Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-17

Nicholson, SEWER TapPan, Walker, Woodbridge,
! NOung-li.
NAYs-Mcssrs Archer, Barrow, Bates. Bay,ri,
Buchanan, Chuate, Clay, OF Ken lucky, Clayton,
/ Dixon, Evans, Grohlm, Huntington, Kerr, Man.
gum, Meruck- Miller, MoreheRd, Porter, Prentiss
kives, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Southland Sur
! seon, Talmadge, White, WIliams-2S
The debate was further continued on an amend
| be heard; when
Mr. MERRICK moved tina, the Senate adjourn.
lie withdrew 1t, however, at the suggestion OF
| Senator, who moved that when the Senate adiourp
| It adjourn to meet on Monday next
The avowed object of the motion was TO visit the
! Delaware, IN company with the President and
deads OF Department, according TO invitation; hut
| o2Jecuen having been made, the motion was with
| drawn,
And the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
! The Journa. OF yesterday was read and approx
MrSERGEANT rose and said he desired 10 offer
! a resolution, which he hoped would be received and
adopted. lie had never before offered resolution
| Of such character.
| The resolution was read for information os fol-
! .ows:
! Resolusl, That when this House adjourn il vii,
adjourn to meet on Monday next
/ or,i conversation followed on point Of order
was m order,
| MIR ARNOLD said he thought this no time for
Jubilee, and he therefore asked the yeas and NAYS
| on It's adoption; which were ordered, and being Ia
KEN were: 1 eas, li2 noes 10. So tho resolution
was adopted.
MIR JOHN T. MASON asked leave to presen,
the PROCEEDINGS Of a certain public meeting avoy.
'ng las the Reporter uncCgstood) the doctrine OF re-
| peal.
Mr. BARNARD objected, he said. to any ,biD,
which would interfere with the immediate copsi-
der1tlon Of the bankrupt .aw.
80 The resolutions were not received.
Mr. BARNARD offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That ot2 o'clock p. NJ. this dav, all
debate ~ Committee of the Whole on tie state OF
the Union, on Senate bill, No. ;, entitled "An &C.
10 establish uniform system Of bankruptcy
throughout the United S.aLc.n shall cease and Mn.
committee sha!. then proceed to vote on any uues-
ton, or on any'amsndments then pending a ! on
al. amendments that may he offer J. and shall. then
report said bill. 10 The House witt such amend
ments as may have been sgFe.d 20 10y the commit
tee: FTGrtitd, That the committee may report said
OI!! to the House at an earlier hour if they think
proper.
Mr. ANDREWS, of Kentucky, moved to amend
the luton by insert'"g MONDAY II O'Clock, ="
la lieu o: the words "this day at Il O'clock"
/ Which gmcnumcl; was rejected.
And the question recurring on the adoption ol
the resolution,
notion YVES made by member from Teun,s.
sc Iwhom the Reporter could not ses) that il DC
M W. W. IRWIN asked the yeas and nays
! which wee refused.
And tie question being taken on the motion 20
lay o. the table, .. rejected.
And then, 10y ayes -, noes 6I, the resolution
/ was adapted.
Mr. GRAHAM, of Nor.h Carolina. rose to If.
fer resolution relating (as the Reporter very in.
distinctly uuders1ood) to the statue Of Washington
b. GrCguougu.
OUjsctedto.
BANKRUPT LAW.
/ The House, on motion OF Mr. BARNARD.
again resolved itself into Committee of IN. Whole
. on the STATE OF the Union, MIR TIFirsb,st Of
Rhode Island lu the chnir,) on the bill from the
Senate to establish uniform system OF b1pkrunt.
cy throughou, the United States.
! The PENDING question being on the motion of
Mr. Gordon 10 strike out the enacling clause ofthc
bill.
Mr.. MCKAY briefly stated the grounds on which
he was opposed % the passage of the bill. lie gd
mrtsd the power 10 pass general aw 10 be in the
Constitution, bu, reminded Mr. Allen (who had cx
pressed surprise That any doubt should De felt abou,
matter so plain TO him) ll,l great differences OF
opinion had existed from the beginning as 20 the
? eXtont of tar power. The power was 10 mss a
' bankrup, Law, bat the question arose what alnk-
rup, law meant To answer this question. he wen,
/. 10 the English laws. The Term was token like
= many others IN the Constitution, "haJs1s e5rpu, -
! "prdcy," "ic.Ony,' sc, from the laws of Great
! Britain. On this point, he quoted Kents Common.
!arss in illustration lie c0n,Cntsdthat tho under.
standing IN relation 10 the low Intended by the Con.
s'Itutlon had, ever since 1852 been law RELATING
10 Traders only. That tho character OF the ayg
passed 90 1900 and, IN fact this very Characteristic
had caused is epen IN 1903, for 10 was objected n
as being partial and applying only % one class OF
society. No attempt was heard Of 10 extend che
system 20 farmers, mechanics. and others. al. 1927
when section Ind been introduced for that pur-
pose, and then the bill was rejected as being uneou-
sututI0nsl.
Mr. Nick. strongly objected 10 the bin ne assum
ing jurisdiction over the whole relations Of debtor
ana crellor throughout the country, uJJ.ishlng the
irsOs emf laws Of oil the Sll.es, sc. lie could moi
vote for II unless the "vO.uulary" portion Of 'ns
} bio was stricken out lie again quoted Chancellor
Kent lnd Lord E'don 90 the extent Of frauds oven
under the British laws, and also the returns made ir
= l-U2-5, DO reference TO the same subject bro thi
country which went 20 show how little vas Oyta r..
ci by creditors under the effects Of that law. Ne
objected very dec dedIy % that portion Of the brI
10 which gave jurisdiction OF harlrup' clscg To- 'Ir
q District Courts Of the United States as susIgetfne
@ both creditors and debtors 10 enormous cYprn.s.
and also as favorable 70 the preparation Of frauds
D All the cases in State Of the extent Of North Ca
2 fO.na must 20 before O. single Judge The biI
{ would never work vel, II at oII, 10 practice.
. Besides al. these objections, Mr.. Mex never
could vote for the bl.. un esy % was made 10 cogcl
tue case Of banking corporations. lie insisted tlr
Congress had he power to do this, and that n they
had the power b, was their duty 10 exercise h.
G Mr. j. SMITH now moved thli the Committed
rise, Iu order that IN the House, tho resolution rk
ing the bankrupt bin out Of committee o., O'c.uc,
- THIS day might boz recJnsfdcrrI.
u M BARNARD, Chairman of the judiciary Com
y mtco, who had introduced the resolution said Cha,
i as he discovered that many gentlemen we're dcgi
rous OF addressing The committee before he question
L was taken, ra cOucuusd DO the wish that the reso
DO luton might be- rrco0sdcrCd.
c Mr. WISE opposed the motion 10 rise o1seryin
BE- that there bad been already too much of diIator
y | shu''i.ng In relation 10 this BILL
70 Mr. MORGAN with warmth denied that Their
IS had been my "dIatory shutting" On the case.
T. The question Ds1g about 10 be put
1i ICIICrs were dtmaudcd.
" Mr. ROOSEVELT rose 10 order, and argued ,ha
u the motion was not In order under the resolution
BE- which governed the committee.
81 The CHAIR overriding bis objection
'- Mr. ROOSEVELT took an appeal from the De
Is cision Of the Chair.
Alter some conversation between Mr. Rooseye
s. and the Speaker IN reference TO tho effect Of III
3 existing rule
be Mr. X. withdrew his appeal.