New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb. 2. 1888.

STRENGTH OF TIE MmITIA-The secretary Oh war w.
day transmitted to Congress statement prepr.a ny e
Acknowledgement OF me army @ ornaI1ed militia ser
vice Of the states is 73ll and the non-comnlssoneu
officers. prlyatcs ec o3.y'v yo,iohle for military
organized mamen Tor men aIaHaoIe 70 a. mmn,ber
duf1 Is g. $50 SOC NewYOrk ranks first Ill Us hunpo
of crginizcd militiamen with ll,6s6 men Ie rem. va
MIA second with $3.50 mem Florida third, with a,ZS5
men, aud Ohio fourth. with 5,Sl3 IN uSoiE'; ne or
sippi. Arkansas, Tennessee and OTeson' I"cio 10 nv VI
ganized mte service
NOMINATIONS ny THE PREsIpENT.-The President sent
the following nominations TO the Senate today TO De
posmasters-Isaac ;. Alden ut warren, rem; +nnne
at Ogdensburg n H.; Christopher c. Sheldon, atAtheS'
Ohio {. X. ngham at Alton, Iowa.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE sENATE-The SENATE ID eAoou,
tive to-day confirmed the following a lanes
G. Conner, Aspen, Cal; Christopher =, nnd 0rce
Ohio George A. Mckenzie RegIer o, cf Of Pubic
Moneys at DesMoines Iowa. Apdrew :. DraPeI
of the Court OF Alabama Claims. cnalies ~
Register oil the Land Once, AT Los AhSelcs' N'i'
RESTORED To PRAcTICE.-samuel j. Iilson' OF Mays
ve KY has been restored to practice as an attorney
before the Interior Department -. -
MOVEMENTS OF THE IROQUoIs-The uhiteo SihVes
steomsbjn Iroouois arrived at Auckland Newheaiaud;
on December 20. ten days from Hobart. lass"i"' anu
expected 10 sail for Val Diria. Chill, january To-
SIGNAL SERVICE AND FARMERs.-Ihc bill TO extend tHo
benefits of the Signal Service TO the farmers %, n g
Iinited states introduced by Representative CdDo;' Oh
Virginia provides for Appropriation OF Tioo'Uuo
telegraph to the chief signal ohcer ciEmSe' ~
EXEMPTION FROM TONNAGE TAX.-Ihe President mas
ssued proclamation directing that the collection OF inc
tonne lax shall be suspended beginning with toIhOl-
row M regards al vessels arriving in any port OF he
Tniicd STATES from any port the province OF ontario
Dominion OF Canada, from the port OF Fan juan ~
Magaguoz in the island OF tOrto fIoo, Iro 'o io5 Of
Panama and Aspnwal, or nom port Ill 'he is'""" Va
MOnserrat.
To PROTECT THE PURITY or TIE BALLOT Dun
REPRESENTATIVE Holman Indiana. to-day introduced
bV request bill which provides that 1t shall he uhlaW
FIJI for any person give any OF his properly Il VI
personal TO be used directly or indirectly III se,uls "
Vote appOmtmcnt for any Office uIder the po' o'
ment The violation of this Is to he punished ny me
not exceeding $500 and Imprisonment n1t $3.50 ~
ing one wear The bill further provinces thdt
nery rcrsou hereafter elected appointed 10 HI any
office of United states shall take ana subscribe 10
following OATH do soemuiy swear Sor hlt,n, ' al
have directly or indirectly glNel' lrOnisuu az
vnnced or uajd any money. given or conveyed any
other article of value to any person or persons 10 asS
aid procure my selection or appointments
C1AssIFIcAT ALTON OF TREASURY CLERKS-Sccrctary Nc
Curoch has issued circular in regard 10 the classified
lion of oicer clerks aud employees in the Treasury De-
pariment ia following classes, according 10 he' a
nua salaries: Glass 4. 81 500 or more; Class D. uuu
Class . ~ 400; Glass !, 81 200; Class 49, Sl,oVo ana
Glass A, 5000.
APPEALS TO THE srrRENE COURT The Senate JUDI
cary Committee to-day reported favorably the Poland
bill which provides that appeals from tne supreme
Courts OF the District of Columbia ana OF NE l1rIto
res to the United States Supreme Court sha be allowed
only in cases the ma Ter Ia dispute cNcecus tc
sum of - 900 exclusive Of costs: An exception Is male
in cases involving the validity OF patents copyrlshs' OF
of any treaty statute OF authority exercised uh
der laws OF he Uni,ed states.
TxrENsIoN OF TIE TLLEPHoNE-From figures col
,ected by Commissioner Buttcrworth. OF the Patent
ONCE ii appears that the number OF telephone tA-
900 miles OF wire. $50; enplo{es exclusive VI uaS
laborors 47,O62; subscribers, I-J,1-'. lio,i me-
figures and Others OF IKE ~ invept,oms has in
creased instead OF reduced the dctlahu Ioi iaOoi'