Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-05-25

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WHAT PERSEVERANCE, AND STRATEGY Accon-
fLisHED.-The Washington correspondent of the
Alto, under date April 4th, relates in the follow
ing how James 7. Ryan, formerly of Humboldt
county, worked his claim for loss on the Monitor
Camdnehe contract, through Congress -" The
night before the passage Of the bill awarding to
Donahue, Ryan and Secor, the builders of the
Cdmdache, $l70, 900, for the loss on their con-
tract, there was in Washington who
would have given Ryan ten cents on the dollar
for the claim. He had been working it for two
years, and several times came victory, but
miss is as good as several miles in legislation
as in sharp-shooting The bill passed by
the Senate at the first session of the Thirty-ninth
Congress, but the House could not be induced to
act upon it. The bill, therefore, failed, and the
lndomtable Ryan had to commence operations
de nouo He had not much trouble in passing it
again in the Senate but when it was sent to the
House it referred to the Committee on
Claims, but which did not exist. Speaker Col
fax, knowing that the House was far from COM
plete, and that, therefore, much business would
not be transacted, steadily refused to appoint
Committees unless forced by the direct action of
the House. Sending the Cdmdnche bill to the
Committee on Claims, when there was no such
Committee, was equivalent to killing it, RYAN
to devise plan to get at it, and this was the
way in which be operated. General Logan got
up and moved that as the House had refused re-
peatedy to do justice to the contractors of the
Camanche, the vessel be returned to them, on
condition of refunding the amount received by
them. The House jumped at the proposition
for San Francisco is q far-off place and many
persons hereabouts do not much care whether
she is properly defended not, and was going
TO pass the resolution, when Mr. Schenck inter-
polated with substitute for the payment of the
amount claimed, and, sooner than be bothered
any longer the House passed it but here again
Ryan had another obstacle to contend with
Inere was difference OF eighty cents between
the sum appropriated by the House and that by
the Senate 1t is said that he was perfectly will
ing TO make present of the difference to the
Government, but his generosity in that partcu-
lar would not have obviated the necessity of 90
ing back to the Senate, and time was getting
short Next day, at IL o'clock, the Fortieth
Congress was to adjourn, and if that little mat
ter OF eighty cents was not adjusted RYAN would
not exactly be at " sea" again, but completely
wrecked and cast-away. He made the trip how
ever, contrary to the expectation of everybody.
but, in the hurry of transcribng and printing
"A few hundred dollars of the gross amount were
lost"
"CoNISG. The Sacramento Bee IN a sensi-
BILE and interesting article under the above title
says -" More people coming among u.s.
The steamers from New York are crowded be-
yond their legal capacity, and even then cannot
accommodate all who seek passage. And this
influx does not appear to be ephemeral, but is
based upon commercial and other facts which,
while they last, will cause the tide to flow this
way. We are all workers, but there
not enough of us to do half the labor that is
required. Millions of acres want hands-thou-
sands of mines await muscle-manufacture lags
because of the scarcity Of men, and where there
is so much work to be done and so many people
in the world who would like to do it, the pity is
that these wants cannot come together and be
satisfied
HARrsoN.-The Napa Register speaks in the
following decisive strain of the prospects and
qualifications of Senator Harrison the successor
of General Bidwell 80 We are glad to state
that, so far as we can judge from extensive cor
respondence and daily conversation with the
people of our county, the prospects of the NOM
inaton of Senator Harrison for Congress are
most hattering. No candidate could be selected
who is of frmer purpose, more tenacious of
principle, steadfast in friendship. His un-
questioned ability and long experience in public
affairs are fully appreciated by the people of his
District, and he fully merits the nomination as
the reward for his unfinching fidelity to the
great cause of Freedom and the Union"
A SIGNIFICANT OxES.-On the 18th of last
month a Republican Convention was held at
Richmond, and was largely attended. The reso-
lutons adopted expressed gratitude to Congress
for declaring the new party of Virginia part Of
the Republican organization, in favor of q thor
odgh system of common schools more equit-
able mode of taxation modification of the
usury laws so as to encourage capitalists in
ternal improvements and immigration declares
the Government ought not to exist founded on
any other basis than human equality, and no
man shall receive support from the party who
does not meet these issues.
PAY DELEGArEs.-At the recent session of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of this State res
oluton was passed ordering that each member
of the Order in good standing throughout the
State be assessed fifty cents, which shall become
n Grand Lodge fund, to be used in defraying the
expenses of delegates from Subordinates to and
from the annual session of the Grand Lodge
WRECKED ON THE COLUMBIA BAB.-The barken-
tine w. b. Scranton wrecked at the mouth
of the Columbia river, May l2th-passengers and
crew saved but cargo a total loss. The vessel
was valued at S25 900, and was insured Tor
So 900 the cargo at $500, 900, which was prin-
cipally insured.
SrRAwREBRIEs-The first of the season were
received on Monday present from Johnny
Gribble of this place. He has lots of them, and
those of our citizens who delight to indulge IN
that luxury have only to give their orders to
Johnny to be punctually served.
The Humboldt Times learns that Col. Whppe,
late Of the Humboldt Indian Battalion, has ac-
cepted Captaincy in the 2sd Regiment of Reg
nlsrs, to be for the present stationed at Govern
ors Island, in New York harbor.
NEW voLUxE.-The Woodland Ners has COM
menced its sixteenth volume, and we do not hes
itate to say, improves with age 1t is we'll man.
aged, edtorially, and has been a faithful laborer
in the Union cause.
TIE Examiner says that ghosts can't vote at
the primaries. We think Democratic ghost
would try to. At any rate we have always seen
spirits very plentiful about Democrats polling
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