The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-16

reIiefof john More ami ortke relief Of John Carter
moved 10 be discharged from the consideration OF the
said bills and 10 refer the three rst named 70 tne
Committee of Claims and the lat TO the Commliiee
for the District Of Columbia; which was agreed TO-
Mr.. SERGE ANT also reported the Senate bill further
TO amend the act providing for taking the sixth Gem
sus, with a small amendment, which was adopted and
the bill was then read the third time, AID passed.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
Mr.. SERGEANT reported the bill from the Senate
supplementary the ACT abolish imprisonment for
debt in certain cases, without amendment
MIR. 5. explained the provisions ofthe bill and the
urgent necessity that existed for immediate acon upon
it. And he asked that it might be put TO isthird
reading.
Mr.. ADAMS moved to amend the bill by striking
out the words or shall hereafter be-, and gave hs
for proposing the amendment conteDding thai
the act as il now stood transferred to the States the
power which, under the Constitution OF the United
States, belonged to Congress.
The amendment was discussed briefly by Messrs.
Monroe, Thompson, Of Mississippi Fillmore, Curtis,
Vanderpoel, Barnard, and Pope
MI. EVERETT inquired if it was intended that
the effect of the bill should be retrospecveI IL That
was to be the effect he thought that the bitsef
Mr. HABERsHAM objected he said to the whole
BILL well the bill passed at the last session OF
Congress; for he believed the operation was partial
He moved therefore, recommit the bill to the Com
mitee the Judiciary, with the following instruc-
| tons:
I" To report bill to abolish imprisonment for debt
under process issuing from the Courts OF the United
States in all except where the judgment shall be-
against officer of the United States for detacaon
| in his Office
! Mr.. PECK sustained briefly the motion to recon-
nit
Mr.. SERGEANT explained his views in relation
| to the constitutional point between the United
States and the several States, and earnestly opposed
] the amendment.
/ Mr.. BRIGGS here rose, and reminded the House
that Mr. NAYLoR, who entitled to the floor in
continuation of his argument, had yielded TO hs col
league, (Mr, SEasEANT,) under the suPPosition that
| the bill would be disposedofin few noments--
| When several voices called for the previous ques-
ton"
| Mr.. VANDERPO DEL said he would move the pre-
yious question if the gentleman from Massachusetts
| (Mr. Briggs would give way.
And Mr. BRIGGS having yielded the floor
Mr.. VANDERPOEL moved the previous ques-
ton.
And there a second.
| The SPEAKER said that the previous question
would cut aft the motion to recommit and weud bring
the House to vote, first the amendment and then
| on the third reading of the bill
| And the House ordered that the main question
! should be now put.
| Mr. ADAMS asked for the yeas and nays on his
amendment, which were ordered and, being taken,
were yeas 81, nays ll0
! So the amendment rejected.
And the bill (havng been ordered to third reading
at this time) was read third time and passed.
1t is in the following words.
A BILL supplementary to an act to abolish impris-
onment for debt in certain cases.
i BE IL enacted By The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes Of the United States Of America an Com
gress assembled That the act entitled An act to abo
ish imprisonment for debt in certain cases approved
February twenty-eight eighteen hundred and thirty
nine, shall be construed as to abolish imprisonment
for debt process issuing out of any court OF the
i United States, in all whatever where, by the
laws of any State in which the said Court shall be
held the IMPRISONMENT for debt has been, or shall
hereafter be, abolished.
i Mr.. SERGEAN'I, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported three bills from the Senate viz
To confirm to the State of Indiana, the land select
ed by her for that portion of the Wabash and Erie
nal which lies between the mouth of Tppecanoe river
and Terre Haute, and for other purposes.
To prevent the countereiting of any foreign copper
gold silver other coin, and to prevent the bringing
the United States uttering any counterfeit for
eign "copper" gold, silver, or other coin.
Toamend act entitled An act more effectually to
provide for the punishment of certain crimes against
the United Stat es, and for ether purposes.
u These bills then committed to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union
y Mr.. CAMPBELL, of South Carolina, again asked
! leave to move resolution, which read at the
!. Clerks table, and as follows;
= Rssolpsd That the Speaker of this House be re-;
quested 10 issue subpGnd duces fecum TO Samuel
Fart, Esq. prothonotafy Of the Court Of Common
p Pleas for the city and county OF Philadelphia direct
9 ing the said Samuel Hart Esq to appear personally
or by deputy before this House at o'clock, p. NJ. on
e Friday the 18th nstsnt with the election returns and
y other papers file in his office relating to the Con-
, gressona Election in the Third Congressional Dis
rict in the State of Pennsylvania in 1885, there to be
examined in evidence in the Of the contested
election now pending between O. J. Ingersoll and
a Charles Nayor, from the said Congressional District.
i Several members objected.
Mr.. CAMPBELL then moved a suspension of the
rules TO enable him to introduce the resolution, and
the question put and decided in the negative with
# out division.
pennsylvania CONTESTED ELECTION.
The House resumed the consideration of the case
of the contested election from the Third COMPRESSION
al District of the State of Pennsylvania between Mr.
/ Naylor and Mr. lngersoll.
Mr.. NAYLOR resumed his argument from yester-
day IN support of his right to the seat held by
him and before he had concluded,
The House adjourned.