Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-16
IFednesday, J"ne 10, l-io.
IN CIV tuNL,

Mr.. WEBS lex presented 4 memorial OF cilZells
of New York on the subject of bankrupt law, remon-
slraing against including in the law any provision
making the assent Of creditors necessary TO the DIS
charge of the bankrupt which Referred to the Sc
lect committee, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. SOuTllARD presented the memorial of num-
Der of persons engaged in the manufacture of hats,
praying that duty might be imposed on foreign hats
imported into this country which referred to the
Committee on Manufactures.
The resolution submitted by Mr. ROANE, on Mon
day last print COZ copies of The report OF the Com
mittee on The Militia, being taken up
MIR. PRESTON addressed the Senate at much length
i'll opposition the resolution and the plan of the Sc
crctary of War.
MrANDERSON in reply defended the report of the
committee and urged the propriey ofprntIng the ex-
ira number.
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN having obtained the floor, yield
ed il to
Mr.. NORVELI, AT whose suggestion the further
consideration of the subject postponed until Friday
Incxt
The bill making appropriations 10 COM lc,e certain mi
tary roads in the Stale of Arkansas was taken up as IN
committee of the whole, and after being explained and
advocated by Messrs. FULTON, SEWER and LINN,
was ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The question before the House being on Mr. Ran
dolphs motion to recomm the report OF the Commit
tee Commerce, proposing bill to repeal the exist
ing
Mr. CURTIS, Of New York, resumed the course OF
his remarks in favor of the reconnment, and against
the repeal He had, when before up, dwet on the ne
cessty for such law 1t proposed 10 repeal He
now went into facts going To show the salntary effects
which had been accomplished by the law in changing
the conduct and restoring the character of the New
York pilots He called for the reading of sundry docu
ments bearing this subject He denied that there
was any inequality unfarness in the operation Oft
law 1t only opened fair competition and destroyed
the abuses which always attend a monopoly. lie de-
MED that the admitted Improvement of the New DIRK
plolare attributable to the restrictions OF State
law bot insisted that grew wholly out of the legisa-
ton of Congress III opening the business 10 the com
petition of the New Jersey pilots To repeal THIS c
gslaton, by restoring the old state OF things in that
port would benefit other harbvrs at the expense of
York He friend To the pilots, and should re.
oice could their wishes be gratied but, being under
duty 10 his constituents he could not in conscience con-
sent to the repeal of the existing law.
Mr.. lllLLEN spoke in reply, cxempilng himself
from the imputation of acting in this matter as vo
lunccr. He denied that the repeal would lead TO any
monopoly and going to argue in support OF tins
position, when
The morning hour expired, and the subject was laid
/ Mr. JONES moved the orders Of the day. hut
| Mr. STANLY obtained leave to offer resolution
ordering that the reports Of the ory and minority OF
the militia be printed together, and not separately
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printed, conveyed the idea that it the sole report
from the committee; and there were three pages OF pa
per LEFT blank; these the report Of the minority NIGH
have tolawed, usual in where two report:
were made
| The resolution agreed to-
! The SPEAKER Informed Mr.. Jones that there being
still business remaining his table, the House couIe
not 90 into committee moved by him, without sus
pension of the rules.
Mr. JONES lhcreupon moved for such suspension.
! Which motion prevailing
The House again went into Committee Of the Whole
! (Alr. Banks in the chair,l on the
SUR-rREASI'RY ELL.
| Mr. MARVIN, who had the floor, resumed his
speech in opposition to the BILL and continued to occn
py the floor till near the hour Of recess when it
obtained by
| Mr. PARISH of Ohio, and then the House took it:
daily recess 10 four o'clock
Etening Session
Mr. PARISH, who obtained the floor immediately
before the recess, addressed the committee in general
argument in favor of the hill until 90 minutes past
o clock, when he gave way TO motion that the com
lnce rise; on which motion the vote stood, ayes i6
noes i2-no quorum voting.
So the committee rose.
Mr. DAVIS of Pennsylvania moved an adjourn
ment; which notion by yeas 60, nays 81, agreed to
So the House adjourned.