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Show THE COMING CONGRESS. The closing session of the Fwrty- Second Congress, thanks to the Credit ilobiiier expose, was one of tho most exciting had for years; yet the opening open-ing session of tho Forty-Third Congress Con-gress promises to eclipse even tho "peculiar" "pe-culiar" interest that marked the deliberations, delib-erations, discussions, and investigations investiga-tions of last winter. First in immediate imme-diate importance comes the consideration consider-ation of the Vi-yiuitts atlair, and the decision as to whether we shall have peace or war. And an this point, despite de-spite tlio soothing iiud mollifying reports re-ports now prevailing, thcro is not yet much assurance that there will not come the crash of arms, if lor no other rea-on, in order to draw the thoughts of the people Jrom tiic imbecility and corruption that have thus far, during the Administration of President Grant, enveloped tho country like a thick c'oud. "When Government makes every preparation for an aggressive policy, fits out its navy and docs everything to make its army effective, up.to the limit of calling lor troops, you can put whatever construction you please on such activity," are the significant and siby line words accredited accredit-ed to the President upon Sunday List. No matter about the crippled condition of the country through the depression of its finances and the consequent blockade of its industries, the insolence and savage brutality of tho Spaniards, practised toward American citizens for years and crowned by the late cold-blooded massacre, have kindled a fever that would welcome the declaration of war. There is little room for doubt as to the position of Grant on this score. A successful Spanish war at this time would possibly tide him and tho .Republican party over the shoals that have lately gathered so thickly about them and land him safely and securely in the presidential chair for the third term. In the event of war Congress will rind its hands full from the very beginning of the seion. But even without this decisive step there will bo the necessary consideration considera-tion of sj:ne plan to heal the wound-eel wound-eel honor. Tnis matter settled, then will follow the question of finances, convertible bo::ds, a postal bank, and ail the interminable schemes fur re- mcdying the status precipitated by the late crash ; then the consideration considera-tion of the " l.ick-pay steal"; the p-jita! telegraph pwjee: ; the triiu-purtation triiu-purtation question, including the improvement im-provement of the great rivers ; the tariff tinkering ; the Louisiana Louis-iana usurpation matter ; and half a dozen other subject-;, each of immediate and uLsrbing inurcst, ever: dtv.vn to the usual special legislation legis-lation projects for I'uih, which the President himself so considerately v promises to assist by persona! exer tions, and probably by a renewal of !jci winter's log-rolling. Therefore, a'.l things considered, next Monliy w;ll witness the opining of the busiest Congrcssona! session known since the close of the war. There is work on hand; last winter was devoted to corruption and scmc'als; this winter . brings double labor. Will Congrc provo equal to the occasion1.' It is ' strongly Kpublka::, compesed f '. members elected when Jay C.ke was the financial king of the country and tho people knew nothing of the fiW-gai-is of corruption thai J then were rc:dy to bur.-t asunder !i under the ti-rr:: prMipj L.; t.y j ! weight fit wickedness whieh h:,s I c-'..-n c f'll'y manifest during the r,.,t ' ! year. Tiie oppcTtunity to regain the 1 i . ontidence of the pe-.-plc and re-.'stab- j i llsh the power of the..iiy o:l-. Js i-ow. I 1 if ever; and if Cungrt.-s ever need' -.1 j an excuse or an in ertive :i wi.-e ! and careful Icgl-.lation now is the verv I 1 sca-on. A few weeks at lr.-sS. v;u ' 1 sutlice lo indicate the dpo-ition -' thes-jlons and sell 1c all doubts a-j tu J taear hi'-'llua'-ioa-i pud int'.ntiviis. |