Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-30
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NEW PROGRAMME.
The committee on southern outrages of the
house made up new programme to-day for re-
construction legislation, by which supplement-
al enforcement bill, civil rights bill, and a kue
klnX bill, are to be passed. The two iast-named
were Joined to9ether IN the hope OF strengthen
ing the kukluX bill. By due process, this COM
mittee has the right to report at any time, and
as the three senate bills on these subjects cannot
be reached on the speakers table, the shortest
road TO action was to report original bills to the
house, each one being an exact copy of that
which as passc, the senate.
THE ENFORCEMENT BILL,
Gen. Butler reported the enforcement bill
about three p NJ, and the democrats at once
commenced fibuSterng to prevent vote, which
they carried on up to dinner time, when the re-
pubtcans give way. 1t is believed that the
contest will be renewed tomorrow. The demo-
Gratis say they will flibuster six weeks sooner
than allow the bill to pass
THE CASE OF DIR. HoUARD,
The state department has advices from
Madrid that the official order for the release of
Dir. Houard will soon be made public.
THE EXTRA SESSION MOVEMENT.
In the considerable class of persons who are
trying to bring about an extra session, there
are some members who are anxious to secure
more attention to private legislation. There is
combination of interests at work for an ex-
tended session. Those who desire more radical
legislation for the south, are willing to remain
here for months if necessary TO accomplish it,
and members who have schemes which they de-
sire to carry through, help on the movement.
THE NEW ORLEANS INVESTIGATING COM
MITTEE
Have another meeting this evening to try and
agree upon report; but it is probable that
three reports will be made; one anti Yarmouth,
a second rcciting the facts truthfully without
comment and II third sharp in its criticisms of
the administrator and its officials in Louisiana.
THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY FUND.
There was lively debate in the house over
the proposition to refund the japanese fund,
amounting to S705,OOO. Banks, Dawes, Scofeld
and Others held that so long as this fund
is retained it will tempt claim agents, who every
session take more or less of it. Mr.. Dawes told
the story of an American in Japan who had a
vessel engaged in illicit trade. Said vessel was
not worth S5OOO aud, under pretence that it
was fred upon by the Japanese, he came on
here and got congress to vote him So, 900 out of
the japanese fund. The bill was opposed by
Butler, Holman and others, but it passed by
large majority.
The president and most of the members of the
cabinet were in and about the senate for two or
three hours this afternoon.
Rumor has it that there is another hitch in
the treaty negotiations
No reply has vet been received from Collector
Casey of New Orleans, to the request of the
president for the resignation of his office, but
many citizens of New Orleans have signed
paper protesting against his removal 1t is be-
leved, however, that he will be removed as soon
as the president can select suitable successor
SAM WELLER.
LONDON DISPATCHES CONCERNING THE
TREATY.
Secretary Fish having received dispatches
from London this afternoon, drove to the capt.
toll IN order to communicate their contents to
the president, who, IN company with Senator
Carpenter, left the executive mansion at noon
for that locality. While the president and Sec
for the president, Senators Cameron, Morton,
Harlan, and other members of the committee
on foreign relations, with additional republican
senators, were seen going into and coming
out of the room There is no doubt that
the conversation was on the subject of our
present diplomatic business with Great Britain
Nothing definite, however, could be ascertaned
concerning the character of the dispatches but
there was a report that the English ministry
hesitate to accept the additional article to the
treaty OF Washington, as modified by the sem
ate, the waving of the claims for indirect dam
ages not being expressed with sufficient dis
tnctneSS, the United States merely proposing a
new rule to govern the action of the tribunal of
arbitration, having the effect to exclude that
class of cases Whatever may be the ultimate
disposition Of the additional article it is certain
that up to three this afternoon there had been
no definite response from the British govern
ment. Much interest on the subject is expressed
in executive, diplomatic and other circles, and
an unusually large number of kilograms passed
between the two countries to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The secretary of war, in reply to the house
military committee, opposes the passage of the
bill providing for the restoration to former DO
sitions in the army of all officers mustered out
under the act of July 15 1870, who had been
brevetted for gallant and meritOriOus conduct;
and declines 70 furnish the names, as prejudi-
cial to the interests of the public service
The secretary of the treasury has instructed
the collector at New Orleans to prevent the
landing OF the Greek brigands reported on the
vessel bound TO that city.
The supplementary apportonment BILL as
passed, giving additional representatives to New
York and eight other states, requires reappor-
tionmcnt in that state next year.