Litchfield enquirer., 1848-01-27
SAYINGS and D0UNGS
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COrrespOndeuce of the Express.


 termination Oi the war were presented Ssv~I- al bills were reported aud read twice. i Resolutions were submitted hv Mr ManyuM requesting the President tO communicate the opinions and suggestions of Gen. Scott. They were taken mp and discussed until the hour appointed tor the consideration Of tue Ten Reg lment bill.
 Mir Cameron offered reseiutisn t0 appoint a committee of lnQuiry into the allrdged de- talcaticn in the U. S Mint at Philadel"hia. Mr Mir MOOre, the new Senator from Maine took his seat. Adjourned. House:-A resolution offered by Mr Boyd tU close the debate on the Presidents annual message tn e~o hours after going insO com | mittee ofthe whole, wsa postponed On motion l uf Mr Stevens to Monday next. The States were called for resolutions and great number, mostly unimportanl were present cd. MT Chase of Tenn. offered a resolution re- curing |. incxpedient 10 withdraw the troops from the position they now occupy m MeK!cn' forthe purpose of falling back on . detsns'Ve lins-laid on the table.
 Mir GiddinQs offered reso'utioN Eor the ap- l pointment of committee tO investigate the err cumatan nces attending the alledged selzufe Oy l contracted to pay e9O0 for his freedom, and had paid all but $6O thereof.
 On motion of Mir Haralsen the resolution was | lald Oh the table.
 l Mr Turner offered joint resolution for the annex xation of New Mexico aud Cal:tOFnia- 1t lies over.
 l MT BJtts' resolution calling on the President to communicate the specific object Ot his appi'' cation to Congress in last session tor eight mit- lions. and whether any disposition was made ot any portion of that appropriation, or any p!"pnF- lion oft was paid to the Mexican authorities, cF cFr to Mexican officers, civil or military, and It l no dispositson was made Ot the fund, or any at- temd. to secure peace, his reasons therefor. It hes over.
 calling the Presdint to state the specific objects for which the war is to be prosecuted, aad the means of accompl ishing the same. It iss ovsr' l SENATE.
 Washington, Jan. le
 MT Mangum's resolution calling tor the plans of the campaign as proposed by Gen. Scott then came up, which on motion of MT Seviei was laid on the table. Ayes 22, nays 20. Mr Baeby submitted resolution tor censid' erably diminishing the power Ot the generaIgov' eFnment, under the Consultation, to improve r'vers and harbors and construct internal i'm provements.
 HOUSE.
 Mr vinton moved ,ha, the House res,lve itself I the chair, on tho reference of the Presidents message.
 Mr Jamson addres ssed the Committee, made . random. scattering speech, with many hard hits, which produced much laughter.
 SENATE | Washington, Ian. l9.
 Mr Rusk introduced bill to establish an additional District Court in Texas which was read twice. Some uAimportant communications from the departments were laid on the table. One from the Treasury Department to correct an error in the res port of the Secretary of the Treasury cany> ed by mistake of the clerk. The Ten Regiment bill was taken up MT Fooie addressed the Senate in support of the war. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
 The various committees were called upon for reports.
 MT Burt, from the Military Committee, reported bill to increase the efficiency of regular corps of the army and tO provide for disabled soldiers. Also bill t0 found military asylum for invalid soldiers of the army.
 Mir Farrelly, from the committee on Pat enls reported bill 10 amend various acts providing for the promotion of usefull arts
 Mr Vinton, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported bill providing Gr a loan not exceeding eighteen millions.
 The above bulls were all read twice, and referred.
 Nr c J. Ingersoll submitted joint res. olu'ion for the erection of stone in the Congressional burying ground to the mem. oiy Of Mr HnrPer, member of Cong reSs ! Alprf frnna Den v as,ia RkNA death which occurred several years ago. Passed.
 Cn motion of MT Broadhead, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Presidents Message. Mr Tuck addressed the Committee, chiefly on slavery.
 Washington, Jan. 20. | There vas but brief session in the House of Representatives to-day, and the ! announcement of the death of MT. Hornbeck, of Pa was :he only business. There was long session of the Senate, and upon the whole a deeply interesting one, though pats of 1t were in strange cons trast. Mr. Foo,e figured again in part secoad of his speech, and 1t was like the | first part in bombast of manner, and much Of it in language.
 The following resolution was adopted. Resolved, That the Pre.idrn, ef the United States be requested to inform the Senate whether the general orders, No. 376, issusd by General Scot, al head quarters, Mexico hearing date 18th December last, were issu> ed under instructions frem the Secretary of War-and if SO. to lay said instructions be. fore the Senaie-and also any opinion of Gen. Scott, in regard to the necessary mil- l isa-y means to cary said instructions into effect, which may he on file. Before the adoption there was . very spirited discussion upon it between Messrs Mangum, Crittenden, Cass aad Allen. The Administration Senators were driven from their position of suslaini pg the Executive 'n keeping dark. They wers forced, ct least. after the debate, to consent to the inquiry above given, after the modification that such communication should not prove in. compatible with the public interest.
 Mr. Critsenden was rec1liarly happy in rebaking the Senator from Michigan for his interpOsitioa upon every possible occasion against imparting knowledge to the people and to the Senate.