Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-26
ALEXANDRIA,:
THURSD.8H. FEBRU3RY s6. 1918.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT wAsH-
INGT0N.
Wednesday, February Is, 1918.
SPAIN

Wednesday, February Is, 1913.
SPAIN
Matters betweea Spain and this cour-
try tbicken rapidly. Mr.. Forsyth, who
is understood to be generally in the con-
fGence Of the executive, yesterday mo-
we'd for an address to the president, re-
questing him to lay before the house SO
much of the correspondence with that
government as will enable congress to
Judge what ground there is 70. expecting
an adjustment, of the differences between
that government and this country. he
remarked that the house would End from
those documents that every effort Of our
minister at Madrid 10 bring about a set
Element had oeen evaded He remind
ed the house that the president had in
formed them that negotiation was 60
ing on 10 Washington. and said that the
result OF that negocia.ion, or the state it
was in, ought to beinparted to the house.
For himself, he could say that he was
tired Of negotiating with Spain; and he
wished to know whether there was any
prospect of its being brought to reason
able issue.
UNIFORM BANKRUPT LAW.
A motion was made by Mr.. Spencer
to amend the first section in a manner To
extend the benefit of the law, if il should
pass, to agriculturists and manufacturers
Mr.. Beecber opposed the motion, and
it was negatived.
Mr.. Spencer then moved to include
the manufacturer along with the mer-
chant in the provisions Of the bill.
This motion was also negatiyed.
MIR. Clay, upon the grounds that he
was afraid all labor would be thrown 8
way upon the bill, though he had voted
against striking out the first section, mo-
we'd to reconsider the vote by which the
motion to strike nut the first section had
on Friday been negatived.
This motion was carried by 60 to So.
; MIR. Clay then moved to strike nut the
first section of The bill, which was mega.
lived by II to 6S.
Mr.. Williams, of N. c. moved that the
committee should rise, and be refused
Ieate to sit again.
Mr.. Mercer opposed ibis, and depre-
Gated, and in pretty severe terms co..
dpmned, the expedient. which had been
escorted u to destroy the bill! by arrest.
isg it in its FIRST section. In all parlia-
mentary proceedings it had ever been al
lowed to the promoters Of measure to
make it as perfect as they could beio'e
AIRY decision Was taken upon it. lie
owned that the arguments OF MIR. Hop
kinson had changed his opinion on tie
subject, and be hoped the bill would be
proceeded in.
Mr.. Clay declared his object was to
save the time Of the house. He owned
that all the indications d the sense OF
the house we're in favor Of the bill. lie,
however. stated some points on which q
difference Of opinion must exist.
Mr.. Ilopkinson proposed that those
parts to which Mr.. Clay alluded sh,uld
be brought up FIRST, and the sense OF the
house tyken upon them, in order to de-
termine whether it would be worth while
to proceed wit. the other details.
MIR. Williams Withdrew his motion
and Mr.. Tucker moved that the S6tn
section should be taken up.
MIR Barbour observing it was a late
hour, moved that the committee should
rise, which was agreed to.
A motion was then made by Mr.. Ed
wards for an indefinite postPonement-
but the house adjourned.
Quere.--Is economizing time a valid
ground for the legislature Of nation
strangiing bill Of the utmost importance
ia the very act OF births-Were ! lie.