The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-03-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


THURSDAY, MARCH THE Bankrupt bill
was again discussed. Mr.. Dwight, of Mass.
spoke in favour of the bill.
FRIDAY, MARCH "a message was receiv-
ed from the President, recommending the
recognition of Hte Independence of The South
american Prooir,ees-which, with the accom-
panying documents, was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9.-5, 900 copies Of the
Message of the President, and of the docu-
ments, received yesterday, were ordered to be
printed.
In Committee Of the whole, the question
was at length taken on the motion to strike
out the first section, 10 reject The ball, and
was decided in the negatiVe-ayes 59-noes
10.
MONDAY, MARCH 11.-Mr. Randolph had
leave Of absence for the remainder of the ses-
sion
The Horse refused now to consider the
Resolution from the Senate, fixing on the first
Monday of April for the time of adjournment
yeas 62-nays 80.
In Committee of the whole, various amend
ments TO the Bankrupt bill were offered. all
of which we're negatived.
TUESDAY, MARCH f2.-Stephen Van Rens-
selaer, member Of the House of Represent
atives from the Stale of New-York, elected
in the room of Solomon Van Rensselaer,. re-
signed, appeared this morning, was qualified.
and took his seat
Mr.. Butler, from the Committee on Aericul-
ture, made report favourable to the petition
of Anthony Dey and James Mcdonald, pray
ing for encouragement by Congress of their
invention for the breaking and dressing Of
fax and hemp, &c. recommending a refer
ence ofthepetition to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, with view to an examination on the
bearing of the patent laws, which was agreed to.
The joint resolution from the Senate pro-
posing an amendment of the Constitution of
the United States, in relation to the choice of
the President and Vice-President Of the United
States and Representatives to Congress, was
twice read. and after some conversation on the
subject of a proper disposition thereof, the
same was committed to committee OF the
whole on the state Of the Union.
BGnkrupt Bin.
After many attempts to amend the bill, and
considerable discussion on its various sections,
the main question was ordered, and was put,
on reading The bill third time, and decided
as follows -
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Of Mass. Baldwin,
Barber, Of Conn. Bayly, Bigelow, Borland,
Breckenridge, Burrows, Cambreleng, Camp
bell, Of New-York, Camden, Cooke, Golden,
Conklin, Crafts, Cushman,, Darlington, Dem
ison, Durfee, Dpight, Eddy. Edwards, of
Conn, Edwards, of Penn. EusEis, Farrelly,
Findlay, Fttller, Gorhaht, Hawks, Herrick,
Hill, Holcombe, Hubbard, Jones, Of Tenn
Kent, Kirkland, Little, McCarty, Milnor,
Montgomery, Moore, of Penn. Moore, of Va.
Moore. Of Alab. Neale, Nelson, Of Mass.
Patterson, Of N. Y. Pitcher, Poinsett, Rich,
Rogers. Rochester, Ruggles, Russ, Russell,
Sawyer, Sergeant, S.. Smith, J. s.. Smith,
Sterling, of Conn. Sterling. Of ". Y. Stod-
dard, Taylor, Todd, Tomlinscn, Tracy. Van
Rensselaer,, White, Whitman, Williamson,
Woodson, WIght-72.
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Of Tenn.
Archer, Ball, Barber, Of Ohio, Bassett, Bate
man, Buylss, Blackledge, Blair, Brown,
Buchanan, Burton, Butler, Campbell, OF
Ohio, Cannon, CASSIDY, Chambers, Condict,
Conner, Cook Cuthburt, Dane, Dickinson,
Edwards, of N, G. Floyd, Gilner, Gise,
Gross, Hall, HARDEN, Harvey, Hobart, Hooks,
jackson, f. Johnson J. T.. johnson, J. S.
Johnston,- Jones, Of Va. Reyes, Lathrop,
Leftwich, Lincoln, .Ltchfeld, Long, Lowndes,
M'Coy, M'Dufic, M'Ncill, fishery, Mallory,
Matlack, Matson, Mattoclrs, Mercer, Metcalf,
Mitchell, Of Penn. Mitchell, Of S. c.. Nor
gan, Murry, Nelson. of Va. New, Newton,
Oyerstreet, Patterson, Of Penn. Phillips,
Pierson, Plumes, Of N. III. Plumer, Of Penn.
Reed, Of Mass. Reid, Of Geo. Rhea, Ross,
Sanders, Scott, Sloane, Arthur Smith, w.
Smith, Alex. Smyth, Stevenson, Stewart,