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Show PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. The Net Decrease During the Month m $1 i,oo(s,3im, Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. Following Follow-ing is the public debt statement Aggregate Ag-gregate of interest-bearing debt, exclusive exclu-sive of United States bonds issued to the Pacific railroads, $(J1!, 741,000; debt on which iuterest has roaned since maturity, $1,082,305; aggregate of debt bearing no interest, including national bank fund deposited in the treasurv under the act of July 14, 1800, $104,"-070,704; $104,"-070,704; aggregate of certificates, olTset by cash iu the treasury, $518,108,247; aggregate of debt, including certificates certifi-cates and notea, December 81, 1MI0, $1,541,871,108; decrease of bonded debt during month, $7,424, 1128; total cash in treasury, $070,440, 6!6; debt, less cash in treasury. December 31, 8!M), $S02.-8:10,541. $S02.-8:10,541. debt, less cash in treasury, November 30, 18H0, $873,435,030, net decrease in debt during month, $11,-005,308. $11,-005,308. TIIK SKNATOK8 FROM IDAHO. The Committee will Keport the Election of Duhui. Kntlrely lUg-ular. Senator MeConnell has arrived and completes tbe Idaho delegation. He will be sworn in probably Monday. Immediately Im-mediately afterward the drawing takes place between himself and Senator Shoup. The legislature of Idaho will not be called upon to re-elect Dubois, the fionate committee on elections will report that his election was entirely regular, and the report and votes will confirm the action of tho legislature and set a precedent for future elections of like nature, but as the Idaho problem prob-lem was tho tirst in 100 years of constitutional consti-tutional history, such a case is not likely to occur again in several generations. genera-tions. A Coast Defense Hoard. Washington, Jan. 3. Cutcheon of Michigan, has introduced in the houso a joint resolution constituting a board, to consist of two senators and three members of tho house, and officers each from the army and navy, which shall take into consideration during the recess re-cess the subject of coast defenses, with special reference to the most urgent needs as to fortifications, armaments, defensive ships and torpedoes. Krlly Wants Fractional Currency. Washington, Jan. 3. Representative Representa-tive Kelly of Kansas introduced a bill in the house directing tho secretary of the treasurv to print fractional currency cur-rency to the amount of fifty uiilliou dollars. Chief of the 8arret Service. Washington. Jau. 3. The secretary of the treasury has appointed A. L. Drummoud of New York chief of the secret service division of tho treasury. |