Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-20

FROM The .Naiiynal hi.Hismeer Of August i.
Tue proceedings IN the House Of Representatives
yesterday upon the Bankrupt Bill, show thai o,,-
apprehension OF The immediate effect Of the Bank
'G.p upon The action Of the House IN regard Il, ri,
measure. was out too wei founded. The B,nk
rupi Bill was LAID upon the table by a r.,i,,if,, 80
thirteen votes; every Opposition member fsYC,r,
Two we DeIuvel voting 10 defeat the biT H.. c
IRENE T-ni 1ni extreme left Of the Wing side OF tho
House voting with them, together WIN , r,,, -,
temen who either are GIsp eased at the ameoBrT,r,
which was yesterday made 10 the bin or o.
top'ocGre amendments which they despair OF n g..
ing
knowing that there is a decided m lorf,v or ,b.
H""'t ~ ld.pi a u" principle OF the bill we can.
hp' regard the vote Of yrstCui.y as elusive nj
rs lrr. We cannot believe Tia, tho in,c,.s,- y,
humanity anu the requirements Of the Constitution
VII, upon duo c0nslIenf.Dn Of tie matter la. ,I
io"ea 10 be mue the mere sport o. party On the one
nlnu, Or ne Yici'n Of excited feeling on the OH
NO. no. Let the vote 10 lay the bill On the taD.e lie
t,'"nsiuereoi and when the ball is again before the
House, let the lMs1dmaEl adopted on the rno,.nr
OF ne member from Maine AMI intended 10 ktl. tho
oil, he also Ieeonsdcrsd. We say tina, it was IN.
lend'l 70 kI tie h, because, IN tho fret place i,
lakes from The system gropr sd by il The
Of uHt,r7rtiy required by the CONSTITUTION and
secondly, because, after he hrd carried his amend
meat, tho member who moved 10, with al, his marty
voted to destroy the Jl.. thus amended.
"ouId u not Hs lmcEta3.e indeed were the
'''N''' W VIC IIN'fe OF me UI.I to FUlIsT them.
selves 10 be thus Iorkeyej out Of measure Gsrnanr
not only by nine tennis Of the Wings Of the Uo,,n
out ~ four hi!Hs Of all those, Of whatever nary
VINO understand he merits Of the question:
And with regard 10 amendments which osnr..
men desire 70 make 20 tho bill, We promise tLrri
Unit u they refuse to pasBa Bankrupt T. D before
''ry lIshd OF the measure IS entirely satisfied
WIN al. US details, they vii. not pass such "a I'm
curing NE present Congress, though lbsy were ~
resume .. to-day, aUi continue 10 deliberate mon
y ."nec'..nsJ o'y after Day, until tie 81 day Of
March, 1913. vi
The OPERATION Of he act, should tho bill mac q.
TO no postponed TO February next; and II I'M ifr
mean time, any amendment should, after the min.
"chuon OF lto act throughout the country be d,s.
covered '9 uc essential, 10 can with The gre,trar
case DE elected Jya supplementary act no The ne n
.''sion before tho arrival Of the day on which tbs
. nan nc. will have 10 90 into effect
/ , bn' really, the true question in regard IN ,bi.
/ b'nhnp Bill is, whether the majority or the On
/ position shall control the action Of the House. 6
,' wings, who constitute the majority N ,b,
/ House. nineteenth arc m favor Olthe bill Ain,
/ opponents Of The Whigs except two. ore dsa,
AGAINST ne Dl, Shall the majority or the minori
" carry tho dly7
We herr good deal said about speeches ap
I''Is conversations by members of the President
"'N''i"d' u docs not follow thit because one ."
pHVa.s md confidential Secretary 10 his ExcsIcnc
VIC lfffagut Of tho n. s. th1f fhefctoro he nm.