Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-18

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The vote, to-day,
on the motion to table the Senate's bill to abol-
iSh the ranking privilege, does not afford a
tair indication of the sense OF the House on the
subject, as some at the members who recorded
their names i'll the negative would have voted
directly against the bill had the question on its
passage been presented. Although Mr.. Col
fax, the Chairman, and majority of the Post
Office Committee, are underst0 to be in ia
vor of abolishing the tranking privilege, they
are said to be against interfering with the pres
ent law i'll regard to the circulation of newSpa'
pers. The House by 81 majority refused to
give the bill that direction, ami referred it to
special committee which was moved by gen
tieman who has publicly expressed his opposi-
ton to the proposed measure.
In order to snow that Kansas has the requi-
site population under the law of Congress to
entltle her to admission as u state into the
Union, Judge Army has sent for certified cop
les Of the registry and census taken last year,
and for copies OF the various election returns OF
last year. They have not been forwarded by
The Secretary OF the Territory to the State De-
plrtment here, but from certified copies of
Tie returns which Judge Army has obtained
from the clerks OF some of the counties in
Kansas, he cUncurS with Judge Petit and
others, i'll the opinion that there are over lO0,
600 inhabitants within the boundaries pre-
scribed ior Kansas in the Wyandott Consti-
tuition. In Allen county, which is on the In
dian reserve, there are over two thousand per-
sons; and in Lima county, which includes the
Miami reserve, there are over thirteen hum
drcd registered voters. These are two of the
extreme southern counties, and owing to the
troubles growing out Of the claims of the In
d aus TO the land, Judge Army says their set
tienent has been retarded.
The Army Medical Board which recently
convened here, have reported favorably on the
tie respective ambulances of surgeons of Fin
ley Goodbye and +. r. Cooper. Several Of
each kind are to be placed in the service, so
that their practical advantages may be ascer-
tanned. The board also made important
changes in the standard supply table for gen
eral and port hospitals, &c.
Among the recent combinations by the
Senate on Mr.. r. Parrish as District Attorney
t,r Southern Illinois, and John II. Lewis,
United States marshal or Wisconsin.
Thr receipts into the Treasury last week
were S2,000,000. The payments made amount
ed to 100000. The ba.ance subject to drafts
is 100000
Among the resolutions adopted in the House
yesterday, was one on motion of Mr.. Vallan-
digham calling upon the President to commune
cate the recent letter of the French Emperor
on the subject Of commerce and free trade, if
any had been transmitted to the State Depart
ment.
The Congressional Commute, on the inaug.
uration of the statue of Washington, to day,
arranged an extensive programme. A special
invitation was extended to Lieut. Gen. Scott,
who, by telegraph says he cannot be present
owing to physical indsposition. sub-Com-
mite has ia charge the military arrangements,
aud will invite the military of some three prin-
cipal cities to be present. among others, it is
said, the Seventh Regiment National Guards
of New York.
1t is intended, as far as the brief interval for
preparation will allow, to make the occasion
one OF very imposing interest. Major General
Jessup is to be Grand Marshal on the occas
ion. Places are provided in the procession Tor
judges of the Supreme Court, members of the
diplomatic corps, officers of the army and
navy the President and Cabinet, members of
Congress, Mr.. Bocock orator of the day, and
Clark Mills, the artist who executed the stat
ue, and for officers and soldiers OF the revolu-
tionary army i'll uniform.