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Show latest dimes. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. M.XVTK. Washington, 4. The presideot pro km. announced that be had signed the bill to repeal the bankrupt law. It now goes to President Hayes for his signature. The select committee to inquire atd report on the condition of aflat rs between the United States and Mexico, Mex-ico, was continued until next session, and authorized to sit during tbe vacation. It was agreed to meet at 11 daily, until otherwise ordered. The bill creating an auditor of railroad accounts, was passed. At the conclusion ol the morning hour, consideration of the post route bill was resumed, and Eustis spoke in lavor of tbe pending amendment to i subsidize a Brazilian mail steamship line. Burnside, from the military committee, com-mittee, reported back, with amend meuts, the joint resolution for the appointment of a commission to consider con-sider and report on the reorganization reorganiza-tion of tbe army. On his m Uion, it was referred to the co:;:m;,te uu ap propria lions, as an amendment to the army appropriation bill, and placed on the calendar as an independent measure, in case it should not be acted upon aa an amendment to the army bill. The house bill supplementary to the Oct of March, 1859, to carry into etfect tho convention between the United States and China, concluded at Shanghai November 8th, 1868, and to give the court of claims jurisdiction in certain cases, passed. It authorizes author-izes claimants on the Chinese indemnity in-demnity luud, for losses by plunder jaud destruction of the bark Coldcra, ) in 1S54, to bring suit in tbe court of claims. The senate bill for a military tels-' tels-' graph line in Montana and Dakota and Spencer's amendment to the army appropriation bill for a $100,-(X0 $100,-(X0 (ort in Montana on Milk river, wero referred. I The senate insisted on its amend -'inputs to the legislative appropriation bill and requested a conference. Maxey Bnpported the bill and Ker-nan Ker-nan and Wbyte opposed it. Whyte submitted an amendment to have three lines of steamers, respectively re-spectively from New York, Baltimore and New Orleans, but said, in answer to Ferry, thai lift would not vote for the bill with W: 'imeBdmeot. PcnditiK dioi-uion, Windom, Allison Alli-son and Eaton were appointed senate sen-ate conferees on the legijlaliva appropriation ap-propriation bill. 1 Blaine, from the committee on appropriations, reported the army appropriation bill with amendments. Calendar. Adjourned, |