St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-29
GBe gntelligel'tsr,
Adjournment of Congress.

Both houses of Congress having re.
solved to adjourn on the 18th of June
next, it is in order to refer to the work
already accomplished, and to that
which remains to be done.
The work done bears "a small pro-
portion to that which has been proiec-
ted and remains unfinished. In this
category are to be placed the act au-
thorizing the issue of twenty millions
Of Treasury Notes !; an act for the in
crease of the army to the extent of, VIC
believe, five regiments of volunteers,
and few miscellaneous bills of but
little importance,
In the list of unfinished business
are included the Ka.hsas bills now in
the l+snds of tbs Conference Commit
Zee appropriations for various river
and harDor improvements the Pacific
Railroad bill, the further considera-
ton of which has been postponed by
the Senate till next December the
bill for the admission of Minnesota,
which has passed the Senate a bill
for the admission of Oregon, not yet
reported a general bankrupt law, of
which Mr.. Toombs is the author, and
which is under consideration in COM
mittcc in both houses various terri
torial bills relating to Arizona, Carson
Valley, and other territories prof.
cct for homestead law, and others
for the appropriation of public lands
for educational and other purposes /;
bills for the regulation of steamboats,
and other passenger ships two or
three projects for the future execution
of the government printing, in order
to check the monstrous drafts to which
the Treasury has hitherto been sub
iected an international copyright
law the Deficiency bill, making APP
propriations to the amount ofbetween
nine and ten millions of dollars, which
has passed the House, but is yet to be
acted upon by the Senate E; the annual
Appropriation bills and incidcntals,
covering an aggregate OF seventy to
eighty millions, etc.
1t may be safely assumed that most
of these unfinished measures will go
over till the next session. There is
scarcely probability that the House
and the Senate will agree on the adj
mission of Kansas. Minnesota will
in all probability be admitted, but Of
Oregon there is some doubt. If any
thing is done with Arizona, it will prob
ably be attached to New Mexico fol
the present as a judicial district, as
suggested by Mr. Douglas. A wei
digested project for the construction
of railroad to the Pacific, ought t.
be maturcd and adopted, but that Ii
now out of the question. Approprla
tions for harbors on the lakes are
greatly needed, but they arc also on
Of the question through the action o
the Senate Committee. The genera
bankrupt law is doubtful, and also tit
project for international copyright
The steamboat bill will perhaps sc
through, and the Appropriation bill o
certainty, as without that member
will be minus their pay.
The time fixed upon for adjournment
is some months earlier than was ger
orally anticipated. Perhaps the tixe
rate of compensation to melnbcrs--s
much for the session be it long or shol
had something to do with the ma
ter. At all events, the decision wi
be hailed with general satisfaction
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