New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-05
CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED.

Yes, the joyful event took place yesterday at
noon. We hazard nothing ia saying that Goa
gress 60 corrupt and profigste-a Congress" SO
prodiga ard uDfaithfol-neyer before asse nbled
in this country. 1t will be unenvsbly known t.
postsrity as that BY which the Nebraska bill was
pss,ed, while by the present generation it wdi be
more widely distinguished as the Copere" which
favored every job if it were only sufficiently cor
rupt, end refused no bride, unless on the assunp-
ton that it was too smsll.
We have not the final proceedings very lucdly
before us but we believe that, in addition to the
Nebraska and Land CIR ,du.tion bills OF last 5es-
scp, the following schemes Of mischief or pl1u-
DER or both have been sanctioned ut tnis Session:
!. The Military Bounty-Land bill-givDg way
some Two Hundred Millions Of acres to men wao
have at sny time been mustered into the Military
Service Of the United States;
3. The Navy Retired-List bill;
3. The bill increasing the salaries Of the JUS
tees of the U. S. Supreme Court
a. Ditto that Of the U. s. District judges;
5. Ditto that Of Land.Ofice Receivers and
Registers;
6. The bill adding fo-i regiments to the Army.
z. The Texas Creditors Payment bill.
g. The bill allowing Members Of Congress to
receive pay from the Treasury from the opeolng
of each Senion, even though they stay away A.
tending to their private bu'ines, and thus pre-
vent the formation OF a quorum.
There are doubtless several more that have got
through, but we rest. The stupendous Collins
Job was defeated by the President's Veto; the
Colt Patent Extension bill by the Encouragement
Of the patentee and bis agents. The Reorganiza-
ton of the Diplomatic and Consular service will
probably add to the annual charges on the Teas
it pass uacensured. The Tariff Reduction broke
down, in part for want of time. An attempt to
increase the pay Of Members of Congress (tbe
direct-not the incidentally failed, because the
Constitution forbids any Congress Increasing
its oun pay, and too few of the Members are or
will DO reelected 70 make an increase 10 future
Congresses al object.
At the las. Session, il we mistake not, Con-
greis sOlemnly resolved that no further votes Of
extra allowances or other gratuities to the mes
sepgers, pages &c, Of either House should ever
be made; but so savage an &C, OF virtue could
rot withs and the soft seduction Of the pleasant
beverages provided in great abundance by these
shrewd servitors Cd the last night Of each Ses
sion, Costing them So per head aud bringing
them in $3.50 So "tbe usual extra allowance"
is voted again, and will Of course go on in
definitely.
But we weary Of these sckeuius details
The Tariff Reduction having failed aud the
French Spoliation bill having been vetoed, there
will, probably, be enough money left in the
Treasury to cover the bottom fatty, with
chance for the sum to increase, unless the next
Congress ,houl prove as corrupt aud eIsrsvag N.
Is the lsst-which is not within the bounds Of
probability. At all events, let US rejoice that
this one has gone the way Of all flesh, aud that
the places that knew /. shall know it 10 more
foreyer