Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-17
wAsmINGToN LETTER.
Iprom ourncsn,ar Correspondent. ]

WASHINGTON, -. G., July 10, 1895.
An investigation reveals the facl TINT
tlcre is prodgious number Of people.
comprising both sexes, who draw pay
from the Governmeat, and who do not pee.
tor,n Y particle OF serviee iur the pnrticniar
service that they are supposed to periorm
i~ rcqnitsl foi the semi.monthly pay
snents that are made 10 them. II there ia
~o other way oi eliminating these people
fEom the pny roll, 1t were better to put
them upon the pcnsion-roll with tie other
frauds lhsi 90 numerousy figure thereon,
and lei us have pretence at least that we
are paying Tor something.
recent statement of the quantity of
land IN the United States held, owned and
controlled by foreign capitalists, prepared
by lion. William q. Oates, = member of
Congress from Alabama, and u membcr of
the House Committee ON Public Lands,
shows aa aggregate of 20,5ll GOO acres so
held aad owned, the largest owners being
two English syndcates possessing, respec-
lively, 100000, ami 100000 acres.
These owners have not intended and do
not ialend to become citizens Of the United
States, and some of them are titled noble
nten oi different countries in Europe. Vet
by the laxiiy of the Preemplioa laws of
this country they nre enabled 70 secure
the privilege OF holding this vast domain
"a privilege denied by the laws TO our
own citizens! The sentiment oil tlie coun-
try Is opposed, and has always been OPP
tl,,a g f.,.
| OF our public lands, but ecery attempt to
| discourage 1t by Congressional action has
| thus far met with defeat before the bills to
that end could be gc,iess out of committee.
The country seems aow to be in travail
over the Dolphia, which, as specimen oil
naval architecture, does not seem TO come
up TO our deaands as one of the glorious
squadron ot vater-logged tubs comprising
our navy. No fault Is found with the ex-
penditure oi nearly million OF dollars in
repairs upon the Mohicdn, n vessel that is
not worth powder 10 blow her to saither-
eens--hut we higle over the acceptance of
4 vessel that is worth the whole remaining
feet Of our miserable navy, because of a
suspicion that there is an air of jobbery
about her construction.
Between the Agricultural Bureau, the
Bureau OF Statistics, the Bureau OF Labor,
and the Bureau of Animal Industry, (all
Of which Congress has practically ignored
IN its appropriation bills,) we should sup
pose that they were articles OF furniture
that were deemed useless enough TO be
dispensed with altogether. Anyhow the
Government SHOULD let the garden seed
business 60 Into the hands of those whs
deal In the genuine article, and make itself
the catsi.aw of disreputabie seed.ga,kerers
who know 80 well how to impose their
venerable stock upon the Agricultural
| Bureau.
Ii would seem from The evidence of The
architectural experts now being examined
upon nm investigation of the Capitol arch
ltec', MIR. Clark, that the reign of shoddy
commenced in this country good many
years ago. From this testimony we are
informed the very walls of the Capitol
which we assumed would stand the wea,
and tear OF centuries Of politics and pol
iicians, have long been in state of disin
,egralion, decay and destruction. The
iron dome, weighing 5000 200 pounds i,
about to fall upon tile heads Of the unfor
,unate visitors in the rolunda, without 4
moments warning, because of the shoddy
material with which it was composed, the
shoddy priming that WAS put into the
paint, and the shoddy labor with whcl
the iron heams were joined together
Even the bronze female that surmounl
the dome to represent the freedom shrek
ers, is warped out OF all shape and louk
as though il had Just emerged from cas-,
OF secondary ricketts,. OF course the arch
ltect Of the Capitol has his enemies, ant
they may overstate matters somewhat, but
| wish that you could see some Of tn,
botch work about this Capitol, for whicl
we have paid first and last about seventeen
millions OF hard earned dollars.
The Rcgeats of the Mount Vernon es-
J tat have got through with their annua
, meeting. These Regents are all ladies
and that Is doubtless the reason of thei
l. interminable session. From one of th
reports read, it appears that more peopl
3 visited the memorable mansion this yea
i, than ever before, save the Centennial yeal
Consequently the captain of the steamboa
which carries all the passengers TO Noun
= Vernon, and has the exclusive monopOl
= of the business, pocketed more than th
usual amount of patriotic lucre. Til
;, board has resolved to make some extenslv
additions and repairs upon the i,ropert,
k conspicuous among which is the rehabili
e tation of the handueting hall at the mort
n end OF the house, which il called the Ne
York room, and several hundred dollar
o are to be devoted TO the propagation {
o plants pastime 10 which Gen. Washing
II ton paid much attention, The Pohic
+, Church where the immortal Georg
o worshipped when in the flesh, ia old.fasll
u oiued enough. The pews are simply box,
d with uncushioned seals, very much M
e remember those in many Of the New Eu;
., land towns. The back Of the rews are
high that no encouragement whatver
= given for the display OF millinary, AMI Il
p bald heads that show their polished sui
e faces over the top of the rails, look ste
: funny for anything" DON PEDRO.