Show Wamllington Advices Washington 26 Senator Miller of California entertains the President at dinner this evening Among those invited in-vited to meet him are Justices Field Miller and Matthews AttorneyGeneral Srawster Senator Logan and Mr San derson of California The duty on T or flat steel or iron rails not over 25 pounds to the yard is fixed at 810 cent per pound The duty on tinplates tin-plates is fixed at one cent per pound The secretary of the navy will recommend recom-mend the passage of a bill to compensate ho officers and crew f the late steamer Rodgers for loss of personal effects when the vessel was destroyed j to allow the mother of Master Putnam of that vessel one years pay and to reward the naives ives of St Lawrocce Bay for the hoipi laliUea extended the shipwrecked crew During December 1882 the value of exports of merchandise amounted to j > 92 960423 or within a email fraction of 3000000 aday This was exceeded but once before December 1880 The excess ex-cess of value of exports over imports for the six months ended December 311882 amounted to 54572222 against excess of only 25902682 for the fiscal year ended June 301882 |