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From the National InteItigence' NOU. 6.
THE APPROACHING SESSION OF
CONGRESS.

Four weeks from Monday next COM
m"nces the second session of The 9th
Congress,
The first session of this Congress,
though an arduous one, and fruitful of
valuable measures was directed, both
by the Proclamation CoDVenIng it and
the Message OF the President at its o.
pening, to particular objects; and it re.
framed entirely from engaging in the
general business of Legislation. At tho
coming session the whole field of public
duty lies open TO Congress, in which
there is much ground 10 be labored, be
the harvest gathered from it great or
small Investigations into The admins
tration Of The Government, not only for
the last four years, but for a good part
of the eight preceding, during which
all satisfactory inquiry was resisted and
defeated, under various pretences, by
those Executive officers who were in
lerested in conceaiment of abuse or mis-
management are expected by the peo
pie al The hands orCongress. Reforms
also are looked for in different branches
of the Government; amongst which an
effective re organization of the Navy
seems to be in general contemplation -
The Post Office system requires revision
with reference to its general admlnstra-
uon, as well as the proper regulation Of
letter postage, the revenue from which
it is supposed, would be augmented in
stead OF diminished by a reduction orthe
present oppressive rates. Many other
objects within range Of the powers Of
Congress might be mentioned, sufficient
to occupy lis time during session Of a.
verage length.
There is one sub biect, however, which
cannot be avoided, which must be acted
upon, and which may Of itself be ex-
pected TO occupy a great deal of time,
because Of the many interests which 1t
affects, and the inlinity Of details con-
nected with it. We refer, Of course, to
the revision and permanent adjustment
of the system Of duties upon Imports
The amendatory revenue act. passed at
the last session, was only an expedient
for supplying obvious defects in the sys.
tenn until it can undergo that general
revision which devolves upon Congress
at the ensuing session. In June next
the duties established under the act of
1888 reach their lowest point; a point
too low to cave sufficient revenue, as
10 contemplation Of that act, for defray-
ing the ordinary expenses of the Govern
ment thorough revision Of the whole
Tariff system will become necessary;
and the intelligence Of the Representa-
tives of the People, as well as their a.
biIity TO postpone particular interests
for considerations Of public national
we al, will be put TO the test.
Tie apportIonment OF Representatives
to Congress under The new censuA-al-
ways difficult and tedious works.
one of the earliest objects that will de-
mand The attention Of Congress. The
chief interest that the public has in the
settlement of the ratio of the apportion-
ment is, that the House Of Representa-
lives be not made much more numerous
than il now is, lest 1t should become
more unwieldy, and l9ss fit for the pur-
poses OF deIIberaion; and this will be the
problem for Congress TO work out
But the subject Of the greatest concern
at the present moment, lntrinslcaIly as
we'll as adVentItiously, is that Of the cur
rency. The minds as we'll as the mouths
of all men are occupied with it; ay, and
their hands loo, for there is no quarter
Of the country in which much of the
time Of all men engaged in business of
any sort is not occupied in converting
such money as they are obliged 10 re-
ceIve into such as they are Able 10 pay
away. The incidents Of the last session
have not essened the general anxiety 10
know what use Congress will make of
The power which the Government un-
doubledy possesses TO purge the country
of the great social as we'll political
evil of vitiaIod currency, The Presi-
dent is, we learn from the language of
the newspapers, thought to be pledged 10
propose, or NJ least 10 shhclioh' soho
plan Of National Bank, ln This we
fear our friends deceive themselvts.-
Some Fiscal Agent" will no doubt be
proposed, but not such one, we appre-
hend, as is looked for, or can meet tho
rxigcn "Ies Of the country. ii it should
he Otherwise none will rejoice al 1t more
= sincerely than ourselves However that
NAV be, there is no danger. the reader
will perceive, even from this hasty glance
at the prospect, Of Congress having ne
cessarily any idle time on their hands at
The ensuing session, though it should last
Till the dog days.