Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.


 In the House. the unfinished business relative to the $censure of Mt. Adams was taken up. M:' A. hav- ling the floor on his defence, said he wished not to consume the time of the House and the country, and lf the House it now dispose of the matter he had no objections if il was done without Impugnlng course or that Ut his constituents He yielded 'he floor to
 MT. Bolts. who moved to lay the whole subject on |the table.
 A call of!he House was moved and refused-Yeas I04, Nays 95.
 Mir. Meriwether asked to be excused from voting, 'a but his request was refused.
 The question then taken, and the UhOle subject ,Uas laid on the table; Yeas lO6. Nays 93. 7 The question then recurred on the reconsideration of the vote laying the table the question of the Pc. ttion for the Dissolution of the Union, the cause of this pr0pused censure.
 he should withdraw the motion to lay on the table, and let the vote bc taken directly on the reception of &the petition. ,N The motion to reconsider was earned; Yeas 144s Nays52.
 la Mr. Merwether then withdrew his motion to lay # the table, and the reception of the petition, moved, the previous question, which was demanded Hoy the House.
 The question being on the reception Of the petition, : Messrs, Burnell, Hudson and J. C. Clark asked to be excused from voting. on the ground that their votes 53would be liable to be msconSrued. They declared that they held the Union to be indssoubie and that these States were 'one now and forever;' but they should feel bound to for the reception ot the pe- ' tltion. in support of this right of the people.
 MT Marshall also asked to be excused from voting, sayng that this decision of the House-by which tho < subject was laid on the tahle-was in favor of Mr. Adams, that 1t affirmed the right of the people pre- ent pet tions ot this sor and the consequent obiga- tion of the House 10 receive them. He did not wish drectly to contravene this decision of the House by vOtlng against the reception, nor to vote to receive Speliiion asking them 10 do wha, would be perjury.
 These requests were severally rrfusedby large ma Ajortes
 The House then refused to ,eccire Ms DissolusoS !N Petition; Yeas 40, Nays l66
 Mr Adams said he had two petitions of the same sscharacter, one from New York and one from Penn- disposition ot the House he would reserve M future |Ape:iod
 N The remainder of the day was consumed in the o petitions numbers ui which were from ' Mr. Adams and for the most part on the subject ot SSlavery, which were rejected.
 In the Senate, various petitions were presented, Aamong which was one by Mr. Sturgeon from Pitts hurg. for the passage of the Exchtquer Bill, retaining Nparticularly it's exchange provisions.
 MT. Calhoun presented resolutions of the Legisla. Estate of her disrhu,ive share of .e proceeds of the tapublic lands He said he was proud represent . Stae, which by majority of ninety three of eve. Sary hundred, could resist so enormous a bribe He also presented resolutions O. that legislature, justify. Hug the course of Virginia in her controversy with sNNew York.
 sahe Committee on Public Lands sn inquire into tho of reporting a blll po,ins in case any State refuses her dslribuve share of te proceeds of 3he public lands, f,r it's distribution among the re. < amaining assenting States. 4 Mr. Mangum snoved to add. the inquiry, or in what nanner these proportions ought to be disposed of or
 MT. King moved to strike out from the resolution, so as only to authorize the inquiry pruptscd in Mr. Mangnm's amendment.
 This resolution, and the amendments rave rise to $an interesting debate, which continued during tho |ren'alnder oi the day. in which it contended he one hand, that the shlres refused sioM the Treasury, that t they we're distributed among he remaining States by deductng from the revenue, he amount ot taxation to be paid. would be and ln an equal proportion among the States refusing las well as these receiving their shares; and on tho other. that the fund not heinz legitimate source cf revenue, should be distributed among the Saies as. 'enling.-N Y. Tribune.
 WAsnrscrcN Feb g.
 In ihe Senate, today, various petitions were pre-. :ented among which was one from New.York, by Slr Benton, for the possponement of the Bankrupt Law tl May next, He spoke of the distress ,ha. tor the consideration of his bill pusp pons the act.
 MT. Talimadge presented several petitions against he repeal or pos'ponenent of the Bank krup Law. Re ald after the passage of the law and the refusal peal lt, there ought to be an end of the matter s was let alone. could he amended experience die. 9ted The Senator from Missouri (hlr, Bennnj had charged the distress of the country on ;hc Whirs; but were not the Democratic party obnoxious to ih1 charge q bringing this distress the counry7 Af Fer the Senntur had voted for measures produciliYs tcred?
 MT. Benton. I, is false! I.is false!
 . h'.e Pss President called 'he Senator to order.
 Mt. Ireson expre' sed his deep pain that such aB %nccurrence had taken place.
 MT. Benton. No pain at all, cir.
 MT Ia!lnadgc had said nothing personal. What ne had sa'd he would repeat.
 MT. Benton. It is fa%e.
 long and excited debate on this subject, and on Pons of order ensued, participated in by many Sen. atorr m which MT: Preston euegessed tha, the Sen. ate close the doo,s tor the settlement 0 this matter of breach ot privilege. This no, done. Mir. Mang. yum offered resolution 10 appoint committee 10 ii- qure what order ought to be taken us [. a Senator using opprobrous md insulting language to another; aud what with reference to the language used by tho Senator from Missouri tNr Benron) to the Senator rom New: York (Mr. TaIlmadgel while he was on the floor. The resolution was not received, and after quarrel of about two hours, the subject for the present dropped.
 Mir. Cay's resolution was taking up ins,ruc,ing the CIomnlee I on rublc Lands to inquire inlo the expe. dency ot providing by law for the distribution of such shares O the respective States of the proceeds of the public lands as are refused by any S,n'c among tho remanine assen.ing States, and (as md'tie! at the sLggeslon Of Mir. Mangnml whether any disposition ot such money sought to be made on what course WIS Snecessary.
 The resolution was adopted. Yeas as-Noysla
 ln the h0'lse, Mr. Fessenden gaze notice that hS should introduce at the earliest opportunity resou- ,ion resembling the 2ls rule. -
 MT. Cushing moved to reconsider the vote of yes,er. $day by which the House refused to receive the pel. llon for the dissolution of he Union, and attempted to debate the subject. The debate at this time being decided out ot order by the Speaker the question
 Reports from Committees then being in order tho Prostitution reported eone time since by Mir. Salton- stall fron the Committee on Manufactures, authoris. ng that Committee to send for persons and papers in the examination of the operation of the present Tarif Flaws, was taken up.
 MT; A. V. Brown, of Tenn. offered an amendment, providing that the Committee should not take the teE- nony of any persons interested in the subject nbon, which they are to be examined. He briefly advoca~ ted the amendment.
 Mr. WoSd opposed ,he resolution, and, without ram rka alaiA sha