Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-20

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THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The house committee on civil service agreed
that the bill Furnishing members of congress Gol
soliciting appointments to Office may be reported,
and a day will be asked for the consideration of
the bill. The committee did not decide on the
merits of the bill only that it may be reported.
THE SUMNER RESOLUTION.
Senator Conkling's speech on the Sumner
resolution was an able presentation of his side
ofthe question. 1t was mainly an attack on tie
motives of Mr.. Sumner and Mr. Schurz in
pressing the investigation, and parts of the
speech were very bitter. Mr. Schuz will reply
tomorrow and furnish some new facts. A ma.
jorty of the senate are tired Of the debate, and
will try to choke it eff tomorrow night.
INCOME TAX REPEALED
The ways and means committee voted this
morning not to recommend the repeal of the in
come tax for 1871, and the honsc will sustain
them in it. Indeed there is danger that the
committee may Ie-cnact the tax for the future.
Amasa Walker Of Massachusetts,, argued before
the committee this morning, in favor of rc-en-
acting the tax, which shows that the committee
is still listening to argument.
CIVIL RIGHTS.
The house vote on the motion to reject the civil
rights bill was not test of the strength of the
measure, and it is thought that it will vet pass
in some shape. The democrats insist on the
right todebatc and amend it, and if this is
granted the house will so change the bill as TO
include the Chinese within its provisions. The
only democrat who voted against its rejection
was Mr.. Bell, of New Hampshire.
BLUNDER
The democratic minority of the llukluX com
mittee made great bluuder in using scurrilous
language in their report submitted to-day, and
the debate in the house was advantageous TO the
republicans. The leading house democrats adj
init, privately, that it was mistake to resort 10
such violent language, as it will destroy the eff
feet of their report with candid men. The house,
after holding up the authors of the indecorum
to eXecration for time, allowed the minority
report TO be printed.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The senate committee on public buildings and
grounds will report against nearly all the recent
mouse appropriations for public buildings They
find that the house has sent over three or four
items to watch their fate in the senate, with the
expectation, if they pass, of sending over fifteen
or twenty more. The appropriation of Il large
sum for government building in Qaincy, Ill.,,
where no United States court ever meets, was
too much Tor the patience Of the senate commit
tee, and they are determined to put q stop to
the extravaganza Of the house.
TEA AND COFFEE.
Tho
tory III the house, in passing the tea and coffee
bill, which takes nineteen millions per aunum
flom the treasury. Ii the senate were also TO
pass the bill, it would prevent further changes
IN the tariff, aud this was the object of the
members who engineered the movement.
large number of revenue relormers voted
for the bill, bee iuse they could not explain their
votes and feared that their constituents would
not understand vote against the bill. There
is thought to be no danger that the senate will
pass the bill in its present shape.
NEW ORLEANS.
The New Orleans committee will not be ready
to report ON their investigation for some DAYS,
as the evidence is not yet all in the hands of the
printers. Some Of the testimony taken is rather
startling. It was proved that a fund Of $50 900
was raised, and deposited with Collector Casev.
for use in the legislature TO carry through
levec market sheds bill.
The collector paid five thousand dollars of the
amount, and the assistant collector Ave thou.
sand dollars more. The evidence shows that
the corruption on all sides was astounding. and
that the old citizens, democrats and rebels.
were quite as deeply implicated us any rcpubli.
cans or carpet'baggers. The committee found.
TO their surprise, that there is no law in LOUISE
ana against bribery. SAM WELLER
RAILROAD LAND GRANTS
II Is understood there will be two reports
from the house Judiciary committee on the
questions involved in the triangular font
between the Kansas Pacific railroad company.
the Central branch of the Union Pacific railroad
company aud the ST. Joseph and Denver CITY
railroad company, concerning their respective
land grants. The majority Of the committee
viii report resolution referring the whole mat.