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Show Cuplttil CliHtfer. Wiisbington, 27. Tbe seuale miiiury committee decided at their meeting on Saturday to request in executive session tbe judiciary committee com-mittee to report on the question whetui r la.sl year'a law stopping army proiuoliona ia still binding, aud iu case said report waB not made be fire the next reguUr meeting, it waa tne intention of ill military committee to take action itself on all nominations pending lor promotioo. Tue majority ol tbe commiitee favor rucomuiend-ing rucomuiend-ing all ihe nominations for confirmation. confirma-tion. Tbe request was probably made as above stat-jd for the sub-coiumitlee of the judiciary, Senators Garland, Edmunds au-l Carpenter are pie-pared pie-pared and hiiI report to-morrow, aud ibeir rep rt, it is underwood, will be favorable. Senator Logan, although beaten in the couimiUee ou hia propo ailion to make tbe date of a nomination nomi-nation the date of a onimia-siou onimia-siou of an officer, which hus never heretofore been done, exeunt in the eae of new appointments will, it is stattd, bring the matter before tbe senate. It is believed to be quite certain that all pending n jmiualious will be COufirmtd before tins sei-Mon cloaea, anu the army appropriation bill, which h1co contains a clause prohibiting pro-hibiting promotions, shall have bs come law. Excess of epriti ovt-r imports of merchandise lor tlie I Wrl v monthd ended March Slst. 1879. $283 831,-122, 831,-122, agaiust $199.4'JU,803 for tbe yflur ending March 31st, 1S7S. Tho sixtieth miuivcr-aiy ol Ihe Independent Order of Odd Ft I Iowa waa celebrated 'ippruprimoiy at the First Baptist Ct.urch ibis ul'ternoen. The President ui.d Mrs. Hayes and other distinguished people ' were present. Washington, 23 Th'j President has nominated Clias. li La'iion, of Illinois, United Sute.i Atturm-y l'.ir Wyoming. It is atated thiil Ihe president is prt pariug a niffc.i..gM tor the hou?n of represeut.ilives to m'trrow. veluiug the army appropnau c, hill. RepreaeuUtivB Marm r has been authi rized by the coiinnillee en coinage, coin-age, wuigbitt and measure.), to report his bill amendatory of the Revised Statu es, reining lo tho coiuage and deposit of r.oio and bullion in the treasury for certificates. Several important im-portant amendm'nls were made by tbe committee. |