Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-16

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10.
THE PAY OF COMMITTEE CLERKS.
The house considered for short time, bill
providing by law, instead of by resolution as
heretofore, for the payment of its committee
clerks. Under the bill the clerks are divided
into two classes, and they are to be paid respec-
lively five and six dollars per day. The senate
pays its committee clerks seven dollars per day.
The bill will probably pass next Tuesday, when
Incomes up again.
PARsoN BRowNLow.
The speech of Parson Brownlow, in the SEN
ate, this afternoon, was regarded by many SEN
ators as disgracelu not only TO him, but to the
senate in permitting it to he made, and it would
not have been endured from anybody else-the
proyocaion being great, and Brownlow such
an invalid that even democratic senators de-
clned to call him to order for his fragrant viola
ton of the rules.
STOKES CASE.
The friends of Representative Stokes, of Ten
nessee, are hopeful to-day that he will escape
punishment on Technically Judge Carter al
lowed the law points raised to go to the entire
bench, and the case will probably not be decided
till April.
The facts before the jury are undisputed, that
Stokes, while member OF congress, was en-
gagged in a conspiracy to rob the treasury, and
that he succeeded; bat he has SO many influen.
tial friends, and his character was so good be-
fore this transaction, that his chances Of getting
off are considered to be good.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIG ALTON
The New orleaas investigating committee ar
rived this morning, and were in the house to-
day A little evidence is to be taken in
this city, and they will then be ready to report.
1t is believed from the statements of prominent
members of the committee, that they will con-
tent themselves with giving n history of the
quarrel between the Warmoth and the anti
Warmoth republicans.
They have found that, in some respects, both
sides to the controversy are to blame, and there
is more or less Of corruption on both sides. The
officers of the custom house are not all against
Gov. Warmoth. Gen. Longstrect the survey
or, is partisan of the governor, but Collector
Casey and most of the custom house clerks side
with the Carter faction. The commtte is not
expected to make any recommendation.
THE LATEST sUMNERIsM.
Many of the ardent friends of the adminstra-
ton are making severe criticisms ON the
Marquis Chambrun, a Frenchman living here
and having some underlined connection with the
French government. He is denounced for fur
nishng Mr. Sumner with the facts in regard to
the sale of arms TO the agents of France, but
sensible people think that we have enough
quarrels on hand without trying to pick one
with France by insulting Cham5run. Having
just kicked Catacazy out of the country, offcnd.
ing Russia by it, it is urged that we would bet
ter go TO work and see if there is any founda-
ton for Mr.. Summers allegation, and not spend
our wrath on the poor French marquis.
Mr.. Schurz made forcibe speech in the sen
ate debate, probably the ablest delivered on the
subject His best point, and the only one which
has been sustained on that side, was that our
government was not sufficiently cautious in its
sale of arms during the French and German
war, and that it might have known, if it had
taken pains, that most of the arms sold went to
France. 1t is now pretty clear that the matter
will simmer down TO an opinion that the gov
ernment did or did not act with sufficient pru-
dence. Nobody charges that it knowingly sold
the arms to France. SAM WELLER.