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Show LATEST DISPATCHES, FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. EXTRA SESSION. SENATE. Washington, 1G. The senate met at noon, aud coon afterwards the clerk of the house announced the organization organi-zation of that body and also the ftp pointmeut of a committee to wait upon the president with a committee on the part of the senate and notify him that a quorum of the two houses had assembled, etc. Sargent introduced a bill releasing (j. . weno, ira x . .hukiu auu iue other sureities on'. the official bond of Frank Soule, late collector of internal revenue (or the First district of California. Cali-fornia. Referred to the committee on finance. He also introduced a bill relating to the equitable aud legal rights of tbe parties in possession ol certain lands and improvements thereon in California and to provide a jurisdiction to determine those rights. Referred to the committee on the judiciarv. Beck introduced a bill to remove all disabilities imposed by the four teenth amendment. Referred. General bills for relief were presented. pre-sented. Bailey presented a petition of the Southern Methodist Publiahiug house (Nashville) lor indemnity for the use and consumption of its property in '64 and '65. Referred. Ingalls introduced a bill granting arrears of pensions. RQferred. A bill to establish tbe territory ot Huron and provide a temporary government therefor, was referred; also the bill to establish a branch mint at Omaha. Recess. After recess Anthony, from the committee to wait upon the president, reported that the president would communicate with the senate immediately im-mediately in writing. Rogers, private secretary to the president, delivered the message. It was read immediately imme-diately by Secretary Gorham, ordered printed and referred. Thurman introduced a bill amending the Pacific railroad act, to create a sinking fund for the liquidation liquida-tion of the indebtedness due to the government by Pacific railroad companies. com-panies. Referred. This is the bame bill reported by the judiciary committee com-mittee in 1S76. A resolution continuing the com ui it tees of last session was agreed to. Memorials of the Missouri legislature legisla-ture lor the removal of the national capital to vne Mississippi vaiiey anu favoring the .improvement of the Mississippi leveee, were referred. Surgeut submitted a resolution requesting re-questing the president to transmit to the senate a statement of the navy department expenditures from March 6tb, 17S9 to June 30th, 1576; passed with an amendment by Davis ol West Virginia, asking a similar report re-port from tke war department. Senator McMillan, absent yesterday, appeared to-day. Adjourned. |