National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-12
PUBIICA AFFAIRS.


HcMiNArIoHs YESTERDAY.
The President sent the following nominations
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Capital Notes.
1862 oRroK's ARRIVAL. sa
President Orton, Of telegrsphic fame, arrived
here yesterday In charge Of the Sergeant-at-
lard's, the luxurious gsOl Of eOntumaclOu, wit
nesses. .at rSsa D.. % lE-
CONFIRMATION YESTERDAY.
The Senate, IN executive session, yesterday
to be second lieutenant Of United States re1eaus
marine. rT..-- 81. z.-'
sIxTIlHrH AMENDMENT PETITIONS.
Petitions nom fourteen States asking for . six
tenth tenth amendment e The Consultation. Of the
franchising United States citizens on account Of
sex have been received BY Mrs. Sara Andrews
citation. Over a,oOo signatures have Been re-
eeiyed in three days: The petitions viii be pre-
s scented IN the House and Senate after the Ma,
H.. Petitions from the District should be sent in
in before Tuesday. ~
TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD sCHEME.
The House Committee on Pacific Railroad yes
terday authorised their chairman to report the
so-called compromise Texas Pacific railroad bill
to the House at the first opportunity, with
Recommendation for It's passage. The bill was
out any material amendments. .aL~
The question as to the con hqcting New Orleans
branches e LEFT open for decision Of the House.
Louis, By way Of Vanita, are provided for In the
manner heretofore stated. 4 r-. .gl--T
The vote ordering the bill to be fsvorably re-
at least one member Of the committee reserves
the right OF opposing It in the House.
.r.g sINAToR JONES AID THE SILVER BILL.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, f. now in the cltea If.
entire :ession. He has been diligently occupied,
however, with his duties as chairman of the sil-
yer commission, and has been collating informa-
ton he has received from different foreign ma
tons. he does not anticipate report before the
end Of the session, because 1t requires so much
ab9sad x ap St GPTGni from
soon and hear ADDITIONAL testimony. Mr.. Jones
doegnot anticipate arY action by the Sensts on
mission has been made, when be thinks they viii
be prepared to. act intelligently upon that or
some kindred measure The Bland bill is now
Numbering in the room Of the COMMITTEES on
There viii be q meeting Of bankers frsm all
over the country in washington ~ tne Sun u
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ital and deposits Of national banks and private
banking Institutions. There is very Hts prsb
sDiiity Of any success resulting from this en-
deavor, As there win be strenuous opposition in
and out OF Congress to anything that looks like q
reduction Of the revenues of the Government,
cause Of the familiar claims that the taxes the
paid paid B 81 iss RicS. ''' "''e' ''''f' n' '
INTENDING THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
Petitions are in circulation in this city and else
y Of ali TIE real
lying between Second street east and Second
street west and street north and B street south.
One object Of this IL to make the Capitol park
furnish appropriate sites for the erection Of build
sT
locations for the said buildings could be found IN
the city Of Washington. It Is due to that part Of
sub SaildnSs thss some pnbs Duldns
should be erected Immediately east Of the Capitol.
i worthy Of special nStcs that the
free Of cost than viii have to be paid for in conse-
It will be remembered BY many citizens Of this
District that few years ago, when the subject
Of enlsrging the Capitol grounds was agitated in
patriotic members of that body were In favor Of
extending the grounds from Third street east to
street. sou SOUTH and had plans and e spsciaeasOns
drawn accordingly.
THE AID INTERIM QUESTION.
The question whether the provision in the Re-
yised Statutes governing the ad. interim appoint
ad interim occupation of bureau position, has
been fruitful topic of discussion in the Patent
Commissioned s Snell lis place WI was supplied BY
placing Assistant Commissioner Doollttle at the
head Of the Patent Once Bureau. Mr.. Doolittle
30th of December. Counting business days and
including the New YEARS. holiday, the limit men
toned n The lscth paragraph Of the Revised
opinion that the ten days limitation In the para
tary Of the Interior see fit to retain him in his
present position for an indefinite period he may
lawfully do 50. 1t 10 stated that the Attorney
General has ruled in one or two like instances.
There is some anxiety among the chief examin-
the cases for the week. to be signed az q whether
they may not be compelled, as in former in
stance, 70 destroy all the issues made up this
official force by his approval and signature. Up
to late hour yesterday no intimation had been
given of the appointment Of new Commissioner.
Treasury Department.
.4H-E - = MONETARY.
National bank notes received yesterday for
redemption amounted to $e4l,es7.
-RIpENPTIoN OF TIvE-TwENrY BONDS.
Of the
twenty bonds Of 1885, May and November. The
call Il for ten millions, Of which seven millions
bonds, The principal and accrued interest will