Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-03

WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. ,.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE.
Charles Hale, Of Boston, is here. 1t is expected
that he will make statement before the senate
committee on foreign relations tomorrow, and
be confirmed by the senate early next week;
and that, after brief visit 10 Boston, be will
return and take possession of his Office.
BAH
Gen. Butler is to make personal explanation
on Monday in reference to despatch in the
New York Times stating that he lost his temper
in his interview with Secretary Fish fortnight
ago upon the fishery question. Mr.. Fish certi-
fies that there is no truth in the dispatch. 1t is
rumored that DIR. Loring gave the account to
the Times correspondent.
MIR. HoAR's GREAT MEASURE.
The house spent the afternoon upon the edu-
cation bill. final vote will be reached early
in the week, and the friends of the measure are
confident of its passage. Mr. Briggs, of Della
ware, amused the democrats by his butiIoonery,
and tried to divert the attention of the house
from the ignorance and barbarsm OF Delaware
with display of fun, but be altogether failed.
SINCERE WORDS FROM THE PIONEER OF CIVIL
SERVICE REFORM.
Gov. Jewell, of Connecticut, who is here, says
that, from his personal knowledge, he can assert
that the president is thoroughly in earnest in re-
gard to the civil service reform. The president
has quite recently said to more than one of his
political friends that, if any of the republic
cans in congress think that he is insncere in his
advocacy of immediate and thorough reform,
they will soon find out their mistake He de-
clared, further, that Mr.. Schurz was not more
in earnest in this matter than he is.
THE FISHERIES AGAIN.
The action of the house committee on foreign
relations, this morning, will precipitate the fish
cry question upon the house. 1t was the only
possible way out of the dead lock in the COM
mittee. Gen. Banks is of the opinion that
when the whole subject gets into the house, a
way will be found by which the fishery proto-
col of the treaty can be saved, and yet substan-
ta justice done the fishermen.
If the democrats in the house oppose the
treaty, the same dead lock will occur in the
house, for a large number of republicans will
refuse to pass the state department bill until in
demnity in some shape for the fishermen is as
sured. While Gen. Banks was authorized to
report the BILL he is not authorized to say that
a majority Of the committee favor its passage.
UTAH.
Delegate Hooker, from Utah, is working zeal
ously here, both with the administration and
with congress, to make a compromise with the
Mormons possible. The conduct of the Nor
mon zealotes in the territorial legislature has
embarrassed him somewhat, but there will he
little difficulty in admitting Utah as state, if
congress can be satisfied that polygamy will be
extinguished.
If this is not made certain, all hopes of COM
promise are at an end. The president does net
intend to back out Of his determination to eX-
tirpate polygamy q He prefers that the Nor
mons should do it voluntarily, but, if they re-
fuse to do it, he will insist upon the observance
of United States law in Utah.
HAPPY IsABELLAl HAPPY DEMoCRACYl
Mrs. Isabella B. Hooker leaves here for New
Haven on Monday, to take part in the demo-
cratic state convention. She has received a sym.
| pathizng letter from Gallagher of New Haven,
| and hopes that she will be permitted to speak at
| the convention. She gave Gov. Jewell notice to-
| day that she will support the democratic nomi.
nees in the coming contest in Connecticut.
Dick Hubbard of Hartford is Iher preference
| for governor among the democrats, but she will
support the ticket as it stands, believing that
the cause of woman's rights can best be served
just now by showing the republicans that the
friends of female suffrage hold the balance of
power in Connecticut, at least. This decision
| of Mrs. Hooker is talked about a good deal by
New England republicans tonight, and the
general opinion is that the republican ticket
will lose nothing by her opposition.
| SAM WELIER