The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-25

longing The time from % 10 40 days t,,.., =, III.
Mr. HENDERSON moved an a ann s,a.. - Which, ,i
amendment restricting Us vHo0' W Wv
the debtor should reside. !, -...;,, -.
On The call of Mr. HUBBARD, the question was
divided and the yeas and nays orurrs" :" ~ ~,
branch Of the amendment relating to the afie' ~ ~
prisonment of the debtor which Mr, u @asv ~
and Mr. Phelps opposed, and whieh was Wy =
yFAS-Nessrs Allen, Benton, Brown Bncha-
nan Fulton Hubbard King Linn Lnmpkln, ru WI,
Roane Robinson, Smith OF Con- Stuiseo"' "''''
Williams Wright Young-iS o.,
NAYS-Messrs Anderson Clay, of kya tiey
ton, Crttenden Davis Dixon Henderson, 'in pas
non Knight Merrick Nicholas, Norsei, in'i'
Porter, Preston, Rusgles, smith, OF lnaans - s'o''
ard Tallmadge Walker, Webster w my - ~
Mr. WRIGHT was understood to wnnuia -. IL
I'D h,aa.h ~ his amendment relating 10 attach
,',s"," M n,onery, Mr. w. now giving way tor
Mr. WALL. having offered slight amendment
which was agreed TO- moved to amend the bill by max
M, ,he debior subject to compulsory nkruptcyi
,yhen he should IN any ngy declare that ne was
L,nkrupt or unable to pay his debts. MIR. w stated
,h,t this amendment in the words OF the Senator
nom Massachusetts,, Mr. Webster.
Mr. WEBSTER after a short and lively CONVEX
saton. stated that the words in any ray were not
ms and Mr.. Wall consented 10 strike them out,
The amendment host by yeas and nays as fol
lows
YEAS-Messrs Allen Anderson Benton, Brown,
Pierce Roane, Robinson, Smith, Of Con, Sturgeon
Wall Wright, Young-lS.
NAYs-Messrs. Clay, of Ky, CLAYTON, Crilten-
,len Davis, Dixon, knight, Merrick Nicholas Nor
veil Phelps, Porter, Preston Kugges Smith, Of Ind,
southland, Tallmadge, Walker Webster White,
Wlllams-20.
Mr. WRIGHT now offered his third amendment,
10 nreycnt COLLISION in certain between the debtor
and portion OF the creditors, which amendment was
agcedJo.
least one half in Of debts, OF the creditors OF
bankrupt in order to cntitc him TO release. This
amendment rejected as follows
YEAS-Messrs Anderson, Benton Brown, Blu
tAanan, Fulton, Hubbard, Linn Lumpkin Pierce
Prehtiss, Roane, Robinson Smith, Of Connecticui
Sturgeon, Tappan, Wall Williams Wright, Dung
%
NAYS essrs Clay of Kentucky, Clayton,
Crtendcn DAVIS Dixon, Henderson, King, Mer
rick Nicholas Norvell Phelps Porter, Preston, Rug
lies smith Of Indiana Southland Tamadge Wal
ker Wcbster-22
His fhh amendment refused the benefit Of the bill
ta any debtor who, subsequently to the first day Of
January last and in contemplation OF an act Of bank
nlptcy, should in any way have given preference 10
one debtor another This earnestly opposed
by Mr. WEBSTER, as retrospective and liable to
abuse, and advocated by Mr.. WRIGHT II was
carried in the affirmative as follows
lEAS-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Benton, Brown,
Buchanan Calhoun, Cuthbert Fulton, Hubbard,
King Linn, Lumpkin Pierce Prentiss, Roane Ro-
b,lson Smith, of Conn, Strange, Sturgeon, Tappan,
Wall, Williams Wright Youne-2i.
NAfS-Mcssrs. Clay, Of Kentucky, Clayton, Crit
lcnden Davis. Dixon, Henderson, Huntington,
Knight Mcrrick, Nicholas, Norvell, Phelps, Porter,
Preston Ruggcs, Smith, of Indiana, Southland Tall
nadgc Walker Webster, White--2l.
His sixth amendment was TO postpone the operation
othis hill till June 30, 1871 which, suggestion of
Mr. WAIKER he changed TO March 4 1911. And
lbe amendment, in this form, agreed to, by ayes
y noes not counted.
Mr. WILLIAMS offered an amendment, as a sub
ttituc for the 9TH section Of the bill, allowing trial
hy jury remonstrance Of half the creditors in GER
tam cases which agreed to.
Mr. RUGGLE.S having offered a minor amendment
which was agreed to- moved to amend the bill by de-
clarn5 any attachment or mcsnc process null, which
houl be made subsequent TO the passage Of the bill
and to the detrment Of some OF the creditors
4 itcr some debate, this amendment was lost with
au a count.
On motion OF Mr. CRlTTENDEN the amount of
debt requisite enc persons in general to the bene
Ill of this bill was not fixed at any sum, and for
merchants bankers, SC, it was fixed at $1,000 and
hove.
Mr. WALL offered two amendments formal and
,ecAacsl) which were scyerally agreed to.
Mr. HUBBARD moved TO confine the operation
II the bill exclusively to future contracts and called
o the yeas and nays, which were ordered and this
arrndment rejected as follows
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Calhoun Cu,h-
t-rt Hubbard, Linn, Lumpkin, Pierce, Prentiss
Robinson, Smith, Of Connecticut, Strange, Sturgeon
fappan-l4
SAYS-Messrs. Brown, Buchanan, Clay, OF Ala
Clay Of Ky, Clayton Crittenden, Davis, Dixon
Fulton Henderson, Huntington, King, knight
Merrick, Mouton, Nicholas, Norvell, Phelps, Porter
Preston, Roane, Rugges, Smith, of Indiana, South
,rl Tamadge, Walker, Wall Webster White
Williams, Wright, Young-32
Mr. WALL after some remarks moved to recon-
ult the bl for the purpose of providing that the
gnees fthe property of the bankrupt should be cho
snby his creditors instead of the Court After some
tHarks by Mr. CRITTENDEN and Mr. WALL
lal.uotion was negatived follows
lEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Cal
halh Clay, of Alabama Cuthbert Fulton Hubbard
King Linn, Lunpkin Pierce, Roane, Robinson
NTH Of Connecticut Strange, Sturgeon, Japan
Wsll Wilams-2O.
NAYS Messrs. Brown Buchanan Clay, of Ky,
layton, Crittenden Davis Dixon, Henderson, Hunt
mtton Knight Merrick, Mouton, Nicholas, Norvcll
fAcIte Porter Prcnss, Preston, Rugglcs, Smith, of
anna, Southland, Tanaige, Walker, Webster,
Mr. HUBBARD moved to adjourn Negatved
} yea, u NAYS 26
Mr RUGGLES moved, in a somewhat modified
o-o bis amendment rejected above, in respect to
US future attachment or mesne process, and called
the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the
nenItnent was rejected by yeas | l. nays IS
Mr. WALL moved the printing of the bill; but
'0 motion no, being in order he moved to lay the
~ on the table with view 10 move TO PRINT II, with
e amendments, After few remarks by Messrs
Wall Crittenden Young, and Hubbard, this motion
~ carried in the affirmative, as follows:
ftAS-Mcssrs Allen Anderson Benton, Brown
hachgnon Calhoun, Clay, OF Ala, Cuthbert. Full
'4 Hubbard, King, Linn Lumpkin, Pierce, Prem
Ronnc Robinson, Smith OF Conn, Strange
'qf1con, Tappan, Wall Wright foung-2i
NANS-Mcssrs. Clay Of Kentucky, Clayton
tcden, Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Knight, Mer
a.s Mouton, Nicholas, Norve Phelps, Porter, Pres
~ Rugelcs, Smith, of Indiana Southland, Tall
m1ls@ Walker, Webster White, Williams-23
= liz bill with the amendments, was then, ordered
2" Y printed
And the Senate, after short Executive session. adj
urned at quarter past O'Clock