Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-14

HE NOKIlIbkN PACIFIC.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In answer TO inonir
les from interested parties, Gen. Banks state.
that his resolution of inquiry relative TO the
Northern Pacific railroad is designed TO elicit
information for the benefit of his constituents
who wish TO know the value of the security
offered by that DAD.
PROvGNCETowN LIGHTHOUSE.
Secretary Boutwell, this morning sent to the
house reply to the resolution of Jan. p, 1872,
asking for Il report on the eXpeliency of cstab-
fishing lightat "Woods End Bar" in Province.
town, Mass. The secretary transmits the re-
port of the lighthouse boaid by which it appears
that PrOyncetOwn harboT is much used during
stormy weather and that more than one hundred
vessels seeking the harbor have been lost on
Woods End Bar" in a single year Also, that
OWING to the shifting cha:acrCr of the beaches
the lighthouse tower, il one were placed there,
should be of iron; that a for ignal is needed in
that vicinity to lead vessels into the harbor in
thick weather and snow storms, and that the
whole cost is estimated at $4,000. The com.
municatlon was referred TO the committee on
commerce.
MIR. SUMMERS NEW ANTIGRANT PROJECT
Republicans who desire the success of their
patty in the coming presidential election, view
WIN regret continuation of the organized or.
position to Gen. Grant, in the ALLEGED frauds
connected with the sale of arms TO France last
summer Ii is now evident that publication
was made in such journals, in different sections
OF the country, as would lend their columns for
the purpose, simultaneously with the presen,a-
non OF the resolution Of inquiry in the senate
OF statements and letters, all calculated to i'm
press the public mind that large sized cat is
buried under the German meal. the admins
tration courts an impartial investigation of its
SAFE oil arms to those private individuals who
disposed OF them to French agents, and It will
DC plainly demonstrated that there was no
preach of the neutrality laws. Those who have
looked INTO the matter assert that it Is simply
gotten up TO prejudice the people against Gen
Grant by the limitations that his friend Gen
kuluS lugalls has prodtcd largely by the sale,
ana also III the hope of arraying the German
vote against the republican party.
THE COMMITTEES.
The senate committee ON foreign relations de-
clded to-day 10 report iavorably on the n0mina-
nation OF Charles Hale as assistant secretary of
state.
The committee on Judiciary has agreed TO re-.
port bill Tor the relief of Judge Ware of Port
land, Me-, and Mr. Peters will report il AZ the
first calling Of his committee.
The post Office committee has. at the request
OF MIR. Randall, reopened the investigation of
the charges against the postmaster general |;
nnu contractor named Sawyer was examined
thls morning, but his testimony was not impor-
tant.
IL IS understood that the ways aud means
committee this morning agreed to fix the tax on
looaeco at sixteen cents, the present rate. for
smoking tobacco, and at twenty four cents for
all other Kinds. The latter has been at thirty
TWO cents, and the plug tobacco men do not seem
10 NC satshed with the reduction.