Show CONGRESS tha doings of our national legisla Le sisla tura by western asad press to the SENATE dec 21 the chair laid before the senate a letter from the secretary of war transmitting relating to bridges in course of construction which may interfere with the free navigation of navigable waters of the united states maxey presented the memorial of the mexican veterans association praying the of a bill pensioning veterans of the mexican war referred among the bills favorably reported and placed on alio calendar were the following by edmunds from the committee on judiciary in reference to bigamy and polygamy in utah edmunds said he would ask the senate to take up this bill immediately after holiday recess by Hoar from the same committee tho original bill for a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the united states hoar said he would ask tho senate to take this bill as soon as possible after holiday recess cullom introduced a postal tele evgraph bill it provides for the purs chase of any existing lines under the provisions of the act of 1866 at an appraised valuation to be ascertained by a commission disinterested persons referred to the committee on post offices and post roads to be considered in connection with a bill on the bame subject recently intro deuced by edmunds bousi washington dec 21 on motion of marrison tho resolution opposed on monday by burleigh cal linKon the secretary of the treasury for in formation relative to the importation from bohemia in july last by L lehman of new york of certain glass ware and to appraisement and re of same was taken up and passed |