Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-29
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"a TEE WORCEaTER DALEY SPY
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WASHINGTON, April IS.
ADJOURNMENT POSSIBILITIES.
The house has agreed to meet hereafter at ii
o'clock, so as to expedite Business. Mr.. Dawes
evidently nieahS to push through his tariff bill
rapidly, and get ready for an adjournment
early in June, if it shall prove to be possible.
The senate republicans stick to their plan of
getting away before the Philadelphia convention
meets, and they are constantly urging the house
republicans to fix day for the close Of the SEES
sion. Senator Conkliug is one of the most ac-
tive in this business. Mr.. Butler or some other
smart administration representative will soon
Introduce the adjournment resolution again.
The next will probably Ak the date on June 4,
the day previous to the Philadelphia conven-
ton.
The republican caucus committee have agreed
to take up the second tea and coffee bill and
pass it without amendment II this plan sue.
cecds, it is thought that it will shorten the tariff
controversy in the house 1t will take $40 ,O0O,-
900 from the tariff revenues and this is about
ull the treasury can bear
SECRETARY FteIi's LETTER.
There tah no longer be a doubt that Secretary
Fish has taken pains to inform the British gov
ernment, in an indirect way, that, While
we can not Withdraw Or amend our case,
as It haa been presented at Geneva, we
40 not expect or desire an award in
our favor; and only desire to have the contro-
versy ended. In short, Mr. Fish hae authorized
Gen. Schenck to tell Lord Granville what he has
said privately here all winter That the claim for
constructive damages is part of the argument,
and that we never expected anything TO come
of it. 1t is charged ly the eneliiies of the adj
miniStratiop that the last note of Gen. Schenck
is surrcndcr-a backdown-but it is unjust to
characterize it in that manner. 1t is doubtless
an attempt to so compromise the differences be-
tween the two countries as TO save the treaty.
SMALL PoX
Has taken fresh start here in the last week,
there being seventeen new cases within that
time. The contested election case of
GIDDINGs AGAINST CLARKE
| OF Texas, comes up in the house committee of
| eectionc tomorrow morning for a final hearing
on its merits, 1t is rumorcd that Clarke will
make another attempt to postpone Judgment in
his case.
ITEMS.
The president was fifty years old yesterday.
He attended the national theatre last evening in
company with Judge Swayne of the supreme
court, and Collector Casey of New Orleans
1t is believed that the conference committee
on the deficiency bill will agree to the senate
proposition to allow S25 900 for civil service re-
form experiments. The enemies of the plan of
the advisory board in the house, finding that
the president is going ahead with it, whether
congress votes a dollar for it or not, have con-
cluded, it is reported, that it will look better to
vote him $4,000. SAM WELLER.
| A JAPANESE LAWYER CONVERTED.
To-day, DIR. Newman baptized a japanese law
| student named Cadama, who assumed the Chris
| tan name of John Phillips, aud DR.. Eddy, pas
tor of theichurch, (Methodist) took the convert
| into full membership, he having served the re-
| quired probation of six months.
The Japanese ambassadors last night gave a
| dinner party at the Arlington house to thirty
| guests.
TICKETED FOR CINCINNATI.
Thus far 103 tickets have been sold to pasSen-
gers for Cincinnati. Senator Schurz left for
| that city yesterday, and Senators Fenton
| Trumbull and Upton follow tomorrow.
| A REPORT FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The report of Attorney General Williams, in
| response to the resolution of the house, gives
| details Of the measures for the enforcement of
| the kukluX act in the Carolnas, and says that
| all lawless combinations are broken up in Ken
| lucky by force of public sentiment and prompt
| prosecutions; still, he cannot say there is as
much protection for life and property as may be
desired. Crime is iearfully increasing in the
Indian country, where every effort is being
made to break up Illegal traffic in spirituous
liquors and punish violators of law. Life and
property are as secure in Arkansas as in the
average of states, as also in the thickly settled
portions of Texas, but on the frontiers of the
latter the people suffer Undesirable woes from
robberies TO murder. With the influx of imm-
grafton from Europe and from other states, it
can't be long before all the lawleSsness and VIC
lcnce growing out of political differences, rad-
cal antagOnisms and social distinctions will be a
thing of the past.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The committee appoint at a late caucus of
republican senators to arrange the business of
that body, will report to another caucus to be
held on Monday next.
AN INDIAN WAR IMMINENT.
Gen Sheridan has telegraphed to the war de-
partment for four regiments of infantry and one
regiment of cavalry for operations on the Indian
frontier, and on the plains generally. The dis
patch intimates that the Indians are on the war
path and that general Indian war is imminent.
Fine delegates from the territories have informa-
ton to the same effect, and Mr. Caggett of
Montana offered a resolution in the house for
the immediate shipment of five hundred carbines
for the projection of his people. The resolution
was referred to the committee on military af-
fairs, with leave to report at any time.
BUSINESS DONE AND WAITING,
Since the commencement Of the present ses-
sion OF congress the president has approved
thirty-three bills which originated in the senate
and 100 in the house. Several bills of private
character have been vetoed. Since the COM
mencement of the present congress 1915 bills
have been introduced in the senate and 1860 in
the house, together with 140 joint resolutions.
The number of bills now awaiting the action of
the senate is 1863, and the number of senate bills
awaiting the action of the house is 1872, of which
90 arc on the speakers table.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The statement recently published thatg Col.
Casey, collector at New Orleans, had drawn
1872 900 from the treasury as the moity pertain
ing to his Office, is untrue.
A private telegram from New Orleans saws
that Gov. Warmoth and about siXty-tive of his
partizans, white and colored, left last night for
Cincinnati. All the parishes of Louisiana will
be represented in the republican state convention
on Tuesday for the purpose of electing delegates
to the Philadelphia convention.
Mails received yesterday by the Japaneseem-
bassy 10 March 26th show that the reports of
the persecution of Christians in Japan are I'M
true aud that they grew out of the conviction
of counterfeiters.
Balance in treasury Saturday: Coin, $50 ,617,-
$50; coin certificates, S25,272,50O; currency,
so t05 AR