Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. is

Mr.. Benton at the commencement of the SeSe
sion, proposing the postponemenl of the Ope-
'atiOus Of the Bankrupt Bill until the first of
July of the present year. Mr.. Benton, at the
expiration Of the morning hour, maniiesting
I great wish to get u vote upon his bill, and
pleading hard with the Senate for that pur.
pose, was gratified in his request without OPP
position from any quarter. The bill was
first brought before the Senate as in Commit.
lee Of the Whole. and subsequently reported
to the Senate-thc simple question being,
I" Shall the bill be engrossed and read
third time"
The vote was taken upon the cngrossmcnt
of the bill to postpone, and the result was in
favor of poStponehent eighteen and against
the bill ttcentythree. The question of post.
poncment is therefore settled. The Senate
having refused to repeal the bill, now decide
the other question which has created so much
alarm with those wishing the benefits of the
law. This act distinguishes the proceedings
Of the Senate, and settles the question for the
session.
TIE Tariff, Compromise Act, &c.
Mr.. Clay has made most important
movement in the Senate to-day in the intro
duciion of series Of resolutions relating
to nearly all the most important political
questions which agitate the country. The
lIlOSl uIDp )IldIl III Tue SefISS are resolutions
maintaining that the Revenues OF the coun.
Try for the year should be equal to the exc
pendtureS Of the year-that the spirit of tho
Compromise Act should be preserved, but
that more than duty Of 20 per cent. was ncces-
sary in the present state of things in the
country.
The resolutions were important enough 10
place Mr.. Calhoun in Il high fever of excite.
ment, and after day had been named for
their consideration, he denounced them in
brief terms us violation Of the compromise
net and change in the Government. More
he did not say now, but it was obvious that
more was intended to be said when the sub.
iect came up in order. 1t is probable that
the great debate of the session upon all of the
topics under consideration will be had upon
the resolutions now introduced.
The veto resolution has been under con.
si6eration to-day, and Mr.. Morehead has
made an elaborate aud certainly IL very able
argument upon the subject OF the veto power
of course sustaining the views of his coll
league who supports an amendment to tho
Constitution either restricting The veto power
SO that Congress shall overrule the Executive
or abolish it altogether. need not repeu,
that this is the unpopular side Of the question
here, and that there is no probability that tho
resolution will prevail.
The Senate were long time in Executive
Session. Some nominations. sent in during
the day, were referred to the commuters, and
some two or three altogether Of no i,npor-
lance, except to the parties concerned, wcr3
confirmed. Among the seven or eight names
sent in was the nomination Of Robert Homer,
Esq. to be postmaster ut Princeton, n. Jer-
sey. This is good appointment. Mr.. lIor-
ner being not only Il good Wing, but capa-
BILE Of filling the Office credtably to himself
and the government.
The nominations which kept :he Senate
SO long in Executive session are presumed 10
be those of Commissioner Of Purchases ut
Philadelphia, IAN office now held Nv Mr..
Tyson, but in which he has no: been con.
firmedO and Judge Of the U. s. District
Court OF Philadelphia. for which Mr. Brad
ford has been nominated. As nrilhcr OF
these officers have been confirmed. and 40
the Executive session was moved by Mr..
Brrrien. of Georgia. the Chairman of the FL
dian Committee, il is presumed the action Of
the Senate with CLOSED doors related to one
or both Ut these nominations.
Ns,o York E12rtss.
WASHINGTON Feb. li.
dull day in md out A; one wing Of
the Capitol the time has been cor>snu, d ii,
the consideration of private Bills, aud at tho
other in the discussion of ii question IF order,
which was settled after consuming about IN
Ut the time occupied in pubic session from
twelve TO nearly tour o'clock. Nothing could
have been mere stupid than this, and to tho
public generally nothing more than The pro-
ccedings Of the Senate.
Among the many subjects attended 10 to-
day in the Senate Che House did nothing of
nteresU was the Bankrupt Bill. Mr.. Ben
ton proposes only thirteen amcn,hnenis-nl-
most all of them quite Bentonian, and onlv
two OF them worthy of n moments consider
alton. A halfa score of resolutions, upon rs
many and more subjects, and all OF then,
calling for information, were adopted. Then
came the consideration of Bills The militia
claim Of Georgia. 100000 dollars being tho
amour; OF il, was passed 10 n third reading.
Other hits in which Mississippi and Arkar1-
sas were interested were also passed, and tho
day finally ended in grave discussion upon
the pr"priety or allowing interest TO b. paid
ON an honest and admitted claim against tho
Government. You must know, the practice
OF the Government is 10 exact from every
body. and to pay it 10 nobody. The oues.
ton today was, whether the bad precedent
for years should be abandoned.
in the House. Mr.. Warren of Ga. offered n
resolution to allow the Congressional Tenn
perance Society the use of the Hall of tho
House. on the evening of the 25th inst. Thr,
reception of the resolution being objected IN
by several Members ON motion of Mr.. w. tho
rules were suspended and the resolution
adopted.
The New York Post Office remains in ssa,,.
quo, and the probability of anv immediate
q Il