The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-03-11
Relations voits Snais.

uvc, Hom umc 10 une, on the tuU3ects oi
oor negotiations with the Spanish goverD-
ment, and obscrvcd, that il would be seen by
these documents, that attempts had been
rnadc, by negotiations at Msdnd and with
the Spanish minister in this country, to b log
the matters in dispute with that government
10 hnal settlement, but u had always been
ovaded BY the Spanish eovernment. The
House mad been informed by the President,
that negotiation was then pending in Wash
ingtop, ard !, was very important, Mr.. r
thought The House should be informed OF
The result, OF the state Of that ncgocIation. -
for his own part, Mr.. L. SAID, he was perfect
" tired of negotiating on oar differences with
Spain. There had been ample tine for each
8oscrnmeNt to know its determination on the
subject, and !, was the TO know what pros
pect tbere was of i,s termination Mr.. +.
then tuhfnhted the following resofutioo.
which WAS agreed 10 without opposition, aud
. committee appointcd to commonicate IL 10
the President:
Received That tile President cf the United States
Dc and he Is hereby requested il in his opinion il is
not inconsislent with The public interest, TO lay be.
fore thus House much O. the correspondence with
The government Of Spain will enable Congress- to
judge what ground there is foe expecting sn anita.
Die and speedy adjustment Of the differences be-
sveen that government and the U States
Navy dhhrohrla,tons.
The epgrossed DILL making appropriations
for the support. a the navy for the year 1919 !;
we're scvefsiIy read the third time and passed.
Bankrnhs Bni.
Mr.. Spencer, moved TO amend tho 6rst
section by striking out there from the words
"mecchants aud othors," and subsequent parts
tbeceoh 10 make it conform to the hrst alter
alton. Tho object Of this motion was to de-
priye tho bill OF It's partial feature, TO make
rs p DIVISIONS generally TO the community,
and 20 embrace all oiber classes as we'll AS
che a,ercoutilo and NJ. s. proceeded to sub
mir ms reasons at length, for desiring TO IN
elude the agricultural and manufacturing
parts of the community, particularly the Ia,.
ter, and HE objections TO bill embracing The
mecantile class alone incidcntly dwelling
on tha necessity Of some general and uniform
lsw onthe suojec, Of bankruptcy.
This motion after somo debate was nega-
Gved.
Nj. Spencer then moved to include Mann.
}deturers, which was also neg gatived, without
. division,
NJ Cay roso and observed that he had on
Friday last voted against striking out the s So
sec lou Of the bill, and IL he now suppose d
tina, by one or two weeks discussion the hou ,e
could agree on a bill useful TO the couotry,
: ne should DO willing to proceed, and devoIe
that limo 10 tho MEASURE. Boz M,er the ex.
psricnee Of Friday last, Mr.. &. confessed
that no feared all the labor which could br
bestowed on tho bill would be thrown away
pa ticulatly since the decisions which had
just taken place on tho notifications propos-
ed by NJ Spencer. This opinion he ofe' :
cd as IN apology for the motion he rose 10
make, which was, to reconsider the vote on
srik,ng DOT tho frst section, that the sense
OF tho committee might bo ascertained oo
principle OF the bill, aFer il had decided TO re
tain he feature just movsd to be expangcd.
The House agreeing TO reconsider the
vots; Ms. Clay removed the motion TO strik-
ou, the Arst section Of the Bill. This was
decided without debate as follows ;--For
striking out, 63-Aeainst IL, So,
by secopd count tbe Yeas were 68--Nays
n.
M. Williams and Mercer, spoke against
Shc bill generally.
Mr.. Clay remarked that his object in the
course which he had taken was the economy
of the tim, OF tho house. II was true that all
she indications disclosed Of the sense OF The
house were In favor Of tho bilh but 1t any
course could be adopted TO save materially
che time Of the house, il was fai. TO try u on
shis measure ! because, ifM we,e taken up
regularly, and the wnoio sixty -four sections
discussed, which would consnme one or two
weeks, Il was very probable thst the bill
would be host by tho vsrlsnce OF opinion on
somc Of It's Important details. Mr. G. enum-
Grated some Of tho provisions on which prob
ssbiy an invinciblo difference Of opinion would
exist and pasticularised the feature which
requires the consent OF two thirds OF the cred
store, which he thought Incompatible with
che only principle that ju,uhed tho passage
Of bankrupt lac at all, which was to relieve
man fsom his creditors, on his surrender.
ing All his properly, and restoring him to 80.
siely - This, aud other provisions would, he
Vas confident, consume much tine, which,
si,ci all, he expected would be to no purpose |;
and for this reason he had endeavored at once
20 anticipate the FINAL decision.
No, wilhstandiaS the candid and honorable
declarations Of Me-. Clay, which wero follow
sd by some pertinent observations from Mr,
H,pksnson, several attempts were made TO