Year: 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, N
the Work OF Cengress-Tsxss and


TariRs-Ths Ways snd Means.


The acts Of the late session Of Congress, tho
list Of which we partially published yesterday,
we finish to-day. The schedule embraces vari-
GUS important public measures, the most promL
nent among them being the constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery, the Internal Tax
and Tariff bills, and the Annual Appropriation
bills-excepting the omnibus bill Of odds and
ends, which could not be brought up to time.
Among the other measures which have failed
Is the General Bankrupt bill, and the Washing
ton and New York Air Line Railroad bill We
presume, however, that there is nothing in any
or all the bills "stuck in the mud" that will
require the reassembling Of Congress before
December next. But 1t is not improbable that
an extra session may be demanded from the
new condition Of things which win follow the
suppression Of the rebellion and the restora-
ton Of peace.


Meantime the ways and means provided for
the stupendous costs Of the war ought to be
amply sufficient It il estimated that the Inter-
nal Tax bill will yield revenue Of four hum
dred millions Of dollars, and that from the new
tariff and miscellaneous resources another
hundred millions will be derived, making
totai cash account Of FIVE hundred millions
Of dollars Surely with these actual cash re-
ceipts, and the authority for new loan Of four
hundred millions, or 80 much thereof as may
be deemed necessary, the new Secretary Of the
Treasury ought to be able, during the current
year, to bring down the gold premium over
greenbacks to very low figure. In the inter
val to December next we look not only for an
immense reduction Of the government expenses
in consequence Of the final defeat and dissolu-
ton Of the rebel armies, but for some very
important acquisitions Of strength to the Trea-
sury with the recovery of the rebellious States,
Of their people.


This last Congress and its doings will occupy
conspicuous place in the history of this terri
BILE war. It will be condemned, we doubt not,
by the calm judgment Of posterity for its many
experiments Of fanatical legislation on the
negro question, and for its vindictive confsca-
ton and reconstruction projects; but in put
ting the right man In the right place, in calling
General Grant to the command of our armies,
and in providing at last a substantial founda-
ton for the national Treasury to rest upon, and
for the quiet removal of slavery in a constitu-
tional way, this otherwise refractory, fanatical
and factious Thirt Filth Congress has done
much to build up 4 creditable record. With
out further remark we submit our synopsis of
the new Internal Revenue law to the special
attention Of our readers. They will find it
exceedingly interesting. We have had costly
dance. but the piper must be paid.
The Mexican Muddlc-NapoleOn Backing


Out OF II.


In our Washington dispatches will be found
some allusion to curious declaration said to
have been recently made by the Emperor
Napoleon at . grand ball at the, palace Of the
Tuileries, to an American gentleman Of high
political standing. Such a remark coming from
Louis Napoleon at such time possesses more
than ordinary signifcance:-"I am sorry to see
the report in the papers about Sonora. ~
there Is not word Of truth In 1t. For my part,
am only DESTROYS Of getting out of the whole
matter" There can scarcely be any doubt
that Napoleon is getting heartily tired Of his
to overthrow the republic and set
up an empire in Mexico, and we are therefore
inclined to give some importance to the words
which he Is said to have used.


But it must also be bcrne in mind that he
does not always say what he means, though
he has on several occasions proved that he
meant what he said. Like the Delphic ora
Gle, his words sometimes have two distinct
and in this peculiarly consist
their chief force. just before the Italian
war he suddenly startled oil Europe by de-
claring to the Austrian ambassador that he
was sorry that his relations with his imperial
brother were not as good rs they should be.
And in o few months more the valleys OF fair
Italy were inundated with the mingled blood
Of Frenchmer. Germans and Italians. In his
late speech TO the French Chambers he
says he Is sorry that . Congress did not
take place to settle tho repose Of Europe, giving
as q reason that "the sword often cuts questions
without settling them" Yet we do not think
that there is any immediate danger Of o war in
Europe. Thus, like the oracle, he Is hard to
understand.


Without multiplying instances, We now have
him declaring that he regrets the American
reports about Sonora because they are not
true. Whether these be the real sentiments
Of the Emperor or not we, Of course, can
not pretend TO decide, though the difcultes
Of his position in reference to Mexico and the
United States would give some color to the AZ
sumption Of their correctness. II, by any de-
cent pretext, he can escape from the dangers Of
his position, he will be wise to do 50 while there
is time; for, with the close Of tho rebellion the
people Of the United States will be apt 10