The Osceola times., 1879-02-08

,anauve OF steamship lines wonld
be the me'ilis of opening markets
tor "ur manufactures snd natural
productions that would return TO
US nundreds Of millions ot dollars
and give Ii e 10 our depressed m.
dustrics. And besides, whereas now
our navy II without sntliclcut ves
sells for an exlraord,ary emergency,
the merchant marine that might be
built up in tins way !, case OF war
would furnish navy ready made
and with very little extra expense.
This seems to be IA suggestion wor
Thy Of thought aud many Of our
Statesmen besides Senator Blaine
are giving IL very serious attention
The grecnbackcrs may congratulate
themselves upon the tact that the
appropriations are taking more
practical and less ornamental di.
rection already, aud the business OF
the country will soon have OCCASION
to feel It's benefits.
The most important undertake
ings have small beginnings. When
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson opened
her purse and called on Dr.. Woods
worth to undertake an invest ga
lion Of yellow fever with avic~ to
it's prevention, few suspected thai
much permanent good migh,resnlt
rhe feeling among the well IN
formed now has changed. II Con
gress gives effect 10 the recon :.
mcnduuons of the Commission so
ably presided over BY DR.. Woods
worth, a barrier to the unrestrain-
ed tramp OF Yellow Jack will most
certainly present itself The re
frigeraling ship which Prot. Gam
gee has Designed is meeting with
general approval and Mrs. Thomp
son, we rc told, is excrtlng herself
IN every way 10 have practical
and beneficial outcome Of all the
efforts which have been made al her
insliga,ion. Congress will be ask
ed to appropriate s2n0.oOo for thu
work, thst mlllious may be saved
and the South maintained free
from everlasting terror and almost
annually recurring pestilence.
Many things have tended to deIay
the business of Congress, md
many good judges now express th"
belief that It will hc impossible to
complete the business before the
close of the session. Only five
weeks yet remain, aud the impo,
tant appropriation hills are not
much nearer adoption than they
were a month rgo. Scrlou. differ
ences have been developed between
the two Houses, which, it is said
the par,isans on both sldes rather
encourage, for the purpose of fore
ins the necessity Of an extra SEES
sion. Besides tho appropriations,
there are many very importan,
subjects TO be acted upon, subjects
which will not he allowed 10 stand
aside, even for the appropriations
so the short session may be after
all II long Snc, putting tw, hgeth
or.
A good deal Of curiosity ia mani
tested to know what the Democrat,
will do with their claimed mnjorit,
in both Houses Tor the first time
since the war. But their party
control will not be altogether clear
Tor the GrcenbackcrS IN the House
at any rate propose to take Il
strong hand in shaping the course
nf the next Congress. IL seems
The arrears of pension bill wac
passed by no large u vote because
members did not know the amonn,
OF money it involved. aud many
of them begin 10 be frightened al
The estimates. Some authorities
think il will take $50, ,000 .00O from
the Treasury. The Pres dent bas
not sc, s'gued it, and several Cab
met officers nc trying to IL ducc
hin, no, ~ do 80.
MEMO.