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Majícit 9.- The Chair laid beforc theïenate a letter from the postmaster-general rlansmitting, in response to a recent Senate resolution, Information as to mail service on the Pacific and other railroads; nlso a letter from the sccretary of the trcasury transmitting a letter from the chicf just.ee of the court of claims, uskinp; an appropriation of $4,0(K) for priotlDg und binding expenses of that court. Mr. Congor of Michigan reported luvorably from the commlttee on commerce abill nithoiizing the Central Missouri railnuv company to QODStruct a railroad bridge across the Miesissippi river at or near Alton. III. The bül was Mid a third time and passed. Mr. Edmunds of Verinont spokit on the resolutious reported from the judlclary comm:ttie eondemdiiiK tbc attorney-general for refusing to tiaiiMnil to the Scnate papers c&Üed for by the Sonate. At the conclusión of Mr. Ed munds' address the Senalu wen , into executive Sission and soon after adjouiiud. '1 'lu' response of the secretar; of the navy to the Iiouti'llc rcsolutions concerolnjE the removal of inseriptions at the Norfolk navy yard was laid beforc the House and referred to the committeeon naval alTairs. Mr. l.:UToon of Kentucky, from the commltttc on public lands, reported a bilí to promote the introducfou ,i fresh water on the Colorado desort. Cominittee of the whole. Mr. Eldredge of Michigan, trom the committee on pensions, report J a bilí grantmg pensions to the Boldiera arin Bntiui .. the MujLi.au war Referred to the -ïmmittee of the wholo. Ou benalf of the committee on labor, .Mr. James of Vork called up the bill to prob'ibit any [:i i r, servan t or agent of the irovernment to hire or contract out the labor of prisonera incarcerated for violatius the laws of the United States governmeut. The bill was paesed. Yeas, 349; nays, 8. The House then went into committee of the whole. Mr. Townshend of Illinois in the chair. on the hid.an appropriation bill. Mr. Wiliborn of Texas brielly ran over the appropriations made by the" bill an:l comimre 1 ihem with these madefortbe nirnn' year, eummii g up with the statement that the pending bill carried $5.525,5f8, as agalnst $5,777,451 appropriute I for the curreut year. l'eniling discussiou, the cominittee rose and the Uouse adjourned. ■