Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-09-08
From the New York Daily Tribune ]
Conversational Summary.

ms DAY VIII be Joyful witness OF the
close of the first session of the thirtieth Con-
gress, after duration of considerably over
eight months. During that protracted term
it has seen the end of the Mexican War
and passed the essential Appropriation Bills,
with great many unessential Extra Allow
ances appended to them. Three months
extra pay to the Army; $3.50 extra compen-
sa,ion each TO the regiment of overpaid SER
wants Of the two Houses $4,000 for re-
porting the Debates Of the Senate to The dis.
satisfaction of that august body, and 3d.
500 for leave not TO so'any more increase
of pay to various Judges and other function.
aries, but never cent of reduction or any
pretext whatever; 5000 worth of bonks
each to the new members and lot to the
old, (this book item has got to be regularly
and all manner of payments, allowances,
and guarantees to everybody except the Peo-
pie who must pay for all-such is the sub
stance of the dongs of this Congress.
The work which should have been done,
yet was left undone, demands a far III ore
voluminous recital. Nothing has been
done fo,oard admitting and confrnaing
the right 0feUery tdndtcss man 10 ":v ..~~,S
fmpOrtion ofthe uaocc,pied Public Lands.
The excessive Pay and outrageous Mileage
of the Members of Congress remain unre.
trenched. The unjust and ant-republican
Franking Privilege has not been abolished.
No bill, 1--WE fear,) providing for the prose-
cution of our River and Harbor Improve
ments has been passed, or, if passed, it has
doubtless been pocketed by the President.
In short, very rarely has a long or short
Session done less for the People Or more
for the stpendaries of the Government than
this.
The payment of Mexico for her cessions
and our Mexican claimants for spoilatons
has been secured, but the equally righteous
claims for French spoiations forty years
ago remain unpaid and unihought of.
But if no great amount of positive good
has been effected, much serious evil has
been resisted and prevented. The army
has been cut down to something like the old
Peace Establishment, though it remains
much larger than il should be, especially in
officers. The desperate efforts TO procure
a legalization of Human Slavery in so much
Of The New Territories as lie South of lat
titude 80 degrees and 80 minutes have been
defeated. We hope some sort ola Postage
Reduction bill has been passed, though
nothing enectual can be done in that res
pect until the Franking Privilege shall be
o;vep m. The victory of Freedom in the
Organization of Oregon, though not final, is
complete SO far as it goes-nnmarred by a
reservation, unstained oy compromises
Oregon has regular Government she has
Federal Judiciary ; she has ample Militia
ry protection; andher Soil is expressly, ex,
clusively and forever Free Soil-and all
this without condition, bargain or reserya-
ton of any kind respecting the territories
coded by Mexico which yet remain to be
organized. We shall be glad 10 hear that
arrangements have been made to extingulsh
on fair terms the British pOssessory rights
in Oregon and especially to the free navlga-
tiop of the Columbia, hut we presume this
has been overaid in the general scramble at
the close of session.