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Show j Wasuiiiuton AtlvlccM. Wabhintctou, 14 The a?siataut attorney at-torney general of the posiotiice department de-partment holds the opinion that members mem-bers of congress elect are not entitled en-titled lo frank public documents-Commander documents-Commander Charles Huntington ia ordered to command the Alert, San Francisco. The senate committee of railroads, to day, heard further arumems concerning con-cerning the bill to authorize railroad companies to construcfacd maintain telegraph lines (or commercial pur- pOBt'S. The president has nominated Horatio Ho-ratio C. Burchard.of Illinois, for director di-rector of the mint, vice Linderman. The caucus ol democratic senators, lo day, was almost wholly in lavor of providing lor the repeal of the test cath iu the manner indicated at tbe joint democratic caucua on Monday night, whether it would be proper to attach the proposition referring to the drawing of jurors, and the amendment amend-ment for the repeal of the election law. to the appropriation bill waa very generally discussed, and tbe prevailing prevail-ing opinion waa opposed lo tuch action. |