Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-17

Ad the subject was postponed until Monday
 Olu,ions Ot Mir. Clay to amend the COnsti,u, estEchng the Veto power, Ec, were taken Archer spoke about two hours in opposition to fssolution; Although some qualifications might leuehclal, he repudiated the idea of opening the
 l9amendments of the Constitution.
 te House, MT. Gilmer sent to the Speaker pa
 sPectlng question of privilege, which he wish U Speaker to lay before the House.
 ll1f an examination by the Speaker, cOmmuni- lI1n signed by MessrS. Gilmer, Hunter, Rhett,
 Profit, members of the Committee on Foreign ails, read, respectfully asking of the House to uee them from further service on that Committee,
 Stating that recent occurrences had induced n to doubt whether the removal of the present Bman, MT. Adams, would mee, the appreciation ! Chairman who had shown himself an unsafe 0sitory of the public trust, and who had not the n6dence of the members of the Committee:
 communication was also read addressed by MT. Ese of Mr. Adams in the House, and the manner Dis using the notes of the Committee, he should } bound to vote for some other person as chairman adding that it would have been relieved from ser- ce on the committee some weeks since.
 | A motion was then made in accordance with the quest of the first paper, and being carried under the perason ot the PrevIe9s question, Messrs s Gmer, members oI the Committee on Foreign Affairs. MT. w c. Johnson on his motion, was also excus- from the same service.-N. !. Tribune.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. In the Senate, communications from the Var Department were received relative to he progress of Meteorological Observations Il Military Posts, and giving copy of the Army Register. Also, from the Navy De. Partment, showing the number of vessels of he Navy according to their respective clas- es in l622, PA, '39, 40, Al.
 Messrs. Choate and Tallmadge presented memorials against the repeal or postpone incnt of the Bankrupt Act.
 Resolutions offered by the following Sen ators were adop,ed-by Mir. Porter, calling on the Secretary of War for information with reference to the survey of the North. ern and North. Western Lakes-by Mir. Se- vicr, calling on the Secretary of War for the proceedings ofthe Court of Inquiry held some months since in the case of Dr. Max well of the U. s. Army.
 The resolution of MT. Pierce calling for Information relative to the N. York Cus.om- House investigation, and the report of the commissioners thereon, was taken up. Mir. Pierce after briefly urging the neccs. been committed, moved to lay, for the pres ent, the resolution on the table, to give op- portunity for debate, which might ar'se.
 The Pension Bill, and the bill for the pro- lection of American seumen in Foreign countries, were twice read and referred.
 In tue House, Messrs. White of La. Shep- ard of Ala, Holmes of s. C., Chapman of Ala, and Cooper of Ga.r were announced by the Speaker to fill the vacancies on the com. mi,tee on Foreign Affairs, caused by the re. signations of yesterday.
 The question before the House being on the motion ot Mir. l.. Williams to lay on the table the resolution from the committee on manufactures, authorizing that committee to take testimony as 10 the operation of the present tariff laws, which resolution was laid on the table. Yeas lOS, Nays 79.
 The House then resolved itself into com. miitce of the Whole, Mir. Briggs in the chair, and resumed the consideration of the Civil and Diplomatic appropriation bill.
 The first clause, nppropri'ting $273,7l2 for pay nnc Mileage of Members of Congress aud Delegates, was passed without debate. To the second clause, arpropria,ing for pay ofthe Officers and Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives $l2,50O.
 Mir. Gushing moved an amendment, to add $3,O0O. He said it appeared from the report accompanying the bill, that appropriations to the amount of $62,U0O had been inserted which wesc not authorised by law, and he moved this amendment to add the salaries of two Clerks "f the House, 50 as to place all on an equal footing.
 The Chairman ruled the amendment of Mir. Gushing out of order, as it proposed, contrary to the rule, appropriation for an object not authorised by law.
 Mir. Gushing acquiesced, and made the point of order on the same ground, that the whole clause should be struck out.
 Mir. Gentry mov, q that the Committee rise Before this was carried, Mir. Wise spoke briefly.
 The Committee then rose, and Mir. Gentry renewed his motion to rccOmmit the bill which motion being objected to, he moved a suspension ofthe rules for it's reception-be. fore which was taken, the House adjourned
 ". Y. Tribune.
 WASHINGTON. Saturday, Feb. 12. The Senate was no, in session to-day.
 Mir. Everett gave notice that he should oi1 Monday offer a resolution to discharge the Committee of the Whole from farther con. sideration of the Apportionment Bill, tt make it tho special order on Tuesday next and every day thereafter till disposed of, ans that ut two o'clock on Tuesday, the 22d inst. debate shall cease and the question be taken thereon.
 Mir. Stecnrod moved to reconsider the D. bove vote to lay on the table.
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