The New York herald., 1844-11-23

Approaching Session OF Congress.
On Monday week next the second and last ses-
sion OF the present Congress will be commenced in
Washington for the despatch of business, and con-
tlnue until the 4th of March, when it will finally
adjourn. The question arises Immediately, what
will be done by this legislative body4 We are
disposed to think that this will be very important
session, much more important in matters of real
business than many Of the past sessions, and also
OF great Importance respects sowing the seeds
for future harvest.
There is some hope now that the presidential
question has been settled by the election OF Mr. Polk
that number ofpublic measurss Of the greatest in
teres to the country at large will be at once disposed
Of and that the will of the people ia relation to va
rety of questions will be carried out without any
more delay, idle talking and nonsensica excite
ment. The chief subject of interest on the open
ing of the session will be the message of the Pre-
sident What may be the character of his recon
mendations know not, but there is every rea
10 believe, from information we have received
frsm Washington, that Mr.. Tyler will recommend
in the most distinct manner, all those measures
that have been decided upon, or regarded
decided upon, at the recent presidential
election. The wings will probably look on ant
allow the democrats, who are the dominant party
to carry out all their measures according to III,
views they entertain of the decision passed upor
them by the people. The democrats have ma
jority in the House Of Representatives. large
majority, too-and although there NAV be subdi
vision into two opposing sections, representing tn,
Northern and Southern influences, yet all great
questions, particularly the Texas question, there
may be degree of unanimity sufficient to carry
out that measure even before Mr.. Polk's advent il
Washington. We have no doubt that the presen
administration are disposed to regard the result Of
the recent election popular declaration Of appro
val of their policy and measures, and we think thai
the President will recommend strongly in his mes
sage an immediate revision and modification Of the
tariff, and settlement of that question by the
adoption Of some system similar to the Compromise
Act of Mr. Clay the adoption Of measures for the
immediate annexng to this Union ofthe republic OF
Texas and it is probable, also, that the Preslden,
and his Cabinet may attempt renewal of the
project of "Fiscal Agent" On the Oregon
question some legislation may be expected; but
still that is a subject rather Of diplomatic negocia
tion between the authorized agents OF the two
governments, than of action in the national legis-
lature.
From general view of the influences that may
be expected to follow from the recent results on
the members Of the Federal Congress, we are very
much disposed to think that this will be business
sessinn. and that not only the measures we have
just indicated may be taken up, but ,hat, 0lso,
veral other public measures, acknowledged to be of
general and pressing importance by all parties, such
as post Office reform and the establishment of steam
lines across the Atlantic, may be taken up and
passed upon even before Mr. Polk succeeds to the
Presidency Heretofore, the great bar and him
drance to all legislation has been President-makng
in the attempted long speeches and eternal de-
bates to produce some influence on the country
previous to Presidential election. But as the
approaching session commences Immediately
after the Presidential election, and as all
the greater and lesser parties throughout the
country must necessarily want little repose TO
look around and how they stand, we expect
that business will be transacted in the brief
period of this session, than we have ever seen ac-
complished in the longest season of Congressional
action.
The wings as a party, in both Houses, will be
more in the position OF spectators watching for
opportunity for future attack. The democrats on
the other hand being victors and particularly the
southern democracy, who believe that they have
been chiefly instrumental in producing the late re-
sut will be very active in the approaching session.
and will, no doubt, bring forward all those issues
which they regard as having been passed upon by
the people, and thus become guides for their action
now. At all events, much is expected from the
approaching session Of Congress in the matter of
real business, and also in the way Of developing
the relative strength and influence of the two grea
sections of the democracy which are to operate on
the administration of Mr.. Polk; and as we have
made arrangements large scale for the purpose
Of giving our readers the best information and the
most accurate reports, we can assure them that
they will be fully gratifed with the accounts that
shall hereafter present Of all the doings Wash
ington.
A NEw QUESTION ON THE NATURALIZATION
Laws. We see it suggested in the National In
teHgencr that the legality Of the electoral voters
OF Michigan and Illinois will be disputed on the
ground that the laws OF these States have nui6ed
the naturalization laws Of the United States, IN per.
mlttlng foreigners to vote who have not resided
the prescribed term Of years in this country.
Whether this question may be mooted at the next
session OF Congress, we know not; but as decision
against the legality of the votes Of Michigan and
Illinois could not effect the result of the late elec
ton, Mr.. Polk having a majority without them,
we rather think that no objection will be raised
MORE PREDICTION. Mor~ing Ns,os states
that an old lady somewhere in New Jersey has
prophecied that Mr.. Polk will follow the fate of
General Harrison and die either before he gets to
Washington, or very soon afterwards. We doubt
very much the accuracy Of the prediction. Mr.
Polk Is much tougher man than General Harrison
was, and we rather think he will outliye many Of
those about him.
SMALL CRITICISM Of the small, oyster Gel
lar critics, having exhausted its maevolence on
the artists of the Italian OPERA has now taken in
hand the audiences, and thinks them altogether
not SO welldressed as they might be, and declares
that they have preteRsions to aristocracy, judg
ing from the color of their gloves, or some other
equally important reason.
GREAT RUSH AMONG THE NATIVES. The new