New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25
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WASHINGTON, Fec %, 1867.
TIE real question before Congress is. shall
there be an txtr, .es.ioa'' This question sss Dot
set been fully considered ard il is Therefore i'm
potSible to ssy with any certainty wha, the result
j. 70 be. The Opposition is strong enough 10 The
House 10 force one, if il chco-ss. VII /. do so
The Pepublicsns and ths PernsyvsDi. Tariff men
favor stsndog out aud forcing it, if they cannot se-
cu,e action 90 The Tadf 10 any other way. The
Government must have money. They must have
> rerlnsncnt loan. or authority to issue Treasury
notes n the Opposition does not fInch, and de-
clares aud holds fast 10 \ determination 10 give
- ther the Treasury wlll be run absolutely a! by
May and the Executive will be forced - call
Congress together to get the means 70 carry on the
Government.
The Administration bad very large majority in
Congress 10 begin with. but it has none now. IL
4. therefore wholly in the hands Of the Opposition
50 far "a the supplies 90. The Opposition must re-
cognize the fact and act accordingly. The Repdb-
Leans are large majority Of TINS Opposition, out
by 10 means the whole OF IT. Yet they are where
they control the subject. And i IL really Dor them
10 determine upon line OF conduct thai bears
directly upon the question OF whether there shall
be an extra session or not. One thing should De-
considered: II is plain that when the new House
is called together the Republicans will have
heavier responsibility by far for the acts of the
Government than they have now. That RESPONSE
bility they may very cheeriuliy assume "uen II
comes upon them in the regular way But 1t Ia
a question whether they should desire to rush upon
IL, or be precipitsted upon il prematurely when
either real or iancied necessity oil acting promp-
lly and Complementary upon the whole sub,
ipct uf the nstOna finances presses upon them, ana
where both the Executive and Senate Il sgalnst
them Such state of things, in closely divided
Hou-e, will he very Likely TO lead to compromises
and complications of an embarrassing aud threaten
ing character. The question is IN my estimation,
one OF serious import.
If ore can Judge, however, by the experience OF
the past and do not know where we are to look
for better guide, should say that loan or power
TO issue Treasury notes will be finally got through
at this session, by beirg pinned on 70 an apPropra-
ton bill and ammcd through by the Speaker, II ne
cessary. ut the close, without reference TO which
way the majority would stand on a far vote. Inc
potent method of legislation during the last hours
If the short session have yet failed to sccom-
plish the objects of the SpedLerS party.
The subject Of the Fishing Bounties seems to
have been definitely settled by the vote OF Monday
in the House. Tie Democratic party has failed Of
success in its war upon them, as 1t has IN most OF
It's other uischeyOus schemes. The question VII!
now ~ over to the next Congress, where the Re
publirans will be still more able to thwart the de-
Termination to repeal them than they have been in
this.
The Pension Office has gone into calculation to
see what the great Pension bill lately passed BY the
House will take from the Treasury, should il be-
come law. II is found that il would require be-
tween $40 600, 900 and so 900, 900 for the first
year and over oght millions year aIterward. Az
the bill passed the House, the pensions are to 60
hack and begin in loj7