New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-18
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/ have been freely Cou4Ii-'''N''0- -.S''' - - -
through his letters The general results OF his
injuries are the following conclusions:
/. There j, now rather more probability ;ha.
some plan OF Finance and Currency, based on the
President suggestions, viii be adopted q; this
Session than TIA; one will not. lis character will
probably undergo material transformation, either
in Committee or in the House. The power to
discount or purchase Bills of Exchange viii Proba-
bly, be stricken out The great difficulty will be to
so designate and constitute the Board of Control,
Cor wha;eyeri; NAY be ;ermed,) as to add nothing
10 the power and patronage OF the President On
,hi. point. many Wing Members infexible, and.
# not conceded, they VIII reluctantly vote against
the bill
H. There is good hope that a thorough ex-
animation of the ordinary Expenditures Of the
Government Salaries, Fees, t.c-wil be made
at this Session. with view 10 the Rctrenchmen,
of any and every expenditure that may be cur
tailed witaou, injury to the Public Service. |;
any Offices are found unnecessary, they will most
certainly be cut of. An excellen; and determined
Committee has this subject specially in charge
and the temper Of the Nou,c il good. The point
of most difficulty is the reduction Of the pay Of
Members Of Congress. Many consider that they
have less now than is paid to public servants in
any other capacity requiring equal talent and in
yoying equal re- possibility apart from the fact that
,hcy are so irreguary employed as to deranse
any business they may have without paying them
for more than a third Of their time There Is force
in these suggestions yet we are confident tina; ii
reduction OF their compensation to the bare cost Of
economic living in Washngton-say So to $40
per week-would tend greatly to reduce the length
and the incidental cost Of the Sessions and improve
the character of the Houses, by leaving out needy
Young professional men who are injured by being
taken from their business and seat to Congress at
any price, and replace them by men Of greater
experience and maturer judgement, who are not
distracted by private cares, and to whom the pay
would be 10 Object. We earnestly hope tina, It
reduction will be made and that the Mileage VIII
at any rate be cut down one-half. Il would then
be higher, in view OF the greatly improved means
OF communication, than the present rates were
when established.
Ill. The Departments of War and the Navy
call urgently for largely increased appropriations,
in order that the Country may be placed in tt
thorough posture OF defence. The general impress
sion that our Foreign Relations arc in so critical
condition that ample preparations for War are the
only sure conserators of Peace will induce Con
gress to accede measurably TO these demands, bu,
probably MOTTO their foil extent.
". The supposed alienation of many Wing
Members from President Tyler will rarely induce
them vote against his Fiscal project. On the
contrary, many whose dissent from his course is
most decided are among the most earnest adyo-
Gates OF adopting some measure based on the Pre-
sidents proposition. Indeed. it is evident that, if
personal considerations ovcrrule, the ie-
lection Of his plan would strengthen the President
more ,hun its wcll-considered adoption.
v The Tariff will probably be somewhat i'm
proved at this Session, though not half what the
interests OF the Country require. The Compro-
mise Act provides that duties after July next be
based .pon the value of the imported articles in
his Country: this can only be carried into consist
ent and beneficial effect by asccriainng and set
ding the average Home Value Of Iron, Sugar, Sik
&c. &c, and making the duty specific on that
amount. For instance. if the average value in this
Country Of pig ronis ouad to be thirty dollars ton
let the duty invariably be twenty per cent. thai
amount. or s. per ton-and 50 throughout. We
hope this will be done, but do not feel assured OF
it. More we hardly expect this Session.
VI The Land Distribution bill will not be re-
Poaled, nor will the Bankrupt Law. Ii any at
tempt is made on either, i, will only be Tor effect
elsewhere. An elliott will be made subject Bank
to Compulsory Bankrupt Law-we hear, without
success.
VII \ vast number of Private Claims against
the Government have been suffered to accumulate
hroughou, the last ten years-many OF them pre-
pesterous, but many, again, founded in the clcarest
justice, and the postponemeni OF which is grey
Gus and neNcusable wrong We are confident
that they will be investigated and settled at the
present Session.
REV. Nh. KYApF.-The SANDER suit against
this gentleman has not been withdrawn. The
origin of the difficulty was as follows: Mr.. Knapp,
in the cosrse Of sermon against uaiyersasm,
asked if ANY person present knew Universah>.
who prayed in bis family. lady rose and said
Yes The next evening Mr. Knapp made the
observations upon this lady or her family for which
the SANDER suit has been brought.
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printing Office, and the lower by Prince 4 Cow
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