Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-05
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WASHINGTON. D. @. Dec. 4. 1s1e.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 4, tSIa.
The senate did no business to-day except in
the absence of the vice president, to choose
Senator Anthony president Of the senate pro
tenn, Tor tile session. The Evening Star srcaks
of as a compliment deservcdIy rendered the
same senator on several previous occasions"
The committee appointed in caucus to revise
the senate committees has not vet completed its
report, but will finish it in time to present it in
caucds tomorrow. There will be numerous
changes, The committee has treated Greeley
republicans and democrats alike, or, rather, has
classcd the Greeley republicans with the demo-
Gratis. 1t is the custom for the majority in the
senate 10 lcase Que or two places. as the
case may BE, at The foot Of each com
mittee. UNASSIGNED for members Of file minority
and to allow the minority TO designate the
names of those to be assigned to these places
Accordingly. the Greeley republicans have
been dropred in making IN the committees
and they and the democrats Must arraroe
among themselves whom the positions shall he
shared between. If apv of those liberals refuse
TO be classed with democrats and TO act with
them. tbcv are therefore lIl,slv to GET no com.
mittee appointments at all. Tumbull is left
off the Judiciary committee, Fenton the con.
tugent expense, finance and Pacific railroad,
linton the public lands and pensions schurz
the foreign relations Spraoue the annronria.
tons, and Rice the mines and mining,
In the house to-day. Mr. Roosevelt of New
York began a fght on the board of public
works bv a resolution instructinr the district
committee to find out whether the debt of
the district is restricted by law to ten million
dollars. Roosevelt asserted to-day that the
public works BEGUN here could not be completed
for less than 500 900 900. The bouse passcd his
resolution, There are indications that the board
will have more opposition to encounter This
winter than il did last
Judge Black was not examined bv the credit
mobilier committee to-day. owino to General
Banks absence in New York The committee
will BERN its work Friday. Judae BlocI, is conn
sci for McComb in the latter's suit AGAINST tbe
credit mobilier. and if rnmored that he is trying
to effect compromise, so that the investigation
NAV be stopped. or that the interest of Nc
Comb may NOT suffer. IL is said TO he impor-
tant to NIcCom1s suit that certain evidence
which will come ont in the Investigation sbould
he supnressed Rlaclr had interviews with
Oakes Ames and Dawes to-day but 10 Mr.
Dawes Mt least he said notbino abo1t the credit
mobilier
Mr., Sumner. in privote conversation states
that he did not introduce his resolution to room.
late the army REGISTER and rcoimcntal coIors
with nnrnoso IF rovisino tho bt-
fer debates Of last session bpt bccause
he thoupbt the measure inst and
necessary means for ESTABLISHING tbe Govern
ment upon a permanent ba;is. He intends to
make brief sDcech unon the historical nrecc-
dents for sucb action SHOWING what other civil.
lied nations have done TO obliterate the memory
of civil wars. His health will forbid his enter
ing any absorbing contest. He had a renewed
attack of his disease last EVENING brt was in
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no oo"' as usual ""cil 'he 'eu"'c h'cI to-"a9'
Judge sMerrimon, the newly elected senator
from North Carolina, was a law partner of
T,dro Dhiu;rs .ocon.i, ornoi,.oI COLLATION.
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general lie Is salu 10 nave stated mat
if elected senator he should act with the
sunnoriers of tbe administration and
lhIS Is sald 10 DC Tue reason tue lepuollcahS
voted for him when it was found that Pool
could not be reelected. Merrimou is RENTED to
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"0 ni'u VI Eo'u "0iil''0o an" en"la0tei'
There is no prospect now that the revival of
the law for the session of the 4lh of March will
bo ottonr,od Tbo ,rorosi,iop r,oots win ma
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laVor' me usual monday recess VIII DeSln ABOUT
Saturday, December 21st, and continue two
weeks.
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