Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-30

WASHINGTON, April ~.
CONTESTED SEATS.
The house committee on elections met TINS
morning to hear arguments in the case OF Gid
dlngs against Clarke OF Texas, but Clarke failed
to appear and the committee have notified him
TO file printed brief by Thursday morning,
when they Will proceed to decide the case. The
vote OF large sum OF money to Abbott in the
senate and the reported votes Of the house this
session granting from $4,000 to $4,000 to unsue-
| cessiul contestants has stirred up every posi-
| Die claimant, and the committee oil elections IS
likely to be inundated with claims for compen-
| satlon. The feeling in the house is increasing
IN favor OF refusing payment to all contestants,
placing them on the same footing Of members.
A member, who is obliged to be at as much eX-
pense in defending his seat as the contestant is
| in making his claim, never is allowed a dollar
| Of compensation, and it is proposed to place
both on the same footing.
THE TEXAS RAILROAD BILL.
The house passed the senate Texas Pacific
| railroad bill with but slight amendments, and
it will pass the senate as soon as it can be
reached. The sentiment in favor of the bill
was so strong in the house that the yeas and
| nays were not demanded upon it.
| PLAN TO EXPEDITE BUSINESS.
The senate republican caucus this morning
laid down plan to expedite business. The APP
| preparation bills and the tea and coffee bill are
| first to be passed, and other matters are to take
| theft turn afterwards. Little was said about the
| day offinal adjournment but everything done
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| very early adjournment; and, If possible, be-
| fore the PHILADELPHIA convention meets The
| sonotoi :, ca d;,,r,s.oa ,.itt, .Io ,n;1 ,,.o,
| 'S"''o 10 81 ui'7 u''0u WIN luz "lDuy ueo"1eS
| on the appropriation DIS that 1t has de-
| termined to so change its rules as to allow the
| maioritv IN introduce fve mipnte rnle ON oil
| - go ''
| "llehuhehIS' IL uoes NOT cut OH the most
ample debate on the final passage of any BILL
but is confined IN amendments A oood deoI
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| W " ' '''0"' '"' iiauS"i a''o"
OF despotism, and the attempt to choke off de-
| bate; but it is Il rule under which the house has
| existed for many veors and witbout which II
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| ""uiu NC iihloosiOio ~ uai'S"cC the pupic pusr
| ness. The only danger from the adoption of the
rule in the senate is that Jobs will be worked
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i"'o ."e "ppiop'i"tio" 'i''S III tue snapo Vi
| amendments, which the hVe minutes debate can
/ not expose.
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| 20,
Inc statues OIL sherman ana lfumoull were
presented to congress in the house to-day by
| Messrs. Starkweatber and Kellooo in CeIicitions
| t c. ,u
| sPoeenes' DAM "ELLEh'
ITO the Associated Press
| MR. ADAMS AND THE DEMOCRATS
| The Patriot to-day publishes an article under
| stood TO be the result of an informal conference
OF leading democratic senators and members of
| the house of representatives last night i'm which
| it saws: We feel perfectly safe in saving that
| Adams is not the first or even tbe second choice
of any considerable number Of democrats We
| are yery sure that he will not be accented by
| them more readily than Judge Davis Brown
| Cox or TrumhulI Indeed we fear that gwen Il
| aided by the democratic convention there will
be some difficulty in rallying the democratic
| masses to his support despite their evident wish
| to sustain the action of the Cincinnati eouycp-
| ton. No matter what tranSpires at Cincinnati
| the democratic convention will be held and will
| command the respect of the country and its
| conclusions will be accepted by the political Or
| ganlZation il represents
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
| The president was called upon this morning
| by large number of members of the Methodist
| grand conference Brief pleasant conversations
| characterized the affair. The president was also
| called upon by a delegation from New York CITY
| representing the workingmen's associations
The delepafion asked that the eipht hour law he
| enforced on work done on the New York most
office, and that the workingmen be pad the
highest local wages for similar works. per
| day. The president said this reouest must he
| granted and they must be treated tbe same nc
| men EMPLOYED on public buildings in South
| Carolina receiving a full DAYS pay for eight
| hours work, and extra pay for the extra hours
they may feel disposed to labor. He gave the