Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-04-23
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The present Congress will, we believe, yet en-
title itself to the thanks OF the country, notwh
standing the censures that are freely bestowed
upon it for the tardiness OF its movement hitherto
which we repose in Congress, have thought to be
more tardy than necessary, by reason Of The ex
penditure OF time in irrelevant debate, or in de-
bate upon questions not in themselves relevant tc
the great objects demanding the earliest attention
The action Of the last week is, however, salts
factory pledge Of serious devotion to public duty
by both Houses during the residue Of this session
The first and most urgent Of the measures ne.
cessary to restore healthful action to the Gov
ernment (he Loan Billy in an effective form, VIC
consider as good as passed into law. 1t ha
passed the ordeal OF the House Of Representatives
where it had the most to apprehend and is now
before the Senate, which has been long waiting
for it, and will not waste time unnecessarily
upon it.
Though few bills have yet passed at this SEES.
sion, the action Of the committees in both Houses
has been laborious and perseverng beyond all
former example. This greater than ordinary at
tention to the committee business is particularly
remarkable Of the House OF Representatives; the
evidence of which we have in number OF very
interesting reports already made by its commit.
tees and in the fact that there are many other re-
ports in which much progress has been made, and
i L L. r.
Among The most interesting reports yet made
to the House Of Representatives is that from the
Committee on Manufactures, of which Mr.. SAL.
roNsrALL is Chairman, accompanied by bill
for the further regulation Of the duties on i'm.
ports. The same subject Qhe revision Of the du.
ties on imports) was referred also, as the reader
is or ought TO be ware, to the Committee OF Ways
and Means, OF which Mr.. FILLMORE is Chair
man, whoss duty it will be also to report bill
for revision Of the Tariff such bill as may
appear TO that Committee to be required, with
view to the provision OF an adequate permanent
rerenue to supply the wants Of the Treasury
The report Of this committe has been delayed for
want OF information, an important part of which
has Just been furnished from the Department of
State, and part of which has been asked, and
is expected from the Treasury Department. That
Department has, it is understood, been assidiousIy
engaged in collecting the materials for its report,
n answer 10 the first call for it; so that it will
probably not be many days before the Commit.
ee OF Ways and Means will be enabled TO pre-.
tent its project also to the House.
When the two tariff bills, the one for protec.
ion and the other for revenue, are before the
House, we presume that they will be discussed
ogether, and the acceptable parts of both bills
De wrought into one. The debate upon the de-
ails Of the Tariff whatever form the measure
nay ultimately assume, will necessarily be pro-
racted, from the diversity ofnterests involved in
my legislation on the subject, to considerable
ength, but it may be hoped will not extend
through more than fifteen or twenty days in the
he House OF Representatives, nor more than
lalf that number Of days in the Senate.
But the main subject more Immediately requi.
ring the attention Of the House OF Representa-.
ives is the annual Civil Appropriation bill, which
las been already so much discussed
Could the House Of Representatives be indu.
led, after dsposing Of the Civil Appropriation
dill, before entering upon The Tariff question, to
let upon the bill for the apportionment of Rep.
esentatives in Congress under the late Census,
uch a course is recommended by other consider.
atoms than the mere obligation OF duty to make
hat apponionment at the present session. A.
nong other inducements to early action upon
hat bill may be mentioned the fact that the Leg
stature Of the State Of Pennsylvania has ad.
burned, in order to meet again On the 9th OF June
or the express purpose Of districting the State
or the choice Of Representatives under such ap.
as Congress may in the intervening
iale have determined upon. 1t will be most
awkward circumstance, TO say no more Of it, il, |
lpon coming together again, the Legislature Of
should find that Congress has not
'et even considered the subject.
Already the influence OF the decision OF the
louise of Representatives upon The Loan bill is
upon the credit OF the Government
S indicated by the rate: at which Treasury Notes