Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-02-25

TO any alienation of territory but when Santa |
Anna shall be firmly established on the
throne of Mexico, he may be disposed TO sell
us another slice Of California, and perhaps
Sonora and make up for the loss Of territory
by conquering one or two Central American
Republics. This would be cheap glory, pur-
| chased with Uncle Sans money, and he
might keep all Central America till we are
ready TO take it from him by the same title
by which he acquired it. 1t would have
been better, nevertheless, il we had in the
meantime fixed The new boundary at the
mouth Of the Colorado. If the Mexican
treaty is meant as payment on account, we
must Of course be satisfied.
Judge Badger, Of North Carolina, who, it
was rumored, would oppose the Nebraska
BILL made very full and able speech in Ia
vor of ii, which threw vast deal OF light on
the subject, and completely demolished some
Of the phan,oms of mischief, agitation and
ruin whcih some of the agilators try 10 con-
jure up against The passage OF the bill. Per
contra, Mr.. John Minor Bolts, the same who
headed Captain Tyler in ls41, is out in The
Inelligencer against the bill. There is not
a shadow Of doubt that the bill will pass the
Senate by a two-thirds majority. In the
House the Nebraska bill, the tariff, slavery
and everything else is thrown into the discus
sion on the Homestead. That measure, new
eriheless happens to be very popular, and
will beyond doubt, pass The House in an
amended form. II passed the last Congress
1 by considerable majority in The House, but
| fingered and died in the Senate. May i,
meet better fate this lime.
The Spirits were yesterday interrogated in
one of the committee rooms in the House as
to the fate Of The Nebraska Bill, and raped
favorably 10 the ultimate success Of The bill.
Calhoun, Clay, and many other spirits were
interrogated, But Mike Walsh reminded the
Speaker to-day that, by a joint rule, spirits
were no, permitted 10 be introduced into
either House. OF course the House INDUCED
in roar OF laughter.
The Diplomacy Bill is still lingering, and
it has just been discovered by some of the
young members that it is easier to kill than
10 bring 10 life again. ! have, however, no
fear of the ultimate success of the bill -
There is loo much money in it, and there are
too many persons interested in it, TO let ii
sleep The sleep Of death. | seldom saw an
appropriation bill defeated in either House
MIR. Florence's Bill for the extension Of
grants Of land to soldiers and sailors Of The
War OF 1912, the War with Mexico, and the
various Indian Wars since 1890, was up in
Committee of Public Lands, in the House,
and ordered 10 be reported adversely to the
House, without single conradiciing voice
Certain inquiries having been addressed 10
the Secretary Of The Interior, the latter an
swered them in writing, and his letter has
been adopted by The Committee as their own
report. The Secretary Of The Interior esli-
mates that, if the bill passed, it would cost
the United States some eighty.ihee millions
of acres Of land, in value of sl2O OOO, 900
and that il would take the whole present
force of The General Land Office for nine OF
ten consecutive years, 10 make out the land
warrants, besides involving the Government
in endless litigation as regards letters, inner.
ilance, &c.
There is yet another House Committee
having the same subject before them, bu
that Committee, on examining the case, vii
probably report as the Committee on Public
Lands have reported. The bill, if carried
would embrace some three hundred lhousant
cases. The bill for The reorganization ot
the navy will probably be reported in the
course Of next week. Nothing is likely tc
be done for the present week with the bill
making appropriations for the building OF 81,
additional war steamers.
OBSERVER.