, 1862-06-05
ADJoERNmENT OF CONGRESS.

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ADJoERNmENT OF CONGRESS.
The House has passed a resolution to
adjourn on the 18th inst. This is the
second or third time the House has tried
to force premature adjournment The
Senate Las thus FIR resisted, and we hope
will refuse to concur in the day named by
the othtr branch.
The unfinished business cannot be CON-
pleted by the 18th inst. The tax bill alone
will consume more than the Intervening
two weeks ltha5 not yet passed the Sen
ate and when it goes back to the House
with the hundreds Of changes and amend
ments that are being made, time will be
required to consider them The bill is Of
the highest importance Involving yearly
tax of two hundred millions, and members
ought not to think Of leaving Washington
until this bill is put in the best possible
shape. tits a serious job, and needs care
full handling.
The currency question is not disposed Of.
Shall Treasury Notes of less denomination
than FIVE dollars be issued? Shall any
thing be done to protect the people from
the de1uge Of irredecmable shinplasterE
that eighteen hundred debt factories are
pouring upon the country? Have mem.
bers no regard for the public safety, and
will they afford no protection against those
wild cats?
And there is the Bankrupt measure
something should be done on that subject
The country needs well considered bank.
rupt Law. Congress will be derelct to
duty if it adjourns without enacting such
law as the country requires. And mem.
bcrs will lind themselves taken to task By
their constituents if they come home with
out doing something on the subject
The Pacific Railroad bill has passed one
House, but sticks in the other No adjourn
nent should take place until that great Ma
tional measure he enacted For twe1y'
years q patient people have been askin!
Congress to pass bill for tho construction
Of the Pacific Railroad. Every session
some puerile excuse is given for not pass
Ing the bill, but the time has fully come t.
end this procrastination, and act dccisively
The country wants the road commenced
1twants bill passed that beginning ma
hcmade some time.
What has become Of the bill re-organiz
ing the Supreme Court? Is it pos5ib1
that Congress intends to adjourn withor
doing something on the subject? There
no use in postponing it till next wintc
Very little is ever done at the short sessio
Of Congress Why has the bill been i
sleep for three months past? That q
urgent necessity exists for a re.adiustmel
Of the old districts, will not be gainsaye
Some half dozen Western States are
no district at all The twenty millions
people in thc free States arc represented
four judges in the Court, while the nil
millions Of whites in the South have fl
judges. Al! the States west OF Illinois, i
GLIDING California and Oregon, are entire
unreprescnted on the Supreme benc
Wal Congress adjourn and leave the col
in this wretclcd -condiuon? 1t is 10
hoped not
a bill is before the Senate to modify q
ciy1ize tile present brutal and iniqult<
fugitive slave enactment. The moral,
cent and Christian classes Of society
pect Congress to pass that bill before
journment. The present enactment
the work Of the arch traitor Mason, re
emissary to England. The bill was fran
to punish, insult and degrade the No
for admitting California into The Union
free State. The country demands t
this Congress before adjourning, 81
amend Mason's diabolical bill, or repea
altogether, and throw it to the dogs.
The con1iscation and emancipation d
are not yet passed. Surely Congress ,
not think Of adjour1ting until these Ct
subjects are disposed Of. There must
some policy adopted with reference to
rebels, and for the members of Congres:
break up their session and scatter, 1eay
everything at hose ends, is little less Il
criminal. 1t 4ill be perfdious to the r
pie and betrayal Of their trusts. II,
members are afraid to vote for measu
conhscatl1g the slaves and property
rebels. How blind these men
to public sentiment Let laws be
acted freeing the slaves Of rebels
arms agaiast the Government and {
fiecatlng the property Of the lead
and then let the secession sympathizer
the North, if they dare. make an issue
fore the people, for the repeal of Il
laws, for the reinstatement Of the fir
men and for The restoration Of the Co
Gated properly to the tra!tors. We
perfectly willing that the election Of n
bers Of Congress this fall shall turn t
the question Of the 7epeal Of those two
We do not believe that ten repcalers "
be elected III all the Western States
would make nice issue. The II
would understand its merits The 8
sionists would yote to give back
Gmancipated slaves to the rebels, On
return to the ring-lcadcrs Of the rebs
their property that was coniscated
the true Union mar would vote to let
laws stand, and against rc-cnslavin,
loyal blacks, and against giving bacl
property Of traitors. We could no
for a better issue.
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