Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-26

E, ,nnronr;at;on of SOC, 900 dollars, it was decided IN the
nspo,isve. by yeas and nays, as follows:
Teas-Nirssrs. Allen, Anderson Benton Brown bu-
p;ercc. Robinson, Smith Of Connecticut, Strange, Stur-
acon. Tappan, Wall, Williams, Wright, iouns-2o.
{ ~Nnus-Nessrs. Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Crittcn-
den. Cuthbcrt, Davis, Dixon, Fu!ton, Henderson. iinnt-
,nvton. King, Knight, Mcrrick, Nicholas, Noryel,
pSalns porter. Prcntiss, Roanr. Ruggles, Smith OF IN
diana, Southland, laillhaoSe' """0' ~
Nj. TAPPAN offered an amendment, requiring such
security for carrying the mail as the secretary oi inc
Treasury should deem S'iiicieh'. .,
MIR. PRENTlSS offered, as a substitute, a PROVISION
for n lien on that part of the road within the District.
After a brief conversation '"e a'toN =" ~ D' 10
suspended. rp,.prcy
Tho con,,o an motion of Mr.. CRlTTENDEN, took
=, tho h;lI from the Select Commlttce) establishing a
uniform syslem of bankruptcy throughout Inc united
States. CT, Com,;,,o
submitted various MINOR ""1"
NJ ui:NTINGTON, having offered two or three
minor amendments, which were agreed TO, moved 10
amend IN. bin hv securing from MS operation The rights
or mor-;ed women, and liens and mortgages on property,
al - os,,hTsh,d BY State laws, so far as would not be
aoa,sS,a,, nii, certain provisions of this bill. This
,msndncn, had special reference TO the laws and usages
of louisiana. 80
earnestness, particularly as gong TO SANCTION prefer
ancas which The Senate had expressly exploded.
Mr. WEBSTER argued at some length that there
,,s no,h;nr nj s,ch preferences in this amendment.
Nassrs NOUTON, WALL, WALKER, PREM
TISS and CRlTTENDEN also participated IN Tn"
long gnd intricate debate on this amendment.
The amendment was 'ich "s'''" - y -" ~
: Tas1 M,ssrs. Benton, Clayton, Crittendrn, Davis,
D;xon Henderson, Huntington, King, Knight, Linn,
Merrick, Monton, Nicholas, Noryell, thcips, Porter
q -, ~ He, SnntIorJ Tllluuurp Walker.
Webster-2l.
.Naw-Mcssrs. Lunpkin, Pierce, Robinson, Stur-
econ, Wall, White, Williams, Wright-s.
Mr.. WRIGHT submitted a variety OF amendments
the most important Of which was TO require a majority
Of interest OF the creditors in order to obtain The release
&c ,ba debtor These amendments were ordered to be
printed.
which we're ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. CLIFFORD Of Maine wished 10 offer the FOL
lowing resolution
Whereas the Senate bill No. l27, entitled can act
for the collection, safe keeping, transfer, and d.sourse-
mcnt of the public revenue, was taken up IN commit
tee Of the Whole House on the state oil The Union on
The Doth of MAY last, and has been under discussion 10
this time; and whereas the period has arrived when II
IS proper to close the present session OF Congress WITH
as little delay as possible; and whereas much OF the IN
dispensable public business is yeti be acted on: liere-
fore
Rcsolred, That the said committee be discharged from
the consideration of said hill from and after Friday next,
unless the same shall be reported 10 the House nj an
earlier dav; and that said bill, with such amendments,
If any, as shall have been adopted in said committee,
shall be taken up in the House on Saturday next, al
twelve o'clock noon, and be the special order until IL
nally disposed of, rcserving to said committee the right
according to the rules of the House. 10 report the same
sooner if the discussion shall terminate.
Objection being made,
Mr.. CLIFFORD moved that the rules be suspended
10 admit Of the reception of the resolution.
Mr.. WISE moved 4 call of the House, which was
ordered: but the roll having been called, further pro-
ceedinrs were dispensed with.
The motion for suspending the rules was then dccl'
dcd BY yeas and nays as follows Yeas lS9, nays 40.
There not being two thirds, the rules were not sus'
pended.
MIR. JONES moved TO suspend the rules for a mo
ton to 30 into Committee Of the Whole, which pre-.
vailinr, the House went again into Committee OF the
Whole, and resumed the consideration OF The
SUBTREASURH BILL"
Mr.. COOPER, of Pennsylvania, took the floor IL
opposition TO the bill, but wished, in the outset, to re-
fer to a matter personal TO himself. lie then quoted ar
article in The Globe of the 9th of May last, in which
reference was made to the circumstances attending Mr.
C.'s election to Congress. He was about replying to
its language, which lie charged as being not only s@P-
prcSsio rcri, but also S"ggeStiot"LSt, when
Mr.. RHETT of South Carolina, called HIM 10 order
on the ground Of irrelevancy.
4 Gcsnltory discussion cnsucd on the pntnt OF order,
in which Messrs. WISE, R1ETT, RAMSEY, NOR.
GAN. HOPKINS and MONTGOMERY took part;
tho i<S"" :" -i.;~h was, that the ILL - nr,ss e.,
explanation he had desired 10 present.
M4. c.. then went into a discussion Of the bill, which
he continued TIL past II O'Clock, wien the floor was
obtained by
Mr.. RAYNER or North Carolina, who spoke at large
against the provisions Of the bill until the expiration o!
The morning session, without concluding.
The House then took a daily recess till ! o'clock.