The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-24
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F,sn iAs Tasliagpa Uaioal, .Marea 6. CLOSE oF THE L s>T SESSION oF THE
 ogTg CONGRESS.

The 29Gh Congress. aae sepofeo or the Iast
 I.l,. n-oceedings 4 which riil he found m
 .n.,,bsr psr. ,A oaf paper ;|,ss esea.ng. has -tsrt , ,r,-4l sa-l slnllg MaEk pit 'he lo eign
 end Domestic policy Of tue rnptil '. Events
 snJ ,ets which will make an important part
 of ths history oi the county, have, rapatily
 S.n,wed one upon another through both It's
 "...;o,s During the session of ihIs Con
 sre,s, three new Ssa.es--Texas- Iowa, and
 W,seoasir---lIave beei admtEsed into our
 lyo;ou. and new Territory, under the name
 ofNiaesola, has been organized. The ter
 ,,,o,,,al bill for Oregon has failed 10 become
 law. bu, the great Oregon question no Ioovrr- hangs gt,snmily over the foreign re-
 i.,;or. of the country The establishment
 oT,n equitable and democratic revenue sys-
 ,su. in the tariaf of l6l6, has thus far fully .aswerej, as revenue measure, he anlici-
 pauoas of it's friends. The statement, Of Es'e
 Secretary of the Treasury, published las.
 s,.aInr, shows the gratifying fact that the
 frs, three months of the operation of the
 nsw tat,G have witnessed an addition to the
 r,venue collected al the six principal ports of the Union of more than eight hundred
 ami sixty thousand dollars, over end above
 .he amount received al tlle same ports during
 inc corresponding period of the last year ol ,b. tariff of 1912. The constitutional trea-
 sury, so long called for by lhe people, has
 beeu established, and its capacity, as a fiscal
 measure, has been put 10 the seversst test in the conduct of the fiscal operations of the sovernmenI during a ti,ise Of war. There can be Ihtle doubt tha, it IS regarded with growing favor by the people, though it is unauestlonahly to be regretted that some very desirable amendments to Il. including the s,ahlishmant of branch mint in the city of New York, were lost in the Senate, ia opposition ', tt'e wishes at large ma lority of that body, through the lIjuslged and frivolous interference of Mr. Senator Badger The bill providing for the eon- structon of four war steamers Of the first class. aud for ihree distinct lines nf mall s.eamets-one from New York to Liver pool, to consist of five ships; one from New York jo New Orleans, via Havana. also compromising five ships. with branch line from Havana so Chagres aud one from Pa nana, or the Paeific. ,o Oregon; and the intermediate ports-wiil doubtless prove to be measure of high utility. Tue organz- auon of the Smithsonian Institute was an act of justice 10 the memory of liberal and pablic. spirited philanthropist, which had been already loo long delayed. ft is to be regretted that the consular bill, brought to the attention of Congress at an eartv period of Ihe last last session, by Mt. Campbell, of New York. has no, been acted upon; and 1t tt.-a xsaF ate should vestsT,lav have failed to pass the bdl from the House provisi,ng for the estab, lishmeni oi consular tribunals for the pro- tecIon of our ci,izeus in China The es- iablIshment oi n court ef admiralty al Key West ID Florida. where SO much ship-wreck- ed property IS annually collected, IS mea- sure much wanted, and wall protec. cemmer- cal interests from much inconvenience
 The legislation of this session, in view of the war with Mexico, has been important, and though too long delayesl, will doubtless conduce ta vindica,e the rights aud sustain the honor of the country. The imlneS' ate wants q: the treasury have beea provided for by the loan bill, which appears 10 be most sklllfuly adap,ed.lo answer its pur- poses ID avoiding all sacr.ice of the public credit The army bill will send new and most efficient force into the field, and per- mission has already been made by law and by Executive action, to secure for It the service of commanding ability iu its guidance and military organization. The three mil lion bill, peace measure. so strangely op- posed by the professed friends of peace, and complicated SO prematurely and unfortunate ly with other agi,asiag questions, IS now the law of the land, and will be found effective, We trust, m facilitating negotiations, aud in aiding the Vigor of our arms to bring the War to a prompt and satisfactory close
 Ot ihe great measure recommended blythe Executive, two only of primary and pres sug importance have, so far as we now re- collect, failed to receive at least, in some modified form, the assent oi Congress These measures are the biil for additional revenues, and the bill for he graduation of the public lands. They were at last includ- ed m single measure reported from the Committee of Ways and Means, and bearing, as tbsy both to. upon the paramount .n- tsrests of The country, and specially deman- ded as ihey are in the presen, crisis, to ad in sustaining the credi, of the country, we cannot too strongly express our regret that they have failed 10 become law. TEe democratic majority in Congress has fallen ia' short of is usual patriotism and foresight in permitting these measures to fail.
 Deiersing all another day what we may have lo say m fuller detail of ,he procee4.ngs e' 'ais eventful Congress, We canUot fofbear to allude in'this eonnex,on, to the deep and general expression of regret and astonish- mens throughoul the country, that the Senate ' oi the UnIted States, that high co sservative department of onr government. which is lar'hesl removed from the influences of the popular will. should have seea ii to devote three or Tour of the last days of it's presen, session 10 proceedings designed ;o letter and hamlliaie the freedom of patriotic press pleading the cause or iss country perhaps in phrases of two lit;le ceremony against the iose,gn Toe and against in ,,ss ,v,aa sures vhicN