Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-26

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. %.
MISS REAM.
Winnie Ream has been busy all day over her
Lincoln statue, in the rOtunda She has made
troops of friends among members by her win
ming personal qualities. A large crowd is now
gathered in the rotunda to witness the unwilling
of the statue, which is undoubtedly popular with
the masses.
MIR. BLAIR.
The swearing in of Frank Blair, in the senate,
attracted general attention. He was warmly
greeted by democrats and republicans; the dem
ocrats do not, however, seem to be very sanguinc
over Blair's election, for they have an idea that
the Blairs have an unpleasant way of kicking
out of the party traces.
SAN DOMINGO.
The friends of San Domingo annexation are
not asleep. Admiral Lees dispatches are circu-
lated industriousy, and the idea is given out
that annexation is sure to succeed before the
close of this year. A few of the more ardent
supporters of annexation in the senate express
the hope that San Domingo will become a part
OF the United States at the opening session of
the new congress.
OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
Gen. Schenck will have charge of the fisheries
dispute upon his arrival in London, so far as
negotiations for permanent treaty are con-
cerned but MIR. Fish and Mr.. Thornton, the En-
glish minister, are now endeavoring to arrange
temporary agreement, to cover the approach
ing fishing season, and to avert collision and
bloodshed on the fishing grounds. Current ru-
mors of the reopening of negotiations on the
Alabama claims were totally without founda-
ton, so Mr.. Fish declares.
THE INCOME TAX.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the ways and
means committee this evening for long time,
discussing the propriety of repeating the income
tax. He opposes all the positions taken by
Commissioner Pleasanton on this subject He
claims that The cost of collection is small, and
that, if the tax is abolished, no material reduc-
ton in offices or revenue expenses will follow.
His strong point, however, was that the capt.
tai of the country ought to pay this tax, instead
of throwing it off upon the masses of working
people. Mr.. Boutwell, says privately that he
thinks it will be great political blunder to
abolish the tax, for the people at the west will
make much clamor over it as legislation in be-
half of a small and wealthy class. No vote was
reached in the committee.
THE NEXT CONGRESS-.
The judiciary committee of the house agreed
this morning to report against the proposed re.
peal of the law converting the next congress on
the 4th of March. This settles the question.
TbI colloquy between Mr. Dawes and Mr.
Brooks, in regard to the probable length of the
spring session, shows what two of the oldest
members think on that subject.
A large number of the members of the present
house favor the immediate organization of q
new congress, with the hope that the session
will not last over a week. But they will be dis.
appointed. When one hundred new members
get into their seats, they will desire to remain
for some weeks. The president prefers not to
have a spring session, and, if the law were re-
pealed, he would call an extra session of the
senate for executive work, and possibly to con.
slider a new treaty for San Domingo annexation
SAM WELLER.