Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-02-10
From the National InteHiSenser.

THE EIGHTH WEEK OF THE SESSION
Has been consumed, in the House of Re-
representatives., with the exception Of Sat
urday,) in proceedings and debates OF
such a character as it has given us un.
mixed pain to be obliged TO report to our
readers, and upon which, the subject yet
depending, we forbear for the presen. any
other remark, than that the shortest pos.
sible way will, beyond all question, be the
best way in which the subject Of debate
car be disposed of.
Much, however, as there has been 10
deprecate in the tone and temper of the
debates of one branch Of Congress, the
last week has yet been the most fruitful oil
the session. The debate in the Senate,
for the most part on both sides learned
and able, terminating, as it did, in a deci-
sion sustaining the Bankrupt Law passed
at the late Session, was a worthy employ
ment OF the time Of that body, and the is
sue one in our opinion, corresponding TO
the purpose, for which that branch of the
Government was established, Of giving a
cha of stability and consistency to
the National legislation.
The final passage, in the House of Re-
presentatives. on Saturday, Of the bill to
authorize a REISSUE Of Treasury notes, tc
an amount not exceeding i've millions Of
dollars, is the first step taken by Congress
at this Session tow ards providing the ways
and means for the support Of Government
for the year 1912, in addition to such rev.
enue as the reduced imposis will yield,
Though it is most seriously TO be regretted
that some such measure was not carried
through five or six weeks ago, as It might
readily have been, and doubtless woulc
have been had Congress realized the ur'
gency OF the occasion for it, IL cannot bu'
be q subject Of congratulation among oul
readers that, by this measure, the Trea'
surv is restored to n state of solvency.
The reader will not fail to remark, ir
looking over the Yeas and Nays in the
House of Representatives, with what re
luctance the Wings, even under the pres
sure Of a necessity hardly to be resisted
assented to this authority TO reissue Urea
sury Notes whilst the friends Of the lat,
| Administration totCu ia uiuoo uHaiIo
granting il. The reluctance Of the for
mer is easily accounted for, because they
were always heretofore opposed to the
issue Of Treasury Notes. The opposition
Of the latter to providing the means o
supplying a deficiency in the revenue ere
ated by the reckless experiments and pro
fuse expenditures OF the two last Admin
istrations, is no. to be accounted for upor
any principle that we can understand
unless that, having brought the Treasur,
into its present predicament by their owl
errors, they are, out Of mere mischief, de
termined that those errors of theirs shall
be made to contribute as much as possibl,
10 the embarrassment Of their successor
in the Government. Should that be th'
game of the party, we must not be sur
prised to see them lay at the door of tn
VINES the debt which they have left as
charge upon the Treasury, and which, a
far as their votes are concerned, they vii
lend no aid to provide Tor the payment Of
An indication of such a design is indee'
given by their organ in this city, ,whicl
represents the provision, by a reissue Q