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FRI DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER, "a, 1871.
THE END OF THE SESSION.


morning says:-Thc two Houses of Con-
gress adjourned last evening, according to
previous resolution, after one of the most la
borIous and fruitful sessions that has ever
been held. Except in the first Congress,
beginning in March, 1889, and ending in
March, 1871, and the session of lS11-12,
no other Session has given birth to measures,
taken together, of equal importance, Tor
which promise so abundant harvest of blcs-
sing to the present and future generations
as that which has just closed,
One measure only is wanting to complete
great system of policy which we could
contemplate with unmixcd pride and pleas
ure. That measure the reader will of course.
understand to be the establishment of a
Fiscal Agency, to substitute the repealed
Sub-Treasury, and, directly or indirectly,
to regulate the currency, and facilitate, if
not to equalze, the exchanges between diff
fcrent parts of the country. That measure
has failed, Notwithstanding the unwcaricd
efforts of the Wings in both Houses of Con-
gress to accomplish it. Ifthc postponemcnt
for a few months of the adoption of some
measure of that sort were the only conse-
quence OF the failure to pass it at this SEES
sion, the evil would be more tolerable as IT
would be alleviated by the hope of success
hereafter. But the schism which has grown
oft of this subjuct (having its root, however,
much deeper than that between the Execu-
tive and Congress is subject of the gravest
regret, because of its throwing a strong shade
of donbtupon the probability of future agree
mont between those Departments, not upon
this point alone, but upon other questions
concerning home affairs which NAV hereaf
ter present themselves for their Joint action.
Notwithstanding all which, we repeat, the
Session has been a highly important one.
having resulted in a body of most salutary and
beneficial legislation.
Tho House of Representatives had not at
any time yesterday sufficient number of
Members present to form quorum but
continued its session pro torma to a late
hour, to give time to the Senate to act upon
the Executive business before it. 1t finally
adjourned at eight o'clock, p. NJ. lcavin .
the Senate still in session.
The Senate was occupied the whole day
in the consideration Of Executive nomina-
tons, few Of the results of which have yet
come to our knowledge. Among the most
interesting and important was the confrnla-
ton of the nomination of Edward Everett to
be Minister to Great Britain.
The following appointments were also
confirmed during the evenings sitting:
Walter Forw ard, Secretary of the Trea-
sury.
John Mclean, Secretary of War.
A. p. Upslur, Secretary of the Navy.
Charles A. Wickliilc, of Kentucky, Post
master General.
Hugh S. Legarc, attorney General.
CONGRESSIONAL WING MEETING.
At a meeting of the Wing members of the
Senate and House Of Representatives of the
eth Congress of the United States, held in
the City Of Washington on the l lth Septcm-
Der, ISL
The Hon. Nathan +. Dixon, of Rhode
Island, on the part of the Senate, and Hon.
Jeremiah Morrow, of Ohio, on the part of
the House, were called to the chair, and
Kenneth Rayncr,of y. Carolina, Christopher
Morgan, of New York, and Richard w.
Thompson, of Indiana, were appointed
Secretaries.
Mr.. Mangum, of North Carolina, offered
the following resolutions:
Resolred That it is cxpcdicnt for tho Wings of the
Senate and House of Representatives Of the United
States publish address thepeople of the United
States, containing succlnct exposition of the pro-
hnent proceedings OF the extra session of Congress-
Of the measures that have been adopted and those in
which they have failed and the causes of such failure
together with such other matters may exhibit
truly the condition of the Wing party and Wing pros
poets.
R,solred That committee of three on the part of
the Senate and five the part of the House, be ap-
pointed 10 prepare such address, and submit it TO a
meeting of the Wings on Monday morning next, the
Ism instant, al mali past o clock.
And the question being taken on said re-
solutions, they were unanimously adopted.
Wereupon the following gentlemen were
appointed SAID committee; Messrs. Bcrricn,
of Georgia, Tallmadgc, of New York, and
Smith, of Indiana, on the part of the Sc
nate; and Messrs. Everett, of Vermont,
Mason, of Ohio, Kennedy, of Maryland,
John c. Clark, of New York, and Rayner,
of North Carolina, on the part of the House.
When, on motion, the meeting adjourned,
to meet again on Monday morning.
The meeting assembled, pursuant to adj
journmcnt, and Mr.. Kennedy, of Maryland
reported an address to the people of the L.
States. We have not room for the address
this week; it will appear in our next The
following is an extract
"The first conquonce is that those who brought the
President into power can be no longer IN any man
ne N decree Justly held responsible blamed for