Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-01

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. %.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation bills will be crowded
through the senate rapidly as soon as the polit-
ical debate closes.
ADJOURNMENT.
The senate majority is still confident of final
adjournment before the meeting of the Phila-
delphia convention, though nobody is able to
explain how the house can properly consider
tax and tariff bills and pass them by that date
The strong argument in favor OF early adjourn
ment is that, unless it occurs before June, the
session will run into the dog days, and the SEN
ate will spend most of the time in political de-
bate.
TARIFF.
The ways and means committee will hear ar
guments in regard to the duty on telegraph wire
next Monday. Mr. Hoar will make a statement
on the subject at that time In the sc7ate, Mr.
Sherman will endeayor to get up his tariff bill
on 1.-THE day fixed when he reported it, but the
senate will probably prefer to consider such APP
preparation bills as have passed the house before
taking up any other business
THAT LAND GRANT.
The opponents of the St. Croix and bayfield,
railroad land grant were in high spirits when
the house met this morning, and were confident
thar their filibustcring yesterday would end to-
day in the virtual defeat of the bill. ssg
They carried a reconsideration, and thus
secured the debate which they demanded yes
terday, and, after dozen short speeches, the
bill was recommended to the committee on
public lands, with such instructions as will virtu-
ally destroy it. The contest is of greater inn
portance than appears upon the SUFFICE, for a
dozen more land grant bills lie behind, and the
prospect now is thar they will be defeated.
CONTESTED SEATS.
The house has only decided two out of the
twelve contested cases before it. The committee OF
elections has decided three. The case of Cessna
VS.. Myers of Pennsylvania will be brought up
in the house early next week by Mr.. Hoar, who
wrote the report on the case.
The next case on the committee docket is that
of Bowen of South Carolina Dcarge, whose
scat is contested, has not yet appeared in the
house this session, and Bowcn's friends assert
that he doesn't intend to come; but he has writ
ten that he will come onneXt week; and as the
South Carolina legislature has adjourned,
Bowen will doubtless arrive, TOO, and demand
final hearing before the committee.
THE LATEST INVESTIGATION.
The house investigation into the French arms
business has begun before the senate has done
debating the subject. Secretary Belknap was
before the committee on expenditures of the
war department this morning, and was exam
ined at length. He made good showing for
the war department.
MIR. Sumner was invited to appear before the
committee, but declined to appear. Little inter.
est is felt in the house investigation, as it is the
general understanding that the real and thorough
inquiry will be made, if at all, by the senate
committee. Indeed, the attempt of the house to
tafe the investigation out Of the hands of the
senate, is looked upon by many members as an
impertinent and foolish proceeding.
SENATE.
The light snow storm OF the morning deprived
Senator Carpenter of a large audience in the
senate. His effort is regarded by his friends as
able, but the days debate has not been excited
After the resolution had passed, Mr. Ham.
lin moved to lay the preamble on the table, to
close debate.
The vice president made decision which as
tonished good many senators, which was, that,
while the motion to table cuts OF debate, yet if
any senator appeals from the decision of the
presiding officer on any question connected with
the motion to table, that appeal is debatable,
and the merits of the whole subject can be dis
cussed. Under this ruling, the motion to lay on
the table in the senate is of no value.
SAM WELLER.