Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-10
TUESDAY. Feb. 6.
IN SEN ATE

MIR. Baton rose and said thai he had given
notice yesied,y OF his intention TO ak leave to-
day {, Introduce bill 10 alter and fix the time FIR
the flu animal meeicg OF Congress Before
asking the leave he would state the alteration pro>
posed, and submit some OF the reasons which in
Guced him to offer IT, We meet, continued
Mr.. b, on the FIRST Monday in December
propose meet her eater on the first Monday in
November. The time fixed has the RECON-
mendaiion OF long usage, and the sanction of
constitutional enactment; but the same clause in
the constitution which fixed the first Monday in
December also made i, discretionary with Consre -
- appoint any other day-a prov sion which
shows that the trainers of the Cons tuition foresaw
that the time would come when different day ous Int
,obe appointed. In my opinion, thar time ba :
come. Our Sessions, from increase of MEM
b-rs and Of Business, have become inconyeniently
divided into long and short ones-the short session
not long enough TO finish half business and the
long one. extended TO the end OF May; hen do
mesic cares demand presence at home. By
the bill which propose to Introduce the sh ri
Session will be made longer, and the long one If
no; shortened will tleast be prevented from run
ming into May 1t wHi add one month 10 the
forepari of each Session. il will. probably, do
something towards eqializng their duration. Tie
short session is proposed TO continue 4 months in
stead of 3 and the month there COINED NAV limit
or present months sessions to Eve but even
II they continue 6 months, greet advantage to
the public and ourselves will still be gained by
substituting November for May. November is as
fit. as May is unfit, for the business of legislation
"a business which involves bodily confinement
and mental exeriion. The gloom of November
drives Va under cover, and Induces neiis a.ion the
beauty OF My invites go forth. call the BODY
sd the mind into the fields, and excite. revolt a,
inst confinement. have tried il and can speak
from experia ce. have sat here repeatedly in
the month OF May, apparently attentive, but in
fact, almost incapable of attention. The mind
nd n lau, ed with vh,I
p!icaiioD, had lost it's ella cy, and sunk nto Ian
gior under the iah ence OF eneryating heal. These
are reasons Sir, OF public nature, for the aItera.
ton which have proposed; bat there are others,
OF private concern, personal 10 myself and oiher
members, who like me, come E ON the remote
States, which will take the liberty to state and
which, flstter my,elf, will be heard with indul.
gence by the Senate. They relate TO the inconye-
nience of travelling this place in the iros,s and
SHOWS oil Winter, and of returning home The ex.
Summer under the fire of solstia sum- The
Winter travel is of toll aud suffering even
when the member comes alone, and much more 50
when he travels with his family. The Summer,
Journeyis equally inconve nieni, from excessive
neat, and much more dangerous To our bsalths
Members who live ia the extreme South, canno,
go home at all, after the long sessions without
peril to their lives, greatly are the dangers oil
the Climate increased by exposure and travel under
vertical sun. To members thus situated, il would
bea great personal accommodation to have Oct 70,
their Fall journey, TO this place. and pril or Nav
Tor returning home. With this brief exposition oil
the provisions of this bill, and reasons for propos-
ing il, Mr.. b. said he would now ask the leave f.,
It's introduction, of which he had yesterday gi en-
notice
Leave was granted accordingly; and the follow
ing bill was introduced, read, and ordered TO 81
reading
A bill to alter and fix the time for the future
annual meeting Of Congress.
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presentafiues Of The United States of america
IN Congress assembled, That the first Mond ~
IN November, instead of the first Monday in De.
cember, shall be, and The hereby is,appointej
for the future annual meeting Of Congress-
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The Senate took up the Report of the Com.
mittee TO whom the bill 10 establish an uniform
system Of Bsnkrupcy throughout the United States
had been referred The question being upon agree
Ing 10 the amendment reported by The Committee
viz: TO strike out the % section. On this oues
ton some discussion took place.
Mr. Berrieu explained the motives which in
duced him 10 vote for the proposition now before
the Senate, although he had voted for the section
and referred TO the declaration which he had
formerly made, that he ould not consent TO the
passage OF the bill without the ODD section, until
the Senate had declared that they would not pas.
the bill in that form. lie now advocated tn,
amendment with design to decision Of the ques
ton, whether the Senate were or were not in Ia
OF a Bankrupt Bill IN limited forio.
Mr.. Harrison remarked, that he was situated in
the same manner as the gentleman from Georgia
and he should now vote for the notion and for IN,
bill, with hope hat provision similar TO tina
contained in The 9Sd section might hereafter b,
added 10 The system.
Mr.. Eaton considered hat question taken OF
striking out the 9Sd section would be CONTRARY {,
ne rules Of the Senate, they having twice decides
against striking u out. IL was a question will