Litchfield enquirer., 1835-03-19

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 The following e,seriO the editor of the New-York Amercaa was ,ut in ssps for last paper but omit ted for want OE roou1:
 WAsHINeToN-We Wednesday Erening.
 The amendment lo place in the sole power of the President. three millions of dollars tO be. laid out by him, in the event of the de- fence of the country requiring it prior tO the meeting of the next Congress. as proposed by Mir. Cambreleng:, adopted by the HVuse on the FortifcatiOn Bill, Gas l had barely time, in conseouence of the closing of the last mail to state,i vas, after further eontiDNed api- mated discussion. rejected, and a message 10 that effect, having been senttO the House, MT. Cambreleng moNed that the House should in- sist, which was agreed to. This being con- veyed tn the Senate, a second message was in brief lime, by. them returned, that they 0d- hered to tt1air rejection ], Mr. Cambrelsng, in a tone and with gestIrts of baffled designs, that would be impossible for me to portray. excIaimed-ss Then I move that the HOusc adhere aEso.,..' This was mt it order, then zMr. Harden called for the yeas and nays, and the various modes of proceeding in such a case. hasing been diseussed. tlie Speaker de- cided, that a motion to recede (made by MT. Mercer) would have precedence. MT. Cam breIeng in his angriest mood, however, would have it, that the motion to adhere, should be taken. Mr. Rencher and others advised con- ciliatory measures, and moved that Conn mittee should be appointed, bfr. Lytle' thereupon, decIaimed loudly. that the House had gone as far in concession, to the Senate, as prudence and patriOtisn would warrant (aluding to the assent given by them after n former conference, to strike out the English mission.) And after some f1lsome praise Of MT. Adams, he called nn the House tQ initiate his spirit. .and to throw the onus wbefe h ought. on the Senate, for refusing their assent to the amendment, in that case, predicting that the people would set all right with body, who were already grooming under weight of cen sure, which it could not much loUger endure. Numerous calls of order, order, here resound" ed through the Hall, from Mr. Mercer In par ticular. Mir. Lytle objected, and desired to know in what hewas out of order. and MT. M. repeating the offensive words, MT. l.. was disposed to outrage piopriety still further. un- til decisive intimation from the Speaker, compelled him to take his seat. after scene of confusion, disorder, and excitement seldom witnessed. He was permitted to proceed. and keeping himself within parliamentary hounds. he repeated his abuse and denuncia' ton, ayerring, that if the House did not ad-
 
 stigmatized as the WsDss pissilidniTsouS hOdy on the face of the earth. The question being taken, the House refused 10 Tecede, 105 to 9l, and Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Lewis. and MT. Cam breleng, were appointed a Committee of Con- ference, to adjust the matter wi.h the Senate Committee A sceDe of great confhsion arose in consequence of a mOtiou to adjourn. It was sahan bY tihe clock neas tasetrk at night, and in conseqneuee. by sonae means best known to the perpetraiDrs, Of snccessfMI at tempt to put it back. Mir. Hardin proclAirnrd that this was done, and that their acts, ie o'clock having arrived, were unconstitutional. The Speaker i0timated that he had caused in- qury to be made. and he was able to exon crate the officers from heinz concerned in the trick-{wclT he might, for two of the late hon. 0rable members were the agents in it,) but motion to adjourn, he said, was at all times in the power Ofthe House to adopt, and until such motion was carried, 1t was hls opinion the House might cit as long as 1t pleased, pr so far as the decision of the Chair could ena- ble it to do s0. The motion to adjourn was waived, to permit the question to be taken on inc bill for the repair of the Cumberland Road. The roll being called for that purpose, Mr. Gilmer said, ':he held it to be past IF o'clock --he dared not vote," consequently. The Speaker took no notice, simply desiring the Clerk to proceed. MT. Gilmer forthwith Jeff the House. The wholn collar tribe seemed to have got new idea, and new energy. MT Jarvis. of Maine. Justify called cutt that t vas unconstitutional for them to go on with tho ron, and inquired whether it was not in order for him tO call o1 the Speaker to decide whether, under such eircumstances. the House was in existence Tke Speaker said, the member might move an adjournment. Mr. Polk had his cue given him and he submit ted as a point of order. whether the House could entertain Gny motion. He had resp Iuiion which he wished to offer. The Speak CT replied that if the House was in existence. the rule should be suspended. If, according to the notions of the honorable member, it was not in existence, the House was disoTgan- ized, and gentlemen might ge home. Polk was discomfited. The Committee of Confer euce mean time returned. and tt was whisper ed abOut-C Cambreleng himself was chuckliog at the time-that ke had prevailed. although not to ftSe extent which the House. at his in- stance, Rrst proposed. A new scene was. however, soon to be developed. The birds oi ill omen, ycIept the Kitchen gentry: had made their appearance in the Hall. and we've busily employrd. Mir. Van Buren. Mir. Forsyth. \ MT. Dickinson. and the whole Cabinet. had followed. The agreement catered into by the Conference was, "that instead sOf f.Tee mill. ions to be left at the discretion Of the Presi- dent on a contingency. they recommended to appropriate SOO,OOO additional for arming the E Notifications, over and above what was in the sr s..8