, 1876-02-25
NOTES AND NEWS.
THE NEW wAT8-AND-MEAN8 CLEaK.


WAsu,sarox, D. G., Fob. M.-Aforrison has
appointed f1onry @. Talbot. Of Waterloo, Ill.,, son
Of Judge Talbot, to be Clerk Of the Ways-and-
Means Committee, in place Of ]. r. 1Iamblaton,
resigned. Talbot, who has boen echool.toacher
In Illinois. and has been recently graduated from
Harvard College, Ia spoken Of by those uho
know him, Republicans ~ we'll ~ Democrats, III
a young 1nan Of unusual ability. and respectable
character.
gCHtE1CHEn'a MEXICAN BORDER ooNAtrTEE,
a. its moetlng Tomorrow, expocta to determine
upon Tho points of i!B report. and to
ugrco rpon the recommendations It
will make to tho House. Tho doaY tas
been chiefly due to tho failure Of tho Secretary
Of State 10 transfer To tho Conntttca Homo
documonts GU file In tho Department, and which
Tie Committee dosirod to examine. Theso con-
ast pr1ncslally Of reports Of United ssatea Con-
sule, aul Fish asBurad SchoIcher this morning
that they would DO forwarded to the Com,nitteo
somo limo during the day. Tie Committee will
probably recommend authorizing the Secretary
Of Var to scnd to tho lilo Gfaudo frontier
sufficient force to at lsaat oyerAwe Me3ican
raiders.
sExAron BrrScEn.
Con. Morgan. representing tho State OF Ala
bstne in its proteat sgainst Tho retention Of
IL tue Senate, fled wth the Com
day petition asking tho Committee
TO Submit 70 tho Senate the question whether
Gently decided not to investigate should 10 In
oluded In tho inquiry about to be made Of not.
THE BANDw1cM-1sLANp TREATY.
Tho conm!tte9 On Wsya and Means: at ita
to carry into effect tho Hawaiian treaty, and. by
roto Of nearly two-thirds, agreed that It should
be reported to tho House. Subsequently, It Was
50 reported by Wood aud mado apoc!sl order
port has alEoady boon publiahodin in TIE TRIBUNE.
ECONOMICAL DurIIc1rT.
Tho House eponr most OF the day IN dlscuaa-
lag bill making an appropriation for public
building in Southern city. The cheese-parpg
economy which has characterized tho HourbonB
In their legislasion upon national subjects when
evor tho diguitY Of tho country Ia involved is not
llkeiy to extend to tho Hatbors and Public
Buildlnga Of their own constituents. The Demo-
Gratis do not intend 70 gore their own OF. Il Is
even said that the niyor and I1arbor bill Will bo
reported without any substantial change AS CON-
pared with tlas OF last year.
sTARKWEATnER.
Tho HGnso closed fea sesalou bv listening Ia
tho oulogiee upon tho lste air. Btarkwoather,
CAEptE-afo1Ds.
!. Active Efforts have been In progress for Bome
time to secure 40 extension Of tho btainthorpo
cand!o-n,old patent: which has already run
twenty-ona years. Fraucts Darr has arrived, aud
presented to tho Committee romonstrances from
tho princpa! firms Interested In Cincinnati,
Louisville. st. Louis Chicago, Now York. aud
tho chanea arc that tho monopoly will be
broken.
HLAnD1Sa arK1Sx.
Richard D. 1rwin, tho Pacific Mail "Snhiux."
has thrown down the gauntlet Ia q iotter 10 Proc
tor Knott, Chairman Of tho Judiciary Committee
Irwin writes to A1r. kuott that II Tho Committee
wautB To subpGna him lie cnn ho found at tho
Windsor Hotel III Now York. He gives this iu-
formation, because he fears there may bs efforts
to annoy him again with tho pretouso that ho
has run aHay, but he thinka his exhaustive
enumeration If last year ought To be- sufficient.
ITO the AAtuttueI Etess,l
C0wENS SUCCESSOR.
WAsu1y0ToA, D. c.. Feb 24.-socresary
ChRndtor docs not seem inclined to make public
At presont tito natns Of tho Rentlculan chosen by
hlm to succeed Con. Cowen ~ Assistant becro-
tary Of the 1niarlor. thopgh ho tas not contra
dicted tho report that Mr. Gorharn lato Minister
to tho Hague. will be aproiutcd to the otico.
TUE BnETEEs' nAoTEsT.
Representative Danning presented to the
Ways and Moans Committee to-day tho protest
Of the Cincinnati Brewors Association agalust
the rule Of tho Internal Doyenue Duresu requir-
Ing breWors 10 produce barrel Of beer from tx
buahols Of malt. The matter has beau referred
to tho Eub-committce.