Bills Pending In The House

The following important br'lls and resolutions are now pending in the lower house of Congress : Appropriating money for the erection of new military posts along the Texas border. To make appropriation for the consular and diplomatic service. To autliorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi river. Making appropriation for detecting trespass on public lands. To rnake appropriation for the construct.ion and repair of harbor defenses and coast f ortiflcations. To fix the pay of letter-carriers. To regúlate the oompensation of Postmasters and prevent the illegal salo of postage stamps. To pay mail contractors in 18C1 who went into the rebelliou without settling their accounts with the United States. Banning's (Ohio) resolution instructing the Oommittee on Military Affaira to investígate the practicablity of reducing, consolidating and otherwiae changing the present organization of the army. The Bland Silver bill, as amended by the Senate.