Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-10
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WASHINGTON, March 8.
FINANCIAL.
Secretary Boutwell, will permit national banks
instead of paying the two per cent. cash requir-
ed from ordinary subscribers to the new loan,
to exchange an equal amount of new bonds for
their fivetwenties now deposited with the gov
eminent.
THE CAUCUS CONTEST.
The senate, after brief open session, took
recess, and at one O'Clock the republican mem.
bers went into caucus again for the second time
to-day. 1t was determined this morning to SUBJ
stltute Mr. Cameron's name for that of Mr..
Morton as chairman of the foreign relations
committee. There was a bitter contest in the
first caucus, which lasted until 12 o'clock, but
no result was reached, and the subject was de-
terred to second caucus, which commenced at
1 o'clock.
Ldter.-The republican senatorial caucus sus-
tanned the report of the subcommittee by vote
OF 26 to q, thus confirming, among other things,
MIR. Cameron as candidate for chairman of the
committee on foreign relations.
HOW THE CAUCUS WAS CONDUCTED.
Senator Anthony presided at the caucus of the
republican senators to-day. Senator Sumner
did not attend, nor did Mr.. Cameron, the latter
being absent from Washington. The question
was on receiving the reports of the committee.
1t was argued by those in favor of removing Mr.,
Sumner that his relations with the administra-
ton were not harmonious, as he was not on good
terms with the president or secretary of state,
thus rendering it impossible to communicate in
confidence with the most important committee
of the senate
The friends of Mr.. Sumner maintained that
there was no difference between Mr.. Sumner
and the executive department, excepting on the
San Domingo question, and if Mr.. Sumner
should be removed it would be construed by
the country as blow at him because of his OPP
position to that measure. The debate was very
earnest and spirited. After three hours dis
CnSSlOn wac u1O
ed, Messrs. Stewart, Scott, Carpenter, COnkling
and Others voting with the majority, and Messrs.
Trumbull, Morrill,, of Maine, Morrill,, of YER
mont, and Fenton with those in the negative.
THE COMMITTEES.
The list of committees adopted to-day is as fol-
lows, and will be formally presented and voted
on in the senate tomorrow:
Foreign Relations-Messrs. Cameron, chairman,
Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Schurz, Hamlin and
Casserly.
Privileges and Elections-Messrs. Sumner, Stew
art, Morton, Rice, Hamlin, Hill and Thurman.
Finance-Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, of Vermont,
Fenton Scott Ames. Wright and Bayard.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Cole, Sprague, Sawyer,
Edmunds, Window, West and Stevenson.
Commerce Messrs Chandler, Corbett, Kellogg,
Spencer Buckingham, Conkling and Vickers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Hamlin Robertson, Bore
Ocrats.
Agriculture,~ Messrs. Morton, Cameron, Robert
Military Affairs Messrs. Wilson, Cameron, Nor
ton, Ames, Logan, West and Blair
Naval Afairs-Messrs. CI agn, Anthony, I'VE, Os-
born, Caldwell, Ferry of Michigan, and Stockton.
judiciary Messrs. Trumbu, Edmunds Conk-
ling, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, Pool and Thurman
Post Of1ces and Post ROads-Messrs. Ramsey,
Pomeroy, GILBERT, Cole, Flanagan, Ferry of Michi-
gan, and Kelley.
: Public Lands-Messrs. Pomeroy, Upton, Osborn,
SPrague, Window, Logan and Cassery.
Private Land Claims-Messrs. Davis of Kentucky,
Ferry of Conn, Sawyer, Bayard and Blair,
Indian Affairs.--Messrs. Harlan, Corbett, Buck
Erpliu ohu md Of
Kentucky.
Pensions. = Messrs Fdmunds Upton, Pratt,
Brownlow, Ferry of Michigan, West and Salisbury
Revolutionary Claims.9Messrs. Pool, Brown.
by democrat.
y Claims.,Messrs. Howe, Scott, sprague, Pratt,
District Of Columbia. : Messrs. Patterson,
Sumner, Lewis, Spencer, Caldwell, Hitchcock and
Patents.-Messrs. Ferry of Connecticut, Carpen-
ter, Morrill, Of Maine, Window and Hamilton.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Morrill,,
OF vermont, TrumbulI, Cole, Stockton and Hamil-
Territories-Messrs. Nye. Cragin, schurz, Bore
man, Hill, Hitchcock and Cooper.
Pacific Railways essrs. Stewart, Ramsey, Will
son, Harlan, Rice, Fenton, Scott, Kellogg, Hitch
cock, Blair and Kelley.
agan, Lewis, Logan, Caldwell and salisbury.
Pool, Pratt and Hamilton.
Education and Labor-Messrs Sawyer, Morrill,,
Contingent Expenses-Messrs Fenton, Window
and salisbury
Printng-Messrs. Anthony, Howe and Casserly.
Library-Messrs. Morrill, OF Maine, Howe and
Sherman.
Engrossed Bils-Messrs Buckingham, Ames and
Davis.
Revision of Rules-Messrs. Pomeroy, Edmunds
and Bayard.
Political Disabilities essrs. Robertson, Bore
man, Ames, Gilbert, Vickers and Stevenson
Levees on the Mississippi River-Messrs. Kellogg,
Trumbnll, Schurz and Spencer, and one vacancy
Special Committee on Southern Outrages-Messrs
Scott, chairman, Wilson, Chandler, Rice Nye and
Bayard.
The joint select committee on retrenchment
was discontinued. Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, de-
ciined, on account OF Ill health, reelection as
chairman of the committe on Appropriations,
which was rendered him. Mr.. Summer will de-
cline the Craftsmanship of the new committee on
privileges and elections.