New-York tribune., 1886-04-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, "Wednesday. April 81. 1856.
HELD FOR NATIONAL BANKs.-The amount OF United
States bonds held National banks included IN the
136th call is T6,722.4oO.
ApPoINrMExT-General Edward L.Thomas' of Georgia
has been appointed Fraudulent Entry Agent IN the
office the Commissioner OF the General Land once
APPOINTMENT OF CADgr-Ar.LARGE.-rhe President
has appointed Joan H. Dayton. Kansas. to be cIdet
at-lar1e AT the Naval Academy. VICE John W. WoGden
declined This completes the list oi such cadets ana IL
is not likely that any vacancy VIII occur before looo
RECEIPTS FROM CUsTOMs-Tde receipts from customs
a, New YORK during the ten days ended Apr 20 were
s3lGo0O Of which % per cent was dn ~ Gou r1
1l6 per cent i'll silver certificates and 0i per cent III
United states notes.
NOT ENTITLED TO PER DIEM FEEs.-The First Con.
troer has decided that United states District Ator
ney Is not diem fees for the attcndancc OF
hls assistant court or before United states COn
sioner While tae Attorney Is anscnv "'tch.ng 10 D.s-
of tie United states by direction OF Tie Attorney
General and receiving pay for such services
GENERAL HAzEN's ACCIUNTs.-second Controller
MAYNARD was heard by the House Committee OH War
Department Expenditures to-day IN continuation OF ms
previous testimony charging rroSniari,y III tnG 1e-
counts OF signal service Bureau. LUIS closed Tue
investigation and Representatives Anderson. OF ONO
Vele and Warner were appointed 10 drait retor' CIV
ing the results Of the investigations rcsolnloh was
adopted declaring that the evidence dd not sho" he
existence of any fraud or corruption.
PERsoNAL.-Judgc George A. jerks Assistant secre-
tary of the Interior has returned from his visit to MS
home in and at his dosk this morng
Postmastcr-G General Villas left the city touy l1f
his absence First Assistant POstndster-ienera SEVEN
of the Post Oce Department. left the city Tonight Tor Il
fortnight's visit to his home in WISCONSIN,.
DAKorA-The consideration OF the Senate bill for the
admission OF Dakota into the Union of states was re-
sumed by the House Committee ON Territories lo-uay'
REPRESENTATIVE Baker. OF New-iork presented amend
mes proposing name the northern hall North DaKO-
n to submit the question Of division TO The peopc o hc
whole Territory, aud the question or admitting tho
south.r half under the Constitution aready h1cu 10 '
prople Of that portion. Representative Cooper OF Oho
std the amendments seemed meet all the objections
which had been made ana advocated their ad0ption ana
that bill thus amended he reported 1LVofaDy rehu'
ing action the committee adjourned.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS. Senator Miller from
the Committee Agriculture and Forestry, reported
proposed amendment to the Agrcu tural Appropriation
b TO appropriate 900 for the purpose OF invesgat,
ing the the diseases OF fruit aud fruit trees anu
other plants due to parasitic fungi $1,000 Tor Held h-
South ana West IN respect To the dis
coyery into cultivation OF forage plants
and grasses suitable to increase the grazing capacy OF
arid districts OF the South ana Vest to Increase the a
propriaon for collecting foreign and domestic agrlcu-
tuial statistics to $4,000 to appropriate $loooo TOT
the promotion OF economic OrnithOiOgy ana maninaoSy
of field habits. distribution and migration or Amefi-
CAN birds mammals relation 10 agriculture hOrt-
culture and forestry