From Washington

SENATE. Washington, Sept. 6. - The Chinese Restriction b 11 carne to a vote in the Senate yesterday, and every Senator present voted for it, but owing to the lack of a quorum the ballot was ineffectual. Senator Sherman (O.) offercu a resolution, which was adopted, rejuesting the President to inform the Senate whether the recent treaty with China had been ratilied by the Emperor of China. Washington, Sept. 7.- In the Senato yesterday the Chinese bill was iurther discussed, and it was decided to take a vote on the measure to-day. Washington, Sept. 8.- The House bill excluding all Chinese immigration was passed in the Senate yesterday by a vote oí 37 to 3. Eight pension vetoes were reeeived f rom the President, also a message stating that the Chinese treaty had not been signed by that Government. Adjourned to the lOth. Washington, Sept 11. - In the Senate yesterday discussion of the Chinese Ex clusion bill occupied most of the time. A resolution on the subject of campaign work by an employé of the Senate was passed ; also the House bill pensioning "Aunt Lizzie Aikens," of Chicago, an old army nurse, at the rate of f25 a month. Washington, Sept. 12. -The Senate y es terday passed the "Fourth of July" Claims bill - a bill intended to reimburse those who suffered damage in small amounts during the war. The Chinese Exclusión bill was further considered. The bill declaring trusts unlawful was reported. THE HOUSE. Washington, Sept. 6.- In the House yesterday a concurrent resolution was presented for the adjournment of Congress September 20. It was rei erred to the Way9 and Means Committee. A bill was passed. providing for the exchange of worn or mutilated subsidiary coin, at coinage value, for new coin. Discussion of the Retaliation bill took up most of the time. Washington, Sept. 7.- In the House yes] terday the Retaliation bill was again considered but no action was taken. Washington, Sept. 8. - In the House yesterday the time was devoted entirely to discussion of the Rotaliation bill. At the evening session thirty-two private pen sion bilis were passed. Washington, Sept. 11. - In the House yesterday the Portification Appropriation bill was passed. A bill was introduced to amend the naturalization laws. Three more anti-trust bilis were introduced. Washington, Sept. 12. - In the House yesterday the Kundry Civil Appropriation bill occupied the time. OTHEB NOTES. Washington, Sept. 7. - The annual re port of Postmaster-General Dickinson, now being prepared, will show that the number of Presidential post offices now in operation throughout the country is 2,502, an increase of 166 during the past year. The gross receipts from these ornees amounted to 138,498,988, and the total amount of the salaries paid was 4,202,800. Washington, Sept. 8.- According to the report of the Commissioner of Education 8,000,000 children daily attended the public schools of the country during the past year. Washington, Sept, 12. - The report of the Department of Agriculture for September 1 makes the average condition of corn 94.2; wheat, 77.3; oats, 87.2; rye, 92.8; barley, 66.9; buckwheat, 93.7; potatoes, 91.6, and tobacen, 87. Washington, Sept. 12.- The Department of State has received information in regard to h:s Exoellency, Hadji Hassein Kouli Khan Matamed-El-Vesare, the Persian Ambassador to this country who was supposed to have lost his way on the journey to Washington. The information is to the effect that the Minister left Teheran on August 4, intendingto proceed to America by the Caucacus, Constantinople and Paris. Though the United States have been in treaty relations with Persia since December, 1856, the new Minister will be the first Persian representative ever accredited to this Government.