessary in this case and it this opinion with the concluding of alio order convening the court signed col ath hinfy president J M LEE ast 1st leand recorder fully endorsed by gen and secretary mccrary the central iron work brooklyn owned by Howell Saxton A co were burned wednesday losa insurance the effort to form a coalition Span lali manisty to act during tho election has i ddll thought possible that canvas del cantito wilf form a new cabinet tho judgment of the court martial on tho ironclad disaster adayr tho principal blame officer in charge of the wilhelm at the time of her coll bion with the grosser |