Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-17
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May 16.
MR.. sHELLABARGER
OF Ohio is back in his seat, ready to take part
in any kuklux debate that may arise in the
house. HIS health is improved, but lie is far
iiom well now
The evidence Of
THE NEW ORLEANS COMMITTEE
Will be on the tables of members tomorrow.
Very little interest is felt in it now that Casey is
removed, and it is not expected any report will
be presented to the house at this session.
TOM SCOTT
Got his depot bill through the senate to-day,
and it will be signed soon and become law.
The senate has his consent now to take up the
appropriation bills or any political measure.
There was quite a lively debate in the house
early in the afternoon on the item of
sALTPETRE.
MesSrs. Kellogg and Strong, of Connecticut,
took different sides. Mr.. Kellogg wanted lit
tie protection for somebody who is trying to
manufacture saltpetre, and Mr. Strong looked
after the interests of the powder companies.
The result was victory for the powder manu-
facturerS.
GREELEY AND THE DEMOCRATS.
The action of the New York democratic state
convention in regard to the Cincinnati move
ment has great effect on the democratic oppo-
nents OF Greeley in congress. Voorhees, Kerr,
Beck and Others are alarmed, as well as cha
grined at the progress of the movement. Mr..
Beck was stunned by hearing that his old law
partner, Breckenridge, had offered to stump
Kentucky for Greeley Quite number of demo-
cratic congressman are reported as coming in
hut the older and wiser heads still insist that for
the democrats to take up Greeley is to render
Grants election sure.
THE TREATY.
1t is stated that Mr. Sumner is certain to OPP
pose the supplemental article to the English
treaty In spite of this tits believed that it will
squeeze through. Reyerdy johnson is here
working among democrats for it, but he pos
sesses very little influence.
ADJOURNMENT.
There was lively time in the house over
Mr.. Buffers resolution for recess instead of
au adjournment 1t was badly beaten-a hun
dred and forty-two to ffty-seven, and Mr..
Dawes proposition to finally adjourn on the Sd
of June was carried.
The house keeps the original senate resolution
to adjourn the Goth Of May, which it can pass if
it chooses at any time, and close the session.
The vote against recess looks very much as if
the house would not consent to an extension of
the kukluX act.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Mr.. ColfaX's friends state that they know of
$50 delegates to the Philadelphia convention
who will vote for him as vice president. The
delegates from twelve states are instructed, and
$50 delegates not instructed are known to be for
Mr.. ColfaX. SAM WELLER.
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
The question of licensing prostitution in the
District of Columbia, which came before the
house district committee to-day, was ignomini-
ously passed over to the next congress- Mrs
Ii. e. Spencer, president Of the woman's club
OF TINS city, made telling argument against it,
THE WILKES EXPLORING EXPEDITION
Commodore Wilkes is confident of the passage
of bill which authorizes the JOINT committee
on library TO contract for the compile
ton of three unfinished volumes of the
United States exploring expedition of the years
1888 to 1912, to consist of the physics and hydro
graphy of the expedition, by Charles Wilkes
aud the volume of botany of the expedition by
John Iorrey and others, the publication to be
made in the same style as the volumes hereto
foie published, and distributed in the same
manner; but no more than nine thousand dol
laes is in any case to be required to finish the
volumes.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The committee on appropriations this morn
ing completed the consideration of the senate
amendments TO the post office appropriation
bill. The item appropriating $500 900 for the
Brazilian mail steamship subsidy was agreed to-
The Pacific mail subsidy had been previously
agreed to- Both these items will excite as much
opposition in the Louise as they did on the first
presentation of the items in the bill as origi-
nally reported.