New-York tribune., 1886-06-08
WASHINGTON NOTES

WAsHISGTON, Monday, June 1850.
Corrr OF CI,rNs-Tne Court OF Claims to-day an-
Iourncd Five hundred and hity cases were
disposed OF during the term.
Drvnryp DEcIARED-The Controller Of the Currency
has declared second dividend. per cent in favor OF
the creditors OF lhe Middlelo"n -'"Non "''" '' -'
dletowD, y. !.
MrsfyG CLArL-In the matter OF tho smoxehouse
Lode Mining claim Mt Bate CITY Montana the secre-
tary the Interior has declined to aVse tLat SUIT ne
instituted IN the Of the United States 10 set asiIe
the patent issuet ior sald ci'ihl
To PREVENT FRAuD.-The Treasury Department has
received lcstlOn from the Philadelphia Textile
Association esenting that foreign hne wOTstl yarns
have advanced 20 Per cent since Miy d. ami e1-
pressing the belief that attempts VIII be mite 10 enter
both apd wOr+ted goo II at interior rprs
in order that the entries may be qnlaaed al nctuons
values The customs officers at Chicago aud elsewhere
nave instructed to guard asains fraud III such in
portationa
ONE AND Two DOLLAR NorEs.-senator Dawes to-day
introduced bill requiring he Secretary OF the Treasury
TO regulate the of United states notes 80 hat there
shall he Outstanding at al ,a1' M nI ng' @ 900 .S oSo
the denomination of - without In any way chansng
the Limitation the ontre amount oI Uhl1eu States
notes : issgeI now liked Dy law
FogrncoMIXG sron.s-Tne commissions OF twenty
four postmAsters OF Presidential Offices Will exprs DUR
IN, the present month. Among ~ w. nunlper are m .ne
daigla, " " Akron, ONO; Crestlihe, ONO; ancasIer'
Ono JonnstOwn Penn; RipOn, Wis, and Stoning gton,
Conn. There will b, thirty-snyen expiration, ditlag
July OF wnich more important are NorWalk conn.,
1eSoSss hey Mss T. iioMesyilie n Y; Penn YAM 4. y;
Watertown y. Y, and FL Paso, Tex
MONUMENT FORT GREENE. .-hepEesenlalNo IcilA
C,nnbe in order to his constituents know that he
had been at tn winter, today introiuced
a bll 20 appropriate 100000 for monument 10 be
erecto on Fort Greene, that city, Ia memory VI the
who suffered In prison snlps
Mr. KENNA AccEPTs-In despair OF their finding any
other person to accept the place the Democrats nave
nersua ed Senator Kenna to withdraw his declinauon
OF the oairnansnip of the Democratic Congressional
Committee ana remain In charge of lts work.
MAHoSEY HEARD FRoM-Representative Mahoney.
of BROOKLYN, whose experience In the alcoholic lqdor
trahc been OF much use TO him as LEGISLATOR
broke MS silence to-day by intro iucing resolution OK
sympahy with GlsdstOue He asked to have II referred
To the House Labor COMMITTEE, OF whIcn u NeiI Is
chairman But tue House refused to crafty Mr. Ma
honey and seut tho bin to the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee where IL is likely 10 remain.
RAILROAD observation-disclosures the memorials pre-
sentcd to-day IN regard the obstruction OF traffic on
railroad. by str Kcs, from tue Board or trade or
Chlcago and another from the Memphis Cotton TX
change. Mr. Houcs, OF tennessee. introduced Dill Ia
the house To carry out these suggestions.
MEDALS WELL DEsERyED.-senator Hale introduced
IN the Senate to-day bill directing tie Secretary OF the
Navy to procure and present To Commander MiDneiu
scott Schey ani his officers respectively suitable
badges To be them expression o the est-
nation in wnch holds tner services In the
voyage for the relief OF Lieutenant Greedy ana Lis
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