Litchfield enquirer., 1841-09-16

he could make, how much he could dela
the public business, and to what an extern
he could create a panic. The result ha
shown him and all disposed to act with him
a good lesson, for all the mischief done to
day, have no doubt, will be undone to
morrow, when members shall have ha1
time to sleep upon and reflect on the doing
of the day.
The morning business, was confined s
the consideration of the"resolution offered
YESTERDAY in reIEs:en toSthe American prial
oners on Van DienIUns Land.
The Revenue Bill having been reportet
to the House from the Senate, was debate
very briefly in Committee of the Whole,
and upon the merits of almost a SIM
amendment.
The attendance was very large-all tl15n.
considered, and numbered nearly 100 mem
bers. The disposition seemed to be ri0lo6
upon the face of many of the membert. nnl
foremost was the member from VirEinio'
who has done his prettiest or his worS
you like the terms best. He began in 8 mo-
ton to place salt among the free articles,
and not succeeding in Committee of th3
Whole renewed his motion in the Hous III
ter the Bill was reported.
To give you any idea of scenes in Otn'
mittee of the Whole, would be to ID N
more than to present the scenes OF I1igJ
school room, with deaf, dumb and N'li9
masteraat its head. 1t was almost in.tp
BILE to hear what was said or to know VIIa,
was doing-and to crown all, the Chair IA
of the Committee gave n stupid dec;211l
| the effect of which was to make it in ordS q
amend an amendment of the Senate byta6'
ding " Salt" to "Borax Acid" The dissifT
| ilarity of the subjects. afforded reasdf
enough for pronouncing the amendment on
of order-but to this was added the reasdI
that the Senate had directly voted upon Oh
proposed amendment, and the House also
both branches of Congress rejecting II
! proposition.
Salt having been declared to be ~
amendment in order in the Committee, n
course was as much in order in the Hou e
Mr. Wise there renewed it, and propoS{
ton was made to amend the amendment, "a
J adding to it Sugar, Tobacco, Cotton an
Iron. A division of the question was calle
for, and a majority of thirty members vote
for the free admission of Coffee and Sugqs
as we'll as Tea and Salt. Iron was save
by majority of eighteen, and Tobacco b
four votes.
In this beautiful position was the bus
ness of the House, after session of .fr
hours. Cotton free, sugar free, salt free, te'
and coffee free. The members who Id
been instrumental in bringing about tn
state of things, which every one saw wi
disgraceful to the House, and hopelessll
destructive of the Bill under consideration
opened their eyes, and will seek to chana
the result tomorrow. Not only were III
revenues of the country affected by the ~
but the interests5of the cotton growers al
sugar planters in the Union.
| I'll
reconsider the vote making salt free arr
Gle; aud another, Mr.. Wise, with moti0,
to reconsider the vote upon cotton and 81
gar, and third to reconsider the vote II
which railroad iron was mol placed amor
the free articles. Having thus made prepq
ration for reparation tomorrow, the Hou4
adjourned, with many members, am sun
ashamed nfthe follies of the day. One leS
son, however, is learned from the proceed
lngs, and that is, that in the considerable
OF grave subject like this, members are 4
conclliate one another. If the South choos
to be unjust to the North, thevotes of todd
show that there is a rod which may be he,I
IN terrorena to extort justice from her.
In SENATE.-The greater part of the dd
has been spent in Executive session, and i
consideration of some of the many nomnS
tions before the body. During the thre.
hours from ten to one o'clock, the doors
however, were open, and several bills were
considered. =
The naval ordnance bill passed, and is ,
law. 1t appropriates 100000 for naval
ordnance, stores, experiments, &c.
The bill from the House in relation to al
investment of the interest money of ths
Smithsonian bcquest was amended and
passed by authorizing the investment il
! United States Stocks.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, before the con.
slderation of Executive business, laid upon
| the table of the Senate resolution 10 re-
sc'nd the Erpunging Resolution, to be consid
| cred hereafter.-U.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Q.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Sept. 9th
The present has been Il most interesting
and exciting day in the House of Rcpresen.
tatlves. The Revenue Bill has been consi.
dered-the veto received, and a personal
rencontre has taken place between two OF
the members. Either of the events were
enough to make the session one of extraor-
binary interest, and the crowd of excited
questions has been enough for q surfeit to
all here and to the country at large.
First came the Revenue Bill after the
members of the House had generally APP
Peared IN their seats. The questions of
reconsideration, as the unfinished business
OF yesterday, were the motions pending
NO debate was in order, the previous ques-
ton continuing to operate upon the motions
before the House. The vote making salt a
free article was first rcconsidered by vote