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Show TELEGRAPHIC Uuiiliiucloa Ailviccn. VVuHhinglOD, 14. Tho Tatter committee, com-mittee, to day, examined J. Henri Birch, presidential elector at lare ot Louisiana. His teutimony whb to the td'oci. thsit ho Hionfd tho necond set ol certificatea, having been advised that there was au informality iu the first eel. He knew nothing ol the forgery of aiguaturea eicept what he learned from newepajjera and conversation. Kelly, a witnees on Saturday, was recalled and, after much pressure, stated positively that tbo name of Jef-frions Jef-frions was forged, but was noc quite eo sure as lo lhat of Levisaee. Tho house committee on post-' offices and post roads, to day, authorized author-ized Chairman Waddell to report a bill, prepared by him, for the claasi-Gcation claasi-Gcation of mail matter, as a sub Btilute for the bill heretofore reported and now on the house calendar. Waddell's bill, us agreed upon today, to-day, ia amended eo that letters mailed with insufficient posture will ba forwarded for-warded and the deficiency collected from tho one to whom it ia addressed It provides also for the issuance of the new Btamps. At tho cabinet meeting, to-day, Secretary Sherman again called attention at-tention to financial matters, especially to tbe success attending the resumption resump-tion of specie payment. He reaJ letters from the assistant treasurer, stating that more gold i3 coming in than going out, and showing a preference prefer-ence by the people for greenbacks. Ihe president announced the resignation resig-nation ot Judge Olin. Nominations for his successor were diacuesed, but no result was reached. |