New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Feb. 4,

WAsHNGION, Monday, Feb. 4, 1884.
COMMISSIONERS TO THE COTTON EXPosITIoS-The
President has appointed the following Commissoners to
tic international Cotton ExpostOn TO be held at New
Orleans j. H. Gates, for the state of vermont WIN H.
G. Root as alternate william Dean lot the STATE OF DeIa
yrore with Charles H. Treat as alternate: Richard
owe for the state of Maryland with Theodore Hooper
as alternate A. p Butler for the state OF SOuth CaIoa'
with W. L. Mauldin as alternate
PROPOSED RIVER CoMMIssIoN.-A bill was introduced
to-day by Representative Graves, of Missouri relaEe 10
Missouri River Commission. II provides that the Com
for the Commission win be tn prepare plans ana estimates
for permanently deepening and locating the channel ana
nrotecting the banks Of the Missouri River from Its
mouth to its head An appropriation OF SIooooos pro
vided for
MONEY FOR PuB1Ic BUILDrNGs-The House Committee
ON Public Buildings and Grounds to-day directed favor
ablerep0rts to he made ON Representative biounts OH
9 Cassidv's hin for public building Car
son City, Nevada, each to cost SlOO,OOo
A TELEPHONE INTERFERENCE CAsE.-In the telephone
Interference case now pending in the Interior Depart
pept the Secretary has refused the appeal OF DrawDaugh
10 have certain parties thrown out OF lnefference he
bo,d mat DrawbanChs application Is for an invention
the same as that embraced in the patents Of
Blake and Edison and that the question OF priority Oh III
vcnion between them be determined by the Inter
ference proceedings
PROTESTING AGAINST THE PORTER BTL.-In the Senate
today Mr. Logan presented protest Of citizens against
the passage Of the proposed Oil Iof the reel oi
Porter
THE SARATOGA MoNUMEST.-In the Senate to-day a
hill was introduced by Mr. Hampton TO provide statuary
and historical tablets Tor the Saratoga monument.
MEXICAN LAND GRANT TITLEs-The Senate to-day de
hated without action the Mexican Land Grant Title bill
The debate was participated in by Messrs Bay Conge
Henderson, Dawes, JONES' Of Nevada Hawiey ana Ed
munds.
SOME ALABAMA CLAIMS DECIDED.-AmOng the )udg-
,cens awarded to-day by the Court of Commissioners Of
Alabama Claims were the following: Isaac Jeans and
Daniel g. Evans go 1872 Frederick Grund and raphael
Ierero S3OO6 Henry Hlchborn Grant, 5000; Herman
Room and Johannes KOOp 81 ,409: John W. Cater,
Sll 300; Miguel Garcia, Sl,Ioo
FOR A CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUIDNG.-A Dill was
,eorted to-day by Senator Morrill, providing for the con-
struction of building for the Congressional Library ~
prov ides for the purchase OF Ihhu tsl 81 tnc
grounds and the erection thereon OF building Inc SUM
of $500 600 is appropriated TO begin the WOrk
DIsBARRED Rom PENSION PRACTICE.-Joseph F. LIN
genfelter pension attorney of Newark Ohio has been
dsbarcd from practice before the Interior Department
for having extorted Illegal fees III pension case.
FRAUDULENT LAND ENTRIES CANCELLED-The Com
missioner OF the General Land Office during the past
week cancelled Orty-sX fraudulent land entries In Colo
RADIO fOrtyOne In Dakota seven IN NeW-heXlco TWO IN
Michigan and one in Minnesota.
AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF STESoGRAPHERs.-In the
Senate to-day Mr. Garland, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported adversely the bill for the appointment
of in tho United States Circuit and District
courts The bill accordingly Indefinitely postponed
RULES OF THE HoUsE.-in the House to-day Mr. Ran
dali reported resolution providing that the rules OF tho
House the XLVIth Congress amended by this House
sa be the rules of the House for the XVIIh Congress
mill further ordered. debate followed but no action
was taken
DISMISSED BY THE COURT OF CLAIMs.-The Court OF
Claims today dismissed the petition in the OF Jabez
nrcburd and Lueifer Young The former was claim for
and fine latter n claim FOR longevity pay in which the
Question arose as whether his pay should be computed
oo the date actually commissioned, or from the date
mentioned In the body OF his commission,