Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-20

there we're Sc in the affirmative, So in the negative So
the anne ndment re jected.
Mr. Profit Of Indiana offered an amendmen nj that no
member of the present Congress should be entitled 10
the benefits Of this act Telers were demanded, and
there were-ayes 81, nses ST.
nlr. Clifford of Maine moved the following proviso.
- come IN at the end Of the FIRST section:
rrr,d further That nothing in this act contained shall IL
n alter repeal state law for the relief Of
L,, o 10 alter or repeal any such Law e..ptinr Ger
tain goods and chaticls from attaehmeh e1'cn' or distress
Rejected.
second section. 35th line, by adding the following
uExcept attachments hereafter mace.
Rejected. .,,,r
The effect of the amendment would be to dissolve at
tacbments made after the passage oil me ac' ana sub.
ect the whole property of the debtor not exempted by
law 10 pro rata distribution whereas The bill nov
ious ons creditor to attach all the debtors property
and retain it. if his claim is sufficient, ana turns hin
over IN the other creditors bankrupt stripped OF al!
Mr. Hunt Of New York proposed to amend the third
section by inserting the word "chlldren IN he lfty
fifth line Of the section, as follows "aha a'so The
printed books of such bankrupt, not 10 " 'aos
in any case fifty dollars.
The only amen dmcnt that was adapted was ore q
Mr. BARNARD of New York, 10 insert February next,
instead Of November next as 'ne ''"e "'s" VIC ."
shall take effect n.,.
The committee then, on motion oil MI Barnard rose,
and reported the bill 10 the House WIN an amendment.
Mr.. Clifford moved his amendment, offered IN Com
m;,,ee Of the Whole, an amendment 10 The amend.
ment and upon this the yeas ana nays "eie ed' and
were-yeas 90 nays 10.
And The question recurring agreeing 10 the amend
ment MS amended
NJ Underwood flor the purpose, he said, Of testing
the sense Of the House whether tins bill should be lad
over to the next session or not moVea 10 iay te h!l
and amendments on the table
Mr. Weller asked the yeas and nays, which were
dered and being taken, were as follows:
yo,-uessrs L. Andrews, Arlington, Anterior, fank.
saek y nG ef M Gs o. H' Gs Green
" Caldwell Patrick c. Caldwell, John Campbell William
ram "e Cross Daniel r. D. DAVIS, John O. Dawson Dean
Hoan, Dols, Eastman, j. C. Edwards Esber, Ferris John
S srrv time Goesin VIM o. Goode. Gordon, Graham
Green Cuisine Harris, John Hastings, hays, Holmes "An
I"h " J"nes krim andrew Kennedy Lewis ,tfd.
ham Mcclellan, Robert McCean Mckay Mallory Maresahi
hard Owslcv Pamener Payne, Pckens, Pope Pro nsrs,
Alexander Randall Reding, Rencher, Rhe Ricre Roger,
Saunders Shaw, shepperd Shields Snde' Spice s1e9od
stuart summers sweeney, Trple,t, Turny Underwood Wal
lace Watterson Weller, WestLrooS, James W Williams Wise
Naps-Mes.rs Adams, Allen, Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold,
ayc.r Babcock Baker, Barnard, Black, Bar E"afdma" Dor
den Briggs Brockway Bronson, M,lton Brown, ifmtaA
Eown Bnrnr Calhoun Carullers, ChiIds Chtenden anf
Clark Saey y. Clarke, Cowen CranSion Cravehs 'u'nhs
VIM T. Dawson, Debey, John Edwards, Everett fessrrde,
Fillmore L. Lawrence Foster Grec, iahersham, Hall 1''rd
Henry, Howard iludson Hunt, James itvn william y "
Mason MsthIot Maxwell Maynard ether, Moore, Mu
gan Morrow Nisbet osbome, Pende,on, Pnmer PG~t Zen
amln Randall Randolph, Ridsway Rodney Roosevelt LEc
Saon,a sanford Sergeant. Simonton, sladc, Sm,i S's
Stanly Slration John H. Thompson, Richard W. honp,h
nsast Toland Tominson, Van Rsnssrlaer Ward Warren
Edward D. White Joseph White, Thos. w Williams r"
Williams c. Williams. Joseph L. Williams, Wn'h"P, Wood
Yorke, Augustus Young, John ioune-y'. ,
So he hit and amendments cere laid on he mite
And. on motion Of Mr.. HOLMES, the House ad.
iourned.