Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-31
From Washington.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY srr.l
WASHINGTON. D. G. Jan. 80.

WASHINGTON II. C.s Jdh. w.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The committee on revision of the laws will
soon report a bill, greatly modifying the bank
rupt act by confirming its application TO mer-
chan is and manufacturers.
EDUCATIONAL.
The committee on education and labor have
agreed to recommend an appropriation of $685.,
900 to the William and Mary college, on account
of damages inflicted by our troops during The
late war.
BoLEs VS.. EDWARDS.
The committee OF elections this morning de
cided the case OF Boles VS.. Edwards OF Arkan-
sas. They were unanimously for Boles, the
contestant. The case will be brought up in the
house i'll a day or two The result tends to
strengthen the anti-Clayton party in Arkansas.
MIR. CREswELL.
The attempt to implicate Postmaster General
Creswell in fraudulent conduct in the letting OF
contracts is an entire failure. The allegations,
which the house post office committee are try
ing, were made by w. c. Kibben, rejected can
didate, and he fails to prove anything against
Mr. Creswell.
MIR. HALE.
| The senate committee on foreign affairs took
up the nomination of Mr. Hale, assistant score
| tary of state, this morning. Evidence in Mr.
| Hale's favor was received, and he has been in
vited to appear before the committee. 1t seems
now to be understood that the committee will
report in his favor if they are satisfied with his
| statement
| NAVAL.
The house naval committee heard statemcn"
| upon the condition of the navy. Gen. Bank
made an eloquent argument in favor of the i'm
| mediate construction Of Il number of sloops-ot
war. The indications are strong that the com
mittee will report in favor of building a number
of fast vessels.
| AMNESTY.
The senate debate on amnesty was quite in
teresting. The speech of Mr.. Schurz is Spoken
Of tonight, in all circles, as remarkably fine
Mr. Nye's reply had very little force. The am
nesty bill will probably be defeated by the Sum
ner amendment; but, if the latter is adopted, th
house will promptly strike it off, and send
back to give the senate one more chance to pas
it.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
| Inc USHeFy question Is SUN Ill IL uCiu lOCh
The house foreign relations had it up this morn
ing, and discussed the subject at great length
but took no vote. A majority are determine
not to report legislation carrying out the fish
cry provisions of the treaty until some way
devised to indemnify the fishermen. The demo
Gratis in the committee evidently are anxious +
get the subject into the house, where they ca
try to make political capital over it.
APPORTIoNMENT.
The house passed the apportionment bill jus
as it came from the senate. In few days
supplemental bill will be offered in the house
and referred to the judiciary committee, enlar2
ing the number of representatives by nine o
ten. Should this supplemental bill pass, Vernon
and New Hampshire will not lose any of thei
present representatives. Some of the prominen
members Of the house on both sides have bee
consulted, and the prospect is good that the bi
will pass.
| MRS. MATHEWS.
Mrs. Mathews, the mother of Vice PreSider
ColiaX, is steadily failing in health. 1t will b
remembered that she was treated last summe
with the new South American remedy for cal
Ger. 1t seemed to help her for a time, but II
Gently it fails to have its first effect. Mrs
Mathews always made friends with everybod
who met her in society here, and thousand
throughout the country will be panied to lear
that there is no prospect of her recovery.
SAM WELLER.