NEWS OF THE WEEK.
irHAYES has been elected President of the United States, and Mr. Wheeler Vice-President. After the Oregon vote had been admitted by Congress, the Extreme Democrats, -whose numbers varied from fifty-three to ninety-two, en- deavoured "to talk out the count,"—that is, to use the forms of the House so as to prevent a completion of the business by March 4th. A Bill would then have been passed authorising a fresh election. The Moderate Democrats, however, joined the Republicans in supporting the Speaker, who on every occasion ruled against suggestions of delay, and at 4.20 on Friday morning the count was finished, the Republican candidates were -declared elected, and the Joint Session was broken up. Mr. Hayes will, therefore, be installed in the White House on March 4th. The scenes in the Rouse of Representatives during the two days preceding the final vote were of the most violent description, the Members almost proceeding to blows, but it is believed that the body of the people will feel relieved that the dispute has been settled in any way, and time allowed to prepare a new Electoral Law. Even the Union could not survive frequent repetitions of such quarrels about the proper method of electing the head of the Executive.
