From Washington

BERATH IN EXTKA SESSION. 'Washington, March President Harrison yesterday sent the following nominar tions to the Senate: Thomas W. Talmer, of Michigan, tobe Minister to Spain: John F. Swlft of California, tobe Minister to Japan; John D Washburn, of MassachusettR, to be Minister to Switzerland; George Tichenor, of IUinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, -iee Isaac H. Maynard resigned. The nominations were retened to the appropriate couimittees. OTHEK NOTES. Washinoton, Marcu 8. -The Secretary ot the Senate has made public a list of the nominations made and not coniirmed dur.__ n,a o.r.iiri KPKKion of the Kiitieth gresa It includes nearly &0 ñames, about 200 oí whieh are postmasters, and it is said to be the largest list of uneoutirmed nominatlons ever left unacted upon by the Senate. Ainong the number are Hugh S. Thompson, for Civil-Service Comraissioner; Solomon Claypole, for district attorney; General W. B. Webb, cominissioner of the Dintrict of Columbia, and J. D. Andrews, GJomptroller of Currency. Washington, March 9.-Postmaster-General Wanamaker has purchased the residence of Secretary Whitney for 80,000. Washington, March 9. -The story of the engagement between the Genuan man-ofwar Olga and an American man-of-war in the harbor of Apia, resulting in the staking -of the American verael, is generally discredited at the Navy Department Washington, March 11. -By yote of the Inaugural Executive Committee its surplua (35 000) will be invested in real esiaw neeurlty throufrh the District Commissioners and the interost expended in relieving the poor people in and about the capital city. Washington, March IL- B. W. Townshend, ot Shawneetown, 111., member of Oongresvs from the Eighth district since 1878, died at the Kiggs House Saturday morning ot pneumonía. He was 49 years j of age, and Ieave6 a wife and two children. Washington. March 11.- During the lïftieth Congresa just ended nearly 000,000 was appropriated for the construction and improvement of public buildings. The Committee on Public Buildings gave its Bancöon to bilis oarrytng appropriations ranging trom öO,000 up to sevcral milliona and aggregating $15,714.1)00. About onehalf of these bilis passed both Houses of CongresR during the fiist session, while daring tbe second session the aggregate appropriation tor public buildings was about $3,000,000. Washington, March 12.- The Issue of standard silyer dollars from the mints for the week ended last Saturday amounted to ♦371,330, and for the corresponding week last year the issue was tSMJSOi. Washington, March 12.- Judge Carey, 8olicltor of the Treasury Department, and Mr. E. B. Youmans, chief clerk, have dered their reeignationa to tue rresraent w take effect upon the quaüt'ication of their I nnumwii Washington, March 12.- It is expected that ahortly after the begiuning of the next fiscal year, July 1, the Navy Department wlU award contracta for the conBtruction of elghtnew war veaaels. The vessels wlll have the lateat approved ideas in their construction, aud will be of high speed and heavy armament. One of the new ehips I will be a great iron-clad of 7,500 tona. Four I more new cruieers will also be constructed during the present year. Washington, Maren 13.- Admiral Jonn Lee Davis, retired navy otücer, died at the I Ebbitt House of pneumonía, aged 64 years. I Adrairal Davis entered the service in 1841, I and was in command of the Asiatic 1 ion wheu he was retired two years ago. Washington, March 13.- There is no I probability oE an extra sesríon of Congress until after the elections in the new States this f all The President said yesterday that ] he saw no necessity tor caliing Congress together at once, and he has been advised by many leadingliepublicans uot to do bo. Washington, March 13. The President sent the f ollowin? uommations to ine i ateyesterday: Arthur C. Meüette. to be Governor of Dakota; George 8. Batcheller, ol I New York, to be Asslstant Secretary of the I Treasury; Albert G. Porter, of Indiana, to 1 be Minister to Italy; John A. Enander, of Illinois, to be Minister to Denmark; Samuel U. Chambers, to be United States District j Attomey tor Indiana; Geonje W. Irwin, to be United States Marshal for Montana; C. R Hanford, to be Chief Justice of Washington Territory. The nominatious made on the previous day were conttrmed. The standirg commlttees were chosen.