Litchfield enquirer., 1836-07-14

onn into the Union, o. ~1ANl.hAAs @ 2lle 0p-
gs,.rint;on hflIs Of the contested election Of
Se1s,Is1.s and Grahnm, Of the Slavery ur1ev
II e;~a nj rn1nv of the Private bills, of an mat
\ e. ~ !, n11blic character. Of the Executives
sssronare BIN passed ut the early part of the
Il sse--on H. the Senate, and killed In the House.
Of the Deposiie BANKS ana Heuben ID. whit
new. of the inquiry into Benz. F. Curry's char
| acier as Indian agent, of the Expunging Res
olutions, in short, If you value our institutions,
! beseech of you to examine and re-cxamine
the records of the present Congress. Men of
sterling integrity, of great experience and
moral worth have assured me, that the pres
ent session of Congress, for open fraud, for
hidden devices, for recklesSnesS both in the
matter and manner of doing business has
been altogether unparalleled in the history of
| the country.
Hithertoour annual expenditures have been
| from six to ten millions of dollars. This year
| thew will amount to between tkiytv and f0yfv
| millions OfdollarS! Hitherto order and COM
parative quietude has attended the sessions of
Congress now all is disorder and confusion.
Hitherto man has been placed in the Speak
er's chair capable of sustaining himself and
preserving the dignity of his high situation.
Now, how great the contrast. So with every
thing. There can be no comparison, because
the past and the present are as different as
| light and darkness.
To leave the early part of the session how
ever, ask your attention to the proceedings
of Friday and Saturday, and here let me re-
mind you of the fact, that nearly thirty weeks
had passed since the commencement of the
present session, and during Friday and Sat-
urday more bills were passed and greater APP
preparations made than during the whole so
weeks Bills were passed with but one read
ing, except by their titles. On Friday night,
between IL and o'clock, 20 or 80 bills were
passed with not more than 20 members in
the House at the most, and often no more
than 40 or SO. The appropriation bills pas
sed in this TASTY manner will exceed fifteen
millions of dollars in amount. But this is not
all connected with the Congressional pro-
ceedings of these two days. The resolution
introduced by Lewis, on Friday, proposed q
Committee of inquiry into the frauds practis-
ed upon the Indians by the Government
agents. The vote, as before told you, was
tie vote, the Speaker giving it the negative
through his casting vote! The resolution
and resulted in giving the President power to
investigate the characters of his warm person.
al and political friends. Wonderfully con-
descending, truly IN. Y. ADJ.
Washington, Friday Evening.--The Senate
were occupied most Of the morning in the
consideration of the resolutions reported by
the Committee of Foreign Relations, relative
to the independence of Texas: Yhe Senate
still deem it inexpedient to declare Texas free
and independent. All, however, who have
spoken up0n the subject while they deem it
unwise to act now, profess themselves ready
and willing to do anything that may hereaf-
ter be recommended by the Executive. The
speakers to-day, or those among the most
prominent of the speakers, were Webster,
Clay; Preston, and Southland. The Senator
from s. Carolina was the first upon the floor,
who addressed the Senate in favor of the res
olutions. He entered into a full examination
Of the history of Texas, her climate, soil and
character, her bravery and perseverance, her
moral and physical greatness, her present
power, and the probable extent to which this
power would 60. Clay, webster and South
ard, followed in very able speeches, which
were listened to with great attention by
large audience. All declared themselves of
one mind in relation to Texas.
The House have been occupied all day,
not in the passage of the bills as you may
have supposed, but in the consideration of
resolutions introduced into the House in the
morning. The first was introduced by John
Bell, and made provision that select COM
mittee should be appointed by Congress to
obtain information relative to the frauds prac-
tised upon the Indians. The resolution was
presented in consequence of memorial
which was presented this morning by Lewis
Of Alabama, from some of his constituents,
exposing the iniquity and in justice of those
purchasing lands of the Indians. The yeas
and nays were demanded upon the passage or
adoption of the resolution, and was decided
i'm the negative. Ayes 81, noes 81. The
Speaker Voted in the negative, and thus direct
-ly aiding in the crimes and prosecutions prac-
ticed towards the Indians by the Government
Agents. Let the friends, of Mr.. Polk, no mat
ter to what party they belong, remember that
the Speaker of the House has aided in sitting
investigation. So outrageous however are
the frauds committed, the party dare not for
their lives adjourn without some formal APP
pearance of ferreting out those who have per-
secuted and cheated the Indian. A few mo-
ments since, therefore, an amendment was
adopted, allowing the President, instead of
the Executive, to appoint a select committee
instead OF the House, with whom the subject
most properly belongs. Truly the times are
out of joint. ~ .r.,r IL. t-r.,,
The Senate and House have to-day present.
ed solemn appearances. Each member is
seen with Grape upon his arm, and the Hall of
Representatives and Senate Chamber are
each shrouded in mourning.-ibid.
p, AT me- clock ION Sunday morning, the
.o1se navIg Dce:. =, session all night, Mr..
sutherland being IN the ch~:r of the Commit.
tee of the Whole, vote was iss.en which
showed that quorum was wanting. MI. 8
proceeded to count the members with q view
to ascertain whether quorum was actually
in the Hall. Mr.. s. Williams, of Kentucky,