Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-19
SAM WELLER.
Ito the Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. The senate con-
frmed: Joseph W. Carry, associate justice Of
the supreme court oil Wyoming; John Wilson,
of Pennsylvania, consul at Brussels; Weston
Flint of Missouri, consul at Chin Kiang; John
Baldwin HogT, of Virginia, consul al Beirut.
MR. CARPENTER AND THE WOMAN QUESTION.
Senator Carpenter, to-day, argued the case of
Myla Bardwell against the state Of Illinois, in
the supreme court. The case involved the ques-
ton OF wOman's rights under the 18th and 18th
amendments. The case is heard here in review,
and Senator Carpenter took occasion to declare
his views in favor of woman suffrage.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The senate postal committee agreed to report
in favor of subsidies 10 the Australian mail
steamers which Il New York company propose
TO establish.
The senate committee on commerce discussed
several bills, hut took no action on the nom ma
tiOn of ex-senator Warner as collector at Mo-
bile
The steamboat men were before the committee
on commerce again to-day, and made further
arguments in favor OF Mr.. Negley's bill for the
better security OF life on steam vessels.
In the contested election case of Cessna against
Myers, from Pennsylvania, the committee on
elections this morning decided against the con-
teStant almost unanimously, The democrats OF
the house cannot charge this committee with
being actuacd by partisan motives, Tor in the
only TWO cases thus lar decided the seats have
been given TO the democratic claimants.
The senate committee on post offices to-day
decided 10 report the Socalled Hubbard postal
telegraph bill, without any, except .trhiDg
amendments. The report will probably be pre-
Sented tomorrow.
In the ways and means committee this morn
Ing, the tobacco men were heard in favor OF
uniform tax. No conclusion was reached. There
IS strong party here opposing any change in
the bonded warehouse laws. Subcommittee ap-
pointed to draw up bill in relation to specie
payments are engaged upon their report IL is
pretty certain that no bin providing Tor an I'M
mediate return to specie payments will be favor
ably received.
The representatives of the tobacco interests
were before the ways and means committee tins
morning. Mr. S. NJ Bailey represented the
Virginia tobacco interest, and asked for a uni
form tax OF sixteen cents on tobacco, alleging
that it would give all the revenue heretofore
claimed from tobacco. Mr. Thomas Carroll, of
New York, gave as reasons why tobacco was
m nulactured cheaper in Canada than the
United States, TO be the cheaper price of sugar,
iquonce and labor, aud fewer restrictions on
manufacture and transportation. MIR. j. d.
Evans, OF New York, argued in favor of the
bonded warehouse system. The tobacco men
claimed the same privilege as the importers-of
having the benefit Of the bonded warehouses for
three years Mr.. Evans did not think there had
been any frauds in relation to these warehouses,
II there has been any loss it resulted from hav-
ing several grades of taxes. There will he a
further hearing of the committee on Tuesday
next, when representatives of all kinds of tobac-
co Will be heard. CHRISTIAN Piper, of St. Louis
who represents the western interests, will, on
Tuesday, oppose the bonded warehouse system
as applcaOle 10 home consumption On Thurs
day next the committee will hear parties rep
rtsentlng the rice interests, and on Feb. the
representatives OF the salt interests,
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Nearly all the trea ury clerks who went to
Europe on business connected with the syndicate
have returned TO their duties.
Over two hundred names of colored people
have been enrolled at the Office of the cooniza-
non society, for passage tosLberia.
A delegation from New DIRK, of the Society
OF Friends, who visited L president to-day,
were informed that the nc Illustration would
always be devoted to the int, SITS Of peace con-
sistent with national honor
committee of New Workers, opposed to the
collection Of an internal revenue tax on the in
comes OF 1871, after quiet canvass of the SEN
aye ana mouse see very little reason TO hope for
the abolition of the tax.
President Grant attended last night Il sociabe
of the ONO state association, and tomorrow
night he will visit the New York state socabe.
lhcsc gatherings OF the sons and daughters Of
states are very popular here now.
Boston merchants are in town to-day, visit.
ing congressman and endeayoring TO secure
! their cooperation in abolishng or reducing the
duties on salt. They are notably successful,
aud apparently the only question IN the minds
| OF the legislators is whether TO put down the
taxes in part or throw them off altogether.
AS "A material test Of shipbuilding capabilities,
party of English capitalists are lobbying here
to obtain Il provision for the building of fifty
vessels half ON the clyde and hall in the United
States the relative merits of which shall de.
eide the superiority Of the builders oil the two
countries
Tbe Farragut prize eases in the supreme court
Of tins district were to-day referred, by consent
OF counsel, TO board OF arbitration, consisting
Of w II. Payne Of Boston, Thomas j. Durant