, 1864-12-26

Adjournment q ConEEesA-The Wh1s
~ yf:4, e E-aas Gost Est o. "AF-A MVmsAs s11a
situot1on-DespondencTnft,isHsha or Hshci,
@au IntervtesF with Tie Presidsnf"
4 Iitlle Story, and Good one.
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Editorial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, Dec. =, 1854.
Congress adiousns to-day for two weeks
T,,1e T. tbo sho,t eaaa;o, and n. a,,,;t -
-, 20 ~ - e9,on' "'A1 '.s 49, y
Wofk 1s mol IN the memoeFa. In trnth tneF'
is not great deal Of new Legislation required
this winter. PARTY spirit Is not rampant OF
dogn.tfc. Nh rart,can enda arc II In rsinef
hs "a ac+;o,. o,,7>as,,;an i, ~ snros
i0eus opttvsttton ~ Asse'aa'S Msa,u. Go
consequently Oils are passed with expedition
Qn Tuesday, for example, the Committee O.
Ways and Means reported q bill changing tht
time Ehep tbe - m tar m whisky shou,d
| +.ta .t7,,t c.,,a e., ,r,1, ~ 1.- ~ 60,
sa.e e.ees nun feo, loln 70 Jan. ~. nt'c,
SONG spa1Tans over Washbnfne's amenomea'
TO tax stocks On hand 50 ccnts per gallon
which Was defeated by five votes, the btu
nassed nv heavy maior;tv fndencndcnt
I r. ~
party Ines IL went u the
senate, and yesteTday Waa passed Dy TWO.
!nnas majority. W1nin an hour the frest-
dent had signed the bill and it became law.
II Is estimated that the act WILL cave nve TO
zen millions OF dollars OF revenue, and that
Inc iaw as At now stahds When INC present
es.ocks are consumed WILL ylc1o one hpndfcu
millions o. dollars OF income per nnnum--a
sum sn1iicient 70 pay Inc intefess on ING pre-
st sent na1ionai ecoi. Mnen tne 1eoelllous
tan m aaf m ng te amo Inc
i5om @ t1,s source VIII reach one hundred and
nity mAllons pr year, ana II Is estimated
that Two hnnafeo milllons VIII he acrlTed
ron INC eacise On comes!lc % aistilieo, oreWeo
aae y'nous beverages ou1!ns Inc ysar loltt 10
Hnien may oe aoue9 tmen!y-nse mlllions IRON
Siu Guuce N 9mpo5ied sRitiis. nnen 10 ta1s
Liquor tax IS aooed tac heavy income froas
,oo4cco N 1s various 1ofms, revenue Will
" uerlaeu nun tnose t"o sources a;most
sutneient ot taemseises 20 pay Inc inter-
e.. e, on ~ ane IL, nanona. oee1 ano support the
uLmS IT. hno nasy n Ln9 ot peace. Most OF
tne oihsr ta1es a1ter Inc var Is cnded may be
ins ~ on ~ neonSe co aud mann1actafcs may
Decut ooWn ~ or W per cent' ihaced, II
congress wound levy q TAX on cotton OF say
tnIee cents Per pound, or I#elve dullars d
paIe, revenue o. aot less than hsty millions
coolc &c ontalned lfom Lhat source, and all
tsl HES " encemes 4au u. nanusaetare5 might
enGn " etiy aoateH. lne 11 On tae tafee
a.kie,co ~ - 4t4uott .opasco anu co1tqa woula
erIln5 ~ HosIiHtnens VI q. LII M'In III aounoance
" 1v,;ia - ~, ~ ~ e,,h;aa, sc +o.;o
'5i.,s ~ - tns eno}st VI SaAueon s auu ~
XIV ae3;'s e ~ IT, oosss s.snon.
s,,ns 1.a,3r ~ ~ caPr on H. enu XVI 4bas
s.,s4 ass;, ~ " w .uv ~ on' .1Gy
., must aG.m, y; H., aaae 's II Is gsnne War. NO
,- - nn.,soas,t,a .un ssy esS1 VA
saaia ~ lou1 e' ea.Ssa.1,E ~ ~ s5aut
stn.,.,, s,, r. e1nt .nas 3Sua feacn sMc
isnns ~ en an1,ors ~ Pf ~ W. ,n.
nuae ~. ~ - oo1o1 ~ ~ ous " 1us 15fo nVn.
~ - - - s1SH fss nuao! tnoueauu H aonltts
smn,1;oa au ~ "e ;th III o11u, lad .m.su !t;n ana
9,aprchod ana 1,,,s1,t Isra1 ~ 1a
h.aa 1,,ns.al t,o,ss ~ .,.;s y. auuss.
rore nad hnnntias nnd t.ns " ~ ~ thanaa
nv Raau Pns;ons Pet;o ~ Mou1as 1eeciseu III LII
se' IN ~ ~ y. .nen - t.G9unM5- ~ coo
- a a,.tnkt t..S o u1 ~ Ill W. scsseis u
"a.. ~nssa taa' ~ iala, ~ " oun. anu ~ "
os tr9so ~ e4u.GrcI; oAany " tns a4eps
sie - non, au4 .,' neaile ~. ~ ste,ulofs. Vur
navy - Moat h;ta auaa m4tcn ao'oay !of the
aeS ~ 9i1as a. ~ W tnc
. r. ~ = an1 c., 10 1Ae nnG e4'n oGla' 1mente
H. Ine nosstnA'she' ~ eaoa as LIZ rosIal,
.IG l.;,,g deg'anse 1' anu easeat"e, eostn1s "nns
uA.ilous 5cat W support;
A., Anu .; - .uess aast oe auaea ane inW.esa on
~. 9uG 1at4Gaui GGot ~ oc tAia uau!J III CON-.
nut We snnulg oeat III m'no tnat Ten nun
oreo M mnlons nave peea e1Penqeo durfnS INC
year leGa, IL vas IN deprecated currency.
"htleoi INC aollaf mas oecn worm ont Jo1y
cents tn gold on me average, SO that the &C.
tua, expenditure mas only been Jour Aun6rxd a5
mighty struggle, carried on W land and sca
over an area as large as Europe, employing;
one million 81 men a. soldiers, sailors, and
labore1s, and another million OF persons ut
home TO furnish them supplies. has cost but
tour hundred millions Of the currency OF In
ternational commerce. When We compute
expenditure, we must use the ce:n standard