The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-03-17
Close ofthe Thirty-Finh Congress.

From rapidity of the movements of the
Senate and House, as reported by tele-
graph, and the number of bills hurried
through at the last moment on the night
of the third, and morning of the 4th insts,,
it is almost impossible to state with ac-
curacy what was done. We know fat
least if positive assertion in our dispatch
is reliable) that the Postoffice, Bill rails
ing postage to five cents and abolishng
the franking privilege was lost. The
Agricultural College Bill was vetoed by
the President, and failed TO receive IA
two.third vote on its return, 50 it is over
board. The Homestead Bill was passed
by the House, but negatived in the Sen.
ate The subject of the Pacific Railroad
was deferred, and the Thirty Million
Appropriation, after an indirect sanction
by the Senate, was Withdrawn by its au-
thor until the first day of the next SEES
sion. The number of amendments made
by the Senate to the Miscellaneous APP
preparation Bill, and the subsequent
abandonment Of them or most of Them
leaves US in some doubt as to the fate of
that one establishing the Butterlield line
of steamers between some American and
Mexican port on the Gulf, and appropria-
ting one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars annually for four years to mail
service upon it. But we think it was
lost. We may, however, be mistaken
as the Panama and Tehuantepec appro
priatiOn first reported lost, it has been
since acertained, was saved The APP
preparation for removing the bar at the
mouth OF the Mississippi river was rejec-
ted. Although We regret the loss of the
Butterield scheme-exceedingly, as it
might have been of immense advantage
to Mobile under certain contingencies,
yet upon the whole we think the coun-
try may congratulate itself more upon
what Congress has failed to do, than
upon what it has done.-llercury.
Former Colonies Of Spaia.-It may
not be without interest al this time IL
mention the manner in which Spain lost
all Of its colonies, except Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippines, and the cluster
near Africa, for these are all that remain
TO it OF its once splendid colonial possess
ions. In 1865, it ceded Malta to the
Order of Saint John, of Jerusalem. In
1920, it lost lower Navarro and lie Bear
nais, Louis XIII then being King Of
France. In I649, it lost RouSSilon. In
1910 Portugal and its colonies shook of
the Spanish yoke. In IG4l, the insur
reclion Of the Lower Countries commcnc.
ed, which ended i'll 16IS in their intcpen-
cnce. Between 1926 and 1897 the Bar
BADGES, Jamaica, Gibraltar Dominica
the Bahamas and Trinidad Island were
taken by the English. Between 1885
and 1900, Martinique, New Grenada,
Gaudaloupe, half of St Domingo and
Louisiana were ceded TO the French. In
1913, Spain coded Sardinia to the Duke
of Savoy. Ia 17l3 Spain ccded to the
Emperor of Morocco all its rights to Oran
and Mersei kebir, which We're abandoned
after an earthquake. The Duchies OF
Parma, Plaisance, Lucca, &c, were ce-
ded to Princes of the House Of Bourbon.
Naples and Sicily, which given to Don
Carlos Fevolted successfully in 1859
In 1919, Spain coded Florida to the Uni
ted States. In 1921, it lost the half OF
ST Domingo belonging to it, and between
1916 and 1924, it lost Mexico and its
South American posSessionS-won with
so much glory and sacrifice by Christie.
pher Columbus, Pizarro and Ferdinand
Cortes, as Mr. Prescott has enchantingly
told to all of us-N O Picayune.