Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-10
Amt Of Debt, less Cash in Treasury, 2.s3l

BY comparison Of the above with the state.
ment issued on the 1st Of November, it will be
seen that the debt bearing coin interest has In =
creased S25s, ,15OcOO. The debt bearing currency
interest has decreased sls5,OJO. The matured
debt. not Presented for payment, has decreased
s5G,si0. The debt bearing ne interest has in
creased si,oC0,232.75. The amount Of coin in
the Treasury has decreased sl4,9S2,61l %, and
the amount OF currency increased s7,7Ss, ,ol2 66;
making an increase in the total amount of the
public debt, less cash in the Treasury, of
Sl1,g2, s9l32.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF RRPRRsEE.
TATIvks.-Speaker Colfax this morning an.
nounced the following gentlemen to fill exist
ing vacancies in committees, viz On Revision
Of Laws Of the United States-Messrs Samuel
Mckee. (ky,l U. J. Dickey, pa N Boyden,
IN: o., and r. X: Butler, (Tenn:l On Elec,
On Commerce.Mr: kellogg, (Ala.) On Ap-
propriations-Mr. @. W. Scofield, (Pa) On
Pacific Railroad-Mr, L. S. Trimble, (Ky.j On
Militia-Messrs. ]. T. Deweese IN c. and ].
ar.MP AZ SMSPhsE La2 Roxsn 0n N Frssdmsns en- ria AZ.
cation and Laoor-Mr: b. F: White
MesSIs: Me A H. Jones, IN. CD J. w. Cliff
lGa-,) and w. j. Blackburn, (Va.) On Revo.
iuuonary Claims-Messrs: o H. Dockery, IN.
C..l Goss, Is. C.,) and Edwards, (Gl,) On
Mileage-Mr. p. n. b. Young, (Ga) On En-
rolled BIlls-Mr. J. b. Calls (Ala.) On Fl
Pendltures OF State Department-Messrs. MI.
Thomas Boles, (Arkl On Expenditures of the
Treasury Department -Messrs Israel q. T1sb
lN. CD and Nelson Tilt, (Ga) On Expendi-
French, IN. CO On Expenditures Of the Nav
DepaI paItment-Messrs. q. A. Buckley, faia
and Cove, (Ga.) On Expenditures of the POST
0fhee On DepaitmenLMr. po J p. NewshanH( LI.j
Messrs. Pierce, (Ala-,) and Prince, (Ga.) On
Expenditures in Public Bulldings-Nr. T. TT
Houshey, (Ala)
THB MOST POPULAR MAN that has visited
Washington for q long time is undoubtedly
Mr.. Durant, Vice President of the Union
Pacific Railroad. II is said that the crowd of
patriots which met him, on his arrival here.
with offers to settle any little hitch that might
exist between the Government and his corpo.
ration, was truly wonderful In point Of size
and only equalled in that respect by its pre
tensions TO influence in the proper quarters
and the capacity Of its yawning pocket.books
Every member OF the noble army knew exactly
the right man,-knew him Intimately, in fact:
and each, to believe his own story, excelled ali
the others in his ability to ssf1x th,ngs.n Mr..
ID. never knew before how many infiueotial
friends he had In Washington, nor how glad
they would be to see him.
How HE MADE HIS MONEY The following
conversation is reported as having taken place
in the barber shop attached to one Of our prin.
cipll hotels the other day:
First man and brother, (readiug anewspaper)-
sse dis Mr.. Rosschilds, what jes' died, was
worth TO- hundred million dollars.
Second nan and brother, (strapping q razor)-
whol
FIsS M. and b.-Mr. Rosschilds.
Second do.-How much was he WORT, did you
say7
FirSt.-Fo' hundred million dollars
SecOnd.-Goshamighty! Hmls' had a good
dis;rak.
Frst.-Gcod districk, What You meant
Second--I mean good districk; dat's what
mean. i sposs he was q whiskey inspector
else how could make SO much moreyl
tErent Reporter.l
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON RKcoNsrRuc.
TON met yesterday. Mr.. Boutwell, being the
nrst on the list after the name Of the late Thad.
Stevens, was chosen chairman. The commit
tee considered the matter of the removal Of
disabilities Of Southern men who have by rea-
son OF participation in the late rebellion,
become disqualified from voting and holding
ONCE according TO the terms Of the reconstruc.
ton laws.
SENIOR MANRIcIo Lofz ROBERTS, an.
pointed by the present Governmen. Of Spain
its representative to this Government. is the
decendant Of an English family which settled
in Cadn toward the end OF the last century.
He speaks English fiuanily, and has passed
some time in the United States.
Hon. E. b. WAsHLURNE, Of Illinois, yes.
terday resigned the charm anship Of the Com.
mittee on Commerce In the House, a position
he has nlled with great ability for several
years Mr.. Eliot, Of Massachusetts,, succeeds
Mr.. Washbarne as chairman Of the Commit.
tie.
OLIVE LOGAN, the New York Nail says, hss
not visited Elmira, the place Of her birth, Tor
thirty years. Which Is an ingenious way Of
calling her an old msid,-a thing few editors
would care or dare to do in 90 many words.
CexMoDoR1 MADE, lately detained In
New York luBstic asylum, has been discharged
as sane by the court
UNITED SrATBs SUPREME UouRr. - The
Supreme Court wss yesterday further engaged
In the hearing Of the legai-teuder cases. Messrs
Potter and Townsend concluded their argu.
ments. Mr.. Evarts commenced the conciud.
ing argument which Is made on the part Of the
government. He will probably finish 1t to-day.
The court ordered the New York tax cases TO
AA In AKs 49,