Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-15

sdb1 &c ~ /WJNeT obHeSSU, udl any
person Or persons Not en,lti1d 10 tue Dene
nj OF this act, who shah nave been, u
hereafter shall be, discharged Oy any Stale
IAN, under the provisions thereof. shall oe
tentltled to tine benent Oi said discharge, as
ally as any bankrupt discharged ~ virtue
JI TINS act.
Mr. fright supported the amendment Ia
speech Vi considerable length.
Mr, Sawyer replied, that the o3Ject
| which the amendment proposed 10 attain
sas sufficiently secured IN the o5th sec
| ION.
/ The question was then taken and the
! notion Was lost.
/ No further amendments having been Of
cred, the committee lose anu reported the
oil as amended,
The question was then taken on the Sc
veral amendments as reported, aud with a
modification ol the last, they were respec
lively conCurred III.
! The question was then stated CO order
| ing the olll 10 be engr0ssed tor tniId
readlng; when
Mr.. Tracy proposed TO amend the bill
by adding 10 The tirst section Tue same "a
mendmenlw Inch he offered in committee vi
the whole, for admitting others than msr !.
| chants TO avail themselves VI tue benefit OF
the law
| On this question Mr.. Tracy called for
! the yeas anu nays, which were inereupon
ordered; anu decided 10 the negal,vs, as
fellows:
YEAS. ~
! NAYS, ~
| Mr.. Edaa Is of N. G.. proposed to in
sert, after the word and" in the 47lh line
OF tue lst section of The hn, tue sane
mendment which he proposed in the com
mttee of the whole. The objecI OF The
amendment was 10 make a certificate OF
discharge available only against debts due
| to those who are liable 10 commission OF
bankruptcy.
Mr.. Edn ards called tor the yeas and
nays on the question:, which were lhereup.
on ordered; and the question decided in
the negative.
YEAS, II
! NAYS, 81
DIR Woodson, of KY. submitted the a.
mendment, (wi b modl6cationj which
| he had offered in the committee OF the
whole, authorizing all classes Of the COM
| munity, with the preliminary assent OF
| majority of creditors. to become voluntary
bank. upts, and on this question Mr., Wood
son called for the yeas and nays, which
were thereupon ordered.
After tew pertinent remarks by Messrs,
breckenridge l. J, Speed Smith, IN favor
of the motion, and by Messrs. Ross, and
Cook against IT. the question was taken
thereon and decided in the affirmative as
follows:
YEAS, sc
NAYS, 78
Dir. Fuller of Mass. moved to amend
the 35th section OF tie oil IN the manner
he had proposed in the committee Of the
whole, 50 as 20 prevent certificate OF dis
charge from operating as bar to the re-
coyery OF debts rot exceeding 200 collars
tor household turniur:, provisions, wear
lug apparel. fuel and labor furnished to
the bankrupt.
The motion was negatived.
Mr.. Walwortn moved 20 amend the Sc.
cond seCrIon of the bill by inserting a
clause requiring proof OF Indebtedness by
a creditor PRIOR to The suing out OF COM
mission of ia ,kruptcy against the debtor.
The quest ion was put and lost without
| division.
No further amendment having been Of
fered to the oil, the question REQUIRED up
on ordering the oil to be engrossed tor a
thlrt reading; on which question Mr., Rhes
called tor the yeas and nays, which were
thereup n ordered.
Mr.. Buchanan rose and addressed the
char IN d speech OF considerable length ia
opposition to the bill; to whom Mr..
Wright replied.
10 put an end to further discussion Of
the subject. Mr.. Taylor remarked that he
ell 1t his duty to call for the previous ques-
ton, and on motion, II was decided IN The
4thr rative-Ayes Sc.
/ At the suggestion of Mr.. Nelson, Of Va.
MIR. Cambreliug moved for reconsldera-
ton of the vote Tor the previous question
Just taken; but he house re used 10 recon-
slder the same ayes 50, naNs SO.
| The main question was then ordered, u
was put, on reading The bill third time y
decided as follows:
YEAS, 7s
NAYS, SO
So the bill was REJECTED,
| And at hal: past O'Clock the house ad.