New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON wednesday. Dec. 81, 1891.
GENERAL BrrtK To WRITE BOOk.-lt il stated. on
the authority OF a Massachusetts friend Of General Ben
iamin T. Butler that that gentleman has signed con
tract with New York publishing hlh !" "Ii,' Tor '
Volumes aud General Butler Is 10 receive $4,000 ana
"a small royalty $3.50
GrNrnu H,lEv's BATTLES -Gcncral HAGEN. chief Of
o sial Service bureau /. NJ work The proc sheets
NJ a brok Ia be published for him early IA March. en-
Titled a Personal Narrative oi Hatilrs III when ne
describes the events OF the late Wal In which he
participated.
CoSrIRMrD By TIE SArR.-The Senate In executive
session to-day confirmed the nomination Of william II
Pkrnton of Kansas, 10 be receiver ~ public moneys at
Makccucy Kansas and " John Caghor. of Colorado, to
De Register of the Land Office at Del Noric Colorado
TIM RIVER ANp IIARBoR APPROPRIATION Bnr~-The
members Of the Committee on Rivers aud iiarhors who
u in remain here during the holiday recess have been
authorized by the full committee to continue fnll con
sderaon Of the appropriation pm Tor Rivers and liar
bors 40 that il NAV he reported to tine House soon
after the cmblng Of Congress as possible. II - et
pectcd that the bill will I've completed by January r.
and that 10 will amount to about TlOOOoOO0. No con
alteration has yet been given TO the proposed appropri
alton for the Mississippi River.
TIE CHINESE INDEMNITY Fund Senator pendleton
to-day favorahly reported rcm the Foreign Affairs Com
mittcc the bill introduced by him To repay China the
| remainder Of the Chinese indemnity fund, which
IL now In the possession OF the state Department.
I'm the report the bill the committee says that the
paid by china wa' LARGELY In excess Of all Just
demands against that Government and that al
muisraton since This fact was asccrtancd mas earn
mtce believes that the wiscst policy ON the part ~
this Government IL to deal with transparent Justice and
| ihrrnN ~ lie lnlrlfnnrsc WIN MI nations, anu
! especially those of another race aud civilization"
| POSTAL LAWS ASp REGtLNlIONs ANESpED-By an
/ orlrr issued to-day postmaster-u cncml Hattun has
j.d Sections III 1893. so and 81 W the Postal
Laws ami REGULATIONS. The amendments are intended
~ perfect The system ~ collecting posaac due uron
matter where ne hill POSTAGE ha' not been prepaid 10y
the SENDER and the u,ltr contains explicit mstictuna
to no4tmastris "A io the disposition vf such matter
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