Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08
NINETEEN tn CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1927.
IN SENATE.
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SECOND SESSION

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THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Mr.. Sanford moved the re- consideration OF the
vote taken yesterday, engrossing the Bankrup,
Bill for third reading.
hir. s. said, that the vote which he had given
yesterday against the bill, gave him right to call
for its consideration: And he now exercised tina,
right. II not for himself that he did this, o.
because he bad changed his opinion in respect to
TIE merits of the bill in question. lie should give
the same vote which he had given yes, erda y under
SIMILAR circumstances, again. but it was known 10
the members Of the Senate tla;, since ye-terJa-
the lii had assumed different position. Ii
seemed that the gentlemen who adv coated the bill,
were willing to alter il TO restrain i; ;
alI!ica,ion 10 merchants aad traders only TO re-
move f,o,n il that clause to which he had been
opposed; and pass il without the 93i section: He
wes willing to vote Tor The bill in this shape, and
lie was happy to ind hat its friends were now
Convinced that no such bill that which I been
decided upon yesterday, could pass The Senate.
When he had first decided this morning 10 move
the reconsideration Of the voie, he b- intended: 0
express his opinion upon the merits OF the bill,
aud fully explain the motive s which ID direct
ell him in the le had taken. But as th.
time of the Sens:e, at tbs LATE period of the
Seas'on, very preciou-, he had changed his
determination, and wished that The sense of the
Ssna;e might be EXPIRE sed this question a, once
As il had been thoroughly proved that it was not
practicable 10 pass bi:! includira al! classes o..
prove whether system including the mercantile
class alone, could meet the appreciation of The Sc
nA.e. II the motion which he had now made w al
Carried, he should make another to ie-conmit
lie bill to the COMMITTEES, with Instruction to
strike out the 93i section. II seemed unueces,-
~ to him 10 so no further exrlanate, on the
subject. lie iLeTs!o! hrPei the vote might no,v
be taken.
MIR. Holmes said, ne was so unfoslanate as to
have been absent when The vote was taken yes
telday; and he believed il eu!d have been CT liz
tie avail had he been present. lie Should vote for
reconsider alton; he ,boa!j vote TO rccoinmit.
with directions to strike oat The 93l section; and
t.,en he should vos against the bill: and i, was
dye 10 himself 10 exilain bis motives for doips
this lie believed that the gentleman who had re-
ported The bill, would allow that, in all he had
dQHe, lie had avoided any thing that should e,ni,ar
rass its progress He had p.orosed the section
WHICH nov TO he struck out, with a desire
that. with IL, the bill might pass, and ,phou; il,
he could no, give tie bill his support Tie adyo-
cafes OF The system would be able to perceive
the true strength OF mercantile bill. II was due
90 the gentlemen who had taken the lead in sun
sort o! the bill, and who had sustained it with
degree o. zcai and talent highly creditabIe TO than
10 allow them to present the subject in every man
ner possible. He wished that such an Opportunity
nigh, be afforded Them. When he had offered tho
section in question, he did il with no design To
eILbsIrass the bill, but wi h desire 10 make the
Id.
moment he was not decided TO support the bill.
which certainly was not one of his ia, ouri,es
lie still felt disposed TO pursue liberal course
asd he should, therefore, voc for the recons,era
too.
Mr.. Chandler remarked. that he should not vote
Tor the decentralization. a vote had been taken oil
retaining the 93d section, and was decided in the
Affirmative by powerful majority. The question
then taken on the whole bill, and it had been
rejected by still more decisive vote. He should
therefore, oppose any further motion upon the bill
az useless, since both of the questions had been
decided finally, and the result ould. probably be
the same. These were his reasons for Opposing
the motion. Enough had already been done to
show the disposition Of the Senate.
Mr.. Berrien thanked the gentleman from New
York for the motion he had just made; and to the
gentleman from Maine, who han just taken his
seat, he would Fay few words. That gentleman
seemed 10 suppose that the object which they had
now in view, had already been attained But i,
had not been attained; the bill had been rejected 10
iis extended construction; and it was now mere
Justice TO the committee, that required thai they
,hould be allowed present 1t in this limited fern
The Committee had been appointed TO deliberate
upon bill, which, in their opinion, would best
SUPPLY the wants OF the people; and they had 10
consider whether they should report bill incIud-
ing all classes, or bill extending to merchant
alone; and however they decided, they relied upon
fe justice of the Senate, that no question of forms
should prevent their putting the bill in its limited
form. They hid tie best reasons for such a feli
ance. The bill as reported, had been decided anon /:
but the gentleman from Maine would allow him 10
rag, that the bill limited 10 the mercantile class
had not been passed upon The decision of ,hi.
question was Of The utmost importance. Allow
this opportunity Ct testing the disposition Of The
Senate on this point, and he table OF this House
will next year be covered with the petitions of
thousand merchants, praying the passage OF ibe
bill. in its limited form; aud grounding their re
quests upon the fact, that this body had decided
ON bill extended 10 all classes He knew whh
what anxiety the merchants Of The county locked
10 the Passage Of this bill, aud all the Committee
asked was, that the Senate would pass upon il, 10
est question now unsettled at rest, and put an
cad 10 The suspesse which had Up 10 this time ex
isgl II was tot 10 compliance with any private
lceiing that be urged the notion. But be bed
great desife that an extensive class Of the com
snani,y who had been 'anlslzed with uneertsinty
Between hope and fear for the passage # this bill
might be relieved BY one result or The other. and
.is6ov fully and faslly wbsi 'hey Rad 10 depend