Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-20
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WNsmNGroN, u. c., Dee. 10.
THE WORLD BREAruEs FREE AGAIN.
Gen. Horace c. Lee was to-day appointed
postmaster at Springfield
OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
The Following new post offices were ostab-
Iished: Highlandyille, Mass. Jonathan Avery,
postmaster; TyleriHe, Ct, Horace j. Cooke,
postmaster.
THE MESSAGE.
The president sent in ms anticipated message
on civil service REFORM today with the report
of the commissioners, In the house, it was re.
errcd to a special committee on This subject
CHEAP CAMPAIGN.
Gen. Harlan, lately republican candidate for
90, crnor Of Kentucky, who is now here, SAYS
that the entire cost Of the republican cam
paign in that state last year was only sl2O0
DEMOCRATS ArruEia OLD TRICKS.
Late in the afternoon the democrats endeayor-
ed to fiIibuster over the appropriation Of ST.
OOO reported by Gen Garfield, to pay the cN-
penses incurred by The kuklux committee, and
the alleged extnyagances OF the latter received
some severe structures from the republican side.
| However, the appropriation finally passed.
MIR. uoAR's LABOR BILL.
Mr.. lIoar's labor commission bill was under
discussion in the house ali day, and debate up
| on il has developed an unexpected amount OF
| opposition. There seems to be a growing dis
position among the members not to create the
commission called for in the bill, but to require
the present committee on education aud labor to
make the inquiries, and to gather information
as to the condition of the Iaborn@ classes. Its
| expected that a vote will be reached ON Mr..
| Iloar's bill tomorrow.
CONTESTED sEArs--vANcE.
The committee on privileges got in their re-
| port to-day, and Norwood was sworn in as sen
ator from Georgia But two vacancies now eX-
! ist, these being in Alabama and North Carolina.
| Vance, contestant in the latter case, is busy in
| denying dispatches sent from here to the effect
that democratic senators ever united in writing
letter to the effect that he was ineligible under
the fourteenth amendment, and that he had no
prospect for his admission.
Senators Stockton, CasSerIy and Blair who
were authority for this statement in the FIRST in
stance, still insist that such letter was written
last spring, with the intent to show the members
of the North Carolina legislature the condition
Of affairs, and to induce them TO elect another
senator against whom no question could be
raised
THE wAsBURN DINNER
The farewell dinner to Gov Washbur1, ten
| dered by the Massachusetts delegation, was
given tonight at Wormley's, All the Massa-
chusetts delegation in congress were present, eN-
| cept Butler, and among the guests were Vice
| President CofaX, Secretary Boutwell,, Speaker
Blaine Caleb Cusning and Judge Poland of Yer
mont. Gen. Banks presided, and everything
passed of happily. Daring the evening it was
stated that, since Gov. Washbnm has been in
the claims committee, it has acted ON over 5000
claims, involving one hundred million dollars,
and has been sustained in every case.
SOMETHING LIKE HARMONY.
One day more of the rctrcnchment committee
| discussion seems to have restored harmony and
| good feeling among the republican senators.
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