Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-09

| I se1sO-@ s3S. the prisoner brought up before committee of
 the church in regard to certain immoral conduct His which he spent with other Women. The prisoner
 again became excited, stating that his conduct was
 for divorce from woman whom he married in ten hours notice. After considerable discussion between pointFMr Corkin said 1sthe government intended to show that what was claimed to be insanity on the pravityn This remark was loudly applauded by the audience. young man who started the demonstra- Witness in answer to other questions said he regarded Gqiteau insane The prisoner acted very Arthur was evidently mistaken in his conclusion, that he good man and 3 fine speaker, but been strictly vrtuous for six years he shouted sand there is reason why this testimony should be pre-
 The court adjourned at o'clock until tomorrow, when the examination of Mir. McArthur will be re-
 Ralph wormley, the colored juror. was so unwen 1hs morning as to require mecaa atseaoanee. it z; dyspepsia.
 The Senate Committees-A Partial Reor.
 ganization of the Republican Chair
 manships = More Cabinet Rumors-
 Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Dec S.-Messrs. Hoar, Ali son. Edmunds, Plumb, Hill, Cole and Win dom of the subcommittee of the Senate Re- publican caucus committee held meeting of over three hours duration after adjournment to-day to consider the reorganization of the Republican element of the standing and se- lect committees. There is, including Ma hone, 39 Senators and but B committee chairm anships to be distributed among them By changes which have occurred since last organized. MT. Edmunds has two important committees, the Judiciary and Foreign Rela- tions McMiIlan the Commerce and Revision of Laws, and Rollins Public Buildings and Grounds and Enrolled Bills, while Messrs. McDill, Miller of California, Warwick, Sew ell, Miller of New York, Lapham, Aldrich and Windom have none. The last four are iuniors coming in since the beginning of the session, and under the practice of the Senate the three committees go to older Senators. The positions of Senators Sherman and Windom on the committees of the Senate give them some claims not strictly recognized by the usages of the Senate, but sufficient to make the reconstruction @ difficult and deli cate task. The subcommittee did not reach a conclusion, but adjourned for the purpose of consultation with other Senators. It is understood that to assist in harmonizing mat ters Mir. Allison, who is chairman of the Ap- propriations committee, volunteered to sur render his place on the Finance committee to Windom. It may be some days before the matter will be definitely arranged, and if any material changes be decided on the Democrats may wish to make some changes on their side.
 A great many members left the city this evening. The House will adjourn to Tuesday soon after coming together tomorrow.
 The Treasury department has received mo- tice that five dollar counterfeit note on the Boylston National bank, Boston, is in cireu1a- tion. The face of the note is good and the pink seal and the figures excellent, but the green border and the ends on the back are badly engraved The State arms and eagle in the right oval are badly engraved. pen made counterfeit of the $1O silver certificate is also ahoat.
 The lady of the White House will be Mrs. John Davis, 8 daughter of ex-Senator and future Secretary of State Frelinghuysen, and the wife of President Arthur's private secre- tary. She is regarded as a very accom- plished woman and well qualified for her new social duties.
 The Secretary of the Treasury to-day au- thorized the assistant treasurer at New York to redeem $3, GOO, ,OOO of bonds of the 106th call in each week until further orders begin ming with Wednesday next, and to pay the interest on the bonds to maturity January 29th, 1882.
 The Director of the Mint has caused an ex- animation to be made of the accounts of the United States coinage hints from July 1st, 1878, to June 30th, 1881, to ascertain the ex- act amount and cost of silver pur- chased by the government and the profits on the coinage of silver during the three fiscal years named. The profits have been $9, 752,- 21O 54, which with the profits on hand at the 56O 30 profits on trade dollars and surplus bullion credited to the same account make total of $1O, ,1S1, ,496. 31 Of this amount $9, 774, ,374.81 has been deposited in the Treasury, $221, ,12478 paid for stexpenses of distribution and $84, 351.25 paid for vast ages and losses by the sales of sweepings leaving in the hints July 1, 1881, $1, 1O1,- 645 43, which was verified by actual count on June 80 last by representatives from the Treasury department.
 The impression prevails here that Secre- tary of the Interior Kirkwood will retain his position in Arthur's Cabinet. It has been based on the fact that he was supported by the united Iowa delegation and by prominent western Republicans It received new force by the discovery to-day that Kirkwood had renewed the lease upon his Capitol Hill house for year, that fact having been accepted as conclusive evidence that he will remain where he is.
 The fight for the position of government printer continues with unabated vigor on the part of Defrees, the present incumbent, and Colonel E. A. Oyster, late of the Record de- pertinent in the government printing office. Defrees has of late made himself unpopular with the printers by reducing their pay, and today meeting was held to protest against such action. The friends of Colonel Oyster tonight stated that a Pennsylvania delega- tion called on the President to-day in his interest. Tonight he felt certain of receiv- ing the appointment.
 Senator Garland's bill relative to filling the office of President in the event of the death, resignation, removal or inability of the President and Vice President provides that the duties shall for the time being, as provi- ded by the Constitution, be discharged by the Secretary of State, and in case of his death, &c., by the Secretary of the Treasury, and in the eventg of his death, &c., by the Secretary of War.
 The case of the New York Senators was not disposed of by the Committee on Privileges and Elections this morning and an order was made in the Senate during the session to refer additional papers in the case on file