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CoScREss assemblies Al Washington Mon
day. What it will do may he doubtful; what it
ought chiefly to do is very cloar 10 mind. In
our judgement it should


l. Rotrench the Expenditures oft g Government
universally and thoroughly beginning scih the pay
of It's oacn Members Cut them down to 50 per
day or $40 per week instead of s5G per week now
taken, and reduce still more the extrevagant rate
now allowed as mileage, and the rest will be easy.
The $4,000, $4,000 and $1,000 salaries would
come down very easily and the sinecure or nearly
useless Offices be readily pared off after that. We
shall be bitterly disappointed if General Re-
trenchment is not effected at his Session.


II. Abolish the Navy Board and thoroughly re-
form and purify that branch of the public service


Ill. Put up the Ratio of Repre- sentation to near
ly or quite 100, 600, and thus reduce the Members
of the House to about lj6. This would greatly
facilitate the despatch OF business, and probably
reduce the long session one-half. saving the coun-
try in various ways over 81 O0O, 600 per annum.


" Establish stable though efficient (Ne do
not expect now perfect system of conducting
the Fiscal business of the Government.


" Revise carefully the Tariff, and adjust it to
the interests and wants Of the Country keeping in
view and repelling the Legislation and policy OF
other counties which operate inluriously upon our
Home Industry.


VI. Reform Post Office System, by greatly
restricting totally abolishing the Franking Priv
lsge, regulating the Postage of Periodicals and
Pamphlets aad greatly reducing that of Letters
cutting down at the time the salaries ofPosi-
masters who receive over 900.


VII. Investigate thoroughly the great mass of
Private Claims which have been suffered to accum-
u!a,e for the last six or eight years. sitt them
sharply, and pay those which are honest and Just


We know that other things will claim and
justly receive the attention of Congress; but if our
friends will do those above named or good PoI-
lion of them, shall feel that the Wing pledges to
the Country have been nebly redeemed, their duty
faithfully discharged, and they in good condition
for the important Congressional and State Eec
;ons of J8dO