Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1860 — OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.

On Friday the House elected the Clerk | and Sergeant-ut-Anns. John W. Forney was nominated by John Schwartz, of Pennsyjv.t- . nia, (Anli-Lccompronile,) and was elected |on iho first ballot *by two majority. This must ! “ a Stinging blow to the old gentle--1 man who occoj?j cs ie White House. Mr. Forney did, perhaps, ,T ort> l:!an !11! ,V other living - inun to place Mr. *« the Presidential chair, and Mr. Buchanan has paid him for his efforts by using all the ;iow--cr of Lis Administration . to ki,k him down hill. But what a change! Mr. Buchanan is at- the head of a weak Administration, approaching the end of its days, when it will go out of power in disgrace and with the execrations of the American people. Mr. Forney is now Clerk of a House of Representatives, strongly hostile'to Mr. Buchanan, and lie can laugh to scorn the puny efforts of the President to crush him. H. A. Hoffman, of Maryland, (American,) was elected Sergeant-at-Anns on tiie first ballot by a majority of fifteen. This is a worthy tribute to Mr. Hoffman, who was the,only Southern member of Congress who voted against the Kan-as-Nebraska Bill. On Monday last the House went into 4 an election for Door-keeper and Postmaster. Mr. Jlavston was elected to the former office by twelve majority, and Mr. Lucas to the latter by a majority of four. Both are Republicans.