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Show TUEIIALLSOFCONGIIESS Tha Bsnate Takes Up the Copyright Bill Confirmation of Postmasters. Post-masters. THE COLUMBIA EIVES CONTBAOT, It is Cancelled by the President Affixing Hii Signature to an Aot Constructed Tor That Purpose. Washington, Feb. 14. The senate has taken up the copyright bill. The senate today confirmed the nomination nom-ination for postmaster of Griffith Davis, at Seattle, Wash. The senate today confirmed the nomination nom-ination for postmaster of Anton J. Langer at West Point, Nebraska. The president signed an act for the cancellation of the contract for the improvement of the Columbia river in Oregon and Washington, the act for the disposal of Fort Ellis reservation, the act to ratify agreements with the Sac and Fox In-. In-. discs also sixty-three private pension bills. In the senate today Call introduced a resolution requesting the president to j appeal to the emperor of Russia to in- . quire into the alleged wrongs and i,'.cruelties to his Jewish subjects and to jSace them in a condition of freedom anop.iial rights. irnu credentials of William F. Vilas yPnatordect from Wisconsin, for the Jterm commencing on the 4th of March, Pwere next presented and placed on tile. The vice president announced the ap- pointmont of Mandorson and Walthall members of the board of visitors at the annual examination of cadets at West Point military academy and Chandler and Harris in similar capacity at the Annapolis naval academy. A resolution was reported yesterday authorizing the selection of a committee on relations with Canada to continue its investigations during recess and was agreed to. IIOISK. Washington, Feb. 14. After the passage of a number of bills the house went into committee of tho whole on the Indian appropriation bill. |