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TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
First Session 18th Congress
SEN ATE.

SENATE.
WAsHtNGoN. Dec. s
a large number Of bills were intro
dnccd this morning. and laid on The
table FOR action by committees vet to
he appointed. including ono for the
regulation of counting the votes for
the President and Wee Presidents.
By West. bill amcnjatory 10 acts
10 incorporate the Texas Pacific Rail-
road.
BY Morrill,. of Maine. instituting Il
Postal Commission to inquire into
the cXpediency of SO amending the
postal laws as To render the postal
service sclf-sustaining.
Morton submitted Join, resolution
to amend the Constitution so as to
elect The President and Vice Prcsi-
dent by 4 direct popular vote. and TO
abolish the ELECTORAL College.
Referred to Election Committee.
A large number of memorials were
presented and laid on the table
to be referred to the appropriate
committees when appointed. Among
them were the following
BY Mr.. Wright, of Iowa--From the
citizens of the Congressional District
of Iowa, for the repeal of the law re-
curing two cent stamps on lank
checks. Also, memorial from cili-
zens of Illinois. Iowa and Kanaas, on
the subject of a peace congress of ma.
tons.
By Mr.. Oglesby-- Memorial of the
U. S. Centennial Commission and
Centennial Board of Finance, for an
appropriation of one and half mil
lion dollars. He gave notice that he
would ask to have it referred to the
Committee on Appropriations when
MIR. Mcmillan introduced bin ex-
tending the time for the compilation OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad to ten
years.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 9.
The Standing and Select Commit
tees were announced this morning.
Bayard. of Delaware, regretted that
the majority had not allowed the
minority more than two members on
Committees. lie hoped that on
further consideration the minority
would bcallowcd II larger representa-
| ton.
Ro.y introduced bill authorizing
the payment of duties in Legal Ten
dcrs and National Bank Notes. lie
addressed the House in favor Of the
bill as tending To return to specie
/ payment.
! Morrill,. of Vermont, opposed il rs
| a measure of contraction which would
\ at once drive out Of the country all
the little specie we have left. The
bill was referred To the Finance Com.
mittcc
The Senate Committees are as fol-
lows:
Privileges and Elections Morton
Chairman; Logan, Mitchell. Wad.
leigh, Cameron OF VIE, Mcmillan
Salisbury, Merrimon and Cooper.
4 Foreign Relations - Cameron O
Pa, Chairman; Morton, Hamlin
Howe, Frelinghnysen, Conkling. Nc
Creary. Bogy and Eaton.
Sherman, Chairman Nor.
rill of Vermont. Ferry, Freelinghuy.
sen, Logan. Boutwell,, Jones of New,
Bayard and Herman.
/ Military Aflairs-Logan, Chairman
Cameron of Pa. Spencer, Clayton
Wadleigb, Burnside, Gordon. Ran
dolph and Cockerill.
! Naval AfIairs-Cragin, Chairman
Anthony, Morrill,, of Me-; Sergeant
Connover. Howard and White.
Judiciary Edmunds, Chairman
Conkling, Freelinghuysen. Wright
Howe, Thurman and Stevenson.
Pos.otlices and Postroads-H amiin
Chairman Ferry; Dorsey, Jones 0
New; Doves, Paddock, Mackoy ant
, Keycs.
Public Lands-Oglesby, Chairman
Window, Harvey. Hamilton, Paddock
Booth. Kelly, Mcdonald and Jones, o
Florida.
, Private Land Claims-T h ur m q r
, Chairman; Bayard, Rogy. Edmund
and thristiancy.
Indian Affairs Allison, Chairman
Oglesby, Morrill,, of Me-; ingalls,
! Clayton, Bogy and McCreery.
/, Pensions ingalls,. Chairman ALI
son, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Melon
Maid and Witicrs.
Revolutionary claims Stevenson
Chairman: Johnston, Golithwaitt
: Morrill,. OF Vt, and Wright.
Claims Wright, Chairman; Mitch
ell, Wadleigb, Christiancy, Mcmillan
: Cameron, of Wis. ;Csperton, Cocker
i'll, and Jones, of Florida.
District of Columbia-Spencc
Chairman Hitchcock. Dorsey. In
: gals. Robertson. Merriman. Englisl
e Patents - Wadlcigh, Chairman
y Window. Dawes. johnson. kernan.
. Public Buildings and Grounds
Morrill,, Of Vermont. Chairman Can
eron. ofPa.. Paddock. Cooper. Whyl'
!. Observation-Disclosures. Chairman
a Cragin. Patterson. ChriStiancy, Shal
: on, Cooper. Maxey,
: iailroads-West.C Chairman: iIitcl
: cock. Cragin. Howe, Hamilton. Mitcl
!, ell. Dawes. Ransom. Kelley. Capcrtol
: Eaton.
!, Mines and Mining Sargent Chat
: man; Hamlin, Alcorn, Harvey, Sh
7 ron, Goldthwaite and Randolph. )
Q Revision of Laws of L. S.-Bou
] well chairman Alcorn. Chrstianc
r Caperton, Wallace.
7 Education and Labor attcrso
| Chairman; Morton. Morrill, of VI
r Burnside, Bruce, Sharon, Gordo
: Maxey, Reyes, Clayton lIarvc
: Cooper and Cockerill.
Q TO examine the several branches {
: the Civil STRAIGHTFORWARD. Chat
G man. Conlling. Allison. Merrimo
? Eaton.
: On Transportation Route 10 Sc:
b board--W indom. Chairman She
e man. West. Conover, Mitchell. Burr
{ side. Norwood. Dawes. and -lohnso
: Civil Service and Retrenchment,
e Clayton, Chairman Wright, Oglesb
l Alcorn. Patterson. McCreery an
n Randolph.
a To Audit and Control Contingel
Q Expense of Senate--Jones, of Md
: Chairman Dawes and Deunis.
= Printin g-Anthony, Chairman
= Sherman and Salisbury.
Q Library-Howe. Chairman RI
e munds and Ransom.
4 On Rules-Terry, Chairman Han
G lin and Merrimon.
: Engrossed Bills-Bayard, Chairman
: Withers and Anthony.
8 EnrollediBills-C onover, Chairman
0 Robertson and Kelly.
i On the Levees of the Mississippi
g Riyer-Alcorn, Chairman.
Q Appropriations-Morriil of Mali
: Chairman Window, West, Sargel
r Allison, Dorsey, Davis, Withers al
J, Wallace.
8 Commerce - Conklin Chairma,
2 Spencer, Boutwell,, Cameron, of Wi
J. consin, Burnside, McMillon, RAJ
Q some, Dennis, and Mcdonald.
). Manufactures-Robe Chairman
: Booth. Bruce, English and Wallace.
i agriculture reelinghuysen Chat
Q man; Robertson, Harvey, Davis, ar
i Jordon.
a A large number of bills were intr
Q duced, after which the Senate we
II into Executive Session and adjourn'
/ till Monday.