Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-31
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WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. 3O
PERSONAL.
Gov. Jewell and wife left, this noon, for Con
necticut.
FILIBUsT ERs.
Filioustering again prevented the passage Of
the Air Line railroad bill to New York. 1t has
no chance in this congress.
FULL HOUSE.
The house floor and corridors were crowded
all day with the Hobbies on the different railroad
interests. So many were upon the floor that it
was extremely difficult to preserve order, and at
one time the speaker threatened to call in the
assistance ofthe sergeant-at-arms
THE INCOME TAX.
The ways and means committee are waiting
for the return of Mr. Mccarthy of New York,
when a second vote will be taken on the income
tax. There will be majority of one for repeal,
and bill for that purpose will be reported to
the house in a few days; but good judges say
that if general debate is allowed it cannot pass.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The senate investigation into the outrages in
the south is uncovering mass of evidence, GO
ing to show that certain counties are entirely at
the mercy OF set of scOundres who murder a
negro or northern settler ut will. The COM
mittee will sit during the next summer, and 90
over the worst parts of the entire south, and
then publish the facts gathered, for tire benefit
of congress and the country.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
The judiciary committee of the house voted
finally this forenoon on the Woodruff interpre-
tation of the constitution that guarantees to
women the right to vote. Only two members
of the committee, MesSrs. Butler and Lough-
ridge, agreed to the new doctrine. Mr.. Butler,
it is said, will speak in support of it in the
house. 1t will, however, command but few
votes, as a number of the members who advo-
cate female suffrage believe the way to obtain
it is through the 10th amendment or changes in
the state constitutions.
SWINDLE KILLED.
The ventilation of the Chorpenning claim in
the house, by Mr.. Dawes, this afternoon, fur
nished one of the most exciting scenes of the
session. He spoke for over an hour, detailing,
with graphic eloquence, all the facts of the
swindle. The members gathered close about
him, in their eagerness TO hear the whole history.
The speech is as rich reading as Mark Twain's
history OF tue george FISHER claim; and II some
body had not taken the pains to investigate,
Master Chorpenning might have gone on to the
end of this century gathering additional pay on
his old contract
Mr. Dawes did not censure Postmaster Gen
eral Creswell, believing that, after congress had
so recllessly passed the ChOrpenning resolution
last July, it has no right to blame the post
office department for obeying the law, even If it
knew the claim to he fraud. Mr.. Beck of
Kentucky, however, insisted that Mr.. Creswell
must have known the claim was fraudulent,
and that he ought to have so reported to con-
gress at the beginning of the present session.
There can be no question that it was a swindle
from beginning to end, and one of the worst that
ever got through congress. The expose to-day
kills it off, and some Others like it,
SAN WETTED