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Show TELEGRAPHIC KOHTY-FOl'RTH CON'b'RESS. SEXATE. Washington, S. Larpti numbers of billa were introduced, laid on the table and ordered printed, anil to he referred to the appropriate committei's when appointed. Among them were the lollowing: By Morton, to provide f.-r and reeu-late reeu-late the counting of the voles for president and vice presidrnl, aud the disposition of questions arisiug therefrom. there-from. Kobcrtson, to secure depositors in the Frecdman's Savings Bank fc Trust company from ultimate loss. West-, ammendatory and supplementary supple-mentary of the acts to incorporate tuc Texas Pacific Pacific railway. Morrill, of Maine, submitted a rt solution so-lution instructing the committee on postoifices, when appointed, to enquire en-quire into the expediency of so amending the postal laws as to pro duce a revenue adequate to the support sup-port ot that service. ' Morton submitted a joint resolution to amend the constitution ol tin-United tin-United States so as to elect the president presi-dent and vice president by a direct vote of the people, and to abolish the electoral college. -Kelley, of Oregon, for the sale oj timber lands in the states of California and Oregon and in the territories ol the United Sr.itn.it. Bill to provide for the construction of a canal at the cascades of Columbia river, in the state of Oregon. It appropriates $300,000 to be expended under the direction of the secretary of war towards the construction of said canal. Mitchell, of Oregon, introduced a similar bill for the construction of a canal and docks at the cascades of Columbia river, which appropriates $150,000 to commence the work. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, to establish a branch mint of the United States at Omaha. Spencer, of Alabama, granting W. Cornell Jewett and associates charter rights for a telegraph ocean cable between the Pacific eost of the United States and Asia. It grants to them all the rights, powers and privileges necessary lo lay and use land lines, as well as to operate an ocean cable on the Pacific coast to some point or points of Asia, touching touch-ing at selected points in the Pacific ocean. Adjourned. |