The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-29

sion, while there are many reasons for believing
that 1t will be an unusually long one.
First, the budget OF unfinished business be-
tween the two Houses Is heavy, and It embraces
q number of unusually important measures.
Among then are the unfinished internal reve-
nue. tax bill; the new tariff BILL with its sops to
the manufacturing classes of all sor 8, especially
tie iron and coal interests of Pennsylvania;
various propositions in reference to the public
debt currency, national banks, etc.; the bank
rupt bill; several conflicting bills for reorgaui-
cation OF the army, giving us peace establish
ment ranging from fifty 10 seventy-hye thousand
men; one or two bills on Southern reconstruc-
tiou, appendices to the Constitutional amend
ment now before the States; the new Freed
mems Bureau bill; several OF the appropriation
bills; and perhaps from the House Committee
on Foreipn Affairs, within a short time, report
bearing upon the Mexican question and en-
bodying some very decisive legislative measure
in behalf of the Monroe doctrine
Here Is catalogue sufficient, even with all
the work 0one upon ii, tor two or three
months of industrious legislation. Nor can the
present session be closed without final action
upon most OF these measures, unless the Repub-
hcan party have become Indifferent to public
opinion. In going into these fall elections,
they must have something to SHOW the people
| in justification OF this long session, or the rad
Gals will fare badly ySor it at the polls. For
campaign purposes In the Pennsy lvania Octo-
Der contest, we anticipate tariff bull which
will be satisfactory to the all absorbing Penn
sylvan1a proteCtionist5. This is doubtless set
down on "tbe slaten OF old Thad. Stevens as a
son and Senator Cowan the conservative Re-
pubhcans and the "he1ce Democracle" in the
old Keystone State.
1t Will be remembered that over these even
the Democrats, in the residential struggle of
1874, carried the flag OF "Polk, Dallas, ard the
Tarff of 1642n-a high protective tariff. 1t Will
be remembered that even James Buchanan,
though servile TO the Southern lords OF the
Democracy in everything else actually in his
I messages to Congress, dared to oppose the free
trade theories OF his Secretary oil the Treasury,
] Ill T.IL 81 Ns1.,r
then, as il is now, the ruling idea of Pennsylva.
mia. Hence, regardless OF the time it may
occupy, we may expect new tariff law from
.old Thad." this session, as political capital for
Pennsylvania in October
Lastly, in order to head off candy Johnson
in the matter of the distribution of the Federal
patronage, it is possible that II some bill TO hold
him i'll check be not passed. there may be no
closing of this session OF Congress this side the
Pennsy ivania State election. "Old Thad." has
given notice that the House of Representatives
is grand Jury, and the Senate the authorized
high court Tor the examination and punishment
OF officials who undertake the game Of turning
out faithful suboromates because Of their lov.
atty to their principles. Here is another object
to the dominant party for indefinite pro
longatlon OF the present session. In truth.
| from the manner in which the days, weeks,
and moths of this session have been irit
! tered away, with nearly all the important
! practical measures reported still hanging untn-
! lshed between the two Houses, we are Drawn
I to the conclusion that the main object Of the
radicals since their rupture with President
! johnson, has been, and is, TO continue in ses
SION as long as eXpedient to protect their follow
eTs in the Custom Houses, Revenue and Post
! Offices OF The country, by holding the rod of i'm
! parchment over the Presidents head. Thus
situated 1t would appear that nothing but some
bold and startling measures OF selfprotectiOr
could save him from the ingloIious task of Sam
son, OF grinding in the prison house." On the
! other hand, even il il be true, that "when The
sky falls we shall catch larks,' the promise il
not very encouraging.