Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-23

Seekers Continues Foreign Missions =
Government Land Sales.
wAsuiSdroS, d. G., April IS, 1872
II Congress has been In undue haste tn ad
journ, II has certainly used the last hours ofth,
session to coed purpose. Were Il no, tha, thor,
Is danger ~ measures passlng without Fropoi
examination w the hurry of such time, on,
conld aiinnai wish that adiuurnments came mors
frequently y say unce mnth ur So in vrdcr Z,
have a uurc frequent clearing awny of such
m atters as require attention. The same object
however, would be still better accomplished, II
the business-likc m'de " ac,iun adopted for the
dsy OF two prrevdiug the close ~ session
cuuld b. diAdsed all thrOugh ", aud the amount
of unprOduetiye talking be eorrcspondiugly lin
tied.
The prompt passage BY both hauses ef the bill
recommended by the President In bis message
ou Wednesday, is very gratifying. II vas ex-
pcctcd iha, the adoption of this amendment BY
the Senate would occasion lively illibusieting
IN the House, IN the hope Of defeating the bill
but General l,uter nanked all such attempts by
moving At once Ia suspend all rules Tor the pur-
pose oftakiug Up this bill. This motion being
carried, the usual dilatory motions were fore
stalled, and the bill, ne amended, was promptly
passed. Next tO this. Une of the most inip0rtan,
bills pa ssed was that relating to the fixing ofthe
point of junction between the Central aud Union
Pacific failways. II will obviate the difficulty
which threatened To delay the completion Of this
great highway between The oceane, possibly mn.
| In another session ur Congress, the people Uf
the country meantime possessing their souls In
such patience as they might.
| As usual 1T The end Of session, the Lobby
! members were working like beavers ON Friday
~ get their pet schemes thrnngh. They en-
croached upon the floor " the House 10 such an
extent that Mr.. Banks was impcllcd TO compel
- - -. - al.
| eiudnK from the anpr I'LL except thOse pri,il-
edged. This excluded snme, but the eG-mem-
bars, Of whom not few are engaged In the lob
hy business, could not bc excluded, and thoy
we're consequently able to ply their vocation at
will.
Whether the Hrsl session Of the Forty first
Congress has oUmc MP to the requirements of
the people Is question for the people 10 deter
mine, aud the sins Of omission and commission
will be known and passed upon by those who
are superior 10 Senators aud Representatives,
The Indian appropriation bill. rs Rgrced to
ky the conference cuinmitccs, aud adopted by
both houses Of Congress and sent TO the Presi-
dent for his signature, omits all of those amend-
monts moved IN the Senate by Mr.. Hdrlin, based
on treaties made by the Indian Peace Commits
sioners, and contains 10 their stead the amend
meut originally pr0posed In the House by Mr..
Dawes, giving the President $4,000 900 to be
used fur the purpose of.ke ping peace on the
plains this summer. Tho uction Of Congress In
agreeing 10 the report practically Ignores all 0i
the aforesaid treaties, and settles one Of the
questions connected with Indian affairs about
which there has boen much discussion.
Public business engaging the President 10 the
exclusion of all visitors, aud the Cabinet meet
Of Friday taking the Secret ries from their re-
spectiye Departments, the few officials who nrc
supposed ~ have any power In the appniniment
line were closely besicged. SO hard was the
pressure upon Mr.. Earle, the newly installed
First Assistant Posima s,er General, that he was
pofnpelled 70 iasne an order ~ the messenger at
his door 10 admit none but Senators and Repre-
sentatives. and his tune was fully occupied
with these gentlemen until the Department
closed.
The Post Office Department Is IN receipt Of
dispatches announcing that tho obstacles have
been removed, and the California mails are now
passing the gap between the tcFmiui Of the rail-
roads, regularly.
The House, on the ilth inst, decided the con.
tested election case between Myers aud Molfet,
! Of the Third Pennsylvania district, awarding
tho seat to the iurnler, who was member OF the
| Forticth Congress.
A delegation Oi the Union League of Phila-
| delphia Il IN this city urging tho appointment
Of George II. Baker, secretary Of tho League
for the mission TO Spain. II is stated that al
the Cabinet meeting last Friday ex-Governor
Curtin, Of Pcunsylvania, was agreed upon as the
| minister for the mission 10 st, Petersburg.
The President on Friday evening issued a
| proclamation convening the Senate in extraor-
dinary session for the purpose of considering
nominations, treaties, and such other executive
business AZ will demand immediate action.
Among other important combinations James
NJ. Ashley was, on Friday last, confirmed as
Governor Of Mnntana.
Hon. Joseph =. Wilson, Commissioners Of the
General Land Office, has just received returns
showing a disposal Of 81, $50 acres Of the public
domain dnring the past month, at the following
local offices Lincoln, Nchaska, q ,lSl acres
Dakota City, Nebraska, li,2T7 acres Saint
Cloud, Minnesota, S,gi0. Nearly all the land
disposed Of was taken up by actual settlers un-
der the homestead law,