Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-16

IN fAk senate petitions were presented for tne emancipation of the slaves, and in favor of empioy1ng homeopathic physicians in the Army Mir. Lane of Kansas made & person.l axr,.,. ton, In which he denied the truth of cert.;, statements made in the New York Herald. In the course of his remarks he stated that he had accepted the Brigadier Gensralshin tendaroa him by the Government. The heSecretarv of Stat. was called upon for list of all the Cons,,s The reports of the Judiciary Committee, in favor of the expulsion of Waldon P. Johnson and Trus- ten Polk, Senators from Missouri, were taken up and unanimously adopted. A copy of the resolutions for their expulsion was ordered to be sent to the Governor of Missouri The bill in regard to the administration of criminal jus tice in the District of Columbia, relating espe- cially to the incarceration of fugitive slaves, was made the special order for Tuesday The providing for the construction of mail-clad boats was not consideration answer from the Secre- tary of the Navy to the resolution adopted on Thursday being waited for. The case of Mir. Starke of Oregon, appointed in place of Col Ba- ker, was taken up, and after considerable debate it was decided that his credentials must 20 to the Judiciary Committee before he could be ad- mitted to Q seat-only eleven senators opposing snch action. The bill for the organization of the Signal Department of the army was passed The bill relating to the appointment of Suffers in the army was then taken up, and debated un til the adjournment, which was until Monday. In the House, letter was received from the Secretary of War, in which he states that meas ures had been taken to ascertain who is respon- sble for the disaster at Balls Bluff, but that it would be incompatible with the public interest to disclose the nature of those measures at nres- ent. The letter was referred to the Committee on the Conduct of the War. resolution was adopted, making inquiries relative to the Pay masters in the Army. The civil appropriation bill was considered, and debate took place on the proposed appropriation for printing Treas ury Notes. It was charged that the American Bank Note Company had been favored, to the | exclusion of other competent contractors, and | that fair competitor had not been permitted- The appropriation was stricken out, and the bill was reported to the House for final action Here, however, the debate was further continued and the bill was not disposed of The House | also adjourned until Monday.
 I Col. JESS1soS is still operating in his pccu- liar style in Johnson county, Mo Apart of his regiment recently visited Holden, and made a descent upon the neighborhood where the Gov 1 ernment wagons were burned short time ago. The houses of the most prominent rebels engaged in that affair were burned-among them that of Ward Cockerell, the Methodist preacher and Tompkins Bradley, Methodist class lcader- Cockcrcl has fed to Prico's camp.
 4 CORRESPONDENT of the Woodstock (Ill Sen tinel, states that Gen. Pope telegraphed twice to St. Louis for permission to attack Gen. Price, 1 after he had bagged those prisoners at Milford, but it was refused him.
 Two and half million dollars have just been placed to tho credit of the Chief Quartermaster CT in St. Louis. Holders of claims for work done by Gen. Fremont's orders begin to take heart, az this sum is not needed for immediate expendi- lures.
 THE St. Louis R.pu1ticon reviews Gen. Hun ter's course since ho has taken command in Kan sss with much severity, charging him with hay ing sanct toned the outrages porpe,rated by Col. Jennison in Jackson and Cass counties, where seventy farm houses, some of the homes of Union men have been destroyed.
 GREEs river, Kentucky, has been greatly swollen by the recent rains, and the Louisville Journal is informed that the temporary bridrs l erected over the stream by Col. Willichs regi- ment, has been greatly damaged, and that DOT tlon of the pontoon bridge in the vicinity of Camp Wood has been swept away. The river was at its greatest height on Sunday, at which time the damage alluded to was sustained.
 AN ORDER was received in Boston on Monday for the debarkation of the troops belonging to Gen Buffers expedition, who were on board the Constitution. This order was, on Saturday countermanded, and the steamer was ordered to proceed at once to Fortress Monroe with the troops and stores, there to await further orders It is expected she wilt sail today
 OUR advicss from Fortress Monroe are to Fri day afternoon. A steamer from Uattoras Inlet, and reported tho troops there all we'll. They had not been troubled by tho rebels since the 9th of December. A number of contrabands had arrived there from the mainland and from Roa- nokc Island, at which latter place the rebels were engaged in erecting strong Notifications, in anticipation of the appearance of Gen. Burn- sides expedition in Pamlico Sound, for opera tions in the direction of Norfolk Great prepar- ations were being at that city for defence The French steamer Catinet went up to Norfolk from Old Point cn Friday, with despatches for the French Consul
 NEARLY 400 of the 18th Regiment at New Ha- ven attended church Sunday, and quite large number partook of the Sacrament. There are G3O men in the regiment.
 SOME apprehensions appear to be entertained that the rebels contemplate another raid into Western Virginia. Gov. Todd, of Ohio, was, on