Democrat And Sentinel

The Unfinished Business of Congress.

The National Intelligencer gives the following list of bills that passed one House during the last session, and will immediately come up for consideration:—

The homestead bill, which is now before the House with Mr. Hunter's substitute as an amendment.

The Texas debt bill, as passed by the Senate.

The Senate bill to provide payment for French spoliations prior to 1800.

The ocean mail steamer bill, with the amendment of the House directing notice to be given of the termination of the contract.

The bill to establish a mail line to Shanghai by way of the Sandwich Islands.

The bill establishing the Ramsay mail route from New Orleans by way of Vera Cruz to Acapulco.

The bill to establish a subterranean line of telegraph to the Pacific.

The bill to provide a weekly mail to California.

The bill to increase the rates of postage and require prepayment of letters.

The Senate bill to provide for half-pay to revolutionary officers or their legal representatives.

The bill to extend the benefits of the bounty land system to the officers and soldiers, seamen, &c., of the war of 1812.

Various bills granting lands for the construction of railroads; and

Mr. Bennett's land bill, granting lands equally to the several States to aid in the construction of railroads and for the support of schools.