The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-21

nation 20 lay M aAMbl&e piajipA sA tho tabls, -
the yeas Snd n. nsy, were ordespd
NJ, JoHHsoNs motion was nsgaiissdI yeas %,
Mr. CANDLES motion to reconsider vas,thep
adopted: yeas 100, nays 49,
The question then REQUIRED on the motion of yes
terday laying the bill on the tabe-and the mover
less he could be permitted 70 offer an amendment,
which was refused, the House reversed the vote of
yestsrday, and refused to lay on the table yeas 49,
TTfMr. JOHN STUART, Of Illinois, just elected a
introduced and sworn in After the confusion arr
sing from the general congratulations had sub
sided, the House returned TO the question on the
amended amendment of yesterday
"a Mr.. SELLERS then moved TO reconsidea the vote
on Mr., CLIFFORD,S amendment of yesterday, on
which he also moved the previous question.
The House then voted to reconsider (yeas Ito,
nays SO, and then negatived that amendment to the
amendment is ltrl@ q "a ae shtl ls.t
The question then being on the adoption Of MIR.
Barnards amendment (defeIng the time for the COM
mencement Of the operation of the Bankrupt law till
the fret of February, 1922 that amendment was
adopted without division. 81 ass sa nlaA
The question pending on the final passage Of the
Mr.. WISE moved call Of the House on which
notion Wt a#54@s
Mr.. PROFIT asked the yeas and nays.
The call Of the House was refused, yeas 50, nays
1l6.
On the final passage of the bill, (the previous ques-
ton and tho yeas and nays being ordered the vote
So THE BANKRUPT BILL WAS PASSED.
Mr.. MORGAN moved reconsideration Of the
vote just taken, (with view to preclude the same
question hereafter, during this session.)
On this, the yeas and nays were ordered. IS .a
The House refused to rec0nsider-Yeas ~, nays
lis. Ht
On motion of Mr.. UNDERWOOD, the House
then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole,
Mr. BoARDMAN, of Conn, in the chair, and took up
the 't lat p.
BILL TO REcHARTER THE BANKS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.
After some very brief remarks by Messrs UNDER
WOOD and POWELL in favor Of the amendment
reported BY the committee permitting the issue OF
notes of denomination between five and ten and be
tween ten and twenty dolars) and by Mr.. CAVE
JOHNSON against them,-the COMMITTEES Of the
Whole concurred with the Committee on the District
in the amendments reported after some difficulty occa-
stoned by the refusal of the minority to thus
making it appear that there was no quorum present
The Chairman, on the tellers announcing no quorum
voting, promptly counted the committee, and finding
1876 members to be the oor ordered the vote again.
when the amendment passed without difficulty
minority not finding courage to renew their contu-
The bill being first read through entire and then
Mr.. KEIM moved an amendment to the sixth sec
ton, which led to some discussion Gas to the buying
up Of notes Of the banks at discounD between
Messrs. Weller, Powell, Underwood, w. G. john
son, Profit, Tillinghast, Snyder, and Dawson, Mr..
WELLER accused the officers of "swindlng" by
these transactions. Mr.. UNDERWO GOD expressed
his fears lest some of the members of this House
might be convicted of "swinding," if the exchange
Of gold and silver for deprecated paper should be called
by that name.
The amendment was rejected without DIVISION
N. The committee rose at quarter before two, and
reported the bill with the amend .nent. ,f a.s.r.
Before taking the question, motion was made to
adjourn, which was negatiped-Ye Yeas 70, nays 79.
The amendments were concurred in without divi-
sion, and the bill was then ordered to engrossment
(the previous question having been ordered, mo-
ton Of Mr.. L. WILLIAMS, without division
The bill being ordered to be no,o read third time,
it was PAssED-Ayes Ill, nays log. tg4 ae aM "a"
Whereupon the House adjourned. ,a... so-,