Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-06
From Washington.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan, 5.
BUTLER.
Gen. Butler arrived here this morning, and
was in his seat to-day.
THE REPRESENTATIVE TO ENGLAND.
Gen. Schenck will leave here next week. He
will be serenaded on Monday and Tuesday next
by the Ohio republican association of this city,
THE POSTAL LAWS.
The senate postal committee to-day considered
the bill codifying the postal laws, but came to
no conclusion thereon.
sPRAGUE.
Senator Spraguc has sent for the original let
ter of Gen, Dix, which he will submit as his re-
ply to the report of Judge Holt.
CONTESTED GEORGIA CASE.
A special meeting of the senate Judiciary
committee will be held on Saturday next, to
consider the Georgia senatorial question. The
contestants, Hall and Miller, Whitley and Far
row, have all been summoned by the committee.
IMMIGRATION.
A delegation Of New York gentlemen has ar
rived here to oppose the passage of the bill in
reference to immigration, now pending in the
house commerce committee. The bill proposes
to place the whole regulation of immigration in
the hands Of the federal government.
ALABAMA.
Lewis L. Parsons, who was one of Andrew
Johnson's provisional governors and demo-
cratic delegate TO the New York presidential
convention, has changed his political faith, and
written a letter to the president detailing out
construction of that state.
POLITICAL BREACH HEALED.
The Missouri republican members Of the
house who went of with Gratz Brown and Carl
Schurz are once more on good relations with
the departments, and the Missouri quarrel is,
therefore, regarded as closed.
NEW BEDFORD AND THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Messrs. fucker, Grape and Randall, of New
Bedford appeared before the house foreign COM
mittee today, as the representatives of the
ship-owners of New Bedford, who suffered by
the depredations Of the Alabama and other rebel
cruisers during the war. They favored the
adoption Of the presidents policy, as the best
and most satisfactory way to settle these claims.
The New Bedford merchants, it appears, hold
one-third of the claims, or about five millions Of
dollars.
SAN DOMINGO.
There is moro doub+ to-riqb+ Of tho noesooa
oe tLo p'', 80
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day next. The house committee on foreign az
fairs this morning refused to approve of the sell
ate resolutions but this will not deter General
Banks from moving to rake them up, and put
them on their passage. 1t is considered
doubtful bovvovnr ,,,betbo. ba c,, ,ot tto
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requisite t"o-'lirus lor IT. as humoer OF re-
publicans insist upon the privilege of a brief
statement that. while they vote for the commits.
sio,, tbo,- wont - ,,ndors,ood +,o+ - Ioo,,,,,
''0"' my "a"' II "iiuei S'oou 'nat II uOeSH
commit them for annexation. MIR. Dawes and
Mr.. Scofeld will vote for the senate resolutions.
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as possible LII case II Is louhd Impossible 10
obtain two thirds, the house will probably
amend the senate resolutions nv fixino the MN.
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W VI at ~ "'u Ill o'iiel ways
improving them. The democrats insist that a
two DAYS debate shall be allowed, and threaten.
if If is nor GRANTED IN resort to tIibustoiro, 70
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prevent aetioH' DAM WELLER
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.
TUE PACIFIC BONDS.
The house committee on appropriations have
not yet acted on the subject of the payment of
interest and principal Of the Pacific railroad
bonds.
CONFIRMED.
The senate to-day confirmed post masters at