Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12

was made to adjourn over to Monday and carried. The Senate have finished all im- portant business before them, and have now only to wait the action of the House..
 The weather in the city, for day or two past nas been cold enough to make great sary to be comfortable. The city is full of strangers. The Hotels are thronged.
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 WAsHNcrON, Oct. 6, P. M.
 No Senate-in session.
 A petition was presented by Mir. Wise from citizens of Halifax co. Virginia, praying Congress for the protection of Southern rights against Northern fanatics.
 The FLorida War resolution, which has been laid by for some days, came up for dis cussion. Mir. Loomis, of New York, MT. A. bijah Mann's successor, was entitled to the floor. The successor walked in the footsteps of his predecessor, and defended Mir. Mann at length from the charge of falsehood, which MT. Wise had brought against him. MT. Loomis did not succeed to the satisfaction of any party.
 MT. Wise followed Mr. Loomis, and told him, (Mr. Loomis0 that he was most fit successor of his predecessor, Abfiah Mann. MT. Wise brought forward an instance of peculation of one of the officers of Govern nent, in Fort Mitchell, Ala. Skinner, be- lieve, was the name of the peculator, or de- faulter. His peculation had reference to the Creek War. Mr. Wise drew a strong pie ture of the Florida campaign, and of the loss ofmen and horses in the various campaigns. He adduced letters to prove that the authors of the Ill success of the campaigns were, in part, owing to the inefficient arrangements of the General Government. In most instances, there had been a want of provisions at the very moment the services of the army were most needed.
 MT. Loomis, during his remarks, had said that Congress ought to be very cautious how it authorized Committee to send for per- sons or papers Mfr. Wise commented upon this remark in spirit of just indignation.- He stated that during the last session of Con- gress he was called upon personally by some of the officers of the Government, who knew many facts in relation to the departments They begged of him, he said, i'll manner which touched his sympathies, not to bring them before the Committee of Investigation, because their places in office and the support of their families would depend upon their testimony as it did depend upon their adher- ence to their party.
 Mir. Howard, of Maryland, followed Mir. Wise. He said he was in favor of investiga- tion, but not investigation by q Select Com mittee, or investigation during recess of Congress.
 MT. Glascock, of Georgia, followed on in the discussion. He called upon MT. Wise to say that he had supported the Resolution of Investigation at the last session of Congress. considered one of the party at the last Con- gress. He had only said that the party had opposed and smothered all investigation and discussion. MT. G. continued his remarks in a long vindication of General Jackson and General Jackson's whole life-particularly his Veto of the United States Bank-probably as having more direct reference to the For ido War Resolution before the House, than any thing else.
 MT. Adams followed. He referred to the Committee of Military Affairs as the Con- mittee to which the investigation would be referred, if it was not referred to Select Committee. That Committee he said was composed of nine members, and eight of the nine were friends of the Administration, and friendly to the departments Of the nine not one was from New England, and but one from the States north or cast of the Potomac. With single exception--a member from N. York-all were Administration men, who re- side west and south of the Potomac. This he said was reason why he should oppose the reference of this subject to the Commit tee on Military Affairs.- Express.
 WASHINGTON, Friday Eve. Oct. 6.
 The House adjourned at ten this evening, after refusing by vote of 1l2 to l04 to a. dopt the amendment introduced by MT. Un- derwood of Ky, proposing the sale of the Government stock in the United States Bank. The new member from Tenn. MT. Stone, ap- peared, was qualified, and took his seat.- During the evening the Treasury note bill was discussed at length. by Ncssrs Robert