New-York tribune., 1876-02-25

WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Thursday. Feb.

WLsHIkGTON. IhufhlnY ftD. a, lSIb.
Mr. Sclilecher's HcXiCaD BOrler Committee, at lie
o,etng Tomorrow expects determine upon the points
f lts report and TO agree upon the rccOnucDdai us
will make 10 the House. The delay has been chiefly due
Ia the failure NJ Secretary Of state to transfer 10 the
Committee some document, on No In the Department
which the Committee desired 10 examine ln"re e h-1t
Principally oi repors OF Dnicd r'ales C"hsuls' anu
FISH assured Mr. SGhlcicrr tinr morning llut tiey wuid
be orW 0rdcd TIE Co uulttee zone ilic dhinc lhe
diy The Com ntte wlil pfoD'by Ire1hp, u tlWVinE WING
the Secretary War authority Ia send Ia the Rio tAhde
rIntcr a sufficient force 10 t iehst u'cf""c inc nei'dh
raiders.
The House Committee on Public Lands this morning
heard wm l.. Chandler Of the Union Pacific. and Mr..
storrs for tho Central Pacific Com any in opposition 10
te hill in regard 10 the local taxation Of railroad lands
rsv id lin. matter should ~ kft 10 the OOurts that
cSi a,horities often railrod hands enormously
eYuruant values aud tunt - general lg Tao Pnci1o
laroad la nd rants would Iss rendered WORTHLESS Il the
istrr are coInpcilcd sy tho cOst of aud
paLeng thtI ana taxes nllhohI i'h' ociOIo hoJ Can
Le sod otherwise utilized
The uouse Committee on Naval Affairs agreed to-day 10
reunrt ,ayoriby upon Mr. WhittnorIe's bi requiring
the secretary the Navy TO submit his annual estimates
by itcIns instead Of naming tho gross sum ior each
bureau The adoption of tins measure wond, u IL he
neved stop many of the abusrs IN naval manageneht
,yhic; have recently been exposed, aud would give Con
gress power to limit the Secretary 10 tho performance O
such specific Won Oh new Nt5scb OF ItCHnc4J 40 1n"
body may deem cXIedicut
Gen Morgan, representing the state of Alabama IN Its
protest against the retention OF Senator Spencer ~ the
representative of that State In the Senate, filed with the
asking the Committee 10 summit To the Senate the ques
tion whether tue specifications which the Comnlitteo TO
decided not u investigate should DO included
the INQUIRY about 10 he made Ut not
MIR Morrison has appointed Henry e. Talbot Of Water
loo H. OF Judge Talbot. TO he Clerk OF tho Ways
And Means Committee In place Of James p. Hableton.
resigned. Mr.. Talbot who has been schOoteacher In
Lnois and rec-Dtly graduated at Harvard College,
spoken of by those who know HIM. Repubiiean well
"A Denu.Iats young oil unusual ability aud
trreproachable character.
TIE CoulIDites Ways and Means at its meeting to-
day. nussd discussion Of ths bill to carry into effect
the Hawaiian treaty. and by vote Of nearly twoihirds
agreed tat Il should be reported to the House. suDse-
qSently Il reported by Mr. Wood and made the
special order Thursday nex full abstract VI tho
| report has already besD pubhshcd In 1HE TRIBUNE
Investigations the affairs OF the District OF ColuIn
hia continue 70 show that contractors obliged to
sort ~ outside agents iddlemen Joined with persons
nsde the Distr OF oee obtain their pay and for the
ssryices Of those who had what are called "pecunf
fsoIlties" Exh0rhsant discounts the original sunni
were allowed by the claimants.
The Cincinn>s Brewsn' Association protests against
ns arbitrary rule Of the Treasury Department compel