Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
From Washington.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., April "a.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April "a
100000 FOR HARTFORD.
The house committee of appropriations agreed
this morning to an appropriation of 100000
for the government buildings at Hartford. The
case of
oIDD1NGs AGAINST CLARKE
Of Texas was up in the house committee of
elections. Clarke alleges that the contestant
got large number of prominent republicans in
his district indicted on various charges, so as to
make it difficult for him to get the evidence he
wanted, and so he asks for further time. Gid
dings, the contestant, denies Clarkes allega-
tions, and points to the printed record by which
tine contestant seems TO have been elected By
nearly 5000 majority. To grant an extension
would probably give Clarke the seat till the next
session. The opponents of the
GOAT ISLAND BILL
Won an important victory in the house. The
majority is too much in the habit of fixing up a
bill in committee and refusing any privileges to
the minority. In this case the opponents of the
bill gave notice that they would keep up their
dilatory motions till the majority per-
mitted them to have vote on certain
amendments which they regarded as vital. This
was finally conceded, but the subttute from
the committee passed without amendment. As
passed, the bill is very well guarded, and if
Goat Island is to he used by railway corpora
ton al all, il cannot be done with greater
safety than under the provisions of
this bill. The senate admitted
A NEW MEMBER
To II Nh
are no vacancies now in the senate.
FOR CINCINNATI.
A number of persons, delegations correspond
ents, and others, will leave Washington for Gin
cinnati in a day or two. The friends of the
movement here are anxious lest the convention
shall quarrel over candidates. Prominent re-
pubcans freely express the opinion that the
convention will fail to make a nomination salts
factory to the liberal republicans and also to
the democratic leaders. Several leading demo-
Gratis have also expressed the same opinion.
INDIRECT DAMAGES.
The vote of the house to print 90 500 copies of
the counter case for the Geneva board shows
disposition to stand by the government
in its position towards England in
biN NOhAAO'Niog VhCl Jul tidlll ~ luulTHCI
damages. 1t is stated here that Mr. Fish
sent note to Gen. Schenck yesterday, intimat-
ing that the chief object of our government is
to obtain final decision in regard to the claim
for constructive damages, and that we neither
expect or desire that it shall be ia our favor.
What we do demand, is decision 1t is hoped
by many persons here that our position will
soon be comprehendcd by England, and that
the Geneva board will be allowed to decide on
the case as it has been made up.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
The friends of Senator Wilson claim that
eight states and three territories will vote for
him in the Philadelphia convention for vice
president,
TARIFF.
The house refused to take up the tariff bill
this afternoon, but preferred to consider the
case of DR.. Howard, imprisoned in Cuba. The
democrats are not as anxious for revenue re-
form as they were month ago Mr.. Dawes
intimated purpose soon to bring up the senate
adjournment resolution, if the house could not
make any progress with the tariff bill,
SAM WETIFp