Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-27
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INDIAN Bill.
The Indian bill, reported today, covers about
five million dollars.
WEDNESDAYS FOREIGN MAIL.
The house committee on commerce, with the
senate post office committee, heard, this morn
ing, the claims Of the Cunard and Williams &
Guion'S lines for the transportation of the We'd
nesday's foreign mail from New York, and de-
cided, unanimously, in favor of the latter com
pany.
QUICK WORK.
The two appropriation bills have been disposed
of with CELEBRITY altogether unprecedented, and
with but few changes from the reports of the
committee. The sections added to the legisla-
tive bill this afte noon will pla C a serious and
wholesome check on the wasteful and reckless
use of the public facilities hitherto prevailing at
t C government printing office.
AMNESTY.
1t is understood that the senate will come to a
vote on the amnesty bill early next week. 1t is
the general opinion here that the bill which the
house has twiccpasscd by more than two-thrds
vote will also pass the senate, possibly with
slight notifications. The prospect for the Sum
ner amendment, which contains the civil rights
bill, is not good; for, ii it is agreed as to an
amendment, it viii kill the amnesty bill.
THE UTAH CASES.
decision on the Hosea Stout case, involving
the legality OF the Utah iurics and the validity
of the Mormon trials last fall, is expected from
the supreme court Monday, and it is reported
hot t,Kri1l a.,
and therefore, compel the discontinuance of the
pending suits. There is no doubt thar the GOV.
ernmcnt would be entirely willing to accept this
solution of the difficulty.
ADJOURNMENT.
The adjournment resolution was carried in
the senate this afternoon by party vote, but
| 1t is doubtful if the house acts Immediately upon
| it, The prevailing opinion seems to favor lay
ing it upon the speakers table, where it can be
called up and acted upon at any time. The
| progress Of business in the house for the past
few days shows that there will be no difficulty
in adiouuing whenever it is JUDGED cxpcdicnt,
and the house is reluctant to bind itself to a
definite day so far in advance
MR.. HALE.
1t turns out that the reported rejection of Mr..
Hale as assistant secretary of The state depart
mcnt was at least, premature. Mr.. Frsh still
desires his services, and so docs the president,
and evidence is to be furnished the foreign af
fairs committee which will be satisfactory as to
Mr., Hale's conduct in Egypt. 1t is understood
that one reason why Mr.. Hale was nominated
Tor assistant secretary was the fact that the
president has become satisfied that he did him
wrong when he removed him to make room for
| Butler.
| STATUS OF THE FISHERY QUESTION.
The status of the fishery question to-day is
about as follows; Three republican members of
the committee on foreign relations are known
to favor the bounty bill, and it is believed that,
under no circumstances, will they agree to the
fishery clause in the treaty unless indemnity to
the fishermen is first guaranteed.
Mcssrs. Wood and Morgan, the democrats on
the committee, will vote against the treaty any
way; so this makes five, or a majority, against
it in the contingency named. The fishermen,
therefore, feel pretty certain of a favorable re-
port from the committee, as the administration
cannot afford to let the treaty fail, and will urec
on congress any reasonable arrangement with
the fishermen rather than endure failure with
the treaty SAM WELLER.