New-York tribune., 1886-04-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHNGrOS. Monday, April 10. lSS6.
TOTAL DISABILITY PENsIoN-Senator Cuilum today
introduced "A bill increase the pension for total dis
ability to 81 a month
ARMY ORDER-First Lieutenant Thomas W. woodruff.
5th Infantry, acting signal officer now az vineyard
Haven Mass. has been ordered 70 Nantucket ana
Thatcher's Island Oh special duty.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Cadet Engineer Robert j. Beach has
been ordered to the Alliance; Cadet Engineers NJ A.
Anderson Frank II. Conant and Is. {. sampson nave
been orGerrd to temporary duty at New.lorK
CALLED oS THe PREsIDENE-Messrs. Eserton. Oberly
and Lyman of the civil Service Commission and Nessrs
Eaton and Trenholm exCOnmissOuers called In body
the White House to-day and pAid their respects 10
the President.
PeRsoNAL~-secretary Eudicott has gone to NewYork
for A few days Lieutenant-Geperal sheridan has rs-
turned to Washington from visit 10 Chicago aud
Atlanta Colonel ID. y Lamont has returned from FOrs
Monroe.
CASSoNs FORFEITED BAII.-The Treasury Depart
ment has received certificate OF deposit Of $4,000
OF ball. aud winch was forfeited ny reason Ol MS
failure to appear for TRIAL
CONTROLLER TRENHOLM on DUrY.-The bond OF william
L. Trenholm Controller OF the Currency was approved
by Acting Secretary and the solicitor oi tue treasury
duties of that office The bond Is for 100000
No PENSION roR JUDGEs.-sen 'tor IDeaIs to-day re-
ported csely the judiciary Committee bin to
grant fu pay for the remainder or Their Hves TO al
Juees the United States Courts who may resign alter
OF ag.
VISITING CApErs-The cadets OF the Michigan Mill
tarv Academy at Orchard Lake. Michigan. who
snending tne Easter holiday in his city visited Mount
Vernon To-Day aud Will pay their respects 10 the ocers
" the Army aud Navy tomorrow
LIQUOR LIcENsEs.-The house Committee on Alcoholic
Iquor Traffic to-day by vote OF to ordered an af-
verse report Representative Taubee's D'l 20 pro-
vide that no person shall be licensed as retail
dealer IN ntoxicants by the United states until he mas
first received license such from the local author-
ties.
THE BLAIR BTII--An unsuccessful attempt was mado
I'm the House Commi Labor to-day to secdre ac-
tou on the BLAIR Educational BILL several OF the mem
bers were absent and those opposed TO the D IN its
present shape consumed the time In discussing It's
varions features On Friday next Representatives Rea
gan and Willis and possibly senator Blair VIII De heard
the bill
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL NESsELS-Ihe Shenandoah lefs
Panama on April for Payta. The monitor Puritan.
now at Chester. mas Ocen ordered 10 proceed TO tho
Navy Yard AT League Island The United states steamer
Pensacola sailed from Naples Oh April for " alta and
Alexandria whence, In company wath the kearsarge,
along the coasts or syria aud Asia MlnOr
The Quinne0ang Will proceed TO Malta and the Baroary
coast aud then 10 the English ChaHuel
NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND FORFEITURE senator
Doph to-day reported favoraby from the Committee on
Public Lands bill forfeit all lands whcn apper'ain
To and are with that art "t the N1neth
Pacific Railroad main line which eNteuds from W aiula
Junction WasnInZtDn Territory 20 Portland. COCOON.
OF the lands appeFtAn TO the otahch Iho
across the Cascade Mountains Tue bill also provides
that wnere persons are In possession oil tue lands
forfeited by tue bill under decd secured from tho rail-
road cOmpa they shall have tho rght 10 purchase mo
lands from the United states IN quantities not cAccedns
$50 acres for ~ 80 per acre