Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-06


ate upon The SD section a motion 10 s,,,ke :, nr,
ihey, however cccided 10 insert this section and m
this fern il before the Senate His fr;.., r
North Carolina moved TO strike that section and
that motion discussed for several days am, b
largo majority rcjectcd--thus the Senate refused o.,
s.rHe cut this section, nay more, econsid, ration 81
tne vote on that motion proposed, and,by an coma,
iafge majority, after heightened discussion that
proposition was rejected also. The motion for recon
s'uefal''n proposed by the gentleman from Missouri
was strongly opposed by the members Of tho committee
themselves. The question which Came befor. ~
Senate, was, whether tie bill should be or crossed and
read Sd Tuner his motion was decde, in The pepauve
~ an o'cr"neitning majority; and now tho Senator
from New York had moved a reccn.i,e, s,,,, ~ 10 80,
And upon what ground? Had lie chance; ~. ;o,
NO; for be had declared that, under the same
Stances lie would give the same vote sya;n-IvI.t
then, was the objeci9 Why they were ;n6,-o, 49,, >
the Senate reconsdered the vote motion Wa t ;,
made TO recomnit the BILL with instructions 10 s,r,n
ont the esd section: To strike out the vory soc,;n
winch lie Seuate had twice refused By mower full ma
J"ity TO retain in the bib And what did This amount
10 10 notfng more nor less than a second motion
for reconsideration. Was ever such course of nv,
ceuure known IN any legislature No. there was n,
rule Tor IT, and If such practice was adop,cd the
'hos' m'schie'ous effects would arise of 1t TWAS
necessary ihat, at s"Ie time there should be Point
where Legislation on subject should close Other
wise, there would be end th, useless snecies of
Fio''aGaon. One reconsideration only of vote was
ever ao"eu IN any leg saiive body In fact this wa,
SECOND motion 10 reconsider and il il ,rcre carrie;
Wla' was there 10 prevent some member who vote,
IN inc minority from moving reconsider the vote
upon "s ecot'sideiat'oni thus tie would chance
hands continually, and there would he M end ,o -
prohiiess game. They might beein at the ropr,b ~
Dece'n6er OF each year, and go on dc o,, in d,ea
'h'"'Sh every session, In this His intention
was hot 10 dstuss The matter, sreak at arv cpcb.
ne merely rose TO state this facts and he bonoj o c.,
ale would see The mproprety of sustaining the second
Recommendation OF the vote which they had given I'M
authorized as 1t was. by any rule and ,I,reo,p;nr nc
II did, the most nischevo,ls conseouepces "
MIR. Berien rose TO inquire whether after the mn. ,;
w ' REPRESENTATION OF the v"e the mnon TO strike
pct,,ti lad
been in order Ia the recou,mi,mept viii, -
strike out the sectiou' Ii certainly nuea red IN b; ,i
IT would have been. But, according 10 IN. oon,ro 80
i."" 'irSnia II would have beeu second motion for cow
sheraton This would have been a totally dis,;rc, wa,
n"h' ann SO 1t was now The question was now ON ia.
RECONSIDERATION of tile vote eugrosng the b;n and d.,
million to resommit much in order nc :, bad
heeu before that vote taken. He ,,ou.b, = h, 49,
Justice to the Committee 10 allow this no,,on ~ -
hey mad been placed in responsible and i,t son,.
of, and they relied the privilege n r 81, ~.
wal" IN o'ierent form, up~n the justice the Senate
Nf. a@ewe! diSavowed any intention to letrac, fro,
the motives of the Committee No ,ema+ Il oe III; ,,
nave been taken as implying any such sentiment uer
10 say Ouf that in the discharge high pup.
outy, The interest OF any Committee must vi.d IN ,i
terests of the United Staes.-But he denial rho @ IN
non OF the gentleman lie supposed that the morton ~
iecomni' with instructions strike out wcud have to
IN order, after the reconsideration of ,h,,
'he motion to strike But Mr. r. con,erdsd -,
could never have been ia order He ,cc,,r.d H..
had been committed, committee could NV, - -
struck nut the scciion. The Senate had r. fused f.,
OUT ana had then cofroboracd that refusal Nv rr;cc
ltfIgst
nave dared 10 make the attenr, TO eyado tho d,a,;i
VIII OF the Senate He affirmed ,lat this was the rmI
Hei this question been decided. %, .,ad il moi? Va. ~
cc' only but ~: cc and f,he subject again be cor
s!dered they might break over all rules, and 20 on
STEERING The matter I'D inGni,tm " eoi'-
! Mr.. IIync said h= would trouble In. c,r.., ...,
few words What the question before the ,'
tefaay and which was be reconside,ed, II -
or ensrossing the bill. The question was mn, o S
tecommhg but on recorsiderng the vote of res,eria
consequently the argument the gentleman f,on -
was nsP eced He, Mr.. H. however, laid il down &C an
I nd we'll snhI r,,Io.
question: Il motion might ne made to recosm;i a b;t a..
any order which may be Thought fit TO give the Comn,
Mr. H. here read the rules of the Senate IL; s,,hs,
Hon Oh inns POSITION This, lie continued was furda
mental Parliamentary rule and gave to a motion "a o
mix an ascendancy over any other He would prt !, 70
Uc senate whether IT a matter Of hirb ;r,,o,,.
to ask the question Wfether, they hi reisc,ed h i
~ ~, FORM the Senate viii pass limited system
OF bankruptcy 1t had been said that the 80; 80
have reported the bill, Invested of the spcton
now III contemplation strike out and presc,.I ,t,
ton TO the Senate an amcn.!n,eu, n he ~, ' s
had not been adopted. tet the I'LL would Ina w bcc
le Senate i'll its limited But IL ourl,t To be nn;
'Ie "'h'h''G "''r 10 FIX Upon what appeared Il,
them the most et9ct M; and that majority NJ ,t
'"''c WIS III tfF"r Ci reporting the bill in its 6x,erH
ed form, which done a matter of course Ir 49,,
p"' the Question whether a had ever been taken ,
'e it' III conihed character: !: evident f,om tho
votes before given, thar. i'll giving them the Sppa,o ,
looked 10 the whc!e system proposed and thar ,bs; no.
eiSinn had no bearing upon The bill in a djferar,
form: lie had formed the opinion from the p,aio,i,, 49,
"hich the motion to strike the 93f section had b
ctce7 that The vote the bill would ma sc been li1
en- lron what IT was His desire that the oucs,:
might ne decided; upon tine ground Of the r,,l5i. co.
mere ere oihcr motives which him srbordinaf
cy were connected win ms opinions the system am;
he paFt he had taken in bringing forward the bin He
u'e" the vote would be rccoudered, and would take ~,
the attention of the Senate no longer w W
Mr. Van Buren, said, that his situation and so,,;.
imposed upon him the duty expressing himself ON f
SUBJECT lie had always been in favor Of bankruot sys
cn' ihr'"dWg merchants and traders only; and he had
abandoned all nope of bankrupt biz il were IN evep
l" NOSE classes OF persons included the 93d section M
mad during the late discussion, directed his efforts ao,.
, linn a,,If
shcwn that the Se opposed 70 sfcb a svs,cr, ~
hah oec constrained by that feature the bill to rive M
woe against IT, proposition ma de- on the rart
Oh Inc gentlemen who had hitherto supported that eecti
10 s'rl"c out They had rHie an avnwsl ,ha, ,hsv
would obando> that section altogether, ard thus he M
II. mad no alternative lett he in favor Of the hin
when LLc univ which hn ~,