Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22
Latest from Washington. The correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune

says;
 There seems to be growing spirit in favor of an action on the Tariff and it appears that it viii be amended. In some quarters the stimulus grows out of desire to reduce our growing and exccssive revenue. In others it to encourage the wooden nian ufacture- Thus the North and South likely to pull together to sufficient extent to accomplish the object It looks as though q compromise would be effected, Letchcr's bill being taken the basis of of the accommodation. Eight per cent is proposed y tn, bill aS the duty wool It is not unlikely that he ami his friends may to alter it t five per cent This is the essential point in the proposed change. The wool question rs in fact the only one which creates any serious hindrance to an agrelnen The members representing wool growing districts are placed in delicate position and their ehcunstan- will constrsin votes against change which their jul cement will not in all cases sustain.
 An insidious movement agarit the Iron interest was maic by Mir Adams of Mississippi, under cover of report from the Post Office Committee directing the Post Master General to contract with Railroad Companies r the transportation Of the mails for eight years and allowing the Companies to import all the rails necessary for the construction and relay ing repairing of their rads free of duty within that time. Mir Bgler presented an adverse minority re- pot this morning, against tho gross injustice and partiality of this propssion which reported by the sanction of nominal majoritr of the Committee and without thckwedge of the Post Office Department
 An unpleasant personal rencOnter took place on the floor of the House, Tuesday, between Lewis D. Campbell of Ohio and Rust of Arkansas the assal- ant of Horace Greeley. The latter was angered at motion moved by Mir. c. and told him it isas mean trick. or something of that sort Campbell replied with other offensive language. and tried to reach Rust but prevented. The affair lasted only moment. but created much gossip as to the porbabil ity of duel.
 motion to buy enough Chinese sugar cane | plant one hundred acres was adopted.
 Mr. Cadwaler Buchanan representative from Pennsylvania, shot at last night while walking with friend on Fourteenth street. The ball passed close t. his head. It was fired by an ISishman in return it is suggested for Cadwal!ers speech against the Know. Nothngs fe
 It has been determined by the friends of Mir Bu- chanan here to erect temporary baldipg for the inauguration ball. The price of the tickets is set at ten dollars.
 The Superintendent of Public Printing has reaues. ted the House Committee on Ways and Means to re- port appropriation of nearly S2i7 900 as defin- cy to finish the printing ordered during the first session of the immense amount of which he says the members at that time could not have been aware
 The Revolutionary Claims bill was lost in the Ben; ate by single vote. It was materially pfcjudiced by the presev of hung set df agents who infest cd the galleriesday drrng the discussion and were ready to pcunce on the claimants, should it pass.
 This bill it will be remembered was designed for the sons of Revolutionary Sires.--ED.1