Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08
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WASHINGTON, Feb. T.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
The house appropriation committee ask for
ten millions on their deficiency bill, 100000
OF it being on the war department.
AN INJURY TO A GOOD CAUSE.
Mrs. Victoria Woodhurs card, In which she
denounces those members of the house who
voted against giving her the use of the hall, as
towards, disgusts everybody here in or out of
congress, and Injuries the cause she advocates.
VETO.
The presidents veto of the bill for the relief
of iron-clad contractors, gives great satisfaction
to the economists in congress. 1t saves million
of dollars to the treasury. 1t is rumored to-
night that the president will veto the test oath
bill tomorrow
REPEAL.
The ways and means committee have reported
bill to repeal the income tax, but there seemed
to be very little expectation in the committee
that the house will adopt their report. 1t is
doubtful, even, whether the house will entertain
the subject, the time is so short; but Mr.. Hoop
er will make the attempt on Thursday next.
THE FREE TRADERS.
The "revenue reformers" are ready for another
movement IN case the house votes on Thursday
to take up the income tax bill. Amendments
will then be in order, and vigorous attempts will
be made to repeal the duties on salt, coal, sugar,
tea and coffee, and other items, Five minutes
debate will then be in order, and lively time
may be expected, as the democrats generally de-
sire to get at the revenue question again. 1t is
thought they will go with the income tax re-
pealers, so far as to bring up the bill
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
The report Of the house military committee
on the West Point troubles was read in the
house this afternoon and created very decided
sensation. Few congressman were aware that
the facts were Sc bad, and when the reading was
finished, if the vote had been taken, not dozen
members would have voted against it,
The officers at West Point are more severely
censured than the offending cadets and it is said
by those who are intimate with the president
and Secretary Belknap that If said officers had
| done their duty, they would have been sustained
by the government There is little doubt that
the house will sustain the report in the main,
though the sons of Gen. Grant and Gen. Town
| send are among the ringleaders in the outrage.
THE CHoRPENNING NUISANCE.
John Cessna, of Pennsylvania, made explana-
ton of his connection with the Chorpeuning
claim in the house, and; so long as he confined
himself to that branch Of The subject, he did
very we'll; but, when he argued in favor Of the
claim, he failed entirely. Messrs. Dawes, Beck,
and Farnsworth, sought the floor, to make
ed upon the regular order, which cut off all fur
Their debate,
Mr.. Dawes limited strongly ct the truth when
he expressed the hope that there was no ar
| rangemert between the gentlemen by which
| debate was to be cut off. The senate has passed
the house resolution on the Chorpenning claim,
which puts an end to it. Although the post
master general was on the floor of the aenate
during tile debate, his hasty action was CEN
| sured by several republican senator's.
SAM WELLER.
TO the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
SAN DOMINGO.
Among the documents sent to tie senate, to-
! day. in response to Senator Summers San Do
| mingo resolution, was a report from Lieutenant
| Commander Selfridge, dated July IA, 1869, in
| which he says, if any port in Dominica is to be
| purchased or leased by the Unit.d States; he
| recommends that of Nicolas Mole, at the north
| end of the island; aud that 1t was good time
| to contract, as Salnave was hard pressed, and
| the gift Of couple of worn out monitors would
| he a sufficient price.
REPORT OF THE WEST POINT INvEsTIG ATING
COMMITTEE,
| Submitted to the house, to day, says: In regard
| to the officers their conduct shows lack of
comprehension of the principles OF military dis
cipline, surprising in officers of long and honor
able service in the armv The only thing that
can be said in eXtenuation of their action IS the
| fact chat their efforts to maintain discipline
| heretofore have not been properly sustained by
| the authorities at Washington; and that the
sentence Of eouttS martial providing for the dis
| miSSal of cadets have almost universally been
remittcd. AS to the first class, and its participa
| ton in the fOrcible dismissal of Cadets
Baird, Barnes and Fleckinger, the committee
| say that any slight punishment will have the
effect to aggravatc the evil instead of proving a
remedy, Four year ago, part of the first class
took an innocent cadet into their own hands,
| branded "tnief" upon him and drummed him
from the Point. The inStigator of the offence
was tiled by court martial, convicted and dis
| missed; but, on application to the authorities
at Washington, the sentence was RENTED; and
the recent outrage must be regarded as, in part
the fuit of the clemency then shown. The re-
port concludes with resolutions, directing the
restoration of Cadets Baird, Barnes and Fleck-
niger, on the 18th of June next; the immediate
dismissal of the leaders and rngleaders in the
affairs Of January g. aud the trial Of other menu
bers of the first class who participated in it.