New-York tribune., 1884-02-29
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON Thursday, February %, 1884.
No Owe SUGGESTS BIsMARCK.-The name to be given 10
the northern portion Of Dakota in case the oi LOT
admission OF the southern portion bearing ihe hae
of Dakota shall become law Is receiyIng t atfn
tion by members OF the Senate Committee on le.Oca
Among the names suggested ARE Pembina MahuI,,
Lincoln and Isabella No one has yet suggested
RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT. Dr. George =.
sparkman has been recommended to the secretary ol @
Treasury by Surgeon General Haluofl or app al
as Acting Assistant Surgeon of the Marine hospi'''
Service at Georgetown.
WORK IN NAVY YARDS TO BE SUsPESDED.-On account
of the exhaustion Of the appropriation ior construction
and repairs the chief the Bureau O Construction h
by direction OF the Secretary of the Navy clegrap ~ ~
all the navy yards TO suspend all WOrk uluII
ment until further orders
TREASURY WARRANTS ASD PENSION ACcoUsTS-lhe
Treasury Department has issued warrants for apou,
100000 on account OF pensions for feDray M y H deb,
for the month Will be less than usual.
Postal ,rfs AND NEwsPA APERs.At the regular meet
ing of the Committee on Post 0ices ana ros.
of The Chicago Inter Ocean, made an argument III au-
vOcacy OF the reduction of postal rates upon newspapers
to one cent pound.
DAIRY ExHiprrIoy AT MUNICH.-The American Gov
ernment has received an invitation to participate IN an
exhibition of dairy products al Munich III Octoper
Agricultural Union OF Bavaria, in connection WIN tne
Bremen Dairymans Union.
To PROTECT COMMERCIAL acknowledgements
five Brewer was directed by the House Committee on Man
ufacires To-day TO report favoraby his bill to impose
fine OF not more than 500 punishment by impIlson-
in any way with commercial traveller selling goods W
sample.
GAIN IN GOLD AND SuyER.--rhe Director OF the MINI
has preparcd the following statement showing the gam
in gold coin and bullion In the United states RON Juy
1888. to January 1884: Gold coin, $l3542s2o goiu
bullion SIO152 275; silver coin, $141929 800 silver
bullion, $50, 1877 Total, S3994O2l1 IOla gam III s''u
coin and gold bullion, $25,605,O95
A TREASURY APPOINTMENT-The Secretary OF the
Treasury has appointed John r. Garrison OF virginia,
chief of the Consular Division OF the First Controllers
office, vice Joseph A. Thompson, resigned
DISCRIMINATING DUTIES ABoLIsHED.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury to-day Issued instructions to custms ON
GERS that accordance with proclamation Dy inc feh
dent the discriminating duty OF ten per cent posed on
goods imported from Cuba and Porto RICO In spanish 'cS
sells s abolished from AID after this date. Spain mas re-
moved the discriminating duties goods exported oh
the United states TO these countries.
GARFIRLp'- CoFFiS Nor PAID FoR-The undertaKer
who furnished the coffin for the remains OF President ua
field recently informed the OF te ouSe
that he has not yet been paid
POSTMASTER PEARsoS's Observation-Disclosures Pearson
has made a specific denial OF the charges against him,
filed with the Posoice Department by former ehploye
NewYork office. IL ia not probable thdt any I'
ther action will be taken in the matter
SENATE VISITORS TO WEST POINT.-Messrs. Conger ana
Coke were to-day designated to he visitors on behalf OF
the Senate to the Military Academy at West Point
RELIEF FOR Mrs. f. H. PowERsThc Senate to-day pass
cd bill for the relief Mrs Eliza Howard Powers, pres
dent during the OF the Florence nightingale AsscIs
tion of NewJerscy by reundng TO her 5000 expended
from her own funds for the benefit of the soldiers.