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Show LtullLiOAL. j StSATt. I Washington, 11. The bill parsed I grant. ng a rignt of way lo the Denver, i jeorget'Jn alid Utah it. t : also grant-' grant-' ing a right ot way to ihe Denver, ouu.h Park ai-d Pacific H. II. Stewart entered a motion w reconcidar the vote vy which ihese two bihs Were passed. Tue bill passed amending tne act to promote ihe development ofihe mining resources of me Lmied States, it extends ex-tends the Lime when me first annual expenditure ex-penditure on mining claims may te made, untU lt'Lli, ,4. Ad journed. A petition from the citizens of Beaver count v, Pa., was presentea, remonsirfti. ing against the locauon of Chinese laporcrs there. The river and harbor appropriation bill was reporied, and made the special order for Monday nexL Tne appropriations appro-priations are over rive millions. 'Ihe bill to authorize the construction of ihe Montana fc Wyoming radroaa was amended in some details. T-e bul amending tue postal laws I was offered, one of tne provisions making mak-ing letter poWge, atier July 1st, iwo Cents, 'due hill ws amended in one or iwo particulars, and passed. Among the amendments ia one, making the postage on daily papers not exceeding lour ounce in weight, one cent, ana fifteen cents a quarter. The house in committee of the whole considered the army appropriation bill, which appropriates il, 311,1 loo. The committee roe and the bill passed, when recess was taken till evening, the s3ssion being for business from ihe committee com-mittee on claims. |
