The New York herald., 1868-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON sEwl


WASHINGTON. Dec. 8, 1863
Precautions Aguinss the Snrrcptifionr Printing
oil the Presidents Message Document.
It T. still uncertain whether tile Presidcnts mes
sage viii be communicated TO Congress tomorrow.
Tho greatest care continues to ba taken to prevent
copies from beng surrep.itiously obtained ana pao-
sbed. as last year, IN advance OF Official proausa-
ton
The Report Of the Sccretnry or the Treasury.
Tne report Of The Secretary OF tho Treasury has
peon printed, ana copies win reach the Treasury
ofces IN the principal ctes In time 10 be delivered
to the press on the day the President transmits his
message to Congress- Inquiries have been made Of
thu Secretary OF the Treasury by mail ana telegraph
to tho reliability Of statements purportng TO DC
abstracts OF his report on the anaDces, TO some or
which he mas rcplied that owing to the care with
which the printing as been guarded 1t was no. pos
abe for any one 70 prepare an abstract o the doci
mcnt or otherwise procure knowledge OF Its cont
tents
Trcnsnrcr Spnucr's Reporf.
Twcnfy.six hundred copies Of the report OF Treas
urer spinner have beon printed, the larger number
OF which he will SEND to The national banks. About
the same number OF the report OF fhe Comptroller
of tho Currency have been printed In part for dis
Iibuiion among The national banks.
A Quorups of Roth Houses Arriving.
great numbers md there are now enough ana more
20 make up quorum In each house. The Iatest re-
turns show forty eight ,snstors n towu and about
no Representatives. Tie Senators elect from
dcorra are among the number, and also Hessrs.
Christy and Whlrnpey, Congressnlen elect from the
same state. Those two latter gentlemen come
the former with certlncale OF election rom Cen
ersi Meads ana tho latter with certificate from
Governor BuiIoek--as members OF the House. Sen
sfor wade, President of the senate, IL st his note,
ana speaker Colfax " NJ his coscy residc1co on la
fayctfe square.
The Probable DYrsfi.p ard Work of the Conn
ing Session.
{ Our rifioral lawmakers diner widely ~ to whether
the sessoh viii Ia short or run mp 10 tho stn Of
March, with or w.shou. brief recess covering thu
holiday season some state that ins probability ~
tno session VII continue uninterrupted UP to Tie
iega expiration of the Forticth Congress. Members
nodlng this vlsw fas0r 30 recess NJ MI this year or
n any. one lasting only cight or n'na days. rhcy
contend thcre IL busncn u sich uf.,nt necessity
10 aimt OF no recreation this year. urging that the
nnanciai question, among others, demands prompt
legislation, 40 that tnc country may be
ealctoi ana tho industrial snq commercial
Interests ot tho country assursr against ap-
pretended dsnget. ON the other hand. thore
IL a party among senators aud members who not
on! iAeor nttle rgisiauon, bus 60 Mrther and advo
cate adlourninr altogether few days before the
holidays. They argue that there isho occasion for
iaiich legislation now, as The new Congress VIII ntaG
sni organize on rho itn Of March. wnep the now
President wiz, bc nangnrafcd ana that. therefore, b.
Is better TO postpone serious legislation untu that
time. 1fis tourso, they think, VIII BE- more agree
able also 20 the new administration. There h a
thlrd party, and very nuDnerous too. who suggest a
long holiday recess VI ABOUT slx weeks and Sc the
cxpiraton of that time rcass,mbng to consider the
financial and other Important questions With 80
much difference OF forlnlnn among the legislative
DOCTORS u seems, dinleult 20 predict What viii
DO tue extent importance or character OF the
session; hut nevertheless. 10 may DO said
that tho prnbabiitcs arc that tho chief
sugeQt " walcn mo wisdom VI Congress wal