Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-03-07

4&4tGh9S u 9et44e l ygpAAU sie ~
~ q sAlssslx st etsslion. the
tsriassss u ~ aats Wsssffs sOle evidence u
assibsrship. md N rppssi,s dce,dns wac ssb.
ssesSvs VI inc s~sAsisptfsnsl fIshss sofAthe Sisted. !
The eommiies did mol concur sish the 4th res.
iu.icn d~selafias that its Mouse of Represents.
lives could mol W organized while . single ssrfe.
sentative duly announced 10 elected. wss esulnJed
fum bis seat, though they viewed, with regret.
the course pursued BY 4 pnrioS 81 Congress. ~
j~epfisinu tlis psypls Of ! stsia II tleit just rep
fs.eatstiu0--a dtx.fi,s which, II carried out,
wputd ptevs destructive Of stats fish,..
On %inviion, the report vas laid On tbs talis,
SUBJECTS lhs cali Of The house. |
MI HaAsssAs, ~ one Of ths committee. Of.
tered I disiinct report. 10 the sTec, ,hd he sp.
proved Of The tepct, of tile ehaifnan, except. -
II .bs s~ssiusion Ut the 9Th sesvIuiion. He as'sed
with The spirit II The sesoiutioa. Ii II lay The
whole sial " The compliant Of N ]. On motion.
his report was siso isid % The tsblt, sotject 10 The
osii VI the house.
Nj Monss, ~ one Of the committee, said that
10 = day o. t~e he wcsid pfesent . report, ~ he
differed ffoa, both Ms rsiieagues.
] nc Uill III HfHtUO tu0 CuuINcI VI NUC ANtt"HBN
and BAnkins Company ard " e. psdiis the con.
.~,tae,ion u the New O,isans and Nashville llsii.
roal, iutsoduerd BY Nj. Dfs.hfst. WAS taken up
III the iisa-s 81 Tuesday. sSih Ftt. NJ. D. said
thst hs had bssh hefe.ufofs seen In the f'a,h
ranks Of those Win ~efs opposed 10 ehastsfi''s
ts,ts. ard ~vuiJ be slill faoni occupying The
sans .~ppsiticn did he nci knsw that ths ptassn.
iia, HA breaaps i Law, wouiL rfsaie ! ,ew era
In HE system II bankios 10 this Sistr. II would
faslhef he general interests Of ths Sta.s, i,nprnse
III currency, ard Increase IL prosperity. The bill
VS. funded VI safe and certain principles. and "
parsed every bank In .ls Stale mus. cone under
! rigid restrictions. The wi,sis property Ut the
stoctholdefs would Ia iiahls for evetv cent Of the
bsnk issuvs, the claims II The siais alwsys bay.
ing q p,iut preferences 10 I'LL othets. lie thought
ihs lalk established nm spch n ha.i. could not
suspend, aud .ba, l, would eos,ee, tho evils Of
years.
Nj Lewis wss mol oppoasd 10 internal improve.
nnenis. hut hr was ot,ppsed 10 The state swing one
I dpllsf 10 baistcf Up \ rotten bank, badly managed.
got up by spseuistof., atd conducted by hlon,ed
bank directors ~h,.e god II nancy. Al fof the
Nashville Rnilroad. be was compelled 10 pro.
aeaa "a II q sidendid ~hu,nhas, u never wsuid he
anislsd. and hs teiiessd 10 bsst friends did not
contemplate carrying Il bpyond the confines ofthr
.,A.c. lie saiI ir internal improvements were the
object the House had In View, l, should lake op
the s-pe,sf tbs Committee on Internal ~fn,trore.
mep,s, and act on IL. H. spoks further in ctpo
siiion 10 ,hs bill.
Mr. Davidson sail that II he did not repl, 10 me
Improper. unfair, and unl,eenmins ohsetyaiiohs Of
the gentleman ttcm u Lnnisy, hs III, he would
be tsctea6t 10 himself, In tir gentleman associated
with him. 10 bis constituents. snJ 10 The friends
Of the measure. Hr had hestd ths, In be consi..
! zen. 4 man mus. be Inconsistent, md The %srntle-
,nsn (Mi tewi.) was N instance Of The d ,c,rior,
f,s II was MT hong since he asked for $4,000. 900
n the stats hands u build up the Atehafaisys
BANK, aud far Other purposes. He then cop,rn-
Jed hist III. t,essp, thll wss framed with The de.
.isn VI meeting the views VI the C"inHi'tss on
Internal improvements; t,st j ~as not the ohjrct
ar the f,isa,is, ef,hs bill 10 ptnp W = rotten ba'k.
but u ssf,rm " ci.sftst, sud IL throw Safeguards
atound I, that would pre-, cent II from irsntcrhaihs
i,s propet sphere. He l. and ever will he ths
friend ofinte,nai improvement. M matter In Whist
seclio,t VI ths stats pubic works tnsy be conted,.
plated Of carried on. Hc then ,cllied 10 the posi
lion assumed ty Nj lewis, end eonclu'lpJ iy
sayiAs thst he cpnsidsrrd II tie hu,inden duty n
every member In the House. WHO represent. the
.sus Interests Of the people, 10 supper, the bill.
The H"s.s IN 'nnsion aijeu,sed, without co.
| ming 10 = vote on the q~uesion.
bfsl.. fS..a..aAx. 20 Az fali.tA.. a. ~t~A.
wss referred n bill. for The Encouragement Of
| compromises between Creditor sad Debtor, end
10 tslisye debtors from Costs of judicial proceed.
ins., In their repoft have n'srii .hr eiaim. Of the
| bill In me strongest language. The principal
features s~a,bfaeed IN ,hs bin, afs the following.
| decided Innovations oB the present forms VI law.
This FIRST. second. and third s~rciions authorize
"any dttta eapath u e0ntrseing.' by agrfs
nssni, with his creditor. 10 70 before a,,o,sty pub.
We, with two witnesses. aud execute a judgnen,
! by confession 4 Tor any tono .fde debt aefUuly
DUE" The amount 70 he rpssi6sd. aud ths original
evidence VI The debt annexed 10 the no,srisi eel.
These precautions are deemed necessary ~ pre-.
vent fraudalsbt confessions with tho view VI GOV.
stiEs property. emu placing Il beyond the reach
" hon.at c~ssdi,ots.
The fourth section sllows the parties t. s,ipn.
lets for such stay Of execution =. may 10 mutual.
y Asteed upon, snd prohibits Tho issuing II On
sxseu,ion upon . judsmsas ~ coutesseu for niue.
y ,la,s subscqusn. 10 the dnts Of the Transaction.
by tho fifth section. parties are SLOWED by mutual
ssfss,nsntis give - the confession the force snd
eliot splartainiay IL > twelve mouths bond, btu,
dsIsys the execution ia THE Ease ff a period OF
no, less than fftesn molshs, aud more II the par.
tics sl,sll ~ sssse--ths heaviest item Of fess In
judicial proceedings for the recovery Of deb, 10 the
commissions Of .hstiFs fas selling .. c,edi, - gu.
sbis the parties 10 sssil himself Of the time allow.
ID on twslvs months bond. which Ivy the pro.isi"n.
u the aI,h section may 10 sltngr,brs avoided.
Granting the debtor three moo,hs sfier the orJi.
nary aud Rf.se,, montis after the extraordinary
confsssicn of judgment places the crcditnr In no
worse condition than he IL nov under, the re,u.
lst judicial p,oesedinss.-
The sixth section declares tina, Judgments 81
c'nfsssrd shs,l have The sa,ns force and eG.c, A.
~juI5msats ob,ainsL ri lag, and The recording Of
t,sn conisss 9 judieisI m"rtsass in conformity
TO e,isting ~ssa.utss. by The TIL s~'c.ion, married
women are prohibited from executing these con.
PENSIONS. and this 10 pso,cc, their property aaains,
The esSls.sss Of their hs.band. 70. the wife mich,
otherwise IN Induced 10 bind her.rlf irrevocaLIy
fsss debt Of her spcu.e. Ths eighth section re.
qu.sss ,hs notary 70 deliver the origiaai nc, to
The creditor, who msy reqaise shs clerk 10 Gle and
preserve II ~ . record. sud call for On execution
tAsseOn ii the proper time, o. he NAV now o,