Litchfield enquirer., 1830-03-25
THE ENQUIRER. T1TCHFIELD. MARCH a5, 1880.

CoNGREss.-FOr several weeks past we have SOe kep. up with the proceedings of this body. Litts' however occurs of impOrance, interest, except an occasional debate Of few hours upon some unmPOrt- am, oues,ion In the Senate, lhe debate on Mir. FoOTS
 ,;on .,iIl continues and for aught that we can dis
 ver ;a likely to continue 10 the termination OI the ....;oD though with diminished interest This how ever i. not the only topic upon which they are enga oed. considerable portion of the time s spent 'M secret session. acting upon the numerous appO'o@e"" transmitted by the President. On the l1tn the senate ,eected the bill for the relief of the heirs of Robert 11u,on after protracted discussion, by the very oe- c;.;ve vote of B to g. Mir. Benton has submitted S"' other batch of resolutions respecting an ame"one"'" inc constitution of the United States relative to tne election of President and Vice President. l"ey ""A perhaps progress far as to be read the secO"o and ,hen agrecabIy the wish of the mover ana e' erv one eIse be laid upon the table, to sleep ouF"S the remainder of the session, or postponed '"deD"'e The House of Representatives have passed reso- | ,,,;oo to adjourn on the l7th Of May-f-he Senate will concur with them. In the progress oi ehs reSo l,t;on Mr. Chiffon moved that if Congress should sit beyond given day in April, the members 'ns'e"o receiving eight dollars day, should be en"ued 'o only tuo which motion the Speaker pronounced 10 Oe out of order. MT. C.,-who for his honest aVowa ]" favor of Mr. Clay under the ban o the JacKso" nar,v-,ook occasion to remark that |" it appeared 10 him that whenever he rose to impress on the House the necessity any thing in the shape oi economy or re.renchment he was uniformly unfortunate as to l be considered out of order."
 The bill for the relief Of the widow ofCom. Deca' ,ur. and the officers and engaged in the blowing mn of the friRa,e in the harbor of Tpoi in the year 1904 hos been laid upon the table, or in other words reiec,ed in the House by considerable mejOS'ey'- The bill proposed give to the w'do" aS Aes snare
 upvarls of 63l ,OOO The Ho"ss have had under eo"" alteration a resolution explanatory of and to s've more Liberal construction ahe act for thereet o' the soldiers of the revolutions but noshiss dsesvs mas yet taken place. -.'"~s .".~ 2He Greoe Debaee--George M. Grousrd, of WaDh-
 nRton city, has issued prospectus for publishing the
 debate on the resolution of Mr. Foo in an octave vo
 lume of from 500 to 800 pages in brevier type, for SS
 inc voume in boards be delivered to subscribers
 in thirty days after the completion of the debate He
 states that this volume will comprise, probably the
 greatest body of political history and constitutional
 expos;,ion ever delivered in any delberasive assem- hlv. The debate already embraces within its Tanges
 as principal speakers the names of Na"e' t M'Kiney, Smith of Md, Livingston, hayne' "e"- ster Benton, Barton, Sprague, Rowan, Holmes' No- | b,e. Woodbury, Smith of s. C., GrOndy, Knight and Clayton and other gentlemen are expected to speak,
 I, ;s stated shat the speeches will all be submitted to ' " the authors previous to going to Press' rrTne celebrated Kentucky Jackso" v.t0rmer in o Congress, Thomas Chiffon, has :Tecently come out
 openly and honestly in favor of Mir. Clay for tine ness
 President, and, appears by letter of his to the editors of the National Integencer, has been charg
 ed with sundry and things and among Others \ with inconsistency n declaring that he will support !, Mir. Clay. He makes the following reply. Mr. Chil- ton is destined doubt fn share of odium from the Jackson presses for coming from among the Jackson folks, by whom he deluded into belief
 that they were sincere and homes, as himself in
 their professions of economy and retrenchment Un-
 less Madam Rumour be grossly misrepresented Mir.
 Chiffon is not the only in Congress who has be-
 convinced that the cry of reform only of . fee and power aud patronage. The defections from
 the Jackson ranks have neither been few" nor !" far between.' -.-
 "I am informed that i, is also suspected audeharged
 as an .iaconsisssncy,' that am friendly to HENRY
 CLAY. You are authorized !o confsm this sSspicion,
 % a ai" So"Ss eSssss "s
 such man never he very 6ed bSrgain, and tknt
 am not only his friend but will sappor. hin fer tho , "ers Presids"sy-as should Pressme. from .he
 sage of the present Executive, that he will retire
 the close of the present term; and as conceive Mir.
 Clay pre-eminently talented and qualified. " N may, gentlemen, become necessary for me Co address you again, ! anticipate storm 6F Feensure and cOntUmey. \ noi-ior though wish abways to act prudentiy, will always independently aud honestly. as an fee Should faii to satisfy lay consti.uents upon this subject am ihankfa ahas
 the misfortune will operate on me aone.' and not on others, who careful of my reputation. shall
 sustain the present administration while remain tn Congress, tn all proper measures-fnriher than ths cannot-will not go. ! seek no political pOwer.. U We understand, and are requested to give ths public notice, that meeting of the republican free. men of the of Kent held on the 1lth inse.. pursuant to previous notice, which ApheUs Fuller Esq. was chairman, and Frederick Chttenden, Esq., secretary; and that the meeting resolved support VIM. M. BURIAL, Esq. of Canaan, as candidate for the State Senate from the 17th District We ara informed further that the meeting was fully attended and that the nomination of Mir. Burral was decided upon unanimously.
 IJ In answer to many inquiries upon the subject, in different parts of the county would inform our readers that we intend to publish ihe speech of Mr. HUNTINGTON, upon the judiciary question: immed-