Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-26
NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE WORCEsTER DAILY sPX
From Washington.
Especial DISPATCH TO THE WORCESTER SPY. |

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE woR cEsrER SPY. I
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 25
Loss OF PATIENCE AND FEAR OF HASTE.
Mr.. Cole, chairman of the appropriation com.
mite, and Mr.. Shermon of the finance commit
tee, ON the part of the senate, arc getting dis.
couraged at the state of the public business in
that branch OF congress The session is Slip
ping away without attending 10 any real bust
ness, the whole time of the senate being devoted
TO presden,makng. Just before adjournment
Friday, Mr.. Cole lost all patience, and begged
the senate to sit on Saturday, and take up one
of the appropriation bills but he was voted
down
He intimaied that when these bills come up
ats the close of the session the confusion and
haste will be such that numerous Jobs will be
fastened upon them which could not he done if
they were considered early, when there is an
abundance of time for a thorough examination
of them.
THAT NEW ORLEANS MATTER.
Collector Casey of New Orleans is here to de-
lcnd himself against the evidence taken in the
New s0rleans investigation. The committee
will not recommend his removal, nor wi they
express any opinion in regard to the conduct of
any Of the Louisiana officials, state or federal ;
hut will content themselves with recital of the
facts. Some Of the testimony hears very roughly
upon Casey. For Instance, it is proved that he
and nine Others raised $50, 600 to carry bill
through the legislature, aud Casey was made
custodian Of the fund. In spite of this, how
ever, it is expected that he will be able to make
such defence as will keep him in office.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The house committee on elections is hear
in@ arguments in the contested case from
Dakota territory. 1t is triangular CON
test, there being two contestants. The
seat is filled by Armstrong, democrat, and it
is contested by Burlei2h, a republican, mainly
on the ground that the votes cast for Armstrong
were from the military reservations and should
be excluded. The second contestant, another
republican, whose name is Sphinx, claims also
that Armstrong should be counted out; but
when that is done he claims that many
of BurleiglrS votes are illegal and the
seat must be. given to him. Dakota has
decided republican majority, but in the last
election there was a quarrel over the respective
claims of Burleigh and Sphinx, and this let in
the democrat, Armstrong.
NEWSPAPER DEFENSE IN THE SALE OF ARMS
CASE.
Dom Piatt has leader in today's Capital
which defends the administration for its con-
duct in the sale OF arms during the French and
German war. it says that Messrs. Sumner and
Schuz have not even made out prind facia
case against the government.
This opinion is Of value because Piatt is bit
ter enemy of the president, and crilicises him
roughly upon all occasions. The Capital, while
conceding that the movement against the adj
ministration is a failure, alleges that the con-
duct of its defenders in the senate has been so
bunderng and stupid that the honors of tile
deJate all rest with Sumner and Schurz.
NOT DISTURBED.
Senators Pomeroy and Caldwell, of Kansas,
take the investigation of the Kansas legislature
quietly. They allege that everything is er pdrte
and that the investigation was got up by dsap-
pointed aspirants for office. In spite of these
disclaimers, however, many people here think
that the situation OF these gentlemen is not
exactly pleasant.
MINOR MATTERS.
The senate French arms debate will probably
ran the week through. Mr.. Sumner expects to
close the debate.
The Leetand Stocking general order business is
to be abolished to morrow by orders from Secre-
tary Boutwell,.
An attempt will be made in the house to-
morrow TO reduce the duty on pig iron.
SAM WELLER.