New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, wednesday. FeD. Id, 1854.
To SIT WITH OPEN DooRs-The Sub ommittee OF the
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections charged
with the investigation Of the Danvile election riot will
sit with open doors, beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
MONEY LOST OR sToLEE.-The money lost stolen
while IN transit from Cleveland to the United States
Bank of Cleveland. The money was shipped by the
United States Express Company to Pittsbur where it
was transferred To the Baltimore and ohio Express Com
pany.
LIGHTING THE HUDSON RIvER-The Secretary of the
Treasury to the House to-day copy of letter from
the Lighthouse Board urging the ACCESSIBILITY Of placing
theue OF the Western rivers, and recommending in
OF $4,000 in the estimates for lighting and buoy
ing the Hudson River foI the fiscal year 15e4-Sj.
NOMINATIONS WnHDRAwN-The President to-day with
drew The nominations of William II. Hobbs Receiver
of Public Moneys At Taylors Fails Minnesota, and OF
Perry L. Harrison Postmaster At Huntsville, Alabama,
and John f. Warwick Postmaster at Talladega, Ala
hama.
The IMPROVEMENTS AT HE'LL GATE-The Rivers and
Committee OF the House has been asked make
Immediate appropriation OF 100000, 10 be expended
in the improvements at Hell GAZE, New-YOrk. memo
united the committee, forth appf0pria-
ton is necessary 10 secure work already completed and
that II is not made the Government will lose 100000
and veuenced by being unable 10 retain expe
rlenced wOrkIneI
KEoGHs NoMSAuoN RECoMMITTED-The n0Inina-
ton Thomas b. Ke0gh be United States Marshal OF
Western District OF North Carolina, which was few
days ago reported adversely from Committee
the Judiciary, taken up by the Senate in
tive session to-day and recOmmitted 10 the Committee
Judiciary.
An INDIANS RIGHT TO KEEP Notwithstanding Bear,
Sioux Indian from the Rosebud Agency, called upon the
Secretary OF the Interior to-day To inquire whether
Iniian had rlgut 10 keep store. He had opened
shop at the agency, hut designing white told him
that be had violated the law ia dong He much
pleased when assured OF his right % engage in trade
To FACILITATE SENATE BCsIsEss.-In the Senate to-
day Mr. Dolph offered a resolution which was agreed to-
directing the Committee Rules To consider ana report
power aud expediency OF restricting by the rules
OF the Senate the introduction OF bills for private Keller
bills reported by committee of the and cases
where petition relief shall have been first presented
TO the Senate, referred to "a committee and the
introduction of bill for the relief prayed recon-
mended by the committee.
To PENSION SUFFERERs IL REBEL PRTsONs.-In the
House to-day Mr.. Harmer OF Pennsylvania, presented
IN favor of pensonng Union soldiers who suffered
Andersonvie, LOBBY Belle Isle Otner Confederate
prisons. Referred.
THE CARS GIT To MINISTER HUNT-Mr. Curtin was
tborized by House Committee Foreign Affairs yester
day Fport resolution To the House granting Munster
Hunt St Petersburg, permission TO accept tae
lion medal given MIN by the Gar.
The CARE OF TIE MoSIrORs.-To-day the Speaker laid
before the House letter from the Secretary of the Navy
Transmitting the amounts claimed by contractors for
OF me doube<urTetted monitors. They aggregate
S27S,645. Referred.