Litchfield enquirer., 1847-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence of the Express.

The'rumer that young Mr. Richie was
to come on from Virginia proved TO be
correct. He appeared here 10 day. It
Isl said that wiser counsels have prevailed
and that Mr.. Yulee will not be challenged.
Washington is too desp water for such
business.
Day after day the war receives its
death blow. The passage ofthe Wilmot
previso, and that attack oe Mr.. Westcot
on the Administration add to the smbar-
rassmeni of carrying on hostli,ies.
A ludtc1ous scene was exhibited to-day
10 the House, BIZ a motion Of. Mr.. Brock
enborough, Of Fla. relative to the char
Egcs by Mr.. Westco,t against the govern.
@msnt at Washington, on the subject of
the corruptioas existing bere. Mr.. B. OBJ J
tanned about 6 Or 8 votes on his side.--
The speaker was sustained by an almost
universal "aye," and with a burst OF
laughter at Mr. Bssbesides. This latter
gentleman has lately lost his election,
and in fact his nomination. for Congress.
and Of course a offic, would be desirable.
He can afford to be a Polk man, but there
are very few whoca
!. Let your readers known the fact that
New England presented an unbroken
front on the great subject Of the Twill
mot Proviso, and thatthe State of New
York. with one exception, voted the same
way, not having single absentee or. q
single skulker.
Tie Origin Of the offence of Mr.. Richie
has not yet been fully explained, even in
the debates in the Senate. twas to be-
found in the fact alluded to by Mr.. Cali
houn, ON Saturday last The Union had /.
omitted 10 give any report whatever of
the debate which took place in the Sem
ate on the Army Bill in relation TO theS
power of appointment. The House pro~
poscd,. in their amendments, to give
the President the authority 10 APP
point all officers "by and with the ad-. =
vice and consent of the Senate;' but
those appointments were not to be made
until after the Senate's adjournment
This would, in the eyes of the majority
of the Senate, be Unconstitutional. And Y
for the purpose of showing that their
vote was not sectional or factious twas
arranged that their reasons should be
furn shed in the debate. Consequently
Mr.. Huntington, hen the report of the
Committee of Conference reached the
Senate, went into an.able, and, asst prov
81, runninesargumen establishing :
LIST. That the Senate scarinUt ~s-.--sf. U
fees 10 be filled by the Executive during
the recess. if that consent is 10 berequir-s
cd when they meet again.
81. Congress may confer the powerto
allow the President to appoint certain
subordinate officers, but 1t must be uncon-
ditonal, aud not subject to the 'actioa Of
the Senate at q future meeting.
| Mr.. Huntington was followed by Mr..
Clayton of Delaware, and supported by
Mr.. Calhoun and several others, in sone
of the tritcst but most important argu-
men,s which has beenmade this session.
On the other side was Gen Cass, wlIos sat
tempted to refuie the position ofthe gem
tiemcD named. m N+
On the appearance of the Union next
day, not one word ofthe debate was pub.
Used, except the speech of Gen: Casssi
This created great offence in the Senate.
and was the real cause of the motion to
expel Mr.. Richie. What aggravated the
case very much was, .hat.while theargu.
) ment Of Gen. Cass only was published.
The vote showed that the motion Of Mr..
Huntington was sustained by a large
, majority. This offence of the Union.
> after all, appeared 10 be perfectly acci''
dental, but the efiec, had been produceds
simultaneously with this appearedt the
! attack on the Senate, in consequence Of
their sustaining the motion Of Mr. Hunt
ington, in which the Senators were cali
ed Mexicans." Under other circum-
stances the communication would doubts
less have been treated with the usual
contempiuors smile at father Riches
lectures. But the two circumstances to-
; gether sealed the fate of Mr. aRitchie, so
, far as TO deprive him of sitting or stand
ing on The floor of the Senate.
. Mr. Turncy, in his attacks on Mr.. Cal
houn, attempted to show the latter was
lathe bottom OF the movement against
allowing the President the power to APP
point, whereas Mr.. Calfioaa.to shaw thai
he was not at all in fault, Immediately
D appealed to the Senate whether twas
not the Senator from Connecticut who
was the real offender, if there were any.
in the premises.
Mr.. Huntington Al once admitted TINT
he was the Senator who had ipterposed
Fl Tho constitutional nunStt ~ y sAs.,,f ,nnvs