New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18
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HASTE And SPEED.


rbe hare fortnight that remains of the present
Congress must necessarily be sgnalized by long
sessions and earnest efforts TO dispatch Dusi-
ness The Constitutional Amendment; the
Finance and Currency measures the inter-
nal Tax bill the Tariff bill /; the Army
Reduction bill; the various Railroad ana
Steamship Subsidy projects, will all be yig-
orously pressed, to say nothing of the APP
proprations, which ought to be carefully
scrtinized and sifted as well as passed. Ihen
there are all manner of jobs. and claims, anu
contrivances for depicting the Treasury for the
"reliefp of individuals or combinations, when
need constant and jealous watching. Some
claims are perfectly just, and ought to I've paid;
and il is by no means inevitable that bill should
be defeated because private personal ends VIII
be favored by its passage; but the last lott
night of q session usually witnesses more Dad
legislation than all the months preceding. JOD-
bers are on tho watch for opportunities, ana
most Objectionable items are slipped into DIS
bound to pass-none but the initiated know
how-by Committees of Conference, whose con-
illusions are generally accepted without debate,
and rushed through without much consideration.
There is great danger, therefore, that some or
the powerful Railroad Indian, or other Kings
will yet succeed in carrying projects that VIII
water-log the Treasury if not whelm 1t IN tenn
porary bankruptcy; and those who believe IN
National solvency, and mean to struggle reso-
lutely toward Resumption, must watch the bills
vet to be considered with unseeping vigilance.
Thus far, Congress has done well. Though
it has left undone some good, its account IS
more than balanced by the evil 1t has stub
bornly refused to do. We hope and trust that
it will do more good yet; but we are more anx-
ious that it shall not stain the fair record 1t has
thus far made. We say, then, most earnestly,
70 the friends of Economy and Solyency In
either House, BE not DETECTED from your course
by the cry, "The Appropriations Will be los!
for if this Congress should fail to make them,
the next will meet on the 4th OF March, ana
can promptly supply any existing deficiency
Let nothing, therefore, that involves, even
contingently, the payment OF money from the
Treasury, pass without rigid scrutinyland reso-
lute efforts to guard against improvident or
unjust outlay. If You are overpowered on any
point do not resort to the unworthy deVlce
known as filibustering; but call the Yeas ana
NAYS on each item, and then on the final pas
sage of the bill, and vote against every
measure that contains Objectionable or sus-
picious provisions. Move in Committee TO
strike out every bad item. and get direct
vote thereon; move again to strike out on
coming out of Committee and call the Yeas
and Nays; finally, move to table or reject the
bill expressly because of such item, and call
the Yeas and Nays once more. Vote down
Committees of Conference wherever it is prac-
ticable to avoid them; and combine to put
measures of undoubted necessity and benet-
cence ahead of those which propose to benefit
the public by first benefiting some person or
company, and thus keep the business right
end foremost so far rs possible
Everything depends on your fidelity; and TO
be ont of your seats for an hour at such
time is clear neglect of duty. Let all those
who mean TO have the Sessions work well
done, even though some good should be left
undone, agree to be on hand and wide awake
henceforth till the 4th of March, and the new
Administration will enter upon its response
biities uncrppled by pecuniary embarrass-
ments and enabled to give every thought and
energy to the reestabishment of National sol
vency and the reinvigoration of National pros
| peIity.