Juliet signal., 1846-06-23

gAs Adjournment of Congress. :.
Another movement was made, in the
Senate to-day to fix on a day for the ad.
tournament of Congress. The great body
of the whig, members voted for it; but four
of them voted for a postponemcnt of the
resolution till Monday next. To us it ap-
pears most extraordinary proceeding, that
tbo democrats Of Congress should vote for
an adjournment until the great measures
of the session have been accomplished
Lest the remark of one of the senators
for whom we we feel a sincere re-
sPect, should be misunderstood, we beg
leave to say, that we can derive no ad.
vantage which may be expected from the
public printing during the rest of the ses-
sion which can compensate us for the ex-
trao rdinary expense that its continuation
throws upon our paper. We stated,
short time since, that every month of the
session involves us in an additional ex-
.pense of at least $500. But whatever
be the amount of the tax to which il may
subject US, we cheerfully encounter it, If
the great reforms which have beea prom.
ised by the republican party are fully and
energetical!y carried out. Congress can
not adjourn, and leave the reform of the
tariff neglected, without a serious detri-
ment to the public welfare. Printing,
then, or no printing, we insist that Goa.
gress ought not to adjourn without adjust
ing the tariff on revenue principles. We
cheerfully submit to any personal incon-
venience, and to any pecuniary sacrifice
which we may incur from the prolonga.
tion of the session.
In confirmation ofour own impressions,
we submit to our readers the following let.
ter which was addressed to US on Sat,
urday last, by a very critical observer, and
an accurate judge of such matters.
"As possess some means of arriving al
facts and contingencies not, perhaps al
ways open to you, it occurs to me that one
or two suggestions as to the business of
the House may not, at this moment, be
without their use.
The proposition to adjourn tIengthen-
ed from the 18th TO the 10Th of July) was
again introduced to day. A decided an.
ti-tariff democrat was the mover. I call
your attention to the list ofyeas and nays.
You will see that it embodies, with two
or three exceptions, the whole ,whig vote:
and that, combining this whig vote with
doubtful men on the democratic side. n
mean doubtful with reference to the one
great democratic system there is the
power to break up Congress at ana mo.
nent, so far the action ofone House iscon..
cerncd. This is the rhig policy. And
| DO not doubt that, if'thc resolution to ad.
Journ should be passed by the Senate next
Monday, we could, in our House, amend
IT by the insertion of much earlier day.
sit is true that the House did not re.
ceire the resolution; but the same vote
that rejected it on the technical point ofa
two-thirds vote for anything not in the
regular order of business, would, YOU will
perceive, have passed it had the question
been, "Shall this resolution pass7P for, in
the latter case, aaqjority vote only is re.
qaired, and that was got.
That there are strenuous exertions
making by the whig party to accomplish
this adjournment, have means ofknow.
ing. They are not without hopes of its
accomplishment. Once fix a day for ad-
tournament. and the parliamentary law it.
self provides abundant means to feht a.
g1tnst time, and thus to stave off action on
any prominent measure.
'.lfthere is any serious intention to act
upon the tariff noa4ling can be more pre-.
posterous than the supposition of an ad-
lournmens onthe 20tho July, hething
IS impossible. ! say SO not less from a
close calculation of time and chances than.
my own knowledge of'the state Of parties,
and the hopelessness of any very peremp-
tory application of the screws on a oues-
ton where party denaFeations can be ira
eed with so little comparative cer,sinty.--
In March last, whom General McKav Iss-
ignated the first week in April as that a
which the measure would be taken up. he
thought me dreamer because / desiOna.
ted from the first to- the middle of Jane.
here are always mixed motives i,
work IN these motions for Adjournment -.
There are some members with whon,
public ccanony and retrenchmens are
stamped il i9ld relief. Other Members
moro conscious and sincere, say that.
wbee day Is fixed. the House, knowing
that Il seust RdtsurH on = certain day, will
get I'd Of is business, - ordinary eases
this i true; bqt the ysry kaef Of fixing
day HosT kills all hope for the tariff; Take
my word for K. Yeu will hass House
without quorum; you viii hare night si.,