New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WAsnINGToN, Wednesday, .

WASHINGTON Wednesday, Jan. 30, 1884.
STATISTICS OF IMPORTS AND ExPoRrs.-The excess oil
the value Of exports imports OF merchandise as
follows: Month ended December 3D. 1893, 81 993la2
six months ended December 81, 1883 S6lVsS 66 s
The values Of the imports OF merchandise Tor the
trelye months ended December 81. 1888, were
1887 020 122 and during the Twelve months enoed Dc
ccmber 81, 1882, S752,Si3,5O7.
REDEMPTION OF BANK NOTES.-The increase in the
amount OF National hank notes now being received FOR
redempton which is abeut 90 per cent than re-
ceved during the time In JOnuary 1888 VIII pre-
the Treasurer from making returns III all cases on
the day the remitauoes received as has
been usually done will returns be delayed
beyond the day after receipt.
THE SHERMAN REsoLUTroxs-Thc Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections viii probably meet on Friday
resolutions.
RELIEF FOR An Invalid PHILAETHRorIsT.-The Senate
Committee on Claims to-day ordered favorable report
ON the bill for the relief OF Eza Howard Powers Of Pat
ersOD j. II provides for the D. yment to the ciaiI4ahI
Of $500. expended by her IN caring Tor inc SCH I
wounded during the war The committee reports thal
she was in good circumstances and gave not ohiy her
means but her time and influence TO the work OF eang
disabled Union soldiers she has since met with losses
and become herself an Invalid.
IN FAVOR or THE REAGAN BILL. J. White, mem
her Of tho NewYork Board Of Trade argued before the
House Committee on Commerce to-day TIA favor OF ,sks
lstion regulating interstate commerce. MI' Mni'e
strongly recommended the passage OF the Reagan Dl'
An ELECTION CASE DISMISS .D.-The House Committee
on Elections to-day dismissed consideration Of he con
tested election Of Jauin against Hunt Louisiana
the ground thai the evidence OF the former hao not
been introduced in the time prescribed Dy law
TREASURY CONTRACTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tor sup
plying furniture for different Custom Houses have been
awarded follows; IIcrsee geo. OF Bnhao Tor he fhil
dclpha building. at $500; A. H. Andrews * CO., OF
Chicago for the st. Louis building at SIS Z33 R0pSTt
Mitchell, OF Cincinnati. for the same building az Sl' I1
Hersce a Co.. for the 5andusky building al S94O
WITHOUT PAYMENT OF DU1IEs.-rhe Acting secretary
Of the Treasury has Instructed Collectors OF Customs to
forward without detention ard deliver to the postmaster
General without payment Of duties books and prlnleo
matter bearing the address Of the chief Of foreign mis-
sion IN the United saos and imported through the mails
THE MAEINE HOSPITAL 5ERviCE.-In the House
to-day Mr.. Cox. Of Ncw-York, presented petitons OF
2S3 shipmastcrs and American sailors or the port Oh
Ne-YOIk and OF 81 cXshipnssers aud sailors PRAYING
that tine Marine Hospital service be not crippled by Gd
verse legislation. Referred
To PROHIBIT DISCHARGE WITHOUT CAUsE.-hepreseht-
alive Docbery Missouri expects to Introduce OIL al
early day To prohibit the discharge WITHOUT c5e OF
employees OF the House during the vacation OF cong
Mr. Dockery has been led TO preparation OF the bill
by the brought ont by the Committee on Accounts
in ihe inyestg.li0R OF the romoyal OF MI Iya0n