New-York tribune., 1886-04-24
wAsHINGTON NOTES.

WtsnIYGTON, Friday, April 23, 1886.
M,SDlMus Of SECRETARY BAYARD.-Stephen u.
White to-day applied for mandamrs on Secretary
ayary compel him 10 pay To the reaor. "a assignee
tho tenth nsalmeut O an award made by tue Mexican
Claims Commission amounting To abodt Sl3O,oOO.
To GO TO ALAsKA-Oriers have been Issued by the
Treasury Department lifting Revenue
Bear nj san Francisco for crnisc to Alaska
proceed tar north possible, ana to MAKE
thorough search for the crew OF the wrecked wbaier
Amethyst
EosEcEASs's NoMIS ArIoN.-Noiice OF the confirmation
OF General RosccrnS Register of The Treasury has
not reached the President Upon inquiry 1t IL learned
that the is s hnns up IN the Senate upon
motion 10 reconsider the vote by winch IL was lew days
ago confirmed
CoSsULAR REIoRM.-Tbe House Committee on Foreign
Affairs to-day agreed to report favOrably with few
Consular Reform bill. The bill provides TOR rearrange-
Of the salaries Of consular officers, limitation of
the and other consular fees. aud other minor
changes in the existing consular system with view to
increasing eihcie1cy.
ACADEMY OF scESCEs-At the session OF tho National
Academy OF Sciences to-day Professor A. g. Boil read
paper regard 10 the deaf and dumb of Matthias Vine
yard. IN the course OF Which he remarked that II aI
where deatmutes appeared produced deai.mutcs. ana
that local conditions had much to do with the spread OF
Professor ogden n Root.
THE BLAIR BnI.-The House Committee Labor to.
day heard Representative Reagan in opposition the
Blair Educational Dill. HIS principal objection on
constitutional grounds Represen atvc Daniel, OF Vir.
gina, moved that the committee report as substitute
bill 10 appropriate tie proceeds arising from tho sale
OF public lands during the next fiscal year. After
sion hours the committee adjourned without
action. The Committee on Education di not obtain a
quorum untl a few minutes before the meeting OF the
iouse and then adjourned until the third Friday in May.
consequently action on tho Blair bill by that COM
mittee Is deferred until that date
POET OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILi--The Senate Com
mittee Appropriations has finished cOnsidera ton OF
the Post Office Appropriation bill. and Senator Plumb
VIII report IL on Monday. The only important amend
nants the following: $4,000 is added To appro-
pration for increasing the special mail facilities make
q connection with Cuba the Frye amendment in sub
stance IL adopted appr0prating SsOO.O00 for foreign
ma Y ice. L
than $4,000 shall he used for the Of the
delivery service is rcafOpted
THE BENNINGTON BATTLE MoNUAEST.-A board OF
army officers consisting OF Colonel Thomas ]. Casey
Lieutenant Colonel William T. Craighill aud Major
George l.. Gillespie. corps OF Engineers, has been
appointed direction of the President In Wash
ready raise. together with that appropriated by Con
nimgon battle monument In accordance with tho dcsgn
which has been approved by the President The Board
will report the President through the Secretary
war.
INIERNAL REVENUE COLLECTlONs-Tle collects OF
internal for the first OF the
| year ending June 30. 1885, follows: From
spirits S5O59l 795: from tobacco, S20 l36ylS:
/ fermened liquors, Slj,662,7jO; from miscellancous
items. Sl797Ss making total Of SS4 81 .252,
crease OF $2J7iOAS over the collections the
$500 2l9 spirits. 81 $50, Obacco and S93 sO1
fermented liquors. The receipts for March
| 1856 were $5i9,s greater than tie receipts foI
| Arcn