From Washington

8KNATE. Washington, Sept 17. - The conference report on the land rant forfeiture bill, which will restore nearly 10,000,000 acres to the publicdomain, was agreed to in the Senate yesterday. Bilis were passed to re peal the timber-culture act, to gran t the righ tof way through the public Jands for irrigation purposes, and the House bill to prevent the sending of lottery advertisements, accounts of drawings and similar matter through the mails. Washington, Sept. 18. - The Senate yesterday passed eighty private pension bilis and considered an amnndmont to the bankruptcy bill which provides for voluntary bankruptcy only, but no action was taken. Washington, Sept 19. - Mr. Voorhees introduced abill in the Senate yesterday to retire the circulation of the National banks, to issue legal tender notes in lieu thereof and to reduce the interest-bearing debt. Bills were passed to revive the grade of Lieutenant-General in the army of the United States; allowing 812 a month to women who for flix months rendered service in any regimental, camp or general hospital, and who are unable to earn their support. Resolutions relative to the death of the late Representativo Laird, of Nebraska, were presented. Washington, Sept 20. - In the Senate yesterday bilis were passed to diseontinue the coinage of the 53 and $1 jfold pieces and the 3-cent nickel piece, and for the protection of trees and other growth on the public domain from deBtruction by fire. A joint resolution was Introduced for the immediate increase of silver money by the purchase and colnago of 10,000,000 ounces of silver within the next thirty days. Washington, Sept 22. A bill was passed in the Senate on Saturday extending the privileges of the free dellvery of mail to towns having a population of 5,000, or gross postal revenue of 85,000, also eighty-five private pension bilis. Washington, Sept 23. - The Senate yesterday was occupied in discussing the bill to define and regúlate the jurlsdiction of the uourts of the United States. HOUSE. Washington, Sept. 17. - Bills were introduced in the House yesterday for the erection of a United States mint at Omaha, Neb., and for the erection of a Btatue in the city of Washington to the memory of John Ericsson at a cost of 850,000. The Enloe resolution disclaiming sympathy with Coiigressman Kennedy 's attack on the Senate and Senator Quay was referred to the judiciary committee. Washington, Sept. 18. - In the House yesterday the Langston-Venable contested election case from Virginia was discu8sed, but no decisión was reached. A joint resolution was introduced providing for the election of membersto the next Congress from the same districts in Ohio in which the representativos of the Fifty-flrst Congress were elected. Washington, Sept. 19.- In the House yesterday lack of a quorum prevented business. The doors wero locked to prevent members leaving during rollcall, and Messrs. Kilgore and Crain (Tex.), Cummings (N. Y.) and Coleman (La.), broke open the doors and went out Mr. Walker (Mass.) introduced a resolution providing that any member who is in the hall of the House and f ails to vote when the yeas and nays are called shall be fined $40, to be deducted from his pay, and that the Speaker shall not entertain a motion for change or remission of the fine. Washington, Sept 2a- In the House yesterday the absence of a quorum prevented business. At the evening session seventy-two private pension bilis were passed. ■Washington, Sept 22.- In the House fiaturday no business was done owing to the absence of a quorum. Washington. Sept 23.- Lack of a quorum prevented business in the House yesterday. A resolution was introduced to fine any member $500 who absents himsolf on the second roll-oall for the purposo of breaking a quorum. A bill was reported to pay $6,211, í 14 to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation of Indians for title in fee simple to 6,101,33 acres of land in the Indian Territsry.