Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08

yer been taxen upon the bull IN conlnej cha
ractef II " as evident, from the votes before gi-
yea, that, in giving them the Senate had looked 20
the whole system a. proposed, and hat their de
cisioa had no bearing upon the bill In different
and limited TORN He bad formed the opinion
from tl,e majority, b, which The motion to strike
Out the 93J section had been rejected that the
upou the b,i ~ ould have been different from what
~ was His desire wa that The question
might be decided upon tie ground of lie public
good There othe motives which were
with him subordinate; they were connected with
his opinions as to the system and the par, he had
taken in bringing forward the bill lie truss ed the
vote would be reconsdered, and would take up
the at, en,ion OF the Senate no longer
Nj. Van Buren, said, that his situation and SEN
timents imposed upon him the duty of expressing
himself on this subject lie had always been ia
favor of bankrupt system, including merchants
and traders only; and he had abandoned all hope of
Lankrup, bill, If il were To extend to those clas-
ses of persons INCLUDED in the 93d section. He
had, during the late di>cussicn directed his efforts
against the 93d section, and the vote given yes.
,erday had ully shewn the Senate was opposed
TO such system. He had been constrained by that
feature OF the bill 10 give'hs vote against it. a
proposition now made, on the part of the
gentlemen who had hitherto supported tina, section
to strike i, out. They had made avo wal that
they would abandon that section altogether, and
thus he, MIR. V. B., had no alternative left: he
10 which he had originality objected was to be ex-
plunged. lie could readily perceive tina, there were
difficulties OF the nature sta, ed by the ge.le man
from Virginia. There might be all objection 10
recomm ting, wheu that question came up That
however, was Tor the Chair TO decide: al any rate
there could be no objection 10 voting upon the zoe
tion now be.os the Senate. There was 20 change
OF sentiment on his part: his opinions were the
same as iorinerly-and had the bill undergone no
change, he should now vote as he 4 d before but
the bill was nov TO be put in shape which met
his views, and he yyas ready TO support it, So
lar as personal feelings went, he was sorry thu,
the gentleman ehoud think any iinpu atoms could
be by possibility east upon them, in relation TO
The ODD --ct,on. The Bankrupt Bill of 1921 fail
ed, because OF refusal TO insert this section and
| Subsequent bill succeeded ia this body, becau-e
this section was comprised in it. There was,
therefore, no reason to suppose that any fault
could attach To the members Of the COMMITTEES
whether they Lad inserted or omitted il. The
ques ion was, with them, one of opinion and OF ex-
| psdiencY they adopted the section, as hey had a
perfect right 10 do in the exercise Of their Judge
meni. The Senate had refused TO supper, them
! IN thai adoption-and as Reconsideration was
now called for, with the ayowed determination to
strike out that SECTION, lie hoped the motion W uld
be successful.
tie question was pat the motion OREGON
slider, and was Carried Yeas &c, Nays Il.