Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-25
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. a.
MR.. EDWARDS.
Senator Edwards is still too i'll to make his
speech on the civil service. He will reply to Mr..
Carpenter, and will in the main, defend the
proposed reform of the service
MR.. HALE's CASE.
Mr.. Chas. Hale'S friends feel sorry over his
condemnation by the senate committee Of for
eign relations; it is rumored in congressional
circles that he has not been so vigorously de.
Tended as he might have been, and, further
that Mr.. Fish was Invited to confer with the
committee on the subject, and declined
CONCERNING APPoRTIoNMENT
The senate and house will probably disagree
on the apportionment bill. The senate opposes
any increase in the number of representatives,
and the house insists upon large increase. The
final result will doubtless be that the house will
have its way,
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
The house foreign affairs committee make no
progress on the fishery question. 1t seems to
understand that Butler will not oppose the
treaty, provided the committee and the house
are willing to vote indemnity to the fishermen.
The plan now is to connect the two subjects in
the committee and the house, and provide for
indemnity at the same time that ratification is
agreed to.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Secretary Deano and all the heads of his
bureaus were before the appropriations com
mttce this morning, to protest against the re-
duction of the forces and salaries in the pension
and patent offices threatened in the Legislative
appropriation bill now before the house. The
secretary and his subordinates labored SO earn
estly that the committee decided to reconsider
its action and give the amount asked in the
estimates.
BUTLER FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
A large number of women were in the house
galleries this afternoon, spite of the cold 10
hear General Butler present the petition of
$4,000 of their sisters for declaratory act in
accordance with the Woodruff discovery. Mr.
Butler did the thing handsomely, and the ladies
evidently were delighted. One of them ex-
claimed, after it was done: of congress passes
declaratory act, Butler will be the next pres
idcnt,' which was a safe prediction.
MORE INVESTIGATIONS.
The powers granted the house committee on
commerce in the resolution of investigation
adopted to-day are very liberal, and permit an
examination into the management of all rail-
roads and transportation companies of the
country. The abuses of the New York quaran-
tine are also particularly aimed at, and will be
among the first subjects to receive the attention
of the committee.
NORTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATION IN THE
SENATE.
Ex-senator Abbott of North Carolina does
not give up his contest for the vacant seat in the
senate from that state, in consequence of Vance's
abandonment of the case Mr. Abbott holds
that Vance's resignation does not effect his claim
in any manner whatever, and the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections will hear his
argument Saturday, in support of his right to
the seat. The North Carolina legislature will
probably ignore Mr.. Abbott, and 90 ahead and
elect democratic successor to Vance.
SAM WELLER.