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to favor Drookn' cnlua, Whilo tho minority will
report in favor Of sustaining Garland.

to favor Drookh' claltn, Whilo tho minority Will
report In favor Of sustaining Garland.
THE BrEAMnuAT nlI1.
rAs takon Up III tho Senate and road to-dhy. Tho
prospect for i.B carly passage Is favorable.
THE soLnsERs' HOMES. ...
It is duo to tho Managing lIoard Of Soldiers
,, Ho'nos to explain that they had nothing to do.
annun,. and tl,at thoy ware porfoctly wiling to
have Whoeler's amendment adoptod. Thta was
explained during tho dobato upon the nmnnd-
mont W mr. GunckeI, ,Yho Ina belonged to tho
noard eves % atnco 1t waa organized. aud speaks
TIE ALLEGED oApErsn1r BALE.
Tho liouho Navnt Affafrs Committee will begin
Tomorrow tho investigation Of tho alleged sato
Of Caaatan'p By Mr: stowell, Of virginia;;, The
self, and it IL believed that tho charge has no
foundation but was preforrad through malice,
THE DISTINCT BILL.
Quite Rtrong opposition to tho form OF goF
bill aaa sprung up among those who favor pu-
q1aIittod suffrage. At q meeting last night q
committoo Of twetlty-ttvo waa appointed to mr.
ranod for general nnsa-ncettng Of citlzeus Of
tho District to protest against tho bill.
COTTON CLAiM,
Representative Darrero,, of Illinois, intro:
dnced In tho f1ouHo bill for tho rnliot of
ilinck1o f1osinor. Of leoria. The bill! asks for
tho Faymont of 9o7 800 for tho loss Of 300 bales
al cotton, alleged to hayo boon unlawfully seized
from tho posRcBsion of l1osuor by ], r, Lilo,
Arniatant Treasury Agent, 1t Selma, A!s., July
s, 1865.
THE tESSEr1N CANAL.
John G. Doro. Of Chicago and JosophJ. Ut1oy.
Of Dixon. who have been hero in tho interest Of
tho Rock 1slaud l. 1fonnopin Canal bill, loft
Washington tonight. All that Gun bo tlone for
this canal scho,no before tho holidays has been
accomplished, rho House Committee On Rnil-
favorably to tho House. There WAS but ono dis
aontng yoto, md tho Committee waB nearly full.
GOVERNMENT FOR TIE INDIAN TEnR1ToIr.
tn tho Assoeiattd f,'ess1
WASHINGTON, D. c. Doo. 10.-Clinton D.
Fishe, Charles e. l,anllnond, D. nusl, Roberts,
and John Lung, Of the Board Of Indian Com
miaslonors, who recently Visited the Indinn Ter
rltory, make a report from st. Louis, in which
thoy mako tho following recommendations |:
TirEt-A Torritorlal Government whose Execu-
tive shall 10 appointed by tho President Of tito
Unitol States, and whose Legislative body shall
DO elected BY tho people Of tie Territory. Sec
ond-'Tho establishment OF United States Courts
within said Territory. Thtrt--A Delegate III
Congress-.
suPEnyIB1yo ARCHITECT.
Mr. Cochrano, Of Chicag0. it IL Hafd, will DO
appolntcd Supervising Archtect Of tho Treasury
Departmental vice Alnllott, resigned.
The President and Cabinet Ministers returned
tile visit of King Kalakaua to-day. Con. Sher-
man, who arrived hero this morning, accompa-
nicd by a party, epont ao'no time in conversa-
hon Win lno hluE. Chru reeeQtbna nnu bthpf
ollicial courteHicH will bo commenced tomorrow.
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The Senate has confirmed tho nomination Of
nobert p. Lytlle. Postmaster at Decatur, III.
APPOINTMENTS.
john D. parmo!y, 1or0y K. Miner, Joel II.
Wicker. and George W. schnolly lure been NJ
pointed informal Novenuo Storokoopcrs for tic
| Fifth District of Illinois. Horny Fl. Miller,
Alonzo p. johnson, George Elkins. JcHsc L,
Elkins, and Benjamin Babcook, aaugers for the
| Fifth Illinois District.
[T. regular record NJ Congr<sstona1 procetdinos ,c
! BE- found on ths Seventh Edgc.1