The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-26

CONGRESS WOUND Cr.-We have something
more to say of the general and final GonCs of
the late Congress. but our columns being excess
sivcly crowded, We will wait until We can as
certain more clearly what they were.
The Civil and Diplomatic. Army, Naval.
Indian, Ocean, Mail Census, Printing, Light
House. Deficiency. and Post Office Appropria-
ton bills certainly passed. Some meritorOus
and many more plunderng items have gone
through as riders on these bills. We believe
the proposed increase of salary to the Vice
President and Members of the Cabinet was de-
fcatcd. but fear the large increase of nav to
sundry FOrcig On Ministers has got through. But
! it was the mcrcst chance whether proposition
involving one expenditure of Hafa Million or
so for the benefit of some jobbcr should pass or
be defeated. The House finally passed it rith-
ont reaaing, on the report of a Committee of
Conference, heavy items which it lad rcpc atcd-
ly voted down by large majoritics after the
fullest dcliberatiOn. Many mt mbcrs did not
and could not know what they were voting upon
when they were cmptying the Treasury of Mill
ion after Million. And all this fragrant wrong
was caused by gross neglect Ofluty and sGuan-
dcring of time in both Houses through the first
two months, of the Session. leaving nearly all
its business to be crowded into the last three
wccks-not to speak of the eighty or ninety
Members who have drawn full pay and not spcnt
full week in their seats during the winter
Shall there ever be an end of this.
The Homestead Bennct's Land Distribution
Pacific Railroad. Navy Reorganization. French
Spoliation and other important bills, failed for
want OF time for consideration The remission
OF Duties on imported Railroad Iron. and yari
Gus mischeviOus projects also died the death
The Session was protractcd to a later hour on the
4th than any that had preceded it-at least for
many years.
And so goodbye to the XNXIId Congress,
May we not soon look upon its like again!
Though. indeed. it is possible to go farther and
fare wOrsc.-.E Y. Tribune
ST. LOUIS AND IRoN MOUNTAIN RAuRo.p-
MI Moblcy. the Engineer who has been cnra-
gcd in making the preliminary surveys for the
railroad from st. Louis to the Iron moutan,
returned TO this city yesterday His report
we presume, will he made public at the propcr
time. We understand. generally. that the most
sangulne expectations of the friends of the
route have been realized. and that no difficulty
Is presented to the building of the road at n
very rcasonabl price-St. Louis R,p.
The city editor of the st. Louis Republican
has discovered that whiskcrs and nrmstacbios
are 10 the human system what Ericsson's wire
receiver is to his breathing machine, and that
a person well provided with the hirsute adorn-
mems Will require less oxygen from the atmos-
Pherc at each inhalation. as portion of the
"'|" All Is rctilincu In the caplllarIcS. That
discovery ranks him among philosophers.
The Cardinal Bishop of France has issued a
singular manifesto in relation to Lent. He
teiis the hotel and wine-shop keepers, that the
Almighty invented railways on purpose to pun
ish them because they did not observe fast days
lie says Days of fasting and abstinence were
not observed by you. and you served meat TO
your guests. The Lord stretched ont
his hand. and railways were his Vengeance
The inns once so animated arc deserted, their
fires are unlit," &c.
Thomas Francis Mcagher is at present in
Washington. lie is paid marked attention NV
the distinguished men in that city. lie will
remain until after the inauguration. when he
will go southwark to New Orleans.
The river opposite the city is rising slowly.
1t has risen four to five inches since Sunday
evening. The Illinois is in u good nayipobjc
stage to the head of navigation, for the largest
boats IN the trade. The Missouri is rcported
rising slowly from Boonville down. with four
eet in the channel. The Upper Mississippi WAS
reported swelling slightly, by the last boats
1own from that river ycsterday.--St. Louis
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