Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-21
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

aa~ TIE CovoDE CoMM1rrEE's REroRr.-In the House, on Saturday. Mr. Train of Mass, re- ported in behalf of the majority of the Committee consisting of himself and Messrs. Coyode and Oln, all republicans
 The report commences by speaking of the en- barrassments the committee encountered, among which was the proclamation by the President that the power of the administration would he exercised to protect witnesses in not obeying the summons or in not testifying after obeying the summons. They say the country would be astonished at the shameless record in regard to the Lecompton constitution. They examine the emphatic pledges of the President and the Cab inet to the doctrine of leaving Kansas free to ad minister it's own institutions; second the delib- crate violation of these pledges, and the attempts to convert Kansas into slave state by forger- ies fraud, and force third, the removal of sworn agents of the administration for refusing to vio. late their pledges; fourth, the open employment of money in the passage of the Lecompton and English bills fifth, the admission by parties en- gagged in electioneering this scheme, that they received enormous sums for this purpose, and the proof that they were paid by agents of the ad- ministration; sixth, the offer to purchase news paper editors with sums of money; seventh, the prescription of eminent democrats who would not support the Lecompton and English bills. The testimony of witnesses on these several points is strengthened by the record book of the Bank of the Metropolis. The committee state Mr. Forney was offered the printing ofpost office an editorial no longer than mans hand, sup. port the administration in it's Kansas policy in regard to abuses at the Philadelphia custom house, the committee say there was an improper and corrupt use of the public money in the em- ployment of persons in the public services, and frauds by government officers to defeat enact ments for the protection of the treasury from unjust claims. Collector Baker of Philadelphia is severely censured The committee say the price pad for executive printing and binding is utterly disproportionate to the work done, and allude to the employment of persons to carry elections They close by saying that there seems to be marked propriety in closing their report with quotation from former speech of Mr. Buchanan in condemnation of corruptions.
 D@ The manner in which the Washington authorities have acted in the matter of the out rage on Mir. Sumner, shows 8 creditable change there in four years, that is of very hopeful character. It is owing, no doubt, to the impress sion that the national government is about to mass into Republican hands, but the country Will be pleased to see it, no matter what may be It's cause. We are of opinion that it wouldn't be safe for even a democratic member of Congress to kill even an Irish waiter there, in these times.
 nSs- Charles Goodyear of New Haven, the preat inventor and discoverer of the use of in dia rubber in manufactures, is lying at the point of death in New York, of an affection of the brain.
 na% Mir. Elijah Newton. the oldest inhabitant of Norwich, died at that place, Thursday, aged 93 years. His wife, whose age is the same, sur wives him. .s
 n6s~ The New Hampshire legislature on We'd nesday reelected Daniel Clark, republican, U. s. senator, for six years from the 4th of March next. The vote in the House was 184, to l0S for John $. Wells, democrat, 12 for Amos Tuck, republi- can, and for ex-Governor Colby; the vote in the Senate was to 2.
 THE JAPANESE IN NEW YoRK.-Ihe .Japa- nese embassy made the passage from Philadel- phia to New York, on Saturday, amid the great est enthusiasm at the points of departure ana arrival and all along the route, inspired by tle event, and the charming day on which U n toO oud place. The special train over the Camoeu 1u In Amboy railroad left the first named piacs z. md consisted of three cars, handsomey thsr for ed, ore car for the chief ofhciais, ,;rJ for the he under officers and servants, s,,asea fncluding thinkers and smokers of all ather oISs car for the ssi .ss sis'ib ss ssss 'as ss IoW4s nGls if the Institute turned out several oung iaa1ss v whizzing their bouquets at the It a.aursrs and through the open windows AT lylng aonduct ao the party up the bay, and after 1g ges .1 cod and other ceremonials, they embarked 2 the voyage. which was enivened by grand