Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-05-02

SATURDAY, MAY Q, 1916.
Neither House of CONGRESS sat yesterday, both
having adjourned over to Monday next, to allow Of
the removal of carpets, ventilation of the Halls. &C.
for summer work.
In the beginning of this week we found consola-
ton for nertness of the Representative body in the
preceding part Of the session in the reflection that
both Houses would now go seriously to work. We
were, as the reader will have seen from the history
OF this weeks proceedings in the House Of Repre-
sentatives, rather unlucky in our sponsorial under
taking for it. Yet even this week, notwithstanding
the needless, not to say scandalous, waste Of time
IN protraced personal alteration, something has
been done in which that body may take pride. The
passage of the Smithsonian bill, even though its
particular features may not be altogether acceptable
to all proves that the House is not insensble to the
moral obligation TO legslate upon that subject in
way or other.
From what we have casually heard in converse
tion we think it quite possible that the Tariff ques-
ton, and some others, may be suffered to lie over
to another Session, and that the appropriation bills,
&c. may be passed in short order, so as to allow
bly, can do, if the majority in Congress should, as
the government paper has ntmated that they posi-
lively would, seriously endeavor now to pass new
Tariff bill. The rumor to which we refer is, that
it has been determined, at consultation Of the
Democratic leaders in Congress, to make the next
Session begin in October instead Of December and,
as consequence, to terminate the present Session
m fuoan tha fret If lima nd fha fret
of July.
respected correspondent addresses to the Edi-
tors Of this paper the following " hints,' which
cannot be better rendered to our readers than in his
own language:
"The Editor of the Union claims the final ac-
ton of Congress upon the question of notice as a
triumph of the Administration. He had labored
hard to induce the House to pass naked notice !;
but the House having modified the resolution re-
ported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs in such
way as to rebuke the extreme ultra ground taken
by the President and the Executive organ, the Ed-
tor, seeing tibet it was impossible to obtain naked
notice, cried Victory! and, protesting himself
satisfied with the resolution of the House, directed
his efforts TO prevent further modification of the re-
sOlullon Ill the SENATE. ne discussion had lasted
but few days in the Senate before the President
was compelled, by the force of reason addressed to
an intelligent nation, to say to the Senate and coun-
try, through his friend Mr.. HAYWOOD, that he did
not believe that all hope Of compromise was at an
end, and that he was not prepared to plunge the
nation into war for the Whole Of Oregon and that,
if England would compromise upon the basis Of the
49h degree Of latitude he was ready. But all this
did not satisfy the Senate, nor induce that body to
give what the President was most anxious to OBJ.
tainhat is to say, the House resolution, if nothing
better could he had, but naked notice as The thing
most desired The Senate chose to instruct him
literally 10 reopen negotiation, and to labor to settle
the difficulty by negotation-by treaty upon the
basis of the 49th degree.
"Never was an Administration more signally de-
feated and rebuked and yet the organ is still cry
ing Victory victory!' This bald hypocrisy ought
to be exposed and the idea constantly and vigor-
ously impressed upon the country that the Wing
party, aided by the conservative Democrats, have,
by thus defeating the Administration probably SAVED
the nation from Var. The present posture of this
whole question ought to be held up in strong con-
fraSt with what it would have been if Congress had
sustained the President in the position which he as
sumed in his message"