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mode 81 computing the interest.
THEpoLAa EXPEDITION.
The season Is advancing, and yet the re-
port Of the Naval Committee in favor Of
Captain Howgate's pian for Polar expedi-
ton has not yet been taken up in the House.
II the appropriation IS to be made its
friends say 1t should be made without fur
ltber delay. France and other European
nations, as well as the most distinguished
scientists OF America, have endorsed 1t
strongly.
GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS.
The President has appointed Charles
Francis Adams, Jr., Of Massachusetts G..
D. Chadwick. of Connecticut; and g. W..
smyth, OF Iowa, directors for the Govern
ment in the Board Of the Union Pacific
Railroad. Two others are yet to be ap-
pointed.
DON'T WANT GOLD.
Mr.. Hall. the contractor who Is repaving
New York avenue, to-day paid off his Ia
oorers in gold dollars. Yet tell it noti
Wall street that they became dissatisfied,
and brought the gold back and got him to
exchange it for silver dollars. Senator
Merriman was right when he said that sill
yer is the favorite money OF poor people.
BRIEF ITEMS. =
By request Of Mr.. Miles, formerly OF Vlr-
ginia, Mr.. Goode to-day introduced bill
for the relief Of The. heirs Of James Monroe,
who was Northumberland in the ReYo-
lutionary war, and afterwards President.
Some of the heirs reside in Virginia.
Major O'Brien, Of Chesterfield, stopped
here to-day. He was on his way to New
York. DR.. Morris, Of Lynchburg, is also
here.
Major Boost is at work on that part OF his
road which runs through the Arlington
estate. The Secretary of War is warm
friend Of the road.
Applicants for places under the antici-
pated new doorkeeper's arrangement OF
the House are now seen in the passages OF
the Capitol ready to pounce on members.
The William-and-Mary-C College bill was
reached to-day in Committee OF the Whole,
but-under the ruling OF Mr.. Cox, who was
in the chair, there being five objections to
its consideration, it went over.
Secretary Thompson, Of the Navy, is in
New York, and the President and Bob In
gersoll met to-day at the Interior Depart
ment.
Mr.. Glover's investigating committee is
now bard at work.
They say Dir. Schurz's timber agents and
detectives are very bad men and notorious
for their violations Of important sections OF
the decalogue.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency will be among the committees
called early next week, and the reports it
will make are Of the highest degree Of inn
portance.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The sub-com-
mittee Of the Senate Railroad Committee
have reported in favor Of extending the
time for the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad eight years.
The President has signed the bill to make
persons charged with offences and crimes
competent WITNESSES III Tue UHlIeu OtaleS
and territorial courts.
There is legal machinery to stave off de-
cision in the Arlington case for at least two
years. Mean time the owners will be COM
pensated by Congress.
The Committee OF Ways and Means have
concluded their bill and commence its re-
view on Monday, and will probably be
ready with it by the end OF next week.
There are three reports on the Southern
Pacific railroad-one in favor Of the Texas
Pacific, the majority; another, favoring the
California Southern Pacific; and marplot,
signed by William r. Morrison. This re-
port, probably, represents the balance .of
power, and will defeat both parties and in
definitely postpone the construction OF the
road.
The McGarrahan case before the Public
Land Committee Of the Senate is the scan
dial of the hour. The case has been on for
twelve years, and nearly every public man
either in Congress or lobby during that
time is on the defensive. This is the great
New Idrial quicksilver case, and is mercu-
rial in all its phases.