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l vqriog in the House of Representatives of the United Stalrs within few days past. prepar- atory tO the Periodieat election Of printer to that branch "f the government. The Kiich. en Cabinet seem tO he pertinaciOusiy heOt Un giving that business to their worthy agent Mr. Blair. of the Globe; hut fearful. as it would seem, that some of the members, whose votes were necessary to a choice, could not safely be trusted In the usual process of balluting, they made an effort to io,rednce a ,,sw mode of fdeclaring their :Otes. by " word of mouth" There seemed. however, to be some difficulty in carrying this pr"jrct through. It b-cane necessa"yi0 give some reas0ns for the change. Accordingly ball"ting was called a sneakng nude ofvOiing by one member from tue west. ward. Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts. rallied him, by an orgum'nium ad hominem-inquir. ing 0fhim This constituents, " hen they voted

 in that mode for him, were guilty of sneaking to the choice.

 is very obvious. that the plan of the nd |. miOistration is, to subject the chuice of every officer. legislative as well as executive. to thei- own influence and control. Hence in. wish tO intr"duce the mode of voting viva vocc. in order that every indi, idual who is called upon to give his vote. may act under terror of executive influence and control. Who is so blInd as not tO see the object. as well as the effect: which this system is calculated to pro. duce! A very few more etrides towards the acquisition aud exercise Of sxecutiv4 power, and we shall, except in namr. have but one branch to the governmrni.-k. y. Ado.

 Trouble at Washington. During the ami. mated debate which took place in the House " Representatives on Wednesday, some sSua.aA a Maine. and Mr. Pait"n of Virginia. The for. mer. it is understood. accused the other. i, terms, s"f jalsshosd. AMr. P.s,oa designa,~d the remarks 0f Mr. Jarvis as iRsolenf. MT. ]. called upon him for an explanation. The Speaker here inirrposed and stated t0 Mr. Jarvis that the gentleman from Virginia had been called tO order fnr the use of ihe word, and that the Chair considered it as virtually wNhdrawn ny the subsequent omission of it ny the grntlec:an. on completing the sen. tence. Mr. Patton said he had nOt retractpd and should not retract the word, unless the gentleman from Maine rrtracted ihe impmta

 i'"n which had produced it. After the rrso. ln'i"n "f Mr. Adams was laid On the table. Mir. Mrrcer made a pacific explanation in relation Go what had passed between M-ssrs. Jarvis and Patton, which was generally understood to termiOate the affair. At 0ne time it was believed that the parties wOnld De c0mprlLcd to call fOr ''pisiols and cOifee'; but through the excrtions of the friends of the parties, satisfactory explanation thok place, and Messrs. J. and P.ieit ihe House .. as gentle as sucking dOves."

 Gambling 0t WnshiagsOR.-A letter writer says :-" Perhaps there is nat a city in the United States. where gaming is carried on .o the extent tt b in Washingioa. 1t is Co be found in all its saried attitudes and stages. snd tt would sseun that ia has sntiesmsals Cor