New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WAsnINGToS. Monday, Feb.


swAIM's TRfAIs-The record OF the second Swain
courimara vas received at the War Department this
morning II g be sent to the President for action.
nfcr Witch il ia understood the results of the two
t,i, and nf (oIoue MOrrow's trial will be uro-
mulgatcd simultaneously.
Carroll IHrRovRMEsTs.-senator Morrill,. from tlo
Committee Public Buildings and Grounds, to-day re-
ported an amendment TO be proposed to me snndry
Civ Appropriation bill to appropriate T43oooo To con
Tie construction OF the terrace ana grand exterior
stairways OF the Capitol.
TIE TRr ATfgs-It is expected that The Senate will he
convened In special session almost Immediately after the
adjournment Of the present Congress- ana that sch tie
as consumed III tie consideration OF appointments
will DC devoted 10 the discussion OF pending treatcs
dozen treaties Of various kinds already upon
the executive calendar Including the Ncnragha treaty
which awaits reconsideration while all ofo reciprocity
treaties recently ncgoi still in the hands Of The
Committee on Foreign Relations. II IL thought that III
respect TO of these treaties negotiations may De re-
opened and notifications or additions DC submitted by
the Administration.
GERMAN DIsCgIMISArioS.-Tho resolution offered in
to-day by Mr. IL Fcvre. OF OHIO and referred
view of tho continued prescription Of American pork by
Germany the recent imposition OF additional duties
measures Threatened hostile to American petroleum.
that the Committee Foreign Affairs be instructed to
inquire and report whether the Interests Of tine Uncd
States do not demand the adoption Of like discriminating
against such principal articles imported from
the German Empire as are grown or manufactured III the
United States.
CoNFIRMATIoys.-Th Senate to-day confirmed the
Thn 1 VI "1 n ., Hn.o"ta and WiIli,, II
sannes at Northpot All in New-York State; Asa aogcrs
Virginia and Lowell H. jerome TO he collector OF customs
at Corpus Christi Texas More than an hour was spent
I'm the discussion OF Mr. JerOmcs nomination. consider
able opposition being manifested upon both sides, based
entirely however, upon personal grounds.
PACIFIC RAILROAD FU SDISG BILL Senator Sherman
to-day introduced, amendnsnt to the Pacific Rail-
road Sixty FEAR Funding bill. provision that diyi
dend shah be made upon the stock of either the rail-
road companies named IN this act except from the net
earnings within one year preceding each divi-
dend after all interest other fixed charges and the
current OF running the road have been paid
that whenever 1t shall appear that the net earnings shall
amount than per cent Of the capital stock then
ODehalf OF the shall be paid 10 the United States
on the debt OF such company and the other mOety Of
such excess may be divided among the stockholders
applied for the betennen Or equipment of the road Of
such company
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - Lieutenant John c. Solely.
United States Navy will be retired Orders have
been telegraphed to the Marion at Portsmouth, to pro
coed 10 Hampton Roads and await orders. She TO join
the Asatc squadron. The Powatan arrived ut Pot-au-
Prince on February o. and sailed ON the following day
for San Domingo From there she VIII proceed u kings
ton where she is expected 10 arrive by February 20
The orders OF Lieutenant Asher T. Baker TO command
the Fish Commss sion Fish Hawk nave Dcel re.
yoked No officer has been assigned 10 tho command OF
this vessel and understood the vessel Will DC aih up
at Norfolk for the winter.