Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06
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From Washington.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE WORCESTER SPY
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. 5.
HOPELESS TASK.
| The friends of the Southern Pacific railroad
will make an attempt tomorrow to pass their
bill. To do it they will have to command a two
thirds majority, which they can hardly hope for.
EXPECTED DISPLAY.
The carnival to be here February 21st and 22d,
promises to attract many thousands of strang-
ers. All the railroads are reducing their fares
by one-half, and Washington is doing the best
to furnish an unusual display.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
The advocates of female suffrage expect to
hold a public meeting in the representatives
| hall some evening this week. Several of the
leaders in the movement arc still here and meet
daily in one of the committee rooms of the
| house.
THE DISTRICT TERRITORIAL PLAN.
The district territorial bill will be reported
from the conference committee early in the
week, and, though its enemies have been yigor-
ously at work, it will probably squeeze through
both houses.
WHOLESALE CHANGES.
| The Sunday democratic New York paper here
asserts that tn re is to be a comprehensive
change in the cabinet that Fish, Boutwell,,
| Alderman and Creswell are sure to leave. 1t as.
serts that the Chorpenning claim has destroyed
Mr.. Creswell, and that Senator Morton is TO
take Mr.. Bouwel's place. There is probably
no truth in the statement.
THE FRAUD OF THE DAY.
Should Senator Ramsey, of the senate post
Office committee, succeed in carrying the house
resolution on the Chorpenning claim through
the senate, with the committee amendment
allowing it 10 go to the court of claims, there
will be a lively time in the house, for two or
| three prominent republican members, who know
all the facts, arc determined to state them to the
house. Some of the worst facts have not been
| published.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION"
| The conference committee appointed TO settle
the constitutional question of whether or not
the senate has the right to originate a bill for
the reduction of taxation or to abolish particu-
lar tax, have come to no agreement, nor is there
| prospect that they ever will. There is not the
slightest hope that the house will pass the SEN
| ate bill. If anything is done new bill will be
| reported from the ways and means committee
and the house will pass the bill; and then the
senate will take up the subject again. 1t is so
late in the session that this cannot easily be
| DONE SAM WELLER.
Ito the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb 5.
The following statement was issued yesterday ::
the week. .....................,.. s6OS,OOO
| Shipments:
Notes. 1885,, 728
| Fractional Currency. ................. 1854
| The treasurer holds in trust as Sc
curlty for national bank circulation 35o,O4S, $50
And for public deposits. .........,... 15,819,500
| Mutllated notes burned during the
| Total amount burned to date ..... 37129,2
Bank currency issued for bills destro, ed 357l9943
Balance due for mutilated notes. 49,. 13T9,3l9
Circulation outstanding this date. 907, 953
Fractional currency redeemed and de-
st.oyed during the week..........., 726,4OO
NOMINATIONS.
The president sent to the senate the following
nominations yesterday: Alexander Rivers, dis
trict judge of the United States for the western
district of Virginia; Robert H. Hughes, United
States attorney for the western district of Vil-
| ginia; A. S. Gray, United States marshal for the
western district of Virginia.
PostmasterS-H w. Fleetwood, ST. Johnsbury,
| VT; j. f. Odlin, Laconia, N. H; H. H. Helper,
Salisbury, N. G.; Ira Godfrey, Lima, N. Y; II.
L. Gates, Litchfeld, Ct; Silas NJ. Norton, Bris-
tol, CT; j. Turnbul Monmouth, H.; j. R.
Young, Camden, Ark A. L. Spencer Pine Bluff,
| Ark; John 5. Tracy, Marlborough, Wis Ed
win Shaw, Fall River, Mass; Josiah Picket,
Worcester, Mass.
THE MINISTER TO ENGLAND.
The delay in the departure of Minister SchencF
for England which may be protracted for sew
eral weeks, is in consequence Of the wish of our
government to await the result Of negotiations
with the Canadian authorities for the settle
ment of the fishery questions, and on which
Minister Thornton and Sir John Rose are now
engaged Mr.. Schenck's instructions are not
prepared, though gradually assuming definite
form.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES
Have subscribed for 100000 copies of Buffers
and Loughrdgc's report to the house in favor
of Mrs. WoodhulPs petition.
REFUNDING THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The secretary of the treasury gave notice yes
teTday that books will be opened on the 9th day
of March next, in this country and Europe, for
subscriptions for the national loan under the
act for refunding the national debt. The pro-
posed loan comprises three classes First,
00OO00 900, payable at the pleasure of the gov
eminent after ten years at five per cent; second
$500 100000, payable at the pleasure OF the gov
eminent after fifteen years at four and One-half
per cent; tmrd, SiOO,oOO,OOO, payable after
thlrty years at lour per cent, principal and IN
terest in coin, interest to be paid quarterly.
Subscribers to the loan will have preference in
the following order: First, subscribers for
equal amounts OF each CLASS Donds; second,
subscribers for equal amounts Of the bonds
bearing Jour ana one-nall and nVe per cent
interest; thHu, suDscrloers lot nNe per cent
bonds.
os no, ~ dasin5 ~, eh,o;ia ~ ,;tlj
bonds will be issued of denominations of $50
500, $500, $1,000, $1,000 and $4,000. and con.
pom bonds of each denomination except the last