Litchfield enquirer., 1861-03-07
a(eMts of tle sJs'es1tS,

THE LAST WEEK in Washington has been one of intense excitement in Congress and out and from the confused and volamino,ls re;~sts ia the New York papers, we gather condensed sum- mary of what has been transpirinr.
 President Lincoln has been the centre of at traction, and every word that has escaped his lips of any imagined sigaiticancy, has been sent over the wires to gratify an excited nation. He has received advice, importunties and warnings from friends Of al shadesof opinions, and has atten- lively listened to ali that has been said to him about his cabinet or his future policy, and has generally allowed his borers .a leave him as wise as they came. The pressure upon him continued until Saturday night, when he became somewhat agitated, and put a stop to the suggestionsto him ia relation to the Cabinet by ths Following spceth
 z Gentlemen, it is evident ;aas some one mus. take the responsibility of these appointments, and will do it. Nf Cabinet is conn p!eted. Tie po- stions are not definitely assigned and will not be until announce them privately to the gentlemen whom l have selected my Constitutional ad- yisers.'
 l Whereupon there was drawing of breaths, and in 8 very short space of time general hand shaking and congratulations innumerable Mr. Lincoln seemed relieved after he had thus put stop to the Cabinet TOW, and slept better that night than he had done for weeks
 The Morrill, Tariff Bill, after numerous amend ments, has passed both Houses of Congress, and been confirmed by President Buchanan. All the appropriation bills were passed inclutl- ing the Oregon War Debt bill
 The following Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States, passed the House on Monday, by vote of l33 to 65:
 Be H Resolrea, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ameri-a in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses coneurring, that the following articles be propos- ed to the Legislatures of the several States, as an amendment to tue Consultation of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said Legslatures, shall be vald to all intents and purposes part of the said Constitution viz:
 "That no amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize CT give Con- gross power to abolish or interfere within any State with the domestic institutions thereof in cuding that of persons held to labor or servitude by the laws of said State.''
 The resolution passed the Senate on Monday morning by vote of 24 to l2. Both Connect cut Senators voting in the affirmative.
 This is sort of breadpill proposition, but if it's adoption will quiet the nerves of our Southern brethren, We see no objection to it. Certainly the North have never shown any desire to inter fere with the domestic institutions of the South, and we are entirely willing to say that we never will.
 A resolution passed the House or Saturday, by vote of 95 to 62, censuring Mr. Toucey, Secre- tary of the Navy, for accepting the resignation Of those officers of the Navy, who resigned for the purpose of taking service in the seeded States. ] The Senate on Saturday, presented scene of deep interest. There has been ittelike 1t in the history of the country. While it disgraced the Senate and insulted the Senators outrageouslv. it