The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-13

sells. and armed steamers. Adjourned.
JuIV % -Seaatc-The proceedings of
the Senate on this day were not very III
tcresting. The bankrupt bill was taken
up as in committee of the whole and dis
cusscd until the hour of adjournment, but
no decision was come to of Importance.
Hgusc-Thc first business i'll order
was the resolution to raise tariff com
mittce. Mcssrs, Gllmcr, Brown, and
Others gave their views, after which Mr..
Nisbct, Ga, followed in a very long
speech, III which he made some pointed
allusions to the position of MIR. Wise, and
inumated something about the latter being
a dictator, &c. Mr.. Wise replied IN a We
ry severe manner, and uttered defiance to
Mr.. Nlsbet in very strong language. Mr..
Nisbct rcjoined in an equally severe man
ucr. IlecIoscd by saying thatii the mem
Der from Virginia felt conscious OF having
done wrong aud wished to make reparauon,
he would meet him more than half way.
If ON the contrary, the member conceived
that he himself had been injured, he might
either ask for satisfaction or take II IN any
way he might think proper. The greatest
excitement prevailed at the close Of MIR.
Nisbcl's remarks, and the house immcdi
ately adjourned.
JuIy 23.-SmGc-Thc senate rcsum-
cd the consideration of the bankrupt bill.
4 number of amendments were proposed,
discussed, and passed upon, the most I'M
portant of which was one offered by MIR.
Henderson, TO include corporotlons, but
it was rejected-l5 to 81. The bill was
then ordered TO third reading, and the
senate adjourned.
WOuSe-Thc resolution to raise tariff
committee coming up, Mir. Rhctt having
the floor, spoke on the general merit OF
the tariff question until his hour expired.
Mr.. Fillmore then wanten TO 20 into COM
mittce on the revenue bill, but the house
refused, and Mr.. King next took his hour
on the resolution. He was followed by
several others until one o'clock, when the
previous question was ordered OH the re-
solution, and it was adopted-l06 to l0I.
Mr.. McKcon then moved rcconsldera-
ton of the vote Just take, and Mr.. Profit
moved the previous question on the mo-
ton to reconsider, and it was ordered.
The house then adjourned.
Mly 2l.-Sendte-Thc senate rcsum-
cd the consideration Of the bankrupt law,
the question being on its final passage.
Mr.. TaIlmadge argued at much length
in favor of the bill. Mr.. Buchanan was
in favor OF bankrupt law, but could not
vote for the bill in its present form, and
opposed it in long speech. Mcssrs.
Walker and Bcrrcn replied to Mr.. Bucha-
nan, after which the vote was taken and
the bill passed, as follows;
YrAs-Mcssrs Barrow, Bates, Bcrricn, Choatc,
Clay (Ky.), Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Henderson,
Huntington, Ker, Merrick, Miller Morchcad
Mouton, Phelps, Porter. Simmons, Smith (Ind.),
Southland, Tallmadgc, Walker, White, Williams,
Woodbridge, Youns-26.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bayard, Ben
ton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay (Ala.), Cuthhcrt,
Fulton, Graham, King Linn, McRoberts Nichol-
son, Pierce Prentice, Rivcs, Sewer, Smith (COn.
Sturgeon, Tappan, Woodbury., Wright-2O.
The national bank bill was then taken
up. Mr.. Clay opposed the amendment
adopted in committee, prohibiting the
transfer of stock to foreigners, and it was
struck out-26 to "a.
Mr.. Clayton opposed the amendment
authorizing ten stockholders, who might
unite, to examine the books, and it was
struck out-26 to 81. Adjourned.
UOnsc-l'he main question was or
dcrcd upon the question, "ShaIl the vote
of yesterday authorizing a tariff commit
tee, be rcconsidered - and decided in the
ailirmatiye-l06 to 90.
The house the went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill, which was
debated until-adjourned.
Monday, July 26.-Senate-The bill
to charter a national bank was resumed.
Mr. Clay opposed the amendment adop-
ted in commttce of the whole, prohibit
ing loans to directors. Struck out--2G to
%. He also opposed the amendment
prohibiting loans to members of congress,
but after very animated debate it was re-
tained-25 to ~.
Mr.. Clay proposed an amendment au-
thorizing payment Of subscriptions to the
bank to be made in certificates of stock OF
the twelve million loan lately provided for
(the bank by congress. Carried.
number Of amendments were now
proposed and successfully voted down,
after which the opponents of the bill ill.,
umated that they were through with their
amendments, and, as the senate was now
full, proposed to pass the bill to its third
reading. But Mr.. Clay was not yet rca-
dy-he wanted some more time for IN
h1guc, bargain, and management, and
therefore at an early hour moved an adj
Journment, which was carried by a strict
party vote.