Show TELEGBAPHIG WaahiBgtoa Washington IThe secretary of the navy has recommended to Congress the sale at public auction in accordance with the recommeadationi ef the aavii ary board of the Benecia old Monad nock Naraganaett JVtocJfe Saco and Tuacarora at Mare Island navy yard The House military committee will present a bill authorizing the Preaident whenever a military reservation is abandoned and not needed by the war department to have the same surveyed platted appraised and transferred to the secretary of the interior for tala ai other public Jands The House war claims committee directed the chairman to report re-port back the bill providing for the pay ment of claims amounting in the aggregate aggre-gate to 299000 The President approved the joint res elution making an appropriation to complete com-plete the census The Senate commerce committee to day gave a hearing upon the bill to prevent pre-vent the importation ot adulterated teas The ways and means committee also considered con-sidered the subject this morning and i it is asserted will agree to make a favorable favor-able report thereon A bond call for 15000000 extended fives was issued this afternoon |