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Show TELEGRAPHIC WAMUINUTOTI. Tueatlttjr's I'm pi I isl New Uad- . : ttl. . . A New Nunlisl for Vtult. THU BUTLE.R INVESTIGATION. Chioago, 26. Tbe Inter-Ocean's Washington regards it as a strange circumstance mat ibv resolution fir the investigation ol the meant by which Hnuiburg-Butlur obtained tbe vote uf Conover and Patterson fjr bis seat in the senate, which Butler was o anxious should be pushed ferwar-l, is now lying quUlly on tbe table, and as nobody, according to senatorial etiquette, can call it up except Butler, But-ler, it seems destined to sleep. THB RJrrURNIKO HOARD COB VICT, It is sincerely believed in administration adminis-tration circles that Governor Niobols will pardon Anderson, and it is hoped that tbe etate senate will confirm the pardon, Ibis belief being based on the 1 report of the president's confidential agent, now in New Orleans. Louisiana Louisi-ana republicans say if Nichols does it he will be outlawed. Journal's Wasbiuglon: Wadleigh denies that the elections committee has decided to report that Butler of South Carolina, is not entitled to a seat. A decision is not yet reached. ; BPICIE RESUMPTION'. Washington, iG. The senate finance committee, to-day, took up tbe house bill providing for the repeal of the specie resumption act. An informal discuMaiou was interrupted by the arrival ot the hour of the republican re-publican caucus and the committee adjourned to resume cons id oration of the bill on Friday next. ( , , r nor iKi-xii lomaia. ... . ,; Tbe bouse banking and currency committee, thiimnrnmy, coumdurad tbe proposition ' ollcrud by Eing to amend tbe bill providing tor the substitution sub-stitution ol treasury nnteu fur-uaticnal bank notes,' , by umi-riing a section which would mK - iru-ieury notes interchangeable in-terchangeable with - grfatfubAcks, and provide also that greenbacks eball be reisvueeV to the full former, amount of $400,000,000.' After a long discussion thn proposition was rejected, receiving receiv-ing on by three votes. J NOMINATIONS. Tho president has nominated Alan-'im Alan-'im W. Bard, collector of customs. for Boston and Chariustown. Bard is Huar's candidate. Massachusetts politicians say ibe rejection of Simmons, Sim-mons, whoso backing was very strong, will cause a ruplure in tho ranks of Massachusetts republicans. The president has also nominated Michael Sbaughnesay of Mississippi, United States marshal for Utah; James H. McDougull, postmaster at Salinas, California. ' |