New-York tribune., 1886-03-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Friday. March

WASHINGTON Friday March 10, 1856.
APPROVED BY THE PREsDENT.-The President has
approved the providing for American register for
tie steamship Ozcma, OF Now-YOrk City.
ISsPECroR OF HUIIs.-The Secretary OF tho Treasury
has appointed Robert g. Murray to be Inspector OF us
at Galveston Texas.
ON TIE RETIRED LrsT-sergeant James Barrett troop
r. and Sergeant Joseph Collins. troop H. 2d Artillery
have been placed on the'retIred list Of the Army.
PENSION INCREAsE BILL APPRovED-The President
approved tho bin to increase the pensions
sailors.
PERsoYAL-secre:ary Endicott has to Boston to
attend the funeral OF his stepmother, and BEigsder
General Benet ia acting as Secretary OF War.
ASSIGNED To FORT MYER-MalOr James Biddic. 9th
Cavalry in Washington, to-day assigned 20 tho
command Of the post OF Fort Myer Virginia
MUCH TROUBLED CoSsCIESCE.-1he Secretary OF
the Treasury to-day received conscience contribution
OF 80 800 from unknow resi- ent OF New-Iork Ihs
notes into halves and placed in separate en-
velOpes.
HELL GATE LIGHr-The Honss Committee Com
merce to-day Instructed Representative johnson, OF
NewYork, to report fayorably bill TO approprate
He'll Gate channel, New-York, electric lght now stands.
SUPPOSED TO BE THE AURoRA-The Treasury Depart
ment has received Information from the commaoder OF
latitude $50 AZ north and ngtude 10 IT which
is supposed to be that Of the missing whaer Aurora
A NEw-YoRK STATE CLAIM-The House Committee on
War Claims to-day agreed 10 report fayora6ly Repre-
sentative Hewtts bill to refund to tue state o. Sew
York tho anont OF d1ty pau Oy ude 2,t,e ~, oi
beiliOn.
GRIEVANCES AGAINST THE WESTERN USEoN-Tls
House Committee Oh Post OFFICES and Post Roads con-
Quoting the telegram lnVestlgd on under the Anuers"n
resolution of inquiry to-day assigned tuesday for hear
ing any editors and propretors OF waO Ie
sire to 10 heard on the subject OF alleged determinations
against them by the Western Union telegraph COM
pany, ana attempts to coerco them INTO making eHcIu-
sye contracts, etc.
HAwn,S TREArY.-The subcommittee Of the House
Committee Ways and Means having charge Of the
Hawaiian treaty question to-day submitted its report to
treaty The report was read and genera discussion
upon it. Tho commercial and political relations
between tho United states and the Sandwich Islands
were freely canvassed but without conclusion.
SIOUX REsgRyATIoN.-The House Committee on Indian
Affairs to-day agreed TO report avorably without mate
rial amendment the bill OF senator Dawes to divide
portion OF the Sioux Indian Reservation In Dakota INTO
of the Indian title to the remainder The bin further
provides for the allotment Of lands in seyeraty 20 tho In
ment for their sole benefit for period of twentYlye
laws of the lands secured from the Indians.
BUREAU or PUBLIC HEALTH.-Tho House COMMITTEES
on Commerce to-day instructed Representative Dlvisto
report fav0ra6ly Dlil to establish Bureau OF FdOc @
Health In the Interior department TO De preslded over
by Commissioners OF Heath. &c an annual salary OK
the duties OF preparing reports and securing Ia
formation regarding sanitary and other matters affecting
the prevention disease and OF making investigation
into the oln and prevention OF CONTAGIOUS and infect
tons diseases from the Marine Hospital service ana le
National Board OF Health to the Bureau thus created
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.-The House Committee on Terri
tories gave public he iring to-day on the petition of me
American Woman suffrage Association for law 10 glVs
female ctzens equal suffrage IN the Territories Letters
were read from George william Curtis, William Lloyd
Garrison, John c. Whittier and Lucy stone Addresses
were delivered by the Rev. Annie H. shaw OF Michigan.
Mrs. Mary Hunt and Henry b. Blackwell OF MIssachn-
setts Judge Carey, of Wyoming and JOhn ID Long Iue
recent veto OF suffrage IN Dakota by Governor
Pierce and the proposed dsfrancbisement OF l3,OO9
Utah women cited why Congress should
guarantee equal suffrage to women in the Territories
GOING 10 FLoRIDA-seuator Ransom, Senator lngas
and wife, Senator Salisbury and niece Senator Palmer
and vwifa Mrs
and aughter, Representative Ermentrout ana vic.
Re Caldwell and H. L. Bryan OF the Depart
ment or state and wife will leave here tomorrow morn.
ing in the special ST. John" for Jacksonyie ani
Tampa, Fla They expect To be absent ABOUT teA dsy~