Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-30

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 90.
THE RECORDS.
Dlr. Summers exposure of the sup preston of
a part of Fridays debate in yesterdays Globe,
caused some wineing; but it is said, by way of
reply, that all the members are in the habit of
collecting their speeches, and occasionally
correcting them.
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
Mr.. Strong, member from Hartford, offered a
bill in the house appropriating eighty thousand
dollars for the improvement of the navigation
of the mouth of the Connecticut river. Mr..
Barnum also offered bill for the improvement
of the harbor of Southport.
THE FISHERY INTEREST.
The fisheries bill introduced hy Gen. Banks
aims to diSconnect the question of bountes with
the treaty, but the fishermen think they can de-
feat the fishery protocol with the aid of the dem
ocrats on the committee, unless their demands
are satisfied.
PERSONAL.
George Briggs of Pittsfeld is here. 1t is sup
posed he is here in reference to the generals APP
pointment to the apprasership.
jeremiah Halsey Of Norwich argued to-day
wlch transportation company.
FURRY IN THE SENATE.
There was quite furry in the senate this
afternoon, when the passage between the vice
president and Mr.. Trumbull occurred The
latter was bitterly sarcastic in his manner when
he characterized the alleged breach of faith of
the senators in adjourning over to Monday,
when they had just agreed to vote on the APP
poltionment Saturday.
GEN. ABBoT's CASE.
Gen. A6bot's friends are working vigorously
to get him a seat in the senate, on the ground
that all votes cast for Vance, he being ineligible,
were void. is claimed that English precedents
favor the claim, but there are no American ones
looking that way. In 1893 Albert Gallatin was
elected to the senate from Penn. before he had
been a citzep nine years, and the seat was de-
clared vacant; but his opponent made no claim
to the seat. In the 10th congress, one Smith of
Kentucky claimed a seat in the house on the
ground of the ineligibility of the member elect,
but he got only thirty votes. Mr.. Dawes, who
was then chairman of the election committee,
secuted the doctrine, and so did the committee
MIR. AbboPs friends, however, are sanguine of
success.
MOROCCO AND THE TARIFF.
A large number of the manufacturers of
morocco from goat and sheep skins have signed
memorial to congress, praying that there may
be no reduction Of the duty on foreign manurac-
tured morocco. This industry produces twenty
million year, and employees fifty thousand
operatives.
The petition is sown broadcast in the senate
and house, and the interest is like all others
the ways and means committed find nobody
ready to assent to reduction on the article he
is interested in, but nearly everybody is willing
mat there shall be a reduction where somebody
else is TO be affected. While the west clamors
for revenue reform, she is not willing TO give
up the duty on wool, hemp, lumber and other
raw materials.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
The debate in the house upon the adjourn
ment resolution of the senate was spirited. The
members were so much interested as to gather
closely around the different speakers. 1t was
evident from the start that the resolution had
not so many friends in the house as in the sem
ate. MIR. Dawes was determined to advocate if.
Mr. Garfield and Mr.. Banks were against if.
aud, in short, it was impossible 10 make patty
measure of it.
The result was a reference 10 the ways and
means committee, and this action portends A
long session. The house does not intend TO adj
lourn till an attempt has has been made to re-
wise the tariff. The democrats claim that the
vote is defeat to the administration, but there
is no evidence of thar; SO far as can learn. the
administration has had nothing to do with the
question.
The question now rests with the WAYS
and means comittte, and, if two or
three months hence, it should see tit, can re.
port it back again to the house for action, but
the general opinion is, that the action of the
house to-day upon it insures session into JuIv
or August, and the passage by the house of
sweeping revenue reform bill, which the senate
will reject.
The democrats voted solid against adjourn
lnent, though some of them are exceedingly
anxious to get away as soon as possible. They
would have rejoiced if the republicans had taken
the responsibility and passed 1t,
SAM WELLER