The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-08

TIE LAST SESSION OF CoseREss-lTs FiSAs-
crAL AND PcLricAL REscLTs.-The las session Of
Congress has turned cut much better than most
people expected. With all the principal aPfropria-
uon bills untouched by the Senate al four
O'Clock in the morning Of the fourth OF March, the
prospect Of an extra session began to stand out in
the most ample and conspicuous relief. but the
fat. OF Van Buren,, with the extra expenses of his
extra session Of 1887, and the fate Of the wing al
mnstralon with its extra session OF 1871, also,
rose Or 20 warn the wings against putting Nr
Fillmore IN the I" bad box" Of necessity Tor an
extra assembling Of Congress-; 50 they soan-
doEed the HARDER bill, AMI took 10 the appropria-
noas. The case appeared 10 be desperate; bit, by
twelve O'Clock o. the fourth, the esssatial acts
were passed to keep the wheels Of government
well creased for me ensuing year There was
necessarily, great deal Of hurry and confusion
n this battle against time; but the results, upon
examination, are found 10 be much better than mos,
people expected
In a financial poiat Of view, the House seems to
have been seized with a radical and most commends-
bic fit ofeconomy The regular estimates OF thu de-
partmeIts arpear 10 have becncgtdown some three
millions # dollars: snd il seems thar The want ct
iine compelled the senate to accep, the curiail-
meGt The failure 81 the French 5poli4tiou bill 81
hive mlliouF, saves that additional amount OF
money 10 the Treasury We speak q the subject
financially. Tie money Is saved, because i i
hardly 10 be expected that with an increasing
pressure for Cesh, thsse inGemutes can succeed a.
The nsNt Congress The failure OF Miss Dlx's
Land BIN III he benefit of the lunaiics Of al the
States, l. saving Il si2.500 900, az far as q
saving 4 tie public lands amour anything.
The aipre ~ senate bills granting immense tracts
rf land ,o railroads aIl canals Ia the Western and
scushwCs,ctn states, i probably equivalent 70
.sving ~ si8,GU8CCU The defeat u all the new
- mthip projects j. equal % a saving Of A. East
a. eco Coo more Here Is money saved to the e.
prt II thuyhyc millions, for TIE want Of time
Btttccaomy wgs sadly overwhelmed n the opPo-
= ion 10 the anen imsnt u aid Of The splendid
& li.fs Lac 4 Ah4nnc steamers. Mr. Clay,
whose glory i TIE eloiy Of his country, took the
ploper visw oftte question. Bur there are SOlons
at Washington before whose eyes dollar looms
i 10 he oiInensioas 81 cart wheel.
The secret Of these rctrenchments lies Ia several
oausss The opponents u the administration are
determined 10 reduce Il 70 short allowaaes--ihey
sre opposed TO high tsfii's; aud q van, Of money
may lead 70 such expedients. The failure Of the
several bills in the House, granting millions upon
millions Of acres TO the new States for internal
lmarovemenis, IL the natural result u the Wcs.
terra members "goiGg i too srong The recoll
has ctme UPON them; and the wise men Of the
Lar, like the anci,n nj Dopberry, ae beginning p
think ia Il most tolersbe and not 70 be endured !
They ere beginning 10 fnd out that they are enti-
'isd = share; and are likely to hsis upon H. a.
tsr making his discovery We may, indeed, count
ulon land distrbglion as an element in the next
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