Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.


 death of his cole ague, Hon. Nathan F. Dixon, which took place in this city on Saturday fast at l2 o'clock, | at nOoni and accompanied the annunciatjon with brief and thrilling remarks. A man of modes, snd unnssuming manners, of stern integrity and worth of sound mind and expanded intellecf, he had long oc- cuped prominent public position in Rhode Island. to the Legislature of which he had been returned as thI!yfour successive elections. In Is3S without his @solIcaon' @ he was elected to the Senate of the Uni teo states Tor the term commencing March, 1899, where, although he had not taken the highest place yet his worth and talents had been Unprecedented anj ms council S sought Mr. S. w2s with him during bis exercise Of unclouded faculties and with resena ,iom and hope He concluded by offering resolutions for the app@lntmen. of Commistee to take orders rela-
 to mourning for thirty days. that they attend inc 1 neral tomorrow at I2 o'clock and tha. they now nd. Ioqrn, which were unanimously adopted. In the House, the Speaker, on leave. nresen,ed communications from the Treasury, War and Navy Departments, relative to therresrecve accounts for lSll. the number of cerks employed, tc. among ment ot the amount of public money deposited in the Louisville Savings Bank, and of the accounts of the Irsasursr Ter of the United States for ls4l. - MT. Fillmore introduced resolution, which was adopted, desiring the Secretary of State to commun cate to the House, in tabular form, a comparative statement ot the tariffs of other countries and the
 The regular business before the House, was rela. tive to the censure of Mir. Adams with hich Mr. A. expressed his willingness to proceed to his defence ous lnessage navlng been received from the Senate MT. Dixon, "'e VI AAo''
 MT. Tllinghast in highly impressive manner spoke 1I e soenny ot the occasion, and of his regret at the death o one to the many esmable and rare traiis "1 whose character, pubic md private, rln an ae quanance ot thirty years he bore testimony; and on ms motion on resolutions were adopted, that in token of wear craPe on the: left arm for thirty days and at- 'en1 1nn the funeral tomorrow at l2 o'clock.
 me House then adjourned and as well as tho Sem ate, will transact no legislative business tomorrow
 ~. r. Tribune
 WAsHrNeroE. Feb. l. a In the House. to-day, Hon. Messrs. Cooper and C9lqut Represen,ati, es elect from Georgia, appear ed, were qualified, and took their seats
 The House then adjourned, and proceeded in pro- Island. '''" A>''Ue
 In the Senate, no legislative business was trans. mon was delivered by Rev. Sepmus Jus,on' Chan. el the Scriptures by Rev Mi Maf 'c Besides ata' 'is Heads Of the Departments the Judges of the Supreme Court, few relatives of the deceased and large as semby in the galleries were present.
 taken to the Rail Road Depot. so be transported and find last long repose, at the place of the late resi- dence oi the deceased-Iribune.
 WAsHlNeToN, Feb. g. Ie42 In the Senate. Mr. White presented n petition uf the Mayor and Aldermen of Michigan City for i'm. PoNeiIeiltS OI tile hnfOur Of thAt place.
 This gave rise to a briet dehaie in which Messrs. White, Clay and Graham held ,he consri,u,iona;i,y ana expedency, Tn certain cases of approximations for objects of this character and Mr. Preston consf- cred the question ot the consttu:ionaiy hes doubt tul' and opposed appropriations of this kind in the present exhausted state of the Treasury holding that me authority over ther own larLors reserved to
 The resolution of MT. Clay amenda,ory of tho Con- stitution, was taken up, and MT Buchanan spoke at length ID reply to Mr. Clay and in deieucc of the ye- 70 uNtN ff1 ana nasty agitation, to guard the minority, and not SO :labe to abuse as maintained by many in proofof %nicn ne noticed the tact that out otthe six thousand laws passed since the organization of our Government, but about twelve had been vetoed; of
 n,vn four were h"nk bills. six for iIernat improve.
 The Senate then went into Executive session. n III the House, a message was received, that tho President had signed the Treasury Note Bill
 NIT. Everett gave notice that he should call up ,h, App"rlIonment Bill, on Tuesday next. M unfinished business. on resolutions to censure MT Adams, was taken up.
 MT: Adams then offered the resolutions for inform From the Departments Of which he had prrv rvious- y gwen notice; to the reception of which objections neing mace, Mr. Adams contendsI that the iIlloma- I!on was absolutely necessary 10 his defence. The hrs res"ut'"n calling the President, if not ncon- palble with the pubc interest for copies "f the cor [ssspMGdtnre ss be,ween the Department of State and lehce netween the Gov. rnor of South Carolina and !ne late William J"hnson, Judge of the Supreme o the 9Gl'ed States relating to an ac. of he LeesatuIe o South Carolina, directing the irnpris- Onnlens of colored persons arriving from abroad at the ports of that State also for the net or acts .e and any opinion by the said Judge Johnson of the lncnnsIi.u,onalty thereof was reud.
 Mri:imer moved to lay this resolution on the table. on the table.
 After some conversation, in which MT Adams ex- pressed his desire to proceed, and called on every trend "t the right Of hahcas corpus, of trial by iurv ana o the right ol petition, abstain henceior,h iYon, ny vote ot laying on the table pnsponen.ent of me subject, or any but aye or |" no on the direct A call of tie House was made, and lG6 members were ascertained 10 he present,
 The question was then taken, and the House re- Ised to lay the whole subject on the table Yeas S9, Nays ll2.
 The motion of MT. Gmer to lay on the table was ,e"atived: Yeas S9. Nays IO7.
 he question then recurring on the adoption of the esolulion, after debate o some length as to its rele '"ncv. il was adopted: Yeas 97, Nays 96.
 he second resolution calling upon the Secretary Iap'. William Bolton, the correspondence and ih, connected herewith, Mas then adou- ed Yeas 95. NavsSi P The third resolution was then taken up. Mr Con. " moved to lay it on the table, which was carried eas III, Nays 64. Mr. Adams spoke at some eng!h ih preliminary relnark ks. demanding thu, tin,o ,e gwen him to receive the information called for by he resolutions adopted ard that he be tried before committee ot the House the crime charged us hey had refused his trial before a Cour,, which Le .. ,rd was p!'pe, and just desire had heen mani- unity 'o defend himself; such a course had never 'etore been taken in any delibtrati b,dy This proposition was concocted in dark conc lave and caw ,ns n m one o the dungeons below, and hrough, "a M tor the posipOnement of the subject. MT Summers of Va. moved substitute for bo,b ;,r ns Snr MSrshas and Mr Gmers propositions that . sts tsseS' p,o be steed 10 the eIec, Com ma breach of privileges. whether any further pro. esdlnes are necessary. and if SO, of what character