Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-24

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UTAH.
Delegate Hooper is back in the house to-day.
He says that, after Il tull conference with the
Mormon leaders, he returns exceedingly hopeful
of Il satisfactory arrangement of the question of
polygamy.
THE INDIANS.
The b9use territorial committee will consider,
Thursday, Mr.. Wells bill establishing a terrific
rial government for the Indian nations of the
southwest. The Indian delegates will appear to
oppose the scheme, and have Published a brief
and vigorous protest against it, which, they say,
would put them at the mercy of railroad and
land SPECTATORS.
CoUNTERFEITs.
The house committee on banking and curs
rency has agreed on a BILL which they will re.
port when they are next called requiring the
cashiers of national banks to stamp as such all
counterfeit notes presented in the course OfbuSi-
ness. This process, which is recommended by
the secretary of the treasury and Gen. Spinner,
will effcctually drive counterleits out Of sight
SIR. CREswELL.
ties of Postmaster General Creswci in the let
ting of mail routes was begun by the house
committee on post offices to day, and the editor
of the democratic paper in this city, and one or
two other newspaper men, were summoned to
appear Thursday and prove the truth or state
the sources of their Information. The postmaster
general claims the fullest confidence in his case,
TrIF VppurNr,tEN
The friends Of the resolution regulating the
pay of the armorcrs and other workiugmcn of
the government under the eight hour law
are disposed to let the subject remain quietly IN
its present position, until it can be taken up
without endangering the existence of the eight
hour law itself The pending amendment for
the repeal of the law would probably prevail in
the senate if it were pressed to a vote.
THE DISTRICT TERRITORY.
The house committee on the District of Column
bia, Mr.. Starllweathcr, of Connecticut, chair
man, will proceed at once to investigate the
conduct of tn local government in this district
The circumstances which surround some of the
transactions of the territorial officials have a
suspicious look, but the delegate in congress
anu otuCI plOuluSlll GlllhcUS dsSGIl Ildt every
thing will be explained to the satisfaction of the
committee.
THE NEW ORLEANS INVESTIGATION.
The debate last night in the house on New
Orleans will compel the proposed investigation
to commence at once. The committee will
start tomorrow. The report of the debate in
the morning papers has had the effect of driy-
Ing the politicians on all sides to an agreement
as to the necessity for an immediate investiga-
ton, Prominent republicans of the committee
state that the investigation will he thorough
into the doings Of both factions, and the custom
house people will be investigated also.
TOBACCO.
The tobacco question will be up again in the
ways and means committee tomorrow. There
is no prospect that the tax will be fixed before
March, nor will the committee report separately
on that subject; it will come in with O hers
The bill offered in the house yesterday by Mr.
Burchard of Illinois, is important as rejecting
the views of a man on the committee whose eX.
act position was in doubt. He says, however
that, while the bill is entirely original with him
he does not hold himself committed to all its
details. He calculates reduction of twenty.
four mill ons, if his bill is adopted, of which, in
the senate, there is no chance.
SAM WELLER