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Show CO.NGRKSSIONAL. SEA TE, Washington, 8 A bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to redeem threo millions per month of three per cent, certitieates passed the senate. Several inemortals were presented asking relief, by different parts of tho country, from tho hardships experienced under the revenue laws owing to tho manner in which seizures are made. In the debate which followed, tho manner of obtaining signatures to such documents docu-ments camo up, and Anthony said one young man bad told him bo had received receiv-ed so mqoh per day fur going around and getting signatures. Sumner reported favorably on Colo's bill establishing a semi-monthly mail service between San Erapciaco, China and Japan, and doubling the subsidy. Boreinan, from tho committee on Territories, Ter-ritories, reported liamsey's bill to establish es-tablish tho Territory of Ojibaway, and an amendment changing tho name of tho proposed Territory to Pembina. It is to consist of that part of Dakota north of tho4tith parallel. |