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Show FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SENATE. - Washington, 1. Mitchell, from the committee on railroads, reported a bill to extend for eight years the limft fur rnmnltinp lli Northern i Pacific railroad. Windom dissented from the report and introduced another. Referred to ibe committee on railroads. Coukling submitted a resolution directing the judiciary committee to mouire whether any portion of the New York Doatoflice ia unlawfully occupied at the direction of the Becre tary nl tbe treasury. Obristiftncy, from Ihe committee on the revision of the Uwo, reported a resolution to provide for a new tdi Lion of statutes and for a perfected indx ol tbe first volume. Agreed to. Edmunds ofiered a joint resolution providing lor the safe keeping iu the state department ol the records of the commission on the electoral count. Laid over until to morrow. At the expiration of the morning hour, Beuk took the floor in advocacy ol the judiciary committee's Pacific railroad funding bill. HOUSE. Billa were introduced and referred is follows: By Stephens, for the financial relief of the country and to facilitate tbe return to specie pny-mentp, pny-mentp, without injuriously nEidctini; ihe commercial business of the people. peo-ple. By Morpy, to regulate the contracts for carrying mails. By Bright, to prevent the reduction of national c rrency by fraudulently withdrawing legal tender notes from circulation. By M-irtiu, by request, to establish and maintain apeeJy communication with the neighboring republics, colouiea and ialaods. By Harrison, to provide fur a more tfheient civil pervice. By White (Pennsylvania), propos ing an amendment to the constitution requiring tbe presentation of all claims agreeable to the provisions ot laws wituin six years, providing, that when rtjectud by congiew or a department, tliey Bhall not again be presented until after a lapse of six yeara. |