Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-17
An Early Adjourn IN emf.


Both Houses of Con- rsss have resolved to
adjourn on Monday. the 7th Of June. The
fixing of day for adjournment, always gives
u new FLIP to business. Speeches at once
begin to be confined to the immediate mea-
sures under consideration, and all the pro-
ceedings Of Congress take q practical turn,
looking to a conclusion by the day fixed for
adjournment Buncombe ceases to monopo-
lie the attention of Congressional orators,
and hour-speeches on the general state of the
country, sensbly diminish in number.
1t is 10 this point of view that the country
has reason of feicitation in the adoption of
a resolution to adjourn on fixed day. Four
months and half have been consumed
chiefly 10 speech-naking month and a
half is now reserved for business. In the
four months and hall that have been con.
sume1, we believe a Treasury-note bill, a
Printing deficiency bill, a Sound.dues bill,
and Nolunteer-regiment bill, are the only
measures of Importance that have received
final action. There remain to be disposed
Of, the Kansas admission bill, bills for the
admission of Minnesota and Oregon, the
general deficiency bill, the general approprl-
alton bills, the private calendar, several ter
ritorial bills, and good many other mea'
sures Of greater or less importance.
This large mass OF work, awaiting the &C.
ton of Congress, will require the assduOus
and industrious attention of that body DUR
ing the whole six weeks that have been as
signed to it: and, when the declaration Of
the annual message is recolected, in which
the President advertised Congress in advance
of his repugnance to the practice Of crowd
ing an immense mass OF legislation into the
closing hours of session, excluding the
Executive from the opportunity of eIamin-
ing the provisions of the bills, and deprivIng
him of bis constitutional discretion 10 that
regard, it is obvious that nothing but strict
and close application To practical business,
from now to the close Of the session, will
enable Congress to get through the work be-
fore it, in the time allotted, aud in season to
afford opportunity for constitutional deiber-
alton to the Executive.
Six weeks ere ample for the despatch Of
all important business requiring attention,
and an early adjournment is, in every as
pect of the case, important for the peace of
the country but, while the time is ample
for the business before Congress, 1t does not
afford any margin at all for latitudinOus,
ram bling, and abstract discussions by the
hour, 10 Committee of the Whole on the gen.
eral state OF the Union and the rest Of the
world.
The country will receive with unalloyed
satisfaction the determination Of Congress
to adjourn at an early day. Tae adjourn
ment in June will inaugurate a new and I'M
portant reform in congressional procedure.
Our long sessions for many years have been
sessions of agitation, acrimony, and conflict
between sections. Oar short sessions have
been sessions of pacifcation, reconciliation,
and devotion to business. We have had IN
the first four months OF the present session
enough Of strife and bitterness to vindcate
the character Of the present long session for
the acrimony and ill-bloOd which have dis
tingui.hed its predecessors. We trust the
resolution for an early adj 'urnment will put
o new complexion on affairs, and that the
session, henceforward to its close, will be
one of business actieity, mutual CANCELLATION,
aud good feeling.-Lnion.