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Show TELEGRAPHIC WASlllNUro. U1SIMM1 PRE3IDKNTIAL COU.VrB. WaahinRton, 31. The following in the special HPnale committee to con-aider con-aider the gi:b)eot of ascertniniBg and declaring the vote for president and vice president of the United atalea: Xlettara. Edmunds, Conk'ini:, Howe, McMillan, Teller, Davis, Bayard, fbuTDian and Morgan, Ala. ; BEPEiL OF RESUMPTION ACT. The hoiiie committee on banking and currency has decided to recoin mend the parage of Ewiug'a bill repealing the third section of tlie fpucie remimption act of January 1875. The committee is divided as follows: In favor of the bill Buck-er, Buck-er, Ewini;, Yeatea, HarlZL'll, Bell, Kort and Plnllipa 7. Opponnl U.irt, tlardeuburgh, Ctiittendtjc, Eimes 4.- Tbe niinoriiy urged that time should be allowed for diacuuion of tbe measure. ARMY APPaOPRleTIOJi. I he bouse committee on appropriations appropri-ations took up tbe army appropriation appropria-tion bill. Gen. tilienuan and other officers were before the committee. POTTER DECLISEJ. Clarkaon N. Poller had declined tho chrtirrnnnship of trie liOLije mm mil tee tin Pacific railroad--, solely as he states, in a letter lo Speaker Rndull, because of lm lurgu interest iu a railway in Pennsylvania, of wliicb Col. Tbomaa dcott ia president. This, tt is thoujflit, wonld bs regarded unfitting him for service on Lh tt committee, otherwise hf. would wit lingly bave accepted tne position. His letter of declination was sent to tbwvpeaker on Monday morning, and will be submitted to l Lie hounu, w.iicb alone can excuse him. POST MA T EKd OONFIKMUD. The senate acted ou none of the important nomiqatioos to dy, but .-on tinned several bundrwd poat- ill.UHBra. |