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Show HOUSE. Washington, 4. Among tbe bills and resolutions introduced and j referred thia morning was one by Gillotte, declaring that congress ia not only opposed to any reduction in the j volume ol United States legal tender ; notes, but on the contrary is in favor of eubetitutiog greenbacks for national baDk notes, and that i it is in favor of free and unrestricted , coinage of the 412$ grains silver ; dollar. j The houBe went into committee of, the whole for the purpose of diatribut- j ing the President's message. j Aiken presented the petition of the ! national grange and patrons of hua- : bandry asking (or the enactment of ; euch laws aa will relieve the country ' from the unlawful exfio'.iona of tran- ' sportation oompaniea engaged in inter state commerce, Referred. When the committee rose the house : adjourned till Monday. I |