, 1881-02-01

NOTES.
CHANT.
sptttas Dt,pateh 10 The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. e., .ts.t. :n.-ticu. Grant
viii leayU here to-tllnrrOw ntrl mnke another |
visit to his old friend Gell. Heale. lie ,nny |
start upon his Mexican trip FROM here.
Mt!. COX
has given notice tint l,a will bring tip his !
Apnortlun.nc,,t scheme lit tie House tt-rior-
row, and proposes tonntagol,ize Il with every |
other question.
l,asinucEl rs the Democrats contemplate |
nb,trlnnlng their attempts to pnss tho Muir
g1l Electoral joint rule, Il IL very prol'ablc
t!,at Cox lnny be successful with his nluttDn.
TIE LETTERS riloM BUSINESSMEN in IN.
DlASAPOLts.
stating that there Is II EtMt Of s1,nli bills In
that section, have excl.ctl surprisu ut tho
Treasury, for the reason Tint complaints Mt
other quarters are received that ssllAll notes
are scarce. The explanations Tint the DEM
ocrnttc Cnmplgn Committee under 3arnt1ll
,lsposct, OF larEe amounts Of 81 bills Iii Ititlt-
ann, md that they have now becUne unfit for
circulation.
Tiff: 1Sp1aS1rY COMMITTEE
Is making very little progress III Its attempts
to learn how the Chinese Treaty bccanlc
public. To-day the oi,lcers Of tle Goycrll-
mient Printing Oi1ico were before this COM
ln1ttec, ulu denied MI knowledge us to tho
publication, and producgtl receipts show
inR that all tho copies Of tho
confidential document that wcre printed
wurc delivered to tho proper officers of tho
Sunaic, and rcccIntel for by, thens. The In
ycsti9atlng Committee, therefore. sGe1n3 nnt
CROPPING III tile dark.
AUTHORIZATIONS
~ ths HfAtern 4is1oetattI Psrss.
cos'iss M@stS"9S T liz isss iii 60; etce es q, se: M
roprlatlotls havIng tic bill Il! Charge, report-
I'D to the tnfl Cunn!ittee to-day the ]4cgsla-
tlys, Executive, md .llis!iclal Approprlateh
@ : hne 's III Gc1ttes Viii m in w o't e. a M9s!sS rspo's
10 lilo 1lDl,sr The Ilo.,su Committee on
Gonl,nereg continued work onitfso River Al1
llarhor blu to-tlHy MID asrec.l ulp,l, several
f o uef fs tstorcs ct te of 2parop!'ntai o sissp IHr
| The nlntlunt nEryed. llIWn for the iinprpve-
ucut Of tile Misslsslppl kiyrr. rs It ,llnw
Hlniuls III tile bill, IN ii ,UFl, ,Wl0 Tor tho Alissis-
sippl frnn Cniro 10 tho mouth ana s'iAl,ooo
,lenns settled TINT tl,ose amnus,ts will not DO
| subject to revision botnru tho bill Ii finally
adopted by the Committee.
| AGRICULTURE. - '''H''
Representative Covert. Chairman Of tho
to thc House tr-lny the Agricultural Apprt,-
| prlnlton hill. Among the miscellaneous
items, nre tho following: Eat tho purchase
nsl illstrbuton of sGtts. ~, ,100; inr cailtinl-
!ng expcr'ncnts II! connection witt, tlso 'l'u,'.
usactMrc Ut s!!gar. frs't,, SORGHUM. ,Hp: for
continuing The investigation relntiyn'tu III
kteis alla Injuries 70 agriculture. Sl5,Mu: fnr
further experiments III tca culture, SIC, ,00U;
for theeserllon nf a new Iu!tseuln building
in cnnnuettah with the Agricultural 1et,nrt-
ment. :t,od): tnr t!in 'yesla.natioi af nrlu N!ul
w'lsta la;ltfa III tho Territories, $4,000.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
to-lny s,lns,nittcll To Congress Ills nMiIual re-
"r S' q III 1 y:n: "sS!!%aS saea &c. St 'nG IT, 49, Fem
penditares submitted, Ii apI'nars tint
there WA received during tho
Hsar Tor cnfts fr', cuies itar "t eofs t %
aesrcgNfa 1T S7M,US5; tntal expenslrtl tlnrllls,
tho ye',r, ;'5's.sH1. leaving oAln!,ce Of $3lU..
&M. ,n Jn's. /, lSso. t!,ers rt'!Inlnetl sl,4:n.
added to lho surplus OF lsso, makes tho
n,ilUtlnt to tIln t.rtait or tho fatett Fund Jal
|, lrsl, SI!sil ,ts:D
THE ttOtsH COMMITTEE US WAR CLAIMS
agr.,s! to-lny to rrport faynratly, to tlie
l!,''sso thn by providing for thu ailnwnllet
Treasury Drrartslrl,t. Mills JIltn,lrel a!!'
tWrlity-slx claimants nrH represented IN tn
~! Ma!"rl!y u tl,o' fri tr' ,vae tio stAtss q
Tho ctaflls vary frnlM 2H,tkh u 3an,M0, NIT
| nggragatn hctwcen SUI, ,Uoo n,ltl S:s00, ,Uo0.
; Ht:S. D1tt,.
! Thu President l,as approved tho bill pac
Ing ton. ul nti thn re!retl list with the rAlll
! Of Mnjor.tsencsal.
. r1lr: INTEREST
. on tho 3 pnr gunt funded luam of 1881 fali
! dne to-nurr,,w. Trrasurer t;!ihltan to-ta
, llEulled cllecka far unystent 0f tho registcre
interest," Iito n!!tnbor Of cllucks Is 0,0o0, rel