Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-20

WASHINGTON, d. c., JAN 10.
SAN DOMINGO.
Senator Morton will lave an article in next
weeks Independent in favor of San Domingo
annexation.
NAVAL.
The house will probably agree to the senate
amendment to its bill abolishing the offices of
admiral and vice admiral. Said amendment
limits the offices to the lives of the present occu
pants The house wishes immediate abolition,
but knowing that the senate will not grant it,
will take what it can get. Mr.. Porter will, there
fore, have the honor of being the last admiral.
THE MISSOURI DEBATE.
The senate continued its Missouri debate in
executive session this afternoon. Some short
and severe things have been uttered in the dis
cussiOn of the nominations made in Missouri in
the vacation, but it is hoped that, when this sub
ject is removed from the senate, the quarrels of
Missouri republicans will be arranged so that
there will be harmony hereafter.
A TEDIOUS BUSINESS.
The McGarrahan contest will get into the
house within a fortnight, when bitter contest
will ensue. McGarrahau hopes that the vote of
the committee will be equally divided, but those
who are better posted say there will be ma
jortty for the New Idria company; but, even if
beaten in the committee McGarrahan says he
can carry majority of the house, and he is GER
tain of a large majority of the senate The
result is really uncertain, however, but a severe
contest will ensue in both houses.
MIR. THAYER, OF NEBRASKA.
The defeat of Mr.. Thayer, for senator from
Nebraska, causes much surprise here. He had
the earnest friendship of the administration to
back him. All the offices in the state were at
his disposal, his colleague in the senate, Mr..
Upton, having drifted into the attitude of par
tia hostility to the president. But it is said that
Mr.. Thayer did not use his power wisely. At
all events he made many enemies by his APP
pointments. Gen. Strickland's nomination as
governor of Utah was made at his suggestion,
though charges ale on file here involving his
character. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Thayer will
be provided for in some way, as he is popular
with the administration and in the senate.
THE LAND GRANT QUESTION.
The house has been fighting exctedly the old
question of railroad grants over again this after
noon. The specific proposition was to extend a
former grant to the st. Croix and Bayfield, road,
in Wisconsin. Much interest was felt in the re-
suit, because a number of other similar bills are
behind this and it was generally understood
that, if this failed all the Others would, for this
session at least.
The votes were very close, and there was
large lobby in the corridors and on the floor
The previous question on the bill failed and
Mr. Dawes got up an appropriation bill, and it
went over. 1t probably will not come up till
next week, when Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, has
the floor. He is a bitter opponent to all rail-
road grants, and will make an effective speech
against it. 1t looks tonight as if no railroad
grant bills could pass this session. The three
republican representatives from Connecticut
voted al every stage against the bill. Mr.. Bar
mum, the democratic representative, was pres
ent, but declined to vote SAM WELLER.