Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-11

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NIrrEs this morning, the case Of John q.
Brown, member elect from I'd Congressional
District OF kentucky, was under consldera-
tion. His seat is contested by Mr.. Smith,
upon grounds OF disIoyalty. The main argu-
ment before the COMMITTEES to day was to estab-
iish the principle that If the acts charged
against Brown are proven, that precsdents
fully justify the committee in recommending
that his seat be given to the minority candi-
date. No decision was reached, and his case
will be taken up again tomorrow.
THE JOINT OosMIrrRx ON ORpNANcR me,
TO- day, and appointed Generals Butler ana
Logan Sub Committee 70 take testimony.
They have summoned for Tomorrow Genera
Ramsey, Chief OF ordnance during the earlier
part Of the war;, and others. The investiga-
ton will be on the subject of projectiles. The
Committee is srwnelmed with applications
from in ventors, who seem 20 think tina, it IL
organized for the purpose Of testing new guns
and projectiles. where's !, was raised 70 in
qure INTO supposed NAL. adm mis- ration in tue
Ordnance Bureau.
FURTHEB PARTICULARS As TO THE Loss OF.
TIRE STEAMERS De SOTO AND Mono NsAHELA.
A teIeeraphic dispatch received a. the Navy
Department, from Thomas Savage acting
Consul General at Havana, dated Decan her
~. 1857 says:-Frem Consul Jamaica. Earth.
quakes at ST. Thomas, Toledo, and St. Croix
begun on the 18th Of November and contin q ed
on Mon day, 2uth. Destruction OF lives aud
properly great. DE Soto ashore: washed into
harbor bottom upwards. Grew saved Mo-
ncDganela thrown into Middleton, Saint
CIoix. Admiral Palmer has arrived a. Ha-
vana.
THE INDIAN PEACE CoMNIssios met to-day
at the Capitol in the Senate Committee Room
lx~A a
ng OF Senator Henderson, General sherman
and Commissioner Taylor was appointed to
prepare a report OF operations of the Conn mis-
sion. All the members were present; General
Harney having arrived this morning.
DELEGATION or QUAKsgs are here, with a
petition TO the President, Congress, and Indian
Bureau, relative TO the Indians. They waited
upon the Indian Commission at rs meeting
to-day. and presented their petition. They
VIII also call upon the President. They pro.
pose reform in the Indian policy of the Gov
ernment, and show, according to their ideas.
how ii can be done.
CONFIsCATION Mr.. Anthony introduced in
the Senate to-day, a bill (Which twas referred
TO the Judiciary Committee.) enssiins that all
and singular the laws the ecla ra ons an a acts
or "onHscafion or forfeiture, passsd, made. or
Gene by the late so called Confeterate States
OF America or made. had. or done, directly or
Indirectly, by or under their or Tue color of
their authority. or by the Judgment or decree
OF any court acting under their or The color OF
t6eir authority or jurisdiction, shall be ana
they are hereby declared to be null and yrid
TO all intens and purposes.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on N,yal Affairs.
at their meeting to-day. authorized tn. Chair-
man 10 report a resolution allowing Admiral
n h a cha
from the Hawaian Government The Com.
mittee also considered bill authorizing ths
President TO appoint Retired Naval officers 70
positions a. Consuls. but il was not definitely
agreed upon.
DISMISSAL oFFBNALsCLEIKs.-Int the course
of one or two days there will be about thirty
female clerks dismissed from rhe Redempt,on
Division and Seeretarys office at the Treas.
ury Department This reduction is neeess sary
on account Of the scarcity Of work in those
Offices. II is thought that there viii b. about
fIfy fsmai clerks dismissed from the various
bureaus in the Treasury about the last OF the
month on account OF the work being rapidIy
on the decrease.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES met
again this morning and discussed the whist
question at great length. The discussion was
general in it's Character and no conclusion
was reached. 1t Is the determination OF the
committee not TO report any measure until they
can mature one that Will be likely to meet the
exigencies OF the case.
II. ;. SANPoED. our Minister TO Belgium
and lady, were at me Capitol day.
THERE is TO EE a meeting In Washington
Tonight OF delegates from various State
Leagues 10 the National Union League.
lNTEENAL REvEsUE.-The receipts from
this source To-day were S3C0Gaj.GI