National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-31
CAPITOL AND DEPARTMENT a
NEWD OF TEE CAPITOL 6LEANED
1Y QUE 0HN REPORTERS.

ADIBUX OF THE NAHQUI0 DE NOAlLLES>
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AND CONTRIBUTIONS the SENA'A
AWARD.
The MARQUIS q No..lis. French Minister IN, teri. to
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q Ieeau e - PreadsnI % when occasion No
"a. Ps.slD.s!: FSs!s The honor to prs.en. to
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ys:s de.:::n:as, .iii ): - .ss:iisiy :.gssx:a
sr.sui.ss ny:sif ,pea the PpssIfse.ly .@ic.Sis re-
.Sa wn n.rs 49,. ths rnitsd statss and
Francs, and ] entertain mot only the hope but the
nrm conviction that they VII ever continue %
az EsrshSi MseNs non. he President Of the
Tr.~ch Rsn.hiic. md i bsx Won 10 psrmit me 70
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co"victsoUs Whieh yo!r sntecedents occssioned.
y Setb Ssvs v,tS Won md sdVSn
tareous to both committed have been fully real
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.It = my hearty desire that the friendly rsia-
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II reoei1e win thanks the Find wishes Of Mar.
09M anon
convey, and sincerely reciprocate those which
you have personally expressed towards me-"
SENATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Senate In executive session yesterday con-
hrmed the following nominations: George Tying,
United States marshal for Arizona: Lafayette
Csrtee, surveyor general Of Idaho; z. W. Hol-
". Arnold, register q Land once, Grand Island,
Eta PA "a y Iemee receiver Of public money!
,Natchitoches, La; Norman Thatcher, receiver Of
public moneys. Menoeha, Wis. Postmasters=N
Z. Levett, Exeter, n: H.; }. I. stevens man
chester, n HI p.viS BoSnt9n HiysTFh hsb M Psn
saeolas Fla; WIN: Q: Carson. Tnomasvile, "a;
Mrs. Elisabeth NJ. Wilson, at The Dalles, Ore-
s0n' :. =. Aen.ss. a A.nk, nnss ns.
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my C%mtee On ~ .na 1esns NV, y, We tn.
S" y. ...ses ~ ~ 80 hsvs .sn,rsd
Intention on che bill proposed By MI: Dawes. The
actual confederation Of this project will commence
On Tuesday next, and the Work prosecuted % %
The, Y expected, viii Dring II 70 eomPiet .f
1eiore the nnanein ae0sso, ISn ,,na,tae
house, nas oeen lnauguiated. Lno Somn ~ ~
mas authorised the Prinung, pf,vaseiy Si tne
many prolositions now DeIore tnem VII tne
VIC" oi scuns unoefstanoinsiJ IN ING ia~s's''
DUTIES ON STILL WINES 49,,
ee..ss.'oa " VIM imPo Us,ss".,. y. ~.
. o..y' s. .a..W N ..,u-,.Ss w. h.v. had
1ith ommi,,ioney Of fnternsi
I.y.rra N"ngI..s and vesferdsv hsd a hearinv
hsscrs tSs Com mififee an WSvs and Means. AZ
nrsSent tSeTe n an al ynioreI duty on Imported
nm vinea and thew ask that Congress make the
tsraf ansciHc II h: nndersfood ffat forty cents
an the rSiion IA the rate ur9ed. The committec
Says mt matt Concluded the consideration Of
he matter.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE.
Tho President sent the following nominations
IN the senate yesterday: Joseph Pinkham, to be
msrshsl Of the United states for the Territory Of
ldaho: Joseph w, Huston attorney of the Uni
tea Ststee for the TERRITORY Of Idaho; J. L, Jen-
nines. receiyer OF public moneys al Ionia Mich:
ii Curtia ar idaho TO be secretary of the Ter
ritorv al idaho. Postmastcrs-Ebenexer Smith,
Oentrsi CITY. Colorado Territory; z Elijah, PEN
sacola, Florida; J. s. Dolson, Bath, New York.
Eist AsG!sns EnglaeSa A.Uen o. oieene We
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SENATOR Jones, Of NeVsus, VIII 70 sPPoin'eu "
the President Ut tho Pacinc coast member Oh the
commission to test coins At the Philadelphia mint
ON the 18th Of February. Since the establishment
Of the mint one coin In every thousand issued, Of
al kinds mas oeSn LePs , ~, y. mhatSss
the YORK OF the mint has been according to law
some Of the most distinguished scientists and
metallurgists Tn the country VIII DO present.
pp,,poerD puny,Cryo,u or DIrTTEs
p.nrs..nt.tiv. Ci.xton Of California Vim in.
,,odnr. n.,t Monday 4 hill proyfdino that lutte
,n,nortsd into the limited states and grain bags
VhIch have been used and returned to the United
Statea ahall be admitted free Of duty, and that
fhe dntv an hurlaps hereafter imported shall be