Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-14

Several members Of the banking and currency
committee have announced themselves in favor
OF Mr.. Lynch's specie payment bill
MR.. LYNCH's NAVIGATION PLAN.
The committee Of ways and means will TO-
morrow report back Mr. Lynch's bill TO remit
the staxes levied on the sales of vessels, and
recommend its passage by the house.
STILL HARPING ON THAT POST OFFICE.
Ex-senator Laid has teegraphed here his re-
fusal of the Springfield post office, and does not
wish his. name used in connection Herewith.
Judge Morton is here pushing the claims of IL.
s. Lee. for this position.
MR.. sCHENCK.
1t is denied at the White house that any word
hasiyet been received from Gen Schenck, our
minister to England, which would indicate that
he desires to come home. There are late adj
yicesflrom him at the state department, but
nothug.of personal character,
CAPE COD.
Capt. John France, who has had charge of the
te-sayng stations on the New Jersey coast,
will be ordered 10 Cape Cod to investigate the
cost and necessity Of lile-sayng stations on that
coast, as recommended in Mr.. Buffnton's bill,
which was introduced in the house u few days
since, and is now under consideration by the
committee on appropriations.
MR.. AKERMAN's DAYS NUMBERED.
1t was authoritatiyey announced at the
White house, to-day, that Attorney General
Akerman would be assigned 10 the United
States district court in Florida recently made
vacant by the death of Judge Kinney. 1t is
not so officially stated as TO who will be Mr..
Akerman's successor, but opinion here has
generally settled upon ex-senator Williams, of
Oregon; southern republicans are still earnest
ly working TO have this appointment kept with
in their section, but with small chance of sue
cess.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
There is a growing speculation in political
circles as to possible future complications with
Spain, growing out of the Cuban question. AT
the state department, there are no fears ON this
score, bat in other departments Of the govern
ment this sanguine view Of things is not enter
tanned. There has always been powerful lob
by in existence here, who have never been salts
fed with Secretary Fishs policy in Cuban mat
ters, and this lobby is at present actively
intriguing to bring about the secretary's re-
moyal, or TO have our government adopt more
positive policy in this respect.
wORCEsTER's HoNoRED REPRESENTATIVE.
When Mr. Hoal'S labor bill, providing for the
appointment Of Il commissioner to inquire into
the whole labor subject, such as hours Of work,
rates Of pay and the general condition of the
working classes throughout the country, was
inclined to make some show of opposition there
to. The bill was referred to the committee on
education and labor, the democratic members Of
which have suddenly become warm friends of
the proposed measure. 1t is now probable that
the bill will he reported back fayorably before
the holiday adjournment, and, as everybody dis
claims any partzan purpose, it will be supported
on both sides OF the house.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The special civil service committee held a
meeting this morning, and made provisions lor
dividing the work assigned them to various
subcommittee. The committee have recently
inlerchangcd views with members of the com
mission, and have agreed generally npon poll
cy which is necessary to be pursued in connec-
ton with this subject
The commissioners are now engaged in pre-
pairing their report, but do not think it will be
ready until after the holidays. The admins
tration organ here has an editorial to day, stat
ing that the civil service commission Of which
Geo, William Curtis is the head, is downright
failure so far as practicable and substantial re-
suits are concerned. In remarking upon this
editorial the commissioners say that they de
pend more upon what the president says in his
message than what his organ may state.
THAT MISERABLE VANCE.
A few days since, the democratic senators
signed a letter requesting ex Gov, Vance 20 re-
sign the United States senatorship, to which he
was elected last winter, on the ground that there
was not the least probability that he would be
admitted, and also that his further persistency
in this direction only tended TO confirm the
preiudces which existed in the north as to the
present temper of the southern people.
The letter was intended to be shown to the
democratic members of the North Carolina
legislature, in order that they might understand
the situation of affairs here, and proceed at
once to elect a successor to Vance against
NllOsG duhiloolOh lo quGollDu hOuiu bC
raised. This legislature had been given to I'M
delstand by Vance that his prospects OF adj
mission were good, and it was considered advis-
able to remedy these errors of opinion. The let
ter was forwarded to North Carolina, but failed
Of its purpose. 1t is now asserted that Vance
came into possession Of the same and destroyed
it to prevent the knowledge OF its contents com
Ia 10 mi pG tba Inr sIa4u and al
to defeat the prospects of a successor to himself
being chosen.
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE SENATE.
The senate continued the war to-day which
was naugurated when Mr.. Trumbull offered his
resolution calling for the appointment OF a joint
select committee on retrenchment and reform.
Another caucus Of republican senators was held
this morning, which resulted in a resolution
being adopted as Il compromise for Mr.. Trum-
bulls measure, providing for the appointment
of 4 standing committee, to consist of seven
members on the part of the senate, to which
should be referred all matters relating to abuses
in the civil service, and corruption and eXtrava-
ganee in any branch Of the governments this
compromise resolution, drawn up by Mr.. Nor
ton, was agreed upon in the caucus only after Il
long and bitter debate full OF those personalities
which have often disgraced the republican coun-
ellis in the past few years.
Afterwards, in open session, Mr. Anthony in
troduccd this resolution, and the confusion of
the caucus room was transferred TO the senate
chamber. Mr.. Trumbull at once offered, as an
amendment TO the caucus resolution, one which
coniers upon the proposed committee powers to
make Investigations on its own motion, and to
send for persons and papers.
On these radically different propositions, SEN
ators at once took issue under the lead Of Alessrs
Conkling, Edmunds and Morton, administration
senators, who insisted upon adhcring to the
caucus resolution, while Messrs. Trumbull,
Schurz, Wilson and the democrats insisted that
the amendment should be adopted, or else the
appointment of a committee would be popular
ly regarded as a failure and a compromise with
corruption
Mr.. Schurz took occasion to fire few shots
at the administration of the affairs of the New
York custom house during his speech, which
was mainly confined to comments on the reports
made by the retrcnclment committee last
| spring. 1t leaked out that Secretary Boutwell,