Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-06
Amt of Debt less Cash in Treasury, ASS aus sss os
The tore egoinR Is a correct statement

lDg coin interest," increase in the debt bearing
currency interest Of &l5I5,OW: decrease in the
matured debt not presented for payment OF
e552, ,667 increase in the debt bearing no inter.
est OF S6,9iS,9ll 9O; increase in Pacific Railroad
bonds, 81 ,y20,OOO; showing increase OF total
debt since January LIST Of sl,St6Oi4OO
The amount OF com 10 the Treasury decreased
during the month, SiO,C3l, ,6j2.i7; currency in
creased Si,3's, s,2iO.5i, showing increase Of pub
lie debt over last month, less cash In the Treas
ury, s15,i4s. 1858.
THK Two DIS IN CoNGRKss.-Mr. Morrill,
o, Vermont, in,rod uced m the Senate this morn
ing the following, which was OBJ bected TO, aud
goes over until Monday:
Whereas General Duncan, Assistant Com
missioner OF Patents, having under orders ol
NE Commissioner made an -xa min alton aud
Ttporf npon contracts made in that office im-
pllcatiBg firm under the style of dempsey 4
y iool. IN gloss frauds, ii is reported that ths
senior IN. mber OF the firm, accompanied by ap
accompiice, on yesterday called General Dun
can from bis room and commenced a most bru-
tal assault. and thPn satisfied the letter of thu
law by appearing before Justice OF the Peace
OF the District, confrssiDg the assault, and sub
mItiiI z 10 a fine OF 81; therefore,
Re Oired, That the Committee ON the JudIc-
l;'ry De ir strucied 10 inquire whether any fur
tIer legislation is required to protect official.
OF TIE Government in the honest, faIthfni and
courageous discharge OF their duty.
In" matter was also brought he ore the Hous-
by Mr. Ella, of the Printing Committee.
DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS, &c.-The Com.
missioner Of Agriculture is overwhelmed Wi b
applications from all sections Of tn. country
for seeds, vines, plants, &c the result Of AL
erronfo ous impress ion that the former system OF
general aud miscellaneous distribution OF
common garden seeds would be continued. u
would be well for the public to be correctly in
formed upon the subls ct at once Owing 10 III.
very small sum Of moGey appropriaf ed by tn
'ast Congress for the purchase and dstribu-
uon Of seeds, cereals, &c ;" (being less than on
I'm OF the amount appropriaIed by the pre-
cedIng Congress- il will be I'M possible to k-
any general distribution heretofore. The
very limited amount of seed purchased have
been selected IN Europe with SPECIAL care t.
new variety and superior quality, and will De
distributed through members OF Congress, STATE
aid county agricultural organizations, and
monthly statistical correspondents of the De.
partment, and not through miscellaneous aud
unknown channels. IL is therefore useless to
apply individually TO the department.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VoTR.-Mr Ed
munds submitted in the Senate to-day a con-
current resolution, which was ordered 20 hs
printed, That on the assembling OF the two
Houi es on the second Wednesday OF February.
Los, for the counting Of tha electoral votes for
President and Vice President, as prov vided oy
law and the Joint rules, If the counting OF
omitting TO count the electoral votes. IL any
which may be presented as of the State OF
Georgia shall not essentially change the
r-sult, in that case they shall be reported by the
President OF the Senate in the following man
er:-"Were the votes presented as of the Stat.
OF Georgia to be counted, the result would ne
Tor --- Tor President OF The United ) 'atas.
- votes; IL not counted for - for Presi.
dent OF the United States, votes; but III
either case - ia elected President OF the
United States; and in the same manner for
Vice President"
REMoFsTRANCEs AGAINST TIE MARkEr
House BILL.-Mr. Fessenden introduced iu
the Senate this morning remonstrance of j.
ShIiiington, T. Van Riswick, w. ii. Morrison,
;. Hood, X. ID. Mussey, A. q. Riddle, Francis
M Her, W. Leski and Frank Bartlett, remog-
rating against the passage OF any bill for the
Incorporation OF the "Wass gton Market
Company with provisions the same or like
those I'm bodied liz the bill now before Congres-
he also presented remonstranca signed by
George NJ Oyster. w. H. Pearson, w. II. Wal
ker, V. W:ilett, Fred'k Schafer, and others
demonstrating against the passage OF the bill.
for the same reasons above given. Laid on
the table.
MIR. RAMSAY introduced in the Senate to-day
hill to incorporate the Butchers Benevolent
Association OF the District OF Columbia. II
names ~ corporators Jonn n. Click. George
C,rM, Christian Kieny, John Rupert, Fred
erick Dietz. and Charles Gran; the ohleCt of
the ASSOCIATION being to assist members in
Stnk~ <npf fhar