Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-05

fiS oeos sSsSmehs 1Cf thie monIo Will, TX 10
understood, shcwa considerable in crease over
that OF last mon,h, in consequence OF the
heavy paymease during the month as intsres,
on the sos due November Is: ul.., son,
s2S, CO., ,eO0 IA coin in amount.
The Secretary OF The Treasury has therefore
decided, We are authorized 20 s,ate, that there
shall be no contraction OF legal tenders during
he month OF December.
INPRACBNENr.-Tbe House galleries were
crowded rgain to-day in expectation that the
Impeachment seetion would come mp, but mp
20 p. m il lad not been reached, and there
IS little prospet, that Il will De brought up TO-
day. The sut.impeaChers argre favorably
from this delay of the trends OF impeachment
10 put 1t on the racs.
p. S-MT. Boutwell, opened the irlpeach-
ment debate a. O'CLOCK. He has Two hours to
finish.
ArrK1Ls rRoh TEK COURT or CLAIMS
Mr.. Edmnnds iatroduced in the Senate to-day
8 bill, (Which was referred re the Judiciary
Com D4t,ee,) eEacting that an appeal to the
supreme Court of the United States shall be
allowed on behalf OF the United States from
all the dpal judgments Of the Court Of Claims
adverse TO he United Sts'es. whether said
Judgments SHALL have been rendered by virtue
of the general or any special power or juris-
-diction Of said court. No judgment of the
Court OF Claims upon any claim or demand 10.
or respect 10 any captured or abandoned prop.
erty, or any property seized or taken such,
shall be paid in anywfse or from any m oney or
fnnd, until such payment shall be ordered by
act of Congress.
ANTI CONFERENCE.-The ways and Means
Committee, a. thei- meeting to-day, finished
their consideration CT the contraction question.
and authorized thesr cnsirman, Mr.. Sckenck
20 report bill preventing the Secretary Of rhe
TIA
retiring United States notes. Mr.. Schenck re.
ported such bill IN the House TO- day.
EXAMINING BOARDS DIsooNTINUep.-By
special orders No. $40, just issued by General
Grcnt, IL is directed thai the Boards for the ex-
animation of newly appointed officers be bro.
ken up on the 3lst Of December, 1867, and
thereafter candidates for appointment will be
ordered for ezamInatio as follows. In the
cavalry, 10 Carlyle Barracks. Pennsvlvanla
in the infantry. 10 Governors Island,
New York harbOr. Unless other wise direct
ed, II e three senior oficers of each post
Will constitute The boards whenever officers
are ordered 20 be examined at those posts. On
tne date aforementioned for the breaking up
OF the Boards OF Examination the retired on
GERS on duty as mem bers OF the same by
direction OF The Presi1ent relieved from dRty,
And will proceed 10 their homes, and the reg
imentai Officers will join their proper COM
mands.
CoNNAEDEH IN LoUsIANA.--Brevet Major
General II. G. Buchanan, Colonel Ist Infantry,
b as been ordered to report to General Ham
cock % command the Sub District OF Louisi.
ana, and be Assistant Comm issioner Of the
Freedmen's Bureau General B. mas been as
signed 70 auty according to his brevet rank
This District was under command OF General
J. A. Mower during the time that Gen. Sheri-
dan commanded the Fifth Military District.
Loss OF THE STEAMERS DE SOTO AND Mo-
NoNGAHaLA.-A telegram received a. the Navy
DEP artment this morning from Thomas Saw.
age. Acting Consul General al Havana, dated
United States steamer SusQ uenanna, and re.
ported the DE Soto and M Monongahela both lost
TIE Susqsenanna was damaged, but had gone
10 SaDta Cruz 10 aid the crew of the MonopRa.
b ella. The Navy Department has no other in.
formation concerning the steamers.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.-rhe statement Of the
public debt, which will be issued from the
Treasury Department TO- morrow, will show
an increase of eight or ten millions Of dollars.
This increase is caused by the large amount OF
coin (S26,WO,OOCl which was taken from the
vanlts on the lst Of November to pay the inier
est on me $50 bonds which became due on
INST date.
Oa the lst of January about twelve millions
OF dollars IN coin Will be req uired TO pay in
terest on 5-2Gs falling due then, and about
nine millions in coin 10 pay the semi. annual
interest on the six per cent. bonds of 1881 Be-
SIDES this, nearly seven millions In coin will
OF the six per cent bonds OF 1867, which mature
ON January Let, lS6-.
The interest on The $50 bonds falls due on
the let OF November and May, al which times
S2o,oO0,WO in gold is equired to pay II; and on
the lst Ct January and July, when sI2 600 coo
are required. There is now in the vaults OF
the Treasury about sl6o,0oo,oO0 in coin, OF
which sum Sls,OOOOC0 10 represented by gold
certificates.
On the 1st OF Novem ber, after the SIS, ,OOO, ,OOo
wss taken out, but s5,Oo0.00e remained, conse-
quentiy there has been Sl5,0o0.O0O ia coin re-
ceived during the past month.
Col CAPRoS. Commissioner Of Agriculture.
to-day appointed Mr.. W. A Mclean tempo.
rary Chief Clerk, vice Col. j. w. Stokes re-
signed. No other changes have as yet bsen
made in the office.
CONVERSION OF REGISTERED BONDS INTO
CoUPoN BoNDs.-Mr. Anthony introduced in
the Senate to-day 8 bill (which was referred
70 the Con- mlttee on Finance,) authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury, TO issue upon such
terms and under such regulations as he may
from time 10 time prescribe, coupon bonds in
exchange for and In lieu of any registered
bonds, which may have been, or may hereafter
be lawfully issued. such coupon bonds TO be
similar In all respects 70 he registered bonds
issued under the ac,s authorizing the iss ne OF
the registered bonds offered for exchange
1T IS UNDERSTOOD thar the Senate judiciary
Committee VIII reach a final conclusion on
Saturday next, in the case OF Hon. Philip f.
Thomas, Senator elect from Maryland II
seems probable that the committee Will report
in favor OF admitting Mr.. Thomas
THE HoUsI COMMITTEES on Manufactures
held meeting yesterday. the first during the
present eession. 1t is the intention of Hon d.
J. Morrell, of Pennsylvania, the chairman
WHO'S himself largely in terestsd in manutac.
lures, to have many matters referred to this
Committee, which have heretofore been con-
sidered by the COMMITTEE OF Ways and Means
THR SENATE FINANCE CoNMITTRR met this
morning and had before them the nomination
OF Hon. Edmund Cooper. TO ee Assistant Sec.
retary of the Treasury. and General John f.
Mulford Collector Of Internal revenue for
Richmond. Both names were laid over tor
the present.
THE WHITE HOUSE number of visitors
were al the Executive Mansion to-day, and
many mad an interview with the President.
Among those who called this morning were
Attorney General Stanbery, Secretary Sew.
D.