New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-14
WARRINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Tuesday, April IS. 1880.
The bill introduced by Mr. Ferry in the Senate
regulating promotions In the Army provides that pro
motions OF Leutenants shall hereafter be made by
seniority in the arm or CORPS and not regmentay as
heretofore.
The secretary of the Treasury has received from the
Executive Mansion the OF 80, which inclosed
IN An anonymous communication and addressed 10 the
Presdent and evidently intended by the writer for the
COINCIDENCE fund" The money has been deposited In
the Treasury
The desk Of Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania. was orna
mented by q handsome basket Of flowers yesterday.
II bad been him 10 honor OF hs sixtsixth birth
dav by gentleman and wife-the former being the
OF one who for Fix years Mr. Kelley's fellow ap
prentice 10 the jewellery business.
Delegate DOwney, Of wyoming has introduced bill
In the House providing for an appropriation Of
100000 TO commemorate in suitable paintings by the
great living artists OF this country upon the walls OF the
National Capitol the BIRTH life aud death Of our Saviour
Jesus Christ told IN the four Gospels OF Matthew
Mark, Luke and John.
The question as 10 whether or not salaricd officers OF
the Government, appearing as witnesses before Con-
gressonal committees, entitled 10 per diem coneid
eraio has been pending before the Frs Controller of
the Treasury for some time past and was today de-
cidcd. The decision holds that the matter rests With
the committees themselves.
Representative Mckinley having returned to tho city,
the subcommittee Of the House Judiciary Committee
Of which he is a member. and to whom referred
the bankruptcy question will at once report to the full
hicS II the 1 the Committee will s3opt and Wiz
but few changes report favOraby TO the House.
A. q. Solomon and Simon Wolf representing the or
ganization OF the "Unon Of American Hebrew COngro-
gation have presented to the Secretary Of State
earnest remonsrauoe aganet the Cars alleged recent
cruel discrimination to the injury OF the Russian Jews
and asking that the Minister OF the United States
Court OF st. Petersburg be directed 70 inquire nto the
matter.
An order has been Issued by the Postmaster General
declaring the following be fraudulent CONCERNS and
forbddng the delivery to them Of registered letters and
money orders Massich & Cossuitb, No. 159 Common.
ST., New Orleans; g. Passans, No 1853 CommOn-st New
Orleans; j. Garcia, No 187 ExchanRe-raoe, Hew-Or-
leans. and E. N. Carr e. Co alias E. j. Price Co., and
Emory Co., No. 81 Park-row, New-YOrk
Joseph Nmmo jr., Chief Of the Bureau OF Statistics,
reports that the expectation of petroleum and its pro-
ducts during February follows; At Boston,
382 245 gallons at NewYork. 90 1928 $50 gallons; at
Philadelphia, 2,009,934 galonsj Rt Baltimore,
1878 1853 galons; at San Francisco, $4,000 gallons:
Of Richmond $40 030 galOnsi at all other ports 10 4b6
gallons total, 249626 662 gallons, worth 50 302765.
Mr. Bruce has introduced ia the Senate bill to re-
imburse the eolored depotors OF the Fraedmans Saw
ings and Trust Company for losses incurred by tho
failure OF the bank. Tho preamble the bill rectes
among other things that the institution was incor-
pOrated in q way calculated to make the freedmen be.
neve that 1t Government Institution, aud that the
Government changed the charter without the consent
Of the deposltors etc., therefore they entitled TO be
reimbursed.
fFoT Congregational Proceedings and Work Of ne Committees
sec Second Pdge.l