The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02
The Presidents Messago----Work oil
Congress, &c.

congress, &C,
The Washington correspondent of tho
Baltimore Sun, writing to that paper under
| date of November 26th., says:
| The President completed his message
yesterday evening, and il is understood il
was read at The cabinet meeting to-day and
some OF its leading points discussed and
will not be transcribed and put in shape for
sending to Congress until Saturday before
the opening Of the session. In the mean.
time should any great event iranspire which
would lead the President to conclusions
different from those already reached, that
| portion of the message which treats of it
will be altered accordingly.
II was the desire of the President that his
message should be finished at least week
| before the arrival of the Congressman, SO
that he might be able to see such of them us
on called him.
Nearly all the members of Congress who
| have arrived from the West thus far com.
plain of scarcity Of money in that section.
| They are opposed to all schemes of con.
traction, and camorous for more currency.
No man from the West, they say, who ia.
vors contraction can be reelected, so sen.
slbly is the want of money felt Of course
they are all against resuming specie pay
ments because they say this would have
| about the same effect as violent contrac.
| ton of the currency.
The opinion is generally expressed by
members of both houses OF Congress that
nothing will be done of importance till after
the holiday recess, except the disposal of
the Cuban question and the introduction of
bills which will require lengthy considera
ton. Senator Sherman funding bill will
be the most prominent of this character,
and will be submitted early in the session.
The several committees charged with
investigations during the recess will also
submit their reports without delay. Ac
companyIng them will be the report Of the
House Judiciary committee regarding the
charges against United States Judge Bus.
teed OF Alabama. which, it is believed, will
include resolution impoaching that officer
Of high crimes and misdemeauOrs.
The House committee on foreign affairs
will also submit report of its investiga.
tons into the Paraguayan difficulties, which
will prove to be very interesting reading,
and will doubtless exculpate Minister Wash
burne from his alleged completely in the
plot against the life OF President Lopez, but
will disclose the fact that he was used by
the conspirators as an innocent medium Of
communication between Lopez's camp and
that Of the allies.
The census commission will present its
report at the same time accompanied by
bill organizing the census bureau for the
census OF 1870, and including numerous val
liable recommendations, among which will
be one providing for the enumeration of the
different religious sects in the country,
which has not been done heretofore.
The election committee will also submit
its report relative TO the Southern elections
and several contested seats from the North.
ern States, and the ways aud means com.
mittee will present a lengthy statement Of
its observations relative to our commercial
condition during its extensive travels ia all
sections Of the country.
The same correspondent writing under
date Of November 18th, says
Nearly all the members of the committee
of ways and means have arrived here, and
this evening dined with their colleague, Mr..
Hooper, from Massachusetts. Although
this was intended merely as social gather.
ing, there was general comparison OF views
ms to the outlines OF the general bill which
the committee proposes to commence fran.
ing Il. morrow, when they convene, TO put
in form for enactment into law such matters
as have been suggested by their migratory
observations and Investigations during the
past season. From conversation with mem.
beers of the committee it is evident that there
will be an effort made at the coming session
ofCongress to modify both the internal rev.
enue and tariff laws, Notwithstanding the
announced purpose of Secretary Boutwell,
and Commissioner Delano to advise the for.
H.,
all material features for one year more. As
to the tariff laws there will certainly be some
important notifications, as it understood
that one of the committee, Judge Kelly,
has submitted propositions that are approved
by his colleagues generally, whereby provis
ion is to be made for the removal of the tar.
i'll on large number OF articles that we do
not produce in this country, in the aggregate
making areduction of tariff income OF about
seventy millions of dollars in this direc.
ton.
The list submitted to the committee of
this class OF articles comprises large num-
bel OF articles to be put upon the free list,
such for example US crude quite percha and
India rubber, on which there is a tariff of
lOper cent, chalk 1881 per cent pepper
29I; nutmegs 1854 cloves 255 cayenne
pepper ll34 kryolite, found only in Green.
land, 20 all yarnisi gums 50 per cent,
and so on, including many like commod.
tiles.
The mem bers and Senators who are mr..
irving by every train do not seem to have
their minds made up upon the policy to be
pursued on any question. They all seem
disposed to wait until the Presidents mes.
sage is made public, and there is reason to
believe that they will be largely controlled
by its recommendations and those of the
heads departments. This is especially the
case with regard to Cuba. Should the mes.
sage be adverse to the Cuban insurgents,
there is reason to believe it will receive
very little attention from Congress. Just
now II Is impossible to get a Congressman
TO commit himself on either side.
The Washington cnrresnnndent nf the |