Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-12
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFlELD, DEC'R la, 1880.

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 3-We delayed some time putting nlatler in type TOT to-day's paper under lhe expectation that we might be in possession of the Message of the President; out things have taken such strange course in the House, that there is no knowing when the Messaee will be received-probaby not before the latter ar, Ot th's week, and possibly not for week or two to come. s s.e 'S 7
 NoNeREss-Extracts of letters and other documen,s n our preceding columns will give our readers 5 general Idea of what has been done in Congress up to rl'0ay ias'' but it is impossible 10 attempt in week. newspaper to give even the substance of aliihe speeches which were made during the first four days v the session. Some one was speaking all the time onrlne each sessionfor after the Clerk run against the NewJersey snag and could get over or around It, With the consent of the House. or rather would not 1nu' he got his cue from higher source, the mem. eers were in continued debate each day. .Perhaps we cannot better state tho substance of the whole proceedings the first four days than in helanguage ot a correspondent--whic foliows: S
 WAsHINeToN. Dec. 5. iss9
 The House has taken an important step this day towards an organization. It has installed Mir. j. O. ADAMS as chairman till an.oreanza tion is efected- ted opped sSor as d
 nembers, though they held we'll Authenticated cerf ncaies m precise conformity with the laws of that s.alsIhe said that ther seats were disputed. and he would not enroll their names till ordered by tlle House -he at he same time held that he could but no unes- tion to the House till the roll was called over so that ne ne might ascertain whether quorum was preseni.- the one hand would not suffer NewJersey to be pas sedover; and the Clerk on the other would not take ihe question or any motion that might be made and the consequence was ,ha, proposition followed upon and dahate xs,Gic ad m nothing at al. This afternoon Mr. Adams rose and delivered short but effective speech insisting upon the duty of immediate organization, repfehend- ing n severe terms the conduct ohe Clerk. and con tending that the only course to take the business into our own hands. He then submitted resolution directing the Clerk 10 call all persons having legal cer when MT. Rheu. of s. C. moved that Mir Williams, of N. C. (the father of the House) take the chair for the purpose of organization; but the latter declined whereupon MT. Rhett substituted the name of MT. Adams, and the motion was carried by nccamati0n A motion was then made 10 adjourn hy friend of the adminisraon, and was carried hy smal majo- rity--a few whigs voting nSthe affirmative. We have now chairman-questions can be pni, and will be decided by the major and have little doubt but that our New-Jersey friends will De admitted 10 their seats in conformity with immemoria usage and result on the question of Speakershp is very doubtful it will turn two or three uncertain votes, which should be cast in our favor."
 E's"uyS 1AodutS oSGm Ooh steo. S"e"f "''S~ on question which of the members from New.Jersey should vote. he decided that those who had the regu lar certificates; this objected by the ocos. and the whole afternoon was consumed in debate. On Satarday, the debate was resumed, and no decision made. Thus one whole week ia consumed in fruit less efforts on the part of the whgsto organize the House, and successful attempts ousthe part of the locos to prevent it. What another week will bring forlh-we shall know when it is passed.
 Harrisburg Convention This Convention conven- ed on Wednesday of las, week. AlIthe States were pretty fully represented except South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Arkansas. Upwards of 200 delegates were in attendance. James, Barbour, Esq of Va was chosen President of the Convention John S. Peters of Conn., and II others Vice, Presidents 1; and there were five Secretaries
 On Thursday, the Convention went into ballot for the candidate for President. Ws here copy from an extra of the New-Haven Herald s--
 "Three ballots were taken, on the first of which there was no choice. MT, Clay being the minority. On the second ballot h .hess M wss q similar result 0n into the scale of Gen. Harrison. and his nomination was carried by majority of roRTy-Two, This was in accordance with the express desire of Gen. Scotf, who had addressed letter to the Convention. decli. Harrison or Mr. Clay. 9'''' VI
 "New-York, Maine. Vermont and New. Hamp- shire wen, for Gen. Scott Conneclic,f, on the first ballot for MT. Clay. On the second ballo, the Con: neciicu delegation went for Gen. g. and so remained to inc conclusion We do not. however, consider this as indicative of the voice Of !her coDs,inents. Gen. Harrison was the Whg candidate afths Inst election, as he is now. Harmony and Union, --of which we have no reason to doubt,-wi carry him triumphant iy into the Presidential chair. "Union and Energy is the word"
 he nominated to the Vice Presidency, Mr Talimadge of New.York having declined. !"
 JOHN TYLER, of Virginia, instead of Judge White, was nominated for the viee Presidency by an unani. nous vote Further particular hereafteEl