Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-04
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
Monday, March 27.-Mr. Peasants,
from The committee oa naval affairs, re-.
ported bill authorizing the building Of
certain numbcr Of small veSSeLs of ,pnr.
The bankrupt bill WAS then taken IN.
IN committee of the wholc-Mr. Llayd's
amendment still under consideration. -
MIR. Lloyd expressed himselI wiling 10
support the bill, il ceutined exclusively
TO merchants and traders was ner
suaded that the provisions necessary 20
make bankrupt system could NOT be
applied beneflcially 10 farmers aei plan
tesa; and Their, fcre ii Mr.. Van Dukes a.
meudment shonld be retained, and the
bill not limited in its operation 10 nIer.
chants, he should be obliged 10 vote a.
gainst IL. He would, al tins time, with
draw his own amendment, as a re-conS
dera;ion OF Mir. Wan dykes dS NO. now
~ orier-aDd would renew il when the
bill came into the Senate.
MIR. Van Dyke RIuyrd 10 amend the
bill by adding sundry sections, so as 10
assimila'e the whole bill la his original
amendmeni.-Mr. Otis opposed ii, upon
the ground thai The bill ought not TO he
extended 10 farmers and othels.-T'hG d.
mendment VAS agreed 10
Motions werc made by Mrssrs. Van
Dyke and Walk.r of q. 10 strike ovl a
clause in The 31th sect. and iuseri Il sub
sliiute providing that nothing herein
contained shall operate 10 Clefe6l any lien
which any ere 'ilOr may j,ave upon the
estate OF such bankrupt by virtue OF any
judgment or rec"guiZan, bona tide oh
tanned against, or entered into, by such
bankrupt previously L. the time he he
came bankrupt After some debate,
this proposition was agreed 10, ayes 10,
noes9.
y, other amendment being offered ihe
bill was reported 10 the Srua, ALE the
amendments were successfully agreed TO-
anti the QUESTION Was stated III Oncur-
rlDs III MIR. Van Dykes, (whIcii exieuds
tire provisions OF the act L. all other per.
sons, but at lhelr oCH Instance, and by
their voluntary consent, only
Mr.. Lloyd proposed 10 strike out all
Of this amendment after the enaciiug
clause. and 10 insert thereof a substitute,
the same as The amendment which he
offered IN Thufsday. and Withdrew this
mornimg-but division OF the question
was required by Mr.. Otis, and the uups
ton was therefore first taken Oh striking
out, which was decided IN The negative.
ayes Is, nays 81 The question was then
taken on agreeing Ia Mr.. Van DIV ke's a
mendment, and carried, ayes o. noes i6.
The remaining amendments were then
agreed 10, and Tile bill postponed ill To-
morrow.
The message Grom The President was
rec wed COUGHING Spanish Affairs, } and
one thousand copies ordered 10 be print
ed.
JVeSdGy. Mareh 2s.--The Senate took up, in
committee OF lite Whole the bill from the
other Uonse making appropriations for fh,. mil
isdTg service OF the present year, together with
the amendments reported thereto by the com
mittee Of finance OF the senate.
Ihese amendments prsEOss; LIST to- add
$3.50 coo to the appropriation for the clothing
fer tie army; aud FL. to increase The appru-
pIiatOn iOr the Quarter Ma ,iri Generals d .
paftment. from 40 900 t0 500 900 dOliars-(ih,
latter ihVOlyinY tb' question whether the ilIS.
souri, expedition shall be lImitpd 10 The
Council Bluffs ~ authorised rs apprOpria-
ton TO be extended 80 the Aianddu Villages as
originally ConteUlrlnUrd bv tbs EXpcniiye)
The first amt .Gneut icing read
vi Sanford rose AIS explained ~ detail the
reasons which reduced tho committee 10 re.
Cun,ueujadn auVmcntAt, y Of the iD,iro.ria.
tons enumei dted bay" v bicn au. r1e!ii zion
was ground a. generally "a JIe gxpeditr cy
OF keeping NJ Tie Toiifaty establishments Gu ~
present iJruug-thC effect Of ,iIr t.anrcd
appropriations passed b, re HUus- ui Reps
81
aboni 5000 IN = ihct -. frncy % prrst eu-
tips the miijaTy rxpcditi3iiup the Nl..Ouri.
A. high as the Mdn6 40 Villages to et.ec, ti,e
avOWei object - he government. To >ernte
to the c0u"Iy lis jnsi portion of the InGiaa
tn~ ifadc. OF cntim. q be intercourse. the
pcrDicion- irtutnCe, sad the profit OF The
British .'air's atG couparirs q, nv the extern
sivC UibrS thiu our limit. o. ia. unita west
by tho establishment Of ths military pots
con ,"Hi ridfHt ~ the executive utCprtain points
or the nnrih e ssfetu waters, particularly I'D
the Missouri &c. the tues ppuitncy OF ie,ii,-
gushing that trad. a. ip4yt without au
tduivdsut. dHd the grOpii - Of exercising
rights, aud ENJOYING dYau;a,,rs. which uoho
dY dtsput's an which Mr.. s went much iniO
detail, by arguments by aTeieTeuce % dOcn-
meuts on the subject, and a recurrence 10 he
HISTORIC! az "r1ntry, and the policy aud bject
Of Eug!1nd d1G her tuI companies to explain
and justify particularly reference to that
branch OF The subject connected with our In-
dian relations
On DDth amendments much discussion took
place. TIE ist was supported By Messrs.
IrImble Dana, and Otis aud Opposed by
MessTs. Morril, Burrdl, aud Macon. The
former stated, that u was proper TO nave y
six months supply Of clothing on haud tor
furnishing with certainty distant posts that
IL WAS Improper in this occidental way 10 re-
luce tie army 10y diminishing appropriations
&c. The l.tter insisted upon the necessity
OF economy and rigid examination ofti = ap-
preparations 10 restrain where rctrpucbme - 3
could be effected that from the probabir
strength OF ile army, tie appropriation mad
10y Ihe oihcr House would be Sufficient win
Out auy iucTe",e tlai tie army woald ptoba
bly, BE irjHced by ceseIiioH, Which had "A.