The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-26


Relying b shs Presidents 0bjecii1ns.
Mr.. c. aaEerssd % he fars that some 4
ais friends rnna1 hin xsIs engaged ID
tie preparation Of -new hiil. and. With
or plsdElng hi1nssif . any course respect
ING i unfil he shonld see iss pEerisc form.
Mr. c. expressed his hope dat lhey
Woala 20 On. and reader Il - perfscs 3
possible. And be concladsd 9Th con-
graialasing he country On the many i'm
porlans measures which had been earned
lhroggh both houses during he present
exlra session. and expressing his hope
lhal. II not now. :, the regular session
something might be done 10 pat the cur
rency Of The country on sure and s0lid
and Satisfactory basis.
Mr. Rires allowed IN support Of he
views Of the President
Some explanations were made between
these two gentlemen: afier which the
question was taken on the passage Of The
bill. and there were. yeas Is. nays q.
There not being the constitutional majo-
riiy Of iwo-thirds in favor of the bill. il
was Of course finally rejected.
lr.ds,, August 20.
The bin 70 revive and extend the char
tiers Of the banks Of The Disirici Of C0lsm-
bia. Is amended BY the House of Rep
iesentatives, was taken up, and, after \
few explanatory remarks from Mr.. Mer-
rick. and reply against the bill by Mr..
Benton, the question was taken on con-
curing in The amendments Of The House,
and decided in the aiimatiyc,-yeas 81,
nays IA.
The Land Bill was taken up, and
amendneni after amendment pressed on
the consideration Of the Senate. The
amendments didnotvary in principle from
some that had been negaiiyed more Than
once before.
Al Q o'clock, the Senate adjourned.
after having been in session eleven hours.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday. A,ga.I 10.
A number Of petitions and memorials
were presented and appropriately refer.
red.
The Census bill was taken up, and the
amendments ordered 10 be engrossed BY
a vote Of l2l 10 SO. The bin was iher
read third time aud passed.
The Bankrupt bill was then again IA
ken up in committee Of the whole, and
the debate continued.
Mr.. Holmes Of s. G.. addressed the
committee in opposition 10 the bull; and
Mr.. James Of Pa. Mr.. Sergeant and Mr.,
Howard in favor Of il.
The committee then rose and reported
progress.
The Bankrupt bill was again consider.
ed in committee of the whole; after which
the committee rose and reported the bill
10 the house with an amendment.
In the house, Mr.. Clifford moved an
amendment offered by him in committee
in the following words:
Provided further, That nothing in THU
act contained shall be construed to alter o
repeal any state law for the relief of in
solvent debtors, or to alter or repeal an,
such law exempting certain goods o
chatilcs from attachment, execution, o
distress.
| The question being taken, il was decid
ed in the aflirmatiyn-yeas 90, nays 96.
The bill and amendments were then
on motion of Mr.. Underwood, laid on th
iable--yeas ITO, nays 97.
Wednesday, August 10.
On motion of Mr.. Gamble the vote o.
yesterday by which the bankrupt bill wa:
laid on the table was reconsidered.
The vote was then reconsidered on Mr.,
Cliiford's amendment, and after relieving
the bill from il, the bill was read the third
time and the question being put, there
were, yeas 10, nays LOG. So the bill
passed.
The bill from the Senate to continue
for a limited period the charters of the
banks in the District Of Columbia, was
considered, and passed its third reading
yeas lOS, nays Sand was returned to
the Senate with an amendment.
A.. & Thursday. August 10
The Notifications bill, returned from
the Senate with amendments, was taken
up in committee Of the whole. The
amendments of the Senate were agreed to,
and also certain other amendments report.
ed by the committee of ways and means.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the house.
Friday, August 20.
The resolution sometime since offered
BY MIR. ]. G. FLOYD relative to the M.Leod
case, was again debated during the morn
ing hour, and then postponed until Mon
day.
The Fortifcations bill was considered,
and the amendments Of the Senate amend
ed, ordered to be engrossed, and sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
SCENE IN THE SENATE.
At The close Of the reading OF The mes.