Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-12
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 10, 1871.

| WAsHINGToN, d. c., Jan. 10, 1871.
SAN DoMINGo-PRoBABLE RESULT.
| By the time this letter reaches you the Nor
ton resolution will have become a law. The
telegraph will tell you of its passage by The
house, ambling into the senate with rider in
the shape of Mr.. Ambler's amendment declar-
ing that the passage of the resolution in no way
committed congress to annexation. 0rth, But
Ter, Bingham, and Others declared that this
was designed to destroy the resolution. For a
wonder Butler and Bingham were on the same
side. One would say the lion and the lamb
had lain down together, were it not for the fact
that neither is lamb.
The large vote on Mr.. Ambler's amendment
more than half republican-must be taken as
conclusive evidence of the general sentiment on
the subject. | was standing on the house floor,
and accidentally heard part of a discussion be-
tween Senator Conkling, lobbying vigorously
for the resolution, and two doubling members
of the New York delegation. Both were lead.
ing men, representing strong republican
districts One remarked to the senator
that he was willing to vote for aU
inquiry but could not and would not do
II Ou party S1Ouhhoj VI l'Oii any iOol VI tiVnt-
ing divisions He declared that in his district,
San Domingo was in no sense party question.
To make it so, would disrupture it. He never
found man there in favor of annexation. The
other said he had often asked active men in his
district about the policy, and they were all very
Indifferent or directly opposed. judge by the
votes that this disposition is much more general
than the president has been led to suppose. 1t
is the opinion of nearly every newspaper man
here whose experience gives his Judgment any
value, that the defeat of annexation itself is al
ready foregone conclusion. The senate will
pass the resolution as it now stands. On the
fnal vote in the house, Messrs. Beattey of Ohio,
Finkelnburg of Missouri, Peters of Maine, were
with your representative, Mr.. Hoar, the only re-
publicans who voted in the negative. Mr.. Ella
did not vote at all. The votes cast during this
debate have been the largest since the organiza-
ton of the present congress. The highest total
vote was 1874, leaving fifty absent and not vot
ing. Probably not more than ten lodged the
final vote and the rest were absent. On the
vote upon Ambler's amendment there were forty
six republicans in the affirmative, nearly all
from northern districts
THE NEXT ORGANIZATION.
1t seems to be conceded that the present
speaker will be reelected without a struggle 1t
is also supposed that most of the present
off GERS will be retained. Even if there was any
desire to change, it would be difficult to resist
the combination those in have formed against
those who are out.
If Mr.. Blaneis sure of reelection it can only
be from his having convinced the moderate pro-
tectionists, and perhaps the revenue reformers,
that they shall have fair show. A part of
the programme is believed to be the appoint.
ment of Gen. Garfield at the head of the ''ways
and means" As Mr.. Dawes retains his present
place, he was not in question. Were Mr.. Wash
burn from any other state than yours he would
be prominent in connection with the leading
committee. Everybody seems to concede that
Judge Shellabarger will, on his return,
be placed at the head of the cleo
tons committee. Mr.. Hooper, it is sup
posed, will take banking and curren Cyl
again, while Judge Kelley is, it is supposed,
booked for the second place, on ways and
means" Butler is an elephant. If Logan goes
into the senate the Essex statesman will take
his place on the military committee. In all
probability, however, special committee on the
condition of the south will be formed, over
which Butler will preside. One thing is sure,
and that is, that the southern republicans left in
either branch of congress, will receive much
more favorable consideration than has hitherto
been the case.