New-York tribune., 1885-02-07
MASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON Friday. Feo. g. 1855.
JrpgE DRAPER TAKES HIS SgAT.--Andfew :. Draper
OF NcuYork has been qualified rs an Associate justice
OF the Court Of Commits oncr, Of Aabsma Claims ana
took his seat Oh the bench for the hr7t uho thls
morning.
TyrorSprp CuARGEs OF IRREGULARITIES. Tho sub
committee of the House Committee expenditures in
the Department Of Justice inycstisating the charges
M. yviiI rrnort that the charges are uusus
tanned It. viii also report tha tne affair 1 inc 'o"
CALLING uloS rHE President FOR I>FoRMA1IoS.-
Rcpreseutatiye Henley was instructed by the House
Committee Public Lands to-day 10 report resoH-
ton to the House. calling upon the President Tor ms
reasons for appointing commission TO inspect sec
lion of the California aud Oregon Railroad after bill
providing for the forfeiture OF the land grant to that
railroad had been passed by the House.
sENr BACK To HAVE THEIR BAGGAGE DIsrNFEcrFD.-
The Marine Hospital nurcau Is informed by Sanitary
that i've passengers intending TO sail on the Soythlh
January H. sent back to the shore To nave ther
baggage dl,nf,c ct' - they hl 'oIio uiIoy. iiou o
and hinfs,e-. ON the same vessel were seven pa'se
gers from Piedmont via Paris aud ayrc but they werc
allowed sail furnishing proof that they hhi NOT
slept Ia Paris on route
IxptI, EpUc ,TloS--The Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bin completed by the Apnropri
ment by the speaker Of commission OF 1--WE memoGrS Oh
clucntion ana the manner of eXpendng the aPpropri
] ~, Of utilizing the Yellowstone Park for the benefit
of the public. The commission Is required to report to
the next Congress-
NowNAroNs BY THE President. The President sent
to the senate tO-tlaNf james
A Mcknight OF Utah, 10 be Consul mt st Helena; 10,
ward IT, Tnompson, OF Massachusetts. 10 be Consul at
Merida; First Lieutenant William T. lofnan 9th 'aN-
airy To be Captain; Second Lieutenant Johh baNcr JF,
on cavalry to De First Lieutenant also number OF
pu-tmaser- including tho following; "a, SHran a:
Granger at Clifton Springs, ~ - Jonn a. hto"H!"' ~
Iockport N Y; James IL. Master. at Cohoes y. Y
| rur GoyunSoRsHIP or wYOMING.-Thc entire Con
rrs.onal ~ Iowa has united In rocommrnda
fon to the President that he appoint General iutle OF
that state, a5 Governor Vi w o'HAo I" '''N'~" ' W
| Governor William Hale.
! Az APPEAL ny GUTrEAUs ArroRNEf.-CharicS H.
Reed Counsel for Guitcau. was before te hoHse t M
mittoe Appropriations tOuay anu AM "Sn'T &
commlttco provide for cOmpehsatihS MN lol
Ma nssnssn-the amount TO be left win the committees
MIR reed said he spent six months IN defehuihg MN anu
| never obtained cent - .
| PROVIDING FOR ANOTHER LAND GRANT foEl h'lohh'
Tho uouae Committee on Public lAnds TO-DAY uetSI-
~ g. r.nnr lin proylling for the forfeiture OF inc
! entire hand grant, consisting oi oS'o'o '''V'' " Wv
| Mobile and Girard Iallroau'
| CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BiLl"-lhe Nons"'"' -, ~
n,o,,ot,c hin was PASSED by the Senate to-day Tne
~ "i"n. ,ynrth mailing from the senate amendments
as already published was one propoScu ~ ~ - ,ron
increasing the salary Of the Consul ~ JeFuS'o '''
| $1,000 To 5000.
CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE SENATE.-Tho Senatein eAecn
tive session to-day confirmed the following nominations
Joshua A. Smith, of Mississippi, To be United SU''o
Consul at Asuncion Paraguay; Robert NOoIDt,aer' y
Ohio TO be agent for the Indians OF tie Lchh ASeue9
Idaho. also a number of postmasters'
TuE CINCINNArI ELECTION NQURY-In the Cincit
natl election investigation to day, James r. Legate,
Kansas, not allowed To answer concerning a r'
ported conversation with X. &. kerens, or ST LOul
about plan 60 XIII certain prominent Democrats. II
then discharged and Mr.. Springer announced tha
the taking Of testimony was closed The Democrats WI
make II mnlorty report and The Republicans minurit
report
TuF NEW SWAIN TRIAr.-In the now trial of Generi
Swain, Generals Gilmore and Carlm Will succeed Gel
erals Terry and Rochester The trial will be begun
morrow unless General Swam's illness causes a pos
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