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Show FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Washington, 12. The bouse bill 1 ' passed making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed j by'the commissioners ol claims, under, the act of congress of March 3J, together with amendments, extending the time of taking evidence r.nd eub mittiog claims in cases uow pending uutil March 10th '79, and also extending ex-tending 1 he term of tho office of com-n.iiuners com-n.iiuners of claims until March lOih 1SS0, provided that nothing in -the act Bhall be so construed as to exiend th: lime for filing claims before said cummin-ion or enlarge its jurisdiction, or to au:horiz3 the filing of new claims fiie deficiency appropriation bill was pa-wed without amendment and bills on the calendar were considered Tne senate bill to correct an error iu the Revised Statutes in relerenca to the transportation of cattle on rail roads was passed; alaohe senate bill to provide lor tne appuiniruem m a district judge for the western district of Tennessee. Davis (III.), Biaine and Thurman were appointed a conference committee com-mittee on the Mexican award bill Djrsey, from the conference com millee on the post offics appropriation bill, submitted a rep rt whih v is ' agreed to and the bill passrd. i Voorlm-s presented thn petition of Peter Cooper praying the repeal ot t: specie resumption act and remonstrating remon-strating against the proposed adjourn- 1 inent ot congress until some legislative meisureB for financial relief had been jM--e:l. lielerred. I ' Tne baise joint resoluaun tn pro v;d - lor t.ie enforcement ot the eight ho;;r law having been riucht-d with nn adverse report, several senators objeolcd to its consideration. Spencer moved to su:pfud further 1 consideration of the calendar and protvel with the consideration of the j -iiit r;Molutiou in regard to the eigiit , nour taw. Agreed to 24 to 23. Alter ditiCUddion, the bill was post-; j) mod till December next by a vote of 31 to 5 p M iltsiew-i' Louisiana committee ,wii authorized to Bit during the ses-, sion u! i:e senate. 1 ' Tne bill pa.-cd anthoruing O.ii't, I od la:)- and Illinois 1 1 prosecute Btiits tig nost the Uoitfd States in llie . L'nite'l States supieine court on ac-' i count ol the salr-d of public lands. ! ' Tin' senate bill regtrJmg the Vea-jezuela Vea-jezuela mixed eommiaaion paed. The bill makiug a preemption j , gr i nt to the hrirs ot Je in Baptinle, ot ! a certain section of Caicago was in-1 uVumtfcly popuued. j j Adjourned. |