Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-17

ih- VARIOUS amendments which were
all rejected the Senate adjourned without taking a
vote upon the main question.
Ahd The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Sergeant rose and said he desired to offer N
resolution. which he hoyed would be received and
adopted. lie had never before offered a resolution
OF such n character.
The resolution was read for information as FOL
lows:
Resolved. That when this House adjourn il will
adjourn TO meet on Mnuiay next.
A brief conversation followed on a poiu, of or.
der
When the Speaker decided that the resolution
was m order. and u passed.
Mr. Blrnani offered the lolinving resolution.
Resolved. That at ? o'clock z NJ. this day. all de.
bate ia committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union. on Senate bill. No 3. entitled AN act to es
iablish a uniform system Of bankruptcy thronshou,
the United States" shall cease. and the committee
snail The . proceed 90 vote on any question, or on any
amendments then pending. and on all Amendments
that may be offered. and shall then report said bill
10 The House, with such amendments rs may have
been agreed 10 by the committee; Provided, That
The committee may report said hill 10 the House ut
nm earlier hour ifthey think proper.
Mr. Andrews OF Kentucky. moved 10 amend the
resolution by inserting Monday at - o'clock" in
lieu Of the words "this day ut IL o'cIock."
Which amendment was rejected.
And the question recurring on the adoption oflhe
resolution.
A motion was made by a member from Tennes.
see whom the Reporter could not see) that il be laid
on the table.
MIR w w Irwin asked the yeas and nays; which
were refused.
And the question being taken on the motion to
lay ON the table. il was rejected.
BANKRUPT LAY.
The House. on motion Of Mr. Barnard. again re.
solved itself intoS Of the Whole ON The
state of tho Union. (Nr Tillinghasr. OF Rhode Island
IN the chair) on the bill from the Senate 10 establish
a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the Uni.
ted States.
During debate the committee rose, reported pro.
gress.
IA message was received from the Senate. ,broneh
A.. !. Dickens. Esq. Secretary. informing the Honse
that the Senate had passed the bill authorizi,g The
recovery of fines and forleitures incurred under the
charter. laws, and ordinances ofCeorgeiown, before
Justices of the peace.
Also. informing this House that the Senate had
passed a JOINT resolution 10 the l~ighiboats now sta
toned at Sandy Hook and Barleu's Reef and ask.
ing the concurrence Of ihi. House the reinI
The Speaker gave the floor To
Mr.. Wise.
Mr.. Barr ard snid he rose TO a privileged ques
ton.
Mr.. Wise. Non consra. that | do no, ris, 70 q
privileged question also.
MIR. Morgan. Say 81, then.
Mr.. Wise. As this is about To be a test question
on tins bill, | move a call OF The House.
80.
Mr.. Profit moved TO lay the motion to reconsider
on the table.
Mr.. Wise asked tho yeas and nays; which were
ordered. and, being taken. were as follows Yeas
80 nays %.
And the question recurring on seconding the de.
mand for the previous question.
The main question was ordered TO bs taken.
Mr.. Wise asked the yeas and nays Oh the main
question:; which were ordered.
And the main question, "Shall tho vote be recon
sideredF' was then taken. and decided in the afirma-
tive. as follows: Yeas l02 nays %.
The Speaker laid before the House q communi-
cation on the Secretary of State. which wus refer.
red TO the Committee at the Whole ON the state Of
the Union. and ordered TO be printed.
On motion OF MIR Barnard. the House again res,l.
we'd itself into Committee IF the wnole ca the state
oi the Union MIR. TIllinghasi in the chairO
MIR Williams. of Maryland. moved that the com.
mu'ee proceed TO the consideration ofIhe bill in re-.
laiion To the census; which motion was rejected.
The committed resumed the consideration of the
bull 10 establish a uniform svsrem or b,nk,,,,c,
throughout The United States.
Alter a protracled debate Mr. Holmes obtained
the floor, but yielded TO
Mr.. Underwood. on whose motion the committee
rose and reported PfosfeSz
NEs4NoOo DILL
On motion OF Mfr. Underwood. tho Committee Of
The Whole on the state OF the Union was discharged
from the further consideration Of The Senate bill in
relation to the Census.
And the bill being before the House
On motion OF MIR Williams, OF Marylnnd, il was
amended by providing for the binding Of the Com
pendulum.
Mr.. Randall. Of Maryland. moved that the bull be
further amended by providing for The printing OF
2O.OOO copies Of the Compendium instead Of O,
900.
Mr. Y. stated that there had been already nppro.
printed upwards OGS700. 900 for the expenses OF TAX.
ing, DC. this census; that by this bill 10000 copies
Of the census at large, and 10000 copies Of the com
pendulum, were directed 10 be printed. The object
OF hs motion was to increase the copies Of the com.
pendulum TO 10000.
rs tins immense expense had already been incur.
red, a was surely worth The additional amount re-.
qnired. (about 81 .00OO in order to have the number
Of copies Of this valuable document increased one
half.
He regretted that the committed should have de.
clIned TO accept his amendment when the bill was
before them but duty compelled him 10 urge il again
upon the House.
The amendment was adopted.
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