Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-24
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IN SENATE.
THURSDAY. MARCH rs.


hlr. STOKES laid on the table tlIc follow
ing resolution:
hSeSoired That the committee or commerce
and manufactures be instructed to enquire in
TO the eApediency of having buoys placed at
the several inlets aud on some of the shoals OIL
the coast of North Carolina.
BANKRUPT BILL.
The Senate then, according to the Or
der OF The day, resumed the consideration
oi The hill Ia establish an uniform avs
tenn OF bankruptcy throughout the ma.
ton.
Mr.. Smith, chairman of the Judiciary
committee, which prepared the bill. ex-
planned The reasons which induced the
committee 10 report the bill--not tina, The
proposition 10 enact such Il law had re-.
ceived the decided appreciation of the
whole committee, OF of himself i'm par.
hcuiar, but, because il was subject of
great magnitude and importance 10 socic-
", on the policy of which il was proner
Tor ihe Senate 10 have the opportunity of
deibeFailng ~ q systematic aud maiured
shape. Nix ) offered few reasons which
lnc'lncd hlm a. present 10 vote against
tie bill; though he would no, saw ,bat
1 might not receive !nclia form, he should
him'eif assist III giviHg il snch AN one.
as 10 Obtain his support. However. bt.
Thought II incumbent on iae friends of
NE system Ia come forward and cstab-
liSh the necessity and suS tain the cxpedi-
eney OF The measure, &c.
Mr. O'cSerS0n made The motion vl,irh
lie had intlnated on Monday. TO strike
ont one OF Two of the excepted classes
but, subsequently,, waived his motion ~
give place 10 tie motion made bv Mr..
Eaton.
Mr.. obs, as one OF those friendly 70 the
enactment OF bankrupt system. and in
compliance with tie invitation of Mr.
.Sm'ih, rose and entered into pretty zen.
eral view OF the system proposed, 10 shew
Tie sanitary operation of such law I'M
on the community, at all times lie ps-
culiar necessity which existed al this
time Tor lis enactment, from the immense
number of insolvent persons The con.
suiutionai injunction TO pass such law.
&c
MIR. Eaton tor The purpose of testing the
sense oil the Senate on the principie of
Tue blll, and to see whether il was worth
while TO 80 into the investigation of the
details, moved that The bill be indefinite.
iy postponed.
MIR. f. followed his motion by brief
statement oil The reasons which placed
him IN opposition 10 the bill (; consider
ing II as tending 10 do more harm TO The
community than good; as creating a pri.
v'iegrd class IN society 4: as opening a
door 10 much fraud: and, so far as il
would operate reIrospeciively, as a doubt-
ful power, &c.
Mr.. Wciten followed in reply TO MIR. F.
and III defence Of the bill, as 10 iis expedi,
ency, It's eHilre consti,u!ionaiily lis bene-
neral effects on society, and great present.
necessity.
MIR. IrimJls iniimated that, though he
should vote against the present motion.
he should not conceive hinstlf commit.
ted on the bill, "a il was very possible
he might finally be against lis passage.
Mr. BmT1H rose in defence of The II E.
and went INTO general examination oCtbe
system 10 establish lis advantages. the
many evils il would prevent and cure. the
good II wonld do in society, and the dis.
iress II would alleviate, DC,
The question was then taken ON ike
motion to postpone The bill indefinitely.
aud decided by yeas aud NAYS, in The ne
gdtiUe, as follows
For Postpo"emeHt -Messrs. Eaton, johnson ofKy.
King OF A.aaama Logan, Macon morrill, NohI, plea
SAINTS, Rngglss, Smith Taylor walker of Ala Williams
of Ten. Wis,n-I4 ~ " ""''
against POstpOaemeHt. Messrs Brown. RnrriII
Dana' E'cheTson, Edwards, Elliot. GailIard Hunter
L"wrie, Ssiien, Otis, Parrot, Pinkney. SaoCoJd'
liSns OF Miss.--25. ~ "'"'' VIZ
And the Senate adjourned.